The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The -SosoBs Again in sesHiOn-Jay
GOula's Latest Standardization
Of Postage OnNewsPspers-Th
Navy Now Has Mead.


WARRINGTON, Jan. 8, 1880.
On Wednesday at Il O'clsck the boulevard
that extends to the capitol presented an &C.
tive appearance, sc the ciguidad wisdom Of
the nation wendell their unwilling and come.
times unsteady footsteps to the halls where
the uninitiAted constituent suppose thsy
attend to public duty, Mos! of tina Uom5era
are here, ard have began to do some lcgis-
lsting.
Yesterday there was p bill reported fro III
the ceGmittse on pos.otEicos, bill estab-
lshiEE q uniform ratio Of poltass on second
class matter delivered By carriers, which
iacludes, ia its proviSisnE, newspapers snd
publications. This bill fi1SI the ratio at two
cents par pound The cOmni.ts in thor
report eXprs,s she belief that tho proposed
bill will promote simplicity and efficiency in
the postal Bervice.
This navy hiss at last found head in the
person Of Mr., Gol, Of West Virginia. This
goDtlsmsn's lergo experience in BArNl and
maritime Affairs On the Ohio river and
Wheeling cresk peculiarly i!s aim fer this
position, for you know according to "PiaA.
FORE" to be good sailor "Yos should
never (Go never 60 TO sea" The prsiump.
tion is that Nr. u off will DO continued as
secretary of the navy by the incoming I'D.
miniItratios. 1t is Rlso pretty generally
conceded that Blaine will be secretary Of
state. Premiaont politicians Of both parties
express she opinion that MIR. Gsracld's Ad-
ministrRtioA will be st4lWart one, and that
the president will net DO governed BY politi.
caladvisOrS but will in all matters pertaining
to his administration exercise his own iudg-
ment.
Jay Gould has sgSin come to the front in
securing the Atlantic Mississippi & Ohio
railroad, which ia new running freR Bristol
to Memphis,a diStancs Of about tsur hundred
miles. BY making this purchase Gould will
secure southern trunk line from Norfolk to
tho seaboard this will, if carried through, bs
of national benefit to The south.
The independent Of the Chicago, Texas
& Mexican Central will, on tho 1o:h inst, be
taken charge of by a general superintendent,
in the person Of Miss Uorna Williamson, the
daughter of tho commissioner Of tia general
land office. The road is TO he congratulated
il securing such an officer. NisI WiliiEmGoa
is q great lsvcrits in her circle of sIeiety, and
NAV her Trip through life DO strewn WITH
rosss to S sufficient depth TO cover tho thorns
thst spring mp in the pathway of lifa. This
difficulty With most Of us Is that tho con-
founded thorns crowd Out tho rossg.
For tia past few dEyE the AouIe
hag bean discussing the funding bill,
and has accomplished but little lssisla,
tion. On Friday somo twslvo or
thirteen private 6ilia were pasted. The
Bsl Holiday relief bill hs, occupied tha at
tention Of no upper house. SpoAkar Ran.
dali expressed himsalf the other day as favor
Ing tho pa'1Sge Of all BILLS reported, as they
want TO get all important matters shrougs
before the advent Of the now congress. Ills
more than likely that IN extra session will BIZ
called.
Gal. Wsllborn is at his pest. r-
II ~Rsagau's interstate commerce bill will DO
taken up tomorrow or next day in tia house
iThsro is good d6al Of opposition to its ps,-
sage az it ID opposed by tho entire railway
Interest. Tksrs will be some lively discus
sion on tho bill, and tho members since tao
holidays f1ol like airing thSiy spirits
Thsre is good deal Of GprituOls about
the average statesman, supsrinduced perhaps
by thtir religious spirits, and the regularity
with which they alt4Ka 70 thor spiritual de-.
vOtiOns. Thar mode of worihip, howcvar
10 very s1bSuLtiEg to tho Spirite with whom
they hold almost dsily and someti mss ysu
may Say, nightly communion.
Great preparations Sro being mado for the
inauguration Ths committso has pasted n
resolution dosg away with the FREQ list On.
tirely with tho exception only Of Mr.. Hayst
and the incoming cabinet the tickets tO
the inaugural ball are IS each. What 4 sad,
lonesome time tho Newspaper mon will hsve
with no froe list, and az for the So, that kind
Of commodity has q feeling of aRtsgoniSm
to the newspaper fratNnity for if one Of
them ge!saV it gati away so quick, that the
average ink.singar has no time TO make its
intimate acquaintance The estimated az
penGo Of the Inauguration csromonies, deco.
subscribed by the sitizenS Of tho district.
The Ohriatisucy divorce suit has eau,sd
considerable agitation, and in the care Of
Giro has developed a phase in hu@Snily
which 10 \ disgrace to manhood. In America
womAn's honor il held higher than \ MAS
life by every true son Of the soil, we have in
cur natures 81 spirit Of ehiyalry, whish briIgl
every true man 10 the instant relief Of any
unfortunate woman. Whll0 Mrs. ChrlitIn
may have been indescrest, and perhaps,
criminally 10, it i, disgrace to tbe iex that
this thing Giro, should DO allowed to give
his vulgar testimony against any woman,
however guilty she may be. Whether what
he says is true or false makes little difference
If true, it is perhaps worse to betlsy the con-
hdenco placed in him by an unfortuuste and
much abused wife. A m,R by tao name Of
Judas, whom read abou. when I was BOY,
was an angel GsNpsrod 10 this Giro. Amsr.
lea can be congratulated that tkis fSllow is
not IN American, md 1t 10 10 ba hoped
that this fellow will soon make tho atnoas
phere of ihi, oORtinsut mere pure by the
Scesn being between him and America.
This suit ia by far tbs greatest social episode
that ever occurred here, Every now and
then some dignifsd Scion gets mixed up ia
a little feminine unpleaslntEess. but thsy
are men and can stand it, while little
woman needs in such cSses the sympathy Of
every true American, and sill OR reVsr,
ence for the inAte purity of woman demands
that this Judas should not DO allowed 10
polluto the atmosphere Of ckivalrous
America. w.