South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-01-27
Letter from Washington.
It'0rn oar Regular Corrs.pend:n,.]
WASHINGTON. y. c.. Jan. 3

the leadership OF the Republican side
| OF the House, but 20 boss the whole
concern, was much bigger job than
he anticipated. That Robinson sta.
ted out with just these objects in view
there is now little doubt. Ii was
largely by his adroit man agement
that the least experienced and poor
est qualified of all the candidates Sc
cured the Speakership; and after
kiefer was elected he again had Rob
eson's valuable assistance In liking
up the committees. There can be no
| question that in this last work the no,
torious navy jobbcr had has own way,
and that he paid all the pledges made
for the Speaker in the canvass 4 ali his
own grudges besides. Not only were
many able aId experienced men as.
signed to unimportant Committees,
/ but the most important oues-those
that control the greatest disbursements
OF mcney-werc found to contain the
names of men chiefly notorious in
previous Congresses for their addiction
to Jobbing; while on the Appropris-
ton Committee, the Naval Commit.
tee, the Committee on Rules and Elk.
penditures, the Navy Department, the
rotund mariner himself appeared, as
evidence that lie had not neglected
bis own opportunities.
Of the widespread dissatisfaction
which followed, and which time seems
only to.intensify, enough has already
been written. Tho attempt of Mr..
Robson aud the Speaker to smooth
things over by adding from three to
two members to some of the Commit
tees, III the hope thus to placate gen.
llemen previously sighted, raised a
storm more disastrons than tho sche-
mers could have contemplated. The
House will not consent TO any slch
patchwork. As Mr. Kasson said in
his excellent speech on the subject.
| larger Committees would be disad.
vantage rather than ali aid Mr..
Speaker and bis lieutenant must stand
| by their work and take the consequen.
ces, ono OF which will, as | indica-
ted last week, be change in the man.
ner OF selecting the Committees here.
after. To SHOW how disinterestod
Mr.. Robson IS: Ilie proposed change
IN the Committees increases the nom
! Oershlp Of all the iIuportantone eXcnpt
| the Naval Committee. which he has
got "put up" TO suit himself and his
! schemes III connection with Il "ncw
navy" The indications are that
Robson has over reached himself.
and 1 want to take back what | said
some time ago about his being tho
abiest man ON the Republican side &c
The House. / should have sail that
he is .he "smartest." Smartness is
not ability iii It's broad sense.
The great DR.. Newman. who was
high priest and father confessor of tho
State church during the reign of Ulys-
Ses tho |, and who took tour to En-.
rope at Government expense under
the thin pretext OF being n diplomatic
agent, has fallen from grace & left the
Methodist church. lie has gone over.
soul aud body, to the Congregation.
aliSts, and General Grant they say,
has gone with kim. The Melhodists
OF Washington, where the Dr. was
regarded almost God among them,
arc very much chagrined and incens-
ed at his action 1t is aaid That prior
70 taking this step DR.. Newman indi-
Gated in private and confidential
way % his old church here, the Ne.
tropo!ltan, that if that body would
dissolve It's connection with Mctho-
dist Conference and become an hide.
pendent NJ. f.. Church aud call him
to the passionate he would personally
undertake to pay offthe debt OF 5 49,
00G hanging over them and return
here. Tho proposition was not &C.
cepted. and having become convinced
that his claims for al vancement to a
bishops robes would continue to be
overlooked, the learned servant of
God and manlmon decided upon tho
step he has since taken.
A good story is told of tho stout,
! gOod.naturcG & wealthy Democratic
Senator from Nevada The bonanza
Senator recently called upon q widow
who formerly resided OH the Pacific
coast and who has q bright little girl
Eve or six years Of age. Senator
Fair during his yirlt got OH such
friendly terms with this young Miss
that she insisted upon showing him
| her doll. 1t was a very common rag
doll, but the little girl Of conrse
thought it = beauty, and 'hc Senator
left without being aware that The rag
doll was in his coat pocket where the
caId had put It. lie discovered it
tie next day, however, and instead of
returning it 10 the juvenile owner,
sent hor a lox containing a number
Of very handsome dolls Upon lis
next visit TO the hcIse, Of course the
/ title girl and Der mother thanked
him for ms present II Glanced that