The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Judge Norton ~ Kris Kringie-
Colonel Wellb0rn a. Providence
hrs. sprague's Reserved soats-''f
Must Hear Billy MahOne''-Cr Crowded
0alleries-Mahone's Greatest Effort
-RlaiMe's Gage OF Battlc-Buell's
Threat and Bueil's Hug.
Correspondence of the Herald.
WASHINGTON, March 20. iSsl.
Judge Norton if of course well known TO
every body in Dallas. The judge has been
here some time assisting President Garfield
in managing things generally, but last week
he took up, or had given him new role
Passing along u street one evening. deeply
cogi.ating MS to the next desirable appoint.
ment 10 be made, he passed q group Of
merry children playing on the sidewalk
The children, sect g sod wondering AZ his
long, white hair ard beard, follow him
aud studied him,as children will through their
eyes. Presently oue little girl holder by virtue
of her innocence than the rest, came to him,
touched his hand, and looking trus,fully no
into his face. said
~ like you, old Kris Kringle, Kriugle,"
whereupon the venerable judge scattered
pennies among the group, to the conarms-
lion OF their belief in the children's saint l
consider going about the streets of wicked
city aud converting skeptical children to q
belief in st. Nicholas our st. Christopher,
better business than that the judge WAS said
TO DO NJ last summer. One isa weot and
harmless fantasy, tho other baleful and
false fanaticism. OF course Kris Kringlo
thinks ditforently-the modern Kris, mean,
but this is u free country and people are
supposed to have right 10 express their
own belief
COLONEL wELLBoRN AS PROVIDENCE.
Sometime during his frat
session here, Colonel Welborn
was the means of getting poor man the
payment Of d very just claim he had been
waiting for u long time. Full of gratitude,
tho man called ut Colonel Welborn's resi-
dence to thank him, He WAS not at home,
but Mrs. Wellbom received the visitor, and
after hearing his testimony, told with the
simple eloquence of feeling, she said, in her
sweet, gentle way:
"You ought to be thankful 10 Providence,
for your SUGGEST"
'lhdeed, l am msam, and mean to cleo
tioneer for him, too, with all my might
when go home"
Whether tho grateful man took Colonel
Wellborn for incarnate Providence, or
thought that was his first name, or msunder.
stood Mrs, Wellborn, do not know, but il
was like her sweet humility TO sscrite
her husbands success in this and other good
objects to power above and beyond him.
oEN. MAHoNE's GREAT EFFORT.
General Malone must have been llattered
by tho immense crowd that assembled in the
senate chamber yesterday. From floor to
ceiling every space WAS filed except three
front rows In the ladies' reserved gallery,
which were reserved by Senator Conking's
order for Mrs. Sprague and her party. So
the party consisted of herseltand three other
ladies. Their seats were the only ones occu-
pied, and all the others were kept vacant,
while hundreds of lsdies were standing and
hundreds were unable even 10 got into the
gallery. am surprised that Conkling should
desire to make Mrs. Sprague so disagreeably
conspicuous.
But to return to the crowd. One door 10
the mems gallery WAS broken n-smashod---
and mon stood on the backs of benches, and
were packed 30 closely that no one could
move without disturbing everybody else.
Ono couple, an old man and woman, insisted
on enteriHg tho reserved gallery for
senators, without a card When re.
fused admission, the old lady said,
''But you must lot lot us in Fve come all
the way from Petersburg to hear Billy
Mahone speak, and must 10 in." But she
didn't got in NJ that door.
HON. MALONE SPEAKS.
General Malone is very active speaker.
When he replied TO Hill, OF Georgia, no
walked about over the floor, 10 the great
scandal of Dawes and Anthony. who are
dignity and decorum personilied. Ye terday,
however, he exhibited traces of drill in soma.
torial etiquette, and so hedged himself abou,
with desks that he could not run around and
bob up and down SO extensively. He spoke
mostly from proof sheets, and Riddlebarger,
who 10 tho cause ostonsble of this last hub
hub, sat near by, and sent up extracts to the
clerks desk to BIO read These readings gave
tho orator time to rest Cen. Malone sucked
two lemons DR. drank several glasses of water
and one OF lemonade during his performance.
He WAS listened to throughout with marked
attention by every body, and not interrupted
once during the three hours his speech con-
sumed. 1t was good speech. He did not
got so excited as during his first effort, and il
what BIO says of himself and his motives ia
true, he Is deserving of all respec! and admi-
ration. But with Riddebarger sitting so
prominently before US, whose election 10 u
most important office in tho senate, is said
publmly 10 be mart of Nah ,ne's prire Il
was difficult to ascribe high and lofty mo-
tives TO Malone, and tho incongruity between
words and actions came wildly before my
mind.
BLAINE's GAGE OF RATTLE.
The "plumed knight OF debate" ~ lnger.
coll called Blaine, has thrown dowa the
gauntlet, and II remains 10 BIO seen whether
Mr.. Conkling will take it up.
The nomination Of Mr. Robertson to be col
lec!or OF the port Of New York is the
guantlet. do not believe II will b. taken
up. Mr. Conkling is far too clever 10 begin
q FIGHT In which no Is sure to DO defeated.
On all political subjects the senate Is n tie,
and Nj. Arthur having the casting vote,
gives Nav YORK actually three senators
instead OF two; and thus makes that state
master of the situatlon--i. e., makes Conk-
ling the ruler Of the United States senate.
But In regard to this nomination there Is no
tic, rs all the moderate republicans and demo-
Gratis will sustain the president against
Conkling's dictation. Mr.. Uonkline's poIicy
is delay, and here he Is master, being chair.
man Of the committee 70 which this namo
will DO referred. He will keep Il in com
mittee, and trust 10 some turn of ovents 4,