The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-12-10
Correspondence.
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1st, 1851.

There is ,if. enough about Washington
now. The clans have been gathering rap,
idly for some davs and bizzinys are heard
which indicate the renewal Of hOStilitic> on
Capital hill. The chaotic condition to
which vacation, neglect. dust and ahand-
on,nent reduced even the grandeur under
the Capital dome, has suddenly disappeared
and new life has taken Possession Of the
corridors so long deserted say. by the look
er-on. During the past week employees
have been busting aud brushing, and new
congressman strolliny here and there III
miliarizing themselves with thc various
ways and bvway~ OF the bl.ildiny which
they expect to make trrmble with the
thunders of their eioluence. The attend
ans retinue of clerks and assistants are in
their places aud strangers, ofice-scekcrs
an" lcungcr> are everywhere. Every
thin. !,ns been pu, in applc-pie order. The
Senate chamber Is as complete and tidy as
iady's rarlor--war'n, nice, dry, CHEEKY
Soniorta,le--and the Hall of Representa-
| tiveS is scarcely ANYTHING behind: all is as
elegant As for a bridal party.
The renewal OF activity is not confined tc
the ahnd,s OF Congress II is {, crvwhere
about the city--the hotels, the nl:ding
houses ani all places OF resort. Congress
except ut the tim" Of President GariicldS
| iunerIi;~Tne hotel corridors have been de.
! serted and lonesome places: nov they arc
.,.:o,gci da, and nig gh' and one only has
to visit the different headquarters to meet
hundreds OF familiar faces that do not be.
| Ion. here, and 10 see groups OF Office seek
cr,, CONGRESSMAN and LOBBYISTS. autton-
! ho!in- each other for dear life. One even
+, ing while the spcakcr>hiD' contest was AZ
its zcni,h OF snrcrt.int> | saw in the lobby
| of 4 prominent hotel at one time three
candidates Tor Speaker two for Clerk Of tn,
House, one tor Sergeant at. Arms and
| n atout Twenty-Five a>;'irlnt, for lesser posi-
| tions. There we've also two cN-yovrrnnrs
and several ex-conyrtS>mcn aiding the can.
eliaates IN their attacks on the poor unsus-
pectiuy ,ncnhcrS-ei.'ct, of whom Il sopsilv
number were in the crowd. The Con.
gresham is an important parsonage al
>ucl, Il time, and when it is all over an,
everything settled he must feel lonesome
as though he had los, his best friend.
| President Arthur has at last gone into
the Whit, House to live. Everything is
As neat and bright as IA new pin since the
old house has been fixed up. The Prcs
dent viii occupy for IL sleeping. .cha,r.irr ;
room that h:,. rarely been used for that pur
pose by his predecessors, thougl, Gen
Grant occupied it for short time. 1t i
very spacious, measuring about thirty b,
twenty feet. and is over the private tlinin.
room. 1t is fully a> large as the Red Par
l"r down stairs. During Gen. Grants two
terms tins room was known as "Mi>s Mel
lies ROOM" being that usually occupied b,
his only daughter. The chamber Is on tn,
north side OF the house and with the smal
Ter room adjoining occupies the nortl ives
corner. The sun never shines ON thu
large room. The small one will he so Il
speak, the Presidents boudior and com
municateswith the larger one by a mahng
anv door. The question that has latel,
agtatcd our society circles is, "what lad,
will preside at the White House. and as
si>t at receptions, etc:" But It has bee,
settled by the President vino says that tn
wife Of a member Of his Cabinct--whos
name is not yet made public-will assi>
hin in dispensing the hospitaities of tn
Executive Mansion. In fact he expects al
a.li.s Of his Cabinet to come To the rcscu
in doing the honor>. Ills married >i>tc
has cares enough of her own and the un
married one is not physically able to per
form the duties. There will be none hu
formal entertainments given at the man
sion this wintcr--that is to say dinner par
ties and public evening receptions. n
one will be there on whom the ladies ca,
call sociably as they have been in the habi
OF doing heretofore.
DON PEDRO.