Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-09
WiSHIXGTON LETTER.
- our Special Corresroalent.l

Washington. April 3, ISL.
Stale. flat and Improbable are the words
that most fairly describe tbs condition OF
airs list now at the national capital
TAe pleasure seekers throng 10 the Senate
during the day an % the theatre, at night,
and it Is didicIit 10 say which Affords the
greater amount of cPhcmeral excitement
Yesterday morning, in music store on the
Ayeaue. | met with = young lady whose
father is attached 10 the Spanish Legation.
Having the plea sure a. previous acqu1in-
tllro. / at once made nay mcrIiag alut2-
uol. Al, good morning, rrorit3. / trust
I fnq ia r.ell this unpleasant morning '-
.Yccs am yrry yell, indeed; sonic leetle
cold. but vat IS notang al yt.s c)uliree. =
q" had the pleasure OF secs YOU IN the
Senate gallery Yesterday. Low we're y,u
pleased ," All WAS delight. II remind
me 50 mo1ch Of u Bull fight 10 Madrid
ut poor lectle S,nor Mlion', he Is Don
poor leetle bull indeed; all he can no fight
ike ~ grand animal. When ~ dart strike
him hc jcmb, and z;it Is az II 80, lie no
run mt We picadors And zc bIndcrilas, IN
stead of making him mad, Only ,carc him
: Z, iG1O,h more. An, Yesterday senior Nor-
+ hees va, ne grand Matador lie Kill u poor
+ leetle Bull. hut we laugh all - same. line
+ plain English of all this is that Friday was
4 gay day in the Senate. Lamar made one
/ Of hi, most brilliant Efforts. He hegan by
reviewing the persistent action of the Re
publicaps in refusing to do the business for
which the Senate had been call, b0t instead
of that % insist upon removing certain oili-
GERS of the Senate. and this too for the sole
purpose of cpeuiI,r ap0sitiou for the minion
or enc who had rendered q service 10 the
R,pr1lican party. Dawes and Ho1r each
nat i'm a plaintivc blcat. ringing the changes
onthe ku Klux and waving high the bloody
shirt This called out Mr.. Voorhees, who
read a number of editorials from some oil
the LEADING journals and among them one
Grnuuueiag Malone as q renegade. repudla'
zionist. and hargainer Being pressed bN
Malone as to whether he endorsed that
editorial. he Voorhees, emphaticaly saic
that hc did" renegade. reVudi3uonist, bar
gaincr. and ALL The course of Mr.. Nor
. hcc, is much commended, as he at one time
consented 10 withdraw the offensive cditoria
from his speech. but being Sorely pressed by
the exhibition of anger on the part of Ma
h0uc be was forced 10 speak his own minc
on tie subject, AID gave IT his full endorse
mcnt
It seems pretty evident the five and six
per cent. bonds viii boz called in as speedily
q, possible and that the Funding bin pro
yid;ug for the issuing of three per cent
bol.l~ viii he passed early in the next regU
lar session. should mo- extra session beCallod
The pro>pec, now i, ,ha' there viii be no
extra session though circumstances may
occur 70 render it cXpedient ri any moment
M Window. Secretary OF the Treasury
ha, lust returned from New York. whore he
has been having q conference with the lead
inc bankers and broker, of that city. Tho
bankers saw thlt lhe outcome of the confer
cnce VIII bee that the Secretary will C5ntro
the larger half Of the maturing bond, unit
Cougress meets and passes a reiu8diug meas
ure. Al this vast expense and trouble be
cause the amiablc HAYES let tho barker
either buy or frighten him out Of q veto
Conkling Is still coaxingand intriguing Z
defeat the confirmation of JUDGE Robertson
rs collector of the port of New York
Conklinc and his friends are at loss e
conceive how he came to be nominated and
even 90 so far rs 20 accuse the New EorE
Democrats of having something 70 do witt
r it, But I expect If they would call at thC
State Department and happened to fine
truthful Jeems in veracioUs mood anc
inclined 10 be communicative, he woulC
give them all the information they seek
Such is the present opinion of
A LOCKER Or N VIENNA.