The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-01-26
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondents:
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WASHINGTON, D. G.,

coo' AO7 AOS-'
The scheming Robson is finding
out that bis, attempt to not only usuEp
the leadership of the Republican side
:of ths House, but to: boss .thH whole
concern, was amuch bigger job than
he antieipated. That Robeson start;
ed out with just these objects in view
there IS uow little "a oubtE J. vas
largely by his Sadrait smausgemehr that
sthesaleast experieasedsaands=peazesstk
qualified of all the candidates secured
the speakership ;snd after Kiefer was
elected he again had Robeson's' val
liable assistance 10 fixing up the Con-
mittees. TWere. can be NO question
that in this last work the notorious
navy jobber had his own way, and
thai he paid all the pledges made for
the Speaker in the: canvass and. .anjhis
OWL grudges besidss,---Not~o onl4-Rere
many able and experienced men as
signed to; :ppimpostapt Committees,
but the most important ones-those
that control the greatest disburse-
ments of money-were found to con-
taiH the snanes gf snen chiefy, noto-
rious in previous Congresses for their
addiction to jobbing; while on the
Appropriation Comuittee, the Naval
Committee, the Committee on Rules
and Expenditures, the. Navy Depart
ment, the rotund mariner himself ap.
peared, as evidence that be had not
| neglected his own opportunities: '.'"
J.. OF the widespread dissatisfaction
| which followed, and which time seems
.only,to intensity, enough; has already
been written; The attempt Of Mr..
| Robson and the Speaker to smooth
things over by adding from three to
Eve members to jsome' of the Com
uittees, il, The. hope thus to plscatc:
gentlemen previously sighted, raised
storm more disastrous than the
schemerss could have contemplated.
The House Will not consent to any
Fsueh: paseh-worko AS: Mr. Kasson
said 10 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 conse-
quenees, one. of which will, asI:in-
dicated last week, BE- a change :iu, the
manner Of selecting the Committees
| hereafter. ITO SHOW how -disinterested
Mr.: Robeson is :3His PROPOSED change
| in the Gommitteesincresses the mem
bership of all the important ones! ex-
.cept the Naval Committee, which he
has got put up to suit himself and
| his schemes in connection with a!'6ew
navy; Fhe indications are that Rob
eson& has over-reached'. himself, and T
want to take back what Isaid7 some
time agoabout his being the sblest man
on the Republican side Of the House
F should have said that he is the
ssmartest.' Smartness is not ability
10 its, broad sense. :: 5,...;;.~.. ...z.;
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 pretsxt of being a diplomatic
agent, has fallen from grace and lef:
! the Methodist church. 2'Re has gooe
over, soul and body, :to7the Cougre,
gationalists, and General Grant, they
say, has gone with him. The Meth
odists Of Washington, where the pr. was
f'regarded. almost a God among them,
are very much cbagrined and incensed
at his action. l, issaid that prior to
taking this step Dr.. Newman indicated
Fin a private aud confidential way to
his old church here, the Metropolitan.
that if that body would dissolve>i its
. connection with the, Methodist: Con-
ference and become: an Independent
N. E.. Church and call him to the
pastorate he would personally under:
I take to pay off the debt Of $4,000
hanging over them and;returu here.
The. proposition. Was.- not accepted,
and having become CONVINCED . that
his claims. for advancement to bish-
ops robes would continue to be over
looked, the learned servant IF God
Eandmammou' decidedupon the step be
has since; taken, ,.;.:4.i.:: > s,.,..:::
! A: good story is told Of the. stout,
| good-natured and wealthy Democratic
T Senator from Ne7dda. The boinnanza
Senator recently called upon a widow
who formerly resided on, the Pacific
coast and, who has d bright little girl
five or six years; Of age. Senator
Fair during his visit got % such
friendly terms with this young Miss
that she insisted upon showing him
her doll 1t was avery common rag
doll, but the little girl : OF, course
thought it beauty, and the Senator
left without being aware that the rag
doll was in his coat pocket where the
child had put it. He discovered it
the next day, however, and instead
Of returning it, to the juvenile ,ovper,
sent her box containing number
Of very handsome dolls: Upon his
next visit to the house, of course the
little girl and her motherthanked him
for his present. It Qhauced that there
were several persons in the parlor on
the occasion. Looking into the Sen
ator's face the child said :, MY
! mamma sale; you could have sent her a
| thousand dollars instead of those dolls
and never missed it; you're 50 rich
[ The anxiety that is shown to hurry
through; the bili to retire Justice
Hunt of the Supreme Gourt-a very