Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-23

And Congress sorely needs a handsome,
commodious library to accommodate its
$50, 900 volumes, number rapidly increas'
ing, because all copyrights of American
books are obtained through this channel,
and two copies of each work are retained.
The books are piled more than knee-deeE
on the floor Of the cosy, ornate little
hbrary-room that leads out on the lovely
western terracs of the Capitol grounds.
An intelligent Congressman says of the
matter to-day: s. fhe Library Committee
has had the subjsct under consideration fol-
ten years. 1t has been the subject of care
fnl investigation, experts having gone tc
Europe in behalf of the committee to study
the plans and advantages of lbrarie;
abroad The committee thus inform ed
comes into the House with plan of build
ing and a site, selected after much care,
and yet members tho have not given the
subject ten minutes study antagonize il
with all sorts of wild propositions. The
| character of the men composing the Library
Committee IS enough to satisfy me that the
plan offered was the best to be had. Gov
Rice, of Massachusetts,, is careful and
conservative man. Mr.. Farwell, OF Hi
nols, also of the committee, is practical
man, and is now building in Chicago g
house that will cost nearly million dollars
1t is safe, in my judgment, to follow the
report of such committee" There is
danger, too, that the departmental appro.
priations will be pared down under this
NEW sPAsM OF ECONOMY,
Till the Democrats next session will have
to pass a deficiency bill, and will make
more capital out of the fact than the Rs.
publicans out of all they save the country
this year. Someway it reminds me OF the
taunting song to Cinderella's 8 sisters in the
story OF our childhood:
| Pare eff your heels and pare off your toeg
But after all the slipper goes.
After all the Presidency goes, fear, and
1 Ind few so sanguine as to expect other
wise.
There is but tardy opening of social
| observances this session. The family of the
| Secretary of State, alone of all the Cab
met, have begun to receive calls on the pre-.
scribed Wednesdays, Mrs. General Sher.
man on Tuesdays, and three of the Su.
preme Justices wives, Mrs. Matthews,
Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Field, on their Mon.
days. The wife of Chief Justice Waite is
i'll with heavy cold just as they have
moved into their I.street home, the first
house they have ever owned here. Justice
| Harlan's family are in mourning for the
death of beloved daughter, the bride of a
| year. Justice Blatchford has bought q
house, azd his wife will receive quietly
after New Year. They are elderly, sub,
stantial people. William r Travers, OF
Wall street, has bought Mr.. Blaine's for.
mer residence for the occupancy of his
daughter and her husband, Congressman
and Mrs. Wsdsworth. Mrs. Travsrs was
a daughter of Reverdy johnson, the emf
nent old Baltimore lawyer, and Mrs.
Wadsworth, besides being fayorite in her
own right, has many civilities shown her
for her grandfather;s sake.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine are domiciled at
Wormley's,a fashionable private hotel here,
kept by a colored caterer, until their new
house on Dupont Circle is ready for occu.
p.ncy. Mr.. Blaine has aged wonderfully
aince President Garfield's assassination, He
seems historic character now rather than
man of the present or the future. But
with the Christening discipline cf the past
few years upon his head | think he would
make better Presi lent than ever before.
There Is no man here, except the President
himself, whose movements are mere inter.
esting to the people.
Dinners have been a salient feature of
life here since the opening of Congress.
The Assistant Secretary of State and wife
have begun series OF weekly dinners. On
Wednesday Of last week the WASHINGTON
Commandery of the Loyal Legion, whose
President is Senator John F. Miller. had a
banquet at the Arlington. over which he
presided, and st which $50 guests were
present. There are five Communicates of
this military order-one each at New York.
Philadelphia, Boston, Milwaukee and
Washington. 1t is to the war of the re.
bellion what the Society of the Cinc;nnatus
was to the revolution, and is elf-perpetu-
ating, from sire to son.
Senator Warner Miller and Congressman
Anson G. McCook were on a hunt in Vir.
glnia the week before Congress met, and
gave
A GAME DINNER
Last Saturday to dozen gentlemen friends.
w. W. Story, poet and sculptor, who is
here to make a bust of Chief Justice Mar.
shall, and is accompanied by his wife, who
had not before visited Washington for
thirty years, has been the recipient of
many social attentions. George Bancroft.
the venerable historian, and wife gave them
dinner one evening. Professor Baird, the
head OF the Smithsonian Institution since
Professor Henry's death, made an evening
party for them Friday, Commissioner Lo.
ring ana wife entertained them at dinner
Saturday, and this evening Colonel George
Bliss, the assistant attorney for the Gov.
ernment III the star route cases, has invited
q party OF gentlemen to meet Mr.. Story.
Secretary Fo!ger is alone in his house, his
daughter, who presided for him last year,
being IN so delicate health as to require a
| trip to Florida this winter He has invited
Congressman Crowley, OF New York, Col.
| Bliss, and his own private secretary to
share his table for the present. Hon.
hugh McCullcch, ex-Secretary of the
Treasury, has purchased house on Ff.
teenth street, and his family have moved
into it for the winter. They have an inter.
estiog and highly cultivated daughter in
society. Mr.. Hooker, of California. and
his wife, the daughter of ex. Senator Stew.
ART, Will spend the winter here, and Mrs.
Stewart is fitting up the family residence
for her own and their occupancy.
THE YOUNG DUKE
OF Newcastle, only IS years of age, ia in
Washington, at Wormle,'<, ard has been
presented to the President by the sec-e.
tary of State. He has also been dined bv
the British Minister, and last Sunday he
essaYed to attend the Presidents church
but the pews being full, he was told 40
ike any common mortal, by the uncon.
fcious colored usher, aud turning away he
went to Epiphany, larger edi6ce. and go.
cured seat. 1t was the father of this
nob,eman who accompanied the Prince Of
Wales here in 1880.
French flats have secured footbold
here, and are about to become popplar
Ihe Portland House, on Fourteenth street
where Senator and Mrs. Farley had room
last winter, was the first experiment of the
kind. and to-day building permit was is.
sued to Mrs. Hopkins and Mrs. Miller.