Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom our speeial Correspondent.l

Washington, March %, 1881.
TO be, or not to be? That is the question"
Whetheran extra session will be called or
not is still in the misty regions Of uncer-
tainty. Jeems of Maine, commonly called
Blaine. is strangely in favor of a call, but
the majority of the Cabinet seem rather
opposed TO il. Jeems is cute chap and IS
likely 20 carry his point There are mil
lions in it, or at any rate multitude OF
thousands, and many OF Jeem's constituents
besides some who do not bear that relation
% him are widely gaping for a handful or
SO OF Uncle's Sans yellow boys. In com,
p9risOa with most of those who have held
TIE position he now occupies 1ecms shines
like a country pumpkins boots on sunday
morning-with q subducd lustrc
The executive session Of the Senate Is stu
AZ q deadlock on the question OF organiza-
ton, or rather the selection OF IL oincers.-
The Democrats pare er.ectly willing to so
on with the duties which they have been
called 70 perform with the present officers
and 20 let the next Senate, to whom the
work rightiully belongs, elect It's own olIlcefs.
But the Republicans seem anxious to assume
the role of honesty, and Pay Mahone the
rice of his treachery He has mlnlon
nam q Ridllebeygcr a man OF his own cal
ibre where honesty is involved, whom he Is
anxious TO make Sergeaut-at-Armso of the
Senlte and the grateful Republicans have
nominated him for the position and are
pressing it vigorously. To this bare.aced
impertinence the Democrats Strenu9usly
object. and on Friday morning last Mr.
Johnson of Virginia MaEOnc's colleague
rave him and his man Nddleberger one OF
the most severe casiigati0ns ! ever heard or
read Nor did the sanity Republicans tau
TO oct their lull share OF wholesome inyec-
tive. Old Hoar caught it terribly. In
concluding his remarks about the course
pursued by the Senator from Massachusetts
Mr. johnson said: 3" do trust sama Massa-
-luse,ts college win take no;c of that Won
de~lul discovery of the honorable nItor
AMI will b,stow upon him the degree OF
which DIR. Peter Pmg.os, was 50 proud, the
decree OF L. l.. ID. and ASS You should
nave seen iiOar when this was uttered. lie
looked more than everlike the man towhom
the ancient Pisto. said: get thee gone, thou
,reammccd loon; whore gettcst thou that
zoos, lo,k? Subsequently H1ar undertook
70 reply. but only exposed bis ignorance and
inmate vnlgarity.
The idea has been that Gartie,ds c'u-sa
would DE- to unite the faction; of his party
bv every means in his power and thus pre-
sent q united front i'm the next campaign
instead of the broken host that seemed lm-
miuent. but he has Just given Conklns one
of the bitterest pills that could well Oeo!ier-
cd him. 1t seems that Judge Robertson
/ who is one OF COnklings uncomprom.s.ng
opponents, i'm facta personal en- 'nF, has
+ h,,n put forward for q position 10y the aA'i-
+ C1ukiiur men of New York. and Garfield
ha. nominated him for Collector Cd That
port. There is little doubt that this isaruse
/ tla. has been arranged by Truthful Jeems,
who has no good blood for Tie "strHiunS
/ rlal-r" as he once called the ania5.e Kos
zoe. Taey hate each o,her cordia y, edch
believing that the other blocks his path 10
the presidency. but are afraid to come To an
open rupture for fear it might dlsiItegrdle
the party. Whenever an opportunity IS
/ offered Tor either % strike the other sly
. lick Is safe toslv he VIII Do il.
Elisa singular fact that there he's been
AMI still are moro Office seekerf IA Washing
ton since tai, change of administration than
WIS ever observed before. Had there been
a change of party this would have seemed
perfectly natural, bat all being Of Tie s2@e
/ kidney IL certainly looks singular. Every
o,sr of them must ku1w that I'll ~ can be- no
place for him without dip.arin5 just a.
good Republican as himself la my heart
/ / Do not believe the Democrats wo1.d 50
+ Gelt for the loayes and fishes. Iley GER
/ tainiy have never been known to do SO by
4 LOCKER ON Is VIENNA.