The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-12-16
Our Washington Letter.
[FRoN OUR SPECIAL CoRREsroNnrNrl
WAsHlSGTos Dec 9, 1852.

and oiled and vanished and painted and
clrpeted until it looks wonderfully inn
proved in appearance. The seats aud
desks shine like SO many new pewter
dollars, while the new green carpet COW
ering the floor gives the chamber en- APP
pearance Of vsrdure that is both pleasant
and pleasing 10 the eye, The reader is
begged to believe that this particular
color-green WAS Intentionally selected
for the Chamber not to mark the "Etern-
al Fitness of Things but in order to
present to the world and the balance Of
man and womanLind the greatest possi-
BILE contrast between tho trappings and
trimmings of the chamber and its sage,
selate aud diguifisd occupants.
The popular demand for economy
found responsive chord in the House
Of Representatives to-day, and it was
brought about by an nspirant for the
SpeNb erebip Of the next House. After
several attempts Mr. Springer, of Illinois,
wss r, recognized TO introduce u resolution
providing for the printing of 2, 900 copies
Of the digest Of the rules of the House.
Objpc,or, Holman, Of Indiana, did not
neglect TIE opportunity offered to carry
out Lis policy Gnd entered protest TO
his manifest surprise Republicans and
Democrats rallied TO his support, and al
though Mr.. Springer explained that the
uumber of copies asked was not in ex-
ess of the usual session allowance only
nineteen Representatives were willing to
stand by him, and lie was compelled to
succomb to superior numbers. The in
cident was the subject of considerable
comment as indicative Of the tendency
of the House, for among Mr.. Holmau's S
alherents were Robson, Of New Jersey;
Horr, Michigan; Fisher, of Pennsylvan-
ip; Hscock, of New York, and Urner, of
Maryland.
Seine comment has been made because
of the failure so far Of the President to
send to the Senate notices of the recent
suspensions of officials in this District,
with the nominations of their successors.
Under the law the President has thirty
days from the beginning of the session
to do this, SO that he has plenty of time,
as yet.
Mr. Mcpherson, clerk of the House of
Representatives, has prepared table of
members of the next House of Reprcten
tatives, in which he figures up clear
majority for the Democrats of SO over
all. Some of the Democratic memItrs
who have seen this estimate think Mr..
Mcpherson has not given the Democrats
credit for all the straightouts of their
party and that the Democratic mljoi ity
will be at least several above the figure
fixed by Mr.. Mcpherson.
The Presidents, levees will not begiu
until after the holidays. There is much
talk about Congress not adjenrning for
the holidays, but this is an ancient farce
that is gone through with every year with
commendable regularity, and ends just
where it begins-in talk. As Lent be-
gins early in February, things will have
to be rushed, and the leyees. which will
be four in number, will have to be
crowded close upon one another. II
can't be denied that Washington society
is just n little gone on the handsome,
digniied President. He is simple and
unaffected as he possibly can be, and
consequently extremely elegant. 1t is q
great mistake to suppose that the fact
that he is President makes people in
dulgent toward him. On the contrary,
he is on that account objected to severei
scrunity and keener criticism. He is Q
perlEct master of social fence, No mar
was ever so anxious for a social persecu.
tion rs Mr.. Blaine was, To have beer
kicked out of Office and ordered out Of
the White House would have suited his
purpose exactly. Instead of that he wat
let down as easy as possible, and treated
with the most marked social Difference
being repeatedly invited to dinners a
the White House, both formally and in,
formally. The same may be said of hal
a dozen other men whom the President
knew 10 be yindictively opposed to him
They might plot against him, but he re
fused to oblige them by opening a socia
warfare. As for the Presidents multi
tudinous love affairs, which are regular
ly telegraphed over the country by hys
terical correspondents, he has no NOR,
lea of being married than the Pope,
The Supreme Court of the Unitel
States on the 4th instant rendered de
cision on the tax sale case of the United
States against the Arlington estate, af
tirming the decision of the lower cour
in favor OF the Lee heirs. Chief Justic,
Waite and Justice Gray, Bradley ant
Woods dissented. AUGUST.