The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1882-04-29

WASHINGTON LETTER
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House this season was that of Monday last,
the excitement growing out Of Mr.. Pages
endeavor to get up and pass the new Chi.
nese bill under suspension Of the rules.
1t was apparent that more than the neces.
sary two.thirds were In favor OF the motion
but for various reasons. It was made the o<:-
casion Of great uproar and confusion. NJ.
Rice, Of Massachusetts, was the onl, men,
Der present who would speak against the
bill, and he could not be heard. When
the vote came to be taken, Of the two hun.
dred and thirty.eight members only thirty.
seven voted no. Here In Washington
there is not very strong local sentiment
In favor Of anti. Chinese legislation, per-
l,aps because our people come In contact
with and know only the better class Of
Chinese-the nobility, or those who come
here as representatives OF their Govern.
ment-and therefore have no prejudice
| against them. There could be no ol,jec.
tion to Chinese il they were all like thos..
| who have resided here. The late Minister.
whp returned to China few months ago
was a man OF the bro;.dest pattern than
| whom no foreign representative has stood
| in higher esteem among intelligent people
at the Capital His SUCCESSOR is also, evi.
IDENTIFY, a statesman. Yet with all this we
learn even from intercourse with them
something Of the oddities of this singular
Eastern people.
Among the many curious and beautiful
things in the drawing.room at that Lega
ton brought here by the present Minister
are number Of dolls about a foot hiy;,
dressed to represent accurately Chinese
men and women, and there Is also intruded
among them and placed without design. in
mo,ts,,gyestive proximity to IL woman i:lav
ton of the Chinese ideal Prince of the
lis to be lifted with difficulty. lie is dressed
in bright red loose garments, has full
whisker> and a muStache parted to show
+, horrid leer on his lips in which his .ves
take part and which woald do credit tn
, Mcphi>tophole>. Tie is Il very wicked, but
Jolly looking devil. Some very old bronze
and China vases are also in this rarlor and
; all along the wall, are scroll panels with
Chinese characters upon them expressive
t OF SONS. moral sentiment. 1t Is singula,
coincidence that ON the very day the Pres
. dent held the special Cabinet meeting Al
|. which it was decided that the anti Chimes.
/ bill should he vetoed it was observed
that his picture had unintentionallv beer
placed ON a stand between two Chimes,
notices. one of which read. "Bc a man.
i, and the other, "Be generous which nigh
= be construed As rnio;nny him to have
backbone cloush to vet, the bill. and I.
i be generous with the territory OF the BIZ
:, country over which he prr>dc,. Whcr
! first they came here the Minister and othe
gentlemen ol the Chinese Legation u>ce
: alwasv to offer tea to their visitors, but the,
: found SO few gentleman who accepted !
i thai they now keep upon the centre tab!,
in their parlor. d.canters OF choice wine
y an, handsome glasses ana Il silver >alNc
{, tul OF assorted cakes. Nevertheless iica
: of several III ,inbsr- OF til. two Houses q
Congress an,. other officials who rrGulari,
:. turn down their wine glasses at dinner par
:, ties. declining any >pir.. ..uou- beverages.
!, saw attorney General I'r, N>t,r and III
acting Nicr-prt~iacnt. David Davis. h"tl
refuse wine at Il recent dinner party. Tia
= latter said he stopped wine and lob,cr'
e over year ago, and his health had i'm
q proved in consequence. Two ycntlenen-
u Hon. .\lrck Stephens and Gen. Schenrk-
wherever they may dine, observe al way
,t the same rules a> regards food ard drin
!, which they eu.iorce upon themselves i
!. rriva,e. Ihc latter always takes along hi
ID bottle ot' ginger ale to dinner parties an
:. never drinks ANYTHING el~e.
According to the under :>tandin.t arrive
at hv thr Republican, caucus the cont">tr
u r,yrt;on cases are ;D be brought lrW II
-, urc, settled at once. The first case tax"
II ~ is The Ivnch Chalmers contest tr"'
,t Mi~>;> >,oi, the committee r:cc"'MMelNn
-, tI:at til ~c;.t DC aWurtr" To i.NnCh, II
cu,pr,.l' .:lt,'~';,ut. 1t is Il'n'T'A '1"' ~
Democrats propose tr 'ilinu-''r on TN
cu~,.. hui thc. can hrNr. M 200! nN'it~' T.
any ,u,,. COURSE, a. tncr': i r'n HoAAt '.s'
Il! LyH,h N"- elected 1t ;ht ''M 'r'''