The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-11-23
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From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
Nov. 20. 1881

Two weeks hence the streets of II
the capital will be enlivened by the G
presence of our returning soluns. AS b
body the members of the present /
House of Representatives who come :
back to finish the remnant of their
terms, are not likely to be a very q
cheerful lot. Many of them will be
here in form, while their political I
remains lie buried in various parts I
of the country. Only LAG of them
have been re elected for the next
House, while LAT are retired. Per
haps the most striking examples of
the latter are Robson, of New Jer-
sey, who snapped his fingers or the
floor of the House, in the face of
those wh1 questioned his course, and
asked what they were going to do
about it; and Page, of California,
who fathered the River and Harbor
bill. Robson never dreamed of de-
feat. He had just purchased a new
residence here, and was preparing
to resume his position as "bnss" of
the House in fine style. He was in
town last week, and | saw him driv-
ing up Pennsylvania avenue in a
stylish turnout, his face as red as a
spanked baby. That big appropria
ton for a new navy to be co9sl
stru, ted under the manipulation Sfl
Robeson and Bill Chandler will harSa
ly be put through this winter, and
IL is doubtful whether there will be
any River and Harbor bill.
Congress will find plenty OF unfin'
ished business waiting for it when it
assemblies. All that was left over OF
last session will be waiting for it,
and it is likely that the three weeks
before the holidays usually wasted
hubnobbing and squabbling will be
three working weeks. OF the 293
clerks in the House of Representa-
tives there is but II Democrat, and
he was the only n who refused to
pay his assessment. Speaking of
assessments, it seems that the storm
which has been raised over Jay Hub
bells head is not likely to subside,
and if he does not respond to the de
mand from the contributors for an
exhibit, the matter may be taken up
in the new Congress under cover of
an examination into the Virginia
election. Malone, it is said got
800, 900 of the 100000 raised, and
even then had to resort to fraud to
} avert defeat in all his districts. Any
how the government employees feel
that Mahone's four or five Congress
, men and the election of Tom Ochil-
! t. ee in Texas, Gen. Chalmers in Mis-
sissippi, Kellogg in Louisiana, and
Mackey in South Carolina, is a nigh
, ty small return for all their sacrifices
!, and the exhibition of such a large
fund. Some of the clerks are now
+ paving ten per cent. q month inter
r est Tor the money borrowed to meet
HubbeIl's demands. A large sun
q was sent to North Carolina, without
much effort in producing results.
. There is great rejoicing all along
: the Republican lines, even amid the
+ ruins of their hopes, over the fac
that the Senate will not be Demo
cratic when the Democratic HOUSE
comes in. In other words a minori
u ty of the people will prevent the ma
n rity from changing existing lays
i Democrats cannot compiain OF tbis
for it is constitutional. it is nominal
ed N the bond, but it is worth Will
to note again the tendency Of tn
ie Republican party to exult in an.
chance to keep a majority of tie pee
lie pie from controlling the country
,e This was done outright in 1876, an
:. later was carried so far that when
usurping minority Executive vetoe,
e. the acts of a Democratic Congress
o. not a Republican was found wit
courage enough to utter a word i
condemnation of such assaults o
the rights ofthe people. But speak
is ing of the next Congress, a grea
deal of talk is going on here abou
. the Speakersbip and other offices {
the new House. In fact the canvas
IN is already as active as though tn
re organization was to be effected
lie once, instead of a year hence. tn
% friends of ex Speaker Randall fe'
confident, but upon an examinatio
III of the list of members elect, shout
hardly conclude that he could su,
Id coed. The Tariff question will |
M the main issue, and MIR. Carlisle {
eX- Senator Eaton would be neart
in accord with the great majority
D, mocrats on that question, an
a likely to make a broader organic
ell on of the committees. Both Sa,
,e Cox and Frank Hurd are said to |
candidates.. Hurd and Morrison,
Illinois, were elected on a square t
II riff reform issue. Stilson Huichil
'ts and eX Congressman Sterger,
Re- PENNSYLVANIA, have er tered the lis
.ro for Clerk. | do not think Hutohis
:. will win because so many of the be
ITO ter class of Democrats lack con
tic dence in him. His position and tn
es, of his newspaper in the Star-rou
'or and other matters has been too eql
Ia vocal.
~ The Washington monument W
be completed in time to be dedicat
Sc, by the Democratic President in lSS
i'd 1t will be finished to the height
342 feet before the first of Decor
A. Der, when operations will be stopp
for the season. The stone cutt:l
ac- will continue, however, during t
nd winter, and the remaining 2OS #
ial will be added by June, 1884. Sew
!, raj plans have been submitted f
the terrace that is to surround it.
III The one which will probably be
to dopted is 220 feet square, with t,
he flights of steps. On the four fac
m. of the terrace will be four plaque
designed and sculptured by N
Larkin G. Mead. AT first it W
he contemplated to put them on t
:. four sides of the monument itself
a design which was happily aba
AK doned, as it would have married t