The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-01-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. G.,
ian. %. 1880.

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WAsH1NGToN, D. G,
Jan. 90, 1882.
The scheming Robson is finding
out that his attempt to not only
usurp the leadership of the Republi-
can side of the House, but to boss
the whole concern, was a much big
ger job than he anticipated. That
Robson started out with Just these
objects in view there is now little
doubts. 1t was largely by his adroit
management that the least expert
enced and poorest qualified of all the
candidates secured the Speakership;
and after Keifer was elected he again
had Robeson's valuable assistance in
fixing up the Committees. There can
be no question that in this last work
the notorious navy jobber had his
own way, and that he paid all the
pledges made for the Speaker in the
canvass and all his own grudges be-
sides. Not only were many able and
experienced men assigned to unim-
portant Committees, but the most
important ones-those that control
the greatest disbursements of mon
ey-were found to contain the names
of men chiefly notorious in previous
Congresses for their addiction t ojob-
bing; while on the Appropriation
Committee, she Naval Committee on
Rules and Expenditures, the Naval
Department, the rotund marine him
self appeared, as evidence that he
had not neglected his own opportun-
ties. gs "a
OF the wide spread dissatisfaction
which followed, and which time
seems only to intensity, enough has
alredy been written. The attempt
of Mr.. Robson and the Speaker to
smooth things over by adding from
three to five members to some of the
COMMITTEES, in the hope thus to pla-
cate gentlemen previously sighted,
raised q storm more disastrous than
the schemers could have contemplat
ed. The House will not consent to
any such patch work. AS MI. Kas-
son said in his excellent speech on
the subject, larger Committees would
be a disadvantage rather than an aid.
Mr.. Speaker and his lieutenant must
stand by their work and take the
consequence, one of which will, as l
indicated last week, be a change in
the name of selecting the Commit
tees hereafter. To show how disin-
terested Mr.. Robson is: His pro-
posed change in the Committees in
cresses the membership of all the
Important ones except the Naval
COMMITTEE, which he has got .'put
up to suit himself and his schemes
in connection with a 'new navy
The Indications are that Robson
has over reached himself, and I want
to take back what I said some time
ago about his being the ablest man
on the Republican side of the House.
1 should have said that he is the
"smartest." Smartness is not abili-
ty in its broad sense.
The great DR.. Newman, who was
high priest and father confessor of
the State church during the reign of
Ulysses the /, and who took a tour
of Europe at Government expense
under the thin pretext of being a
, diplomatic agent, has fallen from
grace and left the Methodist church.
; He has gone over, soul and body, &c
the Congregationalists, and General
lGrant they say, has gone with him.
The Methodists of Washington,
where the DR.. was regarded almost
a God among them, are very much
chagrined and incensed at his action
1t is said that prior to taking this
step DIR. Newman indicated in a pri
) vate and confidential way to his ole
. church here, the Metropolitan, tha'
if that body would dissolve its con
: nection with the Methodist Confer
' ence and become an Independent nj
E. Church and call him TO the pas
torate he would personally undertak,
to pay off the debt of $4,000 hang
: ing over them and return here. TIL,
e proposition was not accepted, .ant
1 having become convinced that hi
claims for advancement to a bishop
robes would continue to be overlook
ed, the learned servant of God anc
e mammon decided upon the step h.
/ has since taken.
n A good story is told of the stout
!. good-natured and wealthy Democrat
ic Senator from Nevada. The bon
e ANA Senator recently called upon
: widow who formerly resided on tn
Pacific coast and who has a brigh
( little girl five or six years of age
Senator Fair during his visit got OF
such friendly terms with this youni
q Miss that she insisted upon show
e ing him her doll. 1t vas o very com
mon rag doll, but the little girl o
. course thought it a beauty, and th
Senator left without being awar
J that the rag doll was in his coat peck
ct where the child had put it. H
discovered it the next,day, however
e and instead of returning it to tn
owner, sent her q box con
taining a number of very handsom
IDOLS. Upon his next visit to til
n hopseI of course the little girl an
miner mptiIer thanked him for his pre-
sent Il CHANGED that there wer
seVeral persons in the parlor on tn
occasion, looking into the Senator
: face the child said: "My mama sal
If yourcould haye-seht, her q thousan
.e-tdeIlars instead of those dolls an
& hever missed it; you're so rich.
! The anxiety that is shown to hui
:! ry through the bill to retire Justic
2 Hunt Iof.the Supreme Conrt-av yer
soproper measure under the .circun
stances-has revived the report this
Secretary Folger is to be .appointe
to the Supreme bench, and his plac
at the head-of the, filed b
r, Mr., Conkiing. ga rIioan not saysstha
se this is true, but some such. planm ma
account for the de1ay.in making eel
tain other appointments. PHoNo..
s.There are good grounds for b.