Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-07
WA54IrI IT CN LETTER.
washi ngtoN, d. c., April 2nd 's1.

Washington, ID. c., April 2nd 81.
AZ the Senate galleries daily show,
there are here many hundreds of citi-1
gems from all sections of the country.
Tley are not cfii' seekers. That class
HIS practically disappeared, driven a
way by the Tool-natured ar,n"ess of
the President in refusing to be hurried,
and by the expense Of staying here.
The crowd in the Senate. galleries yes.
terday, f>r instance. Was made up cf
gentlemen and hadies Of this city, and
from every other portion of the Unirn,
who felt an interest In the questions
heiog discuss 4 Ied in thr Senators
discussing them. wonder what
Northern Republican men and women
most Of the visitors, suppose may
be thus deScrlhed-thought of the ex-
hihitinn, Ctthe conduct Of Sanat'
Malone. whom the Republicans were
seeking 10 use In securing e. troll Nf
The Senate. OF the vote of Repnbli-
can Senators NJ 20 receive and act up
on message 0f the republican P"eS-
ident the President who had them
called together to act on executive
buInas. wonder, indeed, If anv of
them ever saw branch of State
gi1latGFe, or % mu' icipal con"cil.
less reputahly conduct ng itself than
the Sc ,ate nf the United States was
yesterday under the commands Of a
Republican cancuS.
For the credit of the country It is to
be hoped that Secretary Blaine who
has influence with many Republican
Senators. or the President. who should
have such influence, will interfere and
cause a break in the discreditable
cause Of their friends.
The Democratic Senators have Vored
flft. times in tie last week TO attend
to the b"siness they are here 10 attend
to. As many times, the Republican
Senator's have voted tn do no business
or the kind until they had turned ont
tie Democratic. officers of the Senate
and put in ,he'r places Republicans
and friends af Mahone. The change
of oih.:ars is sisted on simply because
the vote Of MahoEe Is necessary to
make tie Senate secur Iy r publican.
There can he no other reason for II.
In short, the Senate is disCracirg itself
and the country, aud neelecsing its
legitimate poblic business, in order "a
pay FIR and S'cure avote which shall
give Republican control to that body.
I wonder. indeed. what visitors 7ester-
d = thought of the Senate,
There were rumnrs during the past
week rf Ca3iaet changes. and as they
canle from the National Republican, an
organ Of S'Hator C'lkling great reli-
ance was placed upon them. II is too
early tn say they are untrue, 'and it il
certain that one or more designations
within the next month, If the Senate
should begin TO deal with the nom-
nations before it, would surprise NO
one here.
Secretary Wirdnm's first debt re-
duct!on repnrt Is not rs flattening by
Seven or eight millions "a 1t would
nave ben IL heavy deficiencies had not
bern paid during the mouth. But it is
six millions, and the officials anticipate
a much Larger ore for April. The
Secretary is now in New York, and
in consultation with u mixers there az
tn the means of using the esHurceE OF
the Treas ury in taking M six or five
Pc, ce',t bonos prior To the passage OF
refunding Dill ny Congress. He will
re- urn tonight. I may mention In
connection that the Secretary's friends
say he lad nothing whatever to do
with the arp ointment of Judge Robert
son. Cenkling's enemy, to the collect
orship of New York.