The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1882-02-04
Correspondence.
WASHINGTON LETTER
tFrom our regular Correspondent


" lliN1FoN, JAN -Itl, 1892.
A Washington letter written recently
descrhsi tn, Iou~c OF Representatives as
a very impressive body. 1t WAS not neces-
sary for this writer to add that h. had been
but short time at the Capital, and that
the ideas expressed were "iirSt imp,ts.
sions.' Ii would hr Interesting to read
some letters OF Ills, written with the same
tranka>ss and honesty, AFTER he hns spent
one or two sessions here, during which he
shall have ~:tn>>."i from the gallery some
ot the occasio',al rows and attended all the
night sessions and closing ceremonies. II
he is attentive hc will see members roaring
drunk once in a while: he will see dozen,
OF members Squirtin. tobacco juire over
carpets that cost six dollars a yard; l,- will
see scores of members sin,kins in thu
chamber during the sitting: he will see
members. stretched out on the sofas asleep
and he will hear them snore, he will see
members niti, both feet on their desks, sit
ting on their backbone: he will see mem
bers ,nnclins apples while attending to
the public business; he will see occasional
~ a nemhrr with his boots oft, easing his
ccrn>. and he will see much else that will
de'ract >onewha. from his description of IN
impressive body. A few wears ago mem,
Der from one OF the Southern States,
now happily out OF rnhlr life, WIS
in the habit during the .ttinys ot
the House ot taking out his false teeth and
w'ring them on his coat sleeve and pick
ing Them with his finger ni,!> Another
member wa~ il: the ',.b!, of comhing his
hair with tinr.tooth comb while listening
to speeches lie was very tidy ahou. II,
ns aesx '9Mx: vr snrsn i atRsfin Mn ms aesit hit
OF his l,bor>. Nearly everybody has
heard the story of the kcn,nckv mcmbor
o. the last Congress who washed his feet
in the wash b,wl of his committee room
in the prc-cnce OF half dozen members
one Of whom was the i;i-tiin,,, Hewitt. u:
Ma fnlk, ~ho boiled gu! vi, the room n
trriuy tn, word 'aamratinn" between his
tas"A. \ xt ,v"e.k | sill und 'rt,k' tn give
some Of th.. rcruiaritis'S of this "ini;res,
>ive" hnlv, its method Of t:,n>,,rting hu>i-
ness, and the experiences ANA d ilicuIlics o,
nt..v mrn,,,,rs.
Society neoplc and tho.e who come ,o
Wa>hi".tpn for the attractions offered BY
th u>u. round of social pleasures, com
plain thar the season is duli. Thcr: have
h'cn Il good many dinner parties and the
Ike, hut Il lack ri those general occasions
of large proportions. The fact that :h'
White House is practically closed 10 >o
- " makes Il gt"at ,!iiltrcn u, especially t.
transient visitors to Washington. For
! over twelve wears not only were the c,s.o
'u4rv tv"nin, receptions, or "lrvces, at,
t,rnnon receptions and state dinners rcyu.
larlv give, there, for ut least two months
after the New Year reception opened th'
season, hu' during til" most o.! the Gran
administration ana all o.. the HAYES tern
! ma,y f,l' privileged 10 call on tho lady q
the Exeru'vc Mansion >oc,hlv in the even
uy> when no formal cnt. rta,nmruts Wcr.
"pinr on there From t'nl street the houS,
! used to present very bright appearance
| - it never does now, since President Ar
| thur thinks that it is proper respect t'
| show 10 his a>sasS S'nttcl prrs!.'c..~~o
! not to have hi, lat, official rcsisi.nc.
| ,pnkin! rs though no tragedy had Occurred
1t i runaorrd ,hAt hr will begin having r.
,",tinn> after III. six months of .nrurnl:
have exp;rcd that is To sav after March, ~
which ran ~, done very well as Cnn"rl.>
will be il, session .i,r >nn.. u ne AZ y that
and everyone will cnio.' s;rins entertain
u,nt> more than during the winter whe'
| gnInre'nr'nt~ for social amuSemcnts ar
| more numerous,
Tn. woman snt1ragist~ have been ayail
stirring M discussion h, re-, and their lead
inc spirits arn stirring mp Congress. Ii
| spite OF t'. lnDwu sentiment of the co,,n
,rv-csr"rialv of the better class Of "on'
Ell in it--au .inst the vo,nan'S right tl,-ori'
these a.i'ntnrs presi>t IN thrustir" them
selves and III ir demands nnon public AT
tntion. OF course thev have a riuhtto d
50: it >onlva question Of pr"rrietv and tast.
There are some brilliant and probably eN
rrllrnt. woman nIagrd in the caNs"
: is SINGULAR that such WON N As Mrs. Stau
ton. Miss Anthnnv Mrs Bak". Mrs. & ,1'
Mrs. iIonl~r and Miss Cozens should con
nit the blund'r OF rvcl,,f'in. men as advC
',te> in their cause and oi taking up tn
better rart Of their tim" in d'nounsin
some class of male citizens who have III
N" ballot Th"r- are mlnv inro,>>'e'
fies illustrative Of the natural and phv>ic;
laws which exist as a Standin. barri.
10 the achievement of this equal rights
Doctrine. One Of the Ladies' who addresse
Senate committee most earnestly in favt
ot the rights Of women. which according
her creed, is no more nor less than simpl
10 place them on a perfect equality wit
men. had only the dav before complaine
. quite bitterly that ladies going into II
. Senate did not receive proper attcntio
from the door keepers. Men. Of Cours
receive none. a gentleman now here r
iate> an incident in his own experience d
/ ve!oIing the same inconsistency In the ~
vocate> of wo,nen'S rights. Some time a.
! he Travelled in Pullman Car with Nj
5 Stanton and Miss Anthony, two ofthe
p dies who also addressed the Senate cor
. ,nitt:c. They had t.i>coursed to him ma
Y cloquently for an hour or two on the RI
o Diator,u---Whcrr they all sal cnIoviI