The Dillon tribune., 1882-01-28
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WASHINGTON LETTER
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WASHINGTON LETTER
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WAsHlNsroS, Jan. 10Th, 1882.
The Office huuters and the Cabinet max.
ers are alike considerably off their bearings
Of late and do not hesitate to manifest their
impatiencc with the President for what
they term his procrastinatton. Mr.. Sar.
gent was to have been snugly located in
the Interior Department, they thought long
ere this, but he Is still on the outside while
MIR. kirkwood quietly toasts his shins be.
fore the Secretary's glowing CRATE. The
town Is still full Of rumors and counter.
runors about the remaining Cabinet posi-.
tons, but no one seems to know for certain
Just w'st Is going SO be done. One day it
is stated positively that Mr.. Sargent will
be appointed February /, and the next day
somebody OH just as good terms with the
White House asserts that he will not he
appointed at all. 1t is one OF the things
not worth spcculating upon from day to day,
for l do not think the President himself
knows exactly what he will do. Still
think both Secretaries kirkwood and Hunt
will eventually give place to successors Of
MIR. Arthur's own choosing. 1t is not
charged that the President is playing fast
and loose after the manner of the late Mr..
Hayes, but the impression is that he 4, axes
haste slowly.
Though month has elapsed since the
Committees of the House Of Representa-.
tives were appointed the dissatisfaction
among members was 80 great that it has
not yet passed away, and the attention Of
that body is still largely taken up with
plans and schemes for setting matters right.
The plan reported BY Mr.. Rol,cson from
the Committee ON Rules, to increase the
members Of nearly all the important Com.
nittees, does not meet with much favor.
1t is understood TO be really the Speakers
scheme, devised to help him out by max
ing new places for Members sighted in
the first instance. But they all sav hc
H'uSl o'"uA w HtS NWA. ISOttl WIT. OTtIl
and Mr.. Springer have advanced plans for
selecting Committees In the future, and
contemplate taking this power out of the
Speakers hands. The votes SO tar taken
in the preliminary consideration Of This
subject indicate that all the better class of
congressman think the Speaker has too
much power as things go. lie can sut,i-
GENTLY control the legislation Of the coun-
try BY recognizing or refusing to recognize
members on floor, without having also in
his power Of making all the Committees.
No monarch w'elds a sway more desyotic.
One thing worthy Of note is that the disor.
der 4, the House this session Is very great
and irterferes seriously with the transac-
ton Of business. Mr.. Kciter hardly has
the body in hand as well AS either Mr..
Randall or Mr.. Blaine.
\ torrent Of bills continues to inundatc
both Houses, nearly 1900 have been intro.
duced in the last two weeks. lu the House
the number to date reaches grand total of
3,ItD with nearly 200 joint resolutions In
the Senate the number is relatively greater
having come to within a few OF Soo. This
makes an appalling total Of +,I6Y lcgisla-
tive projects awaiting action 1T the hands
OF this Congress. If il were to sit for ,Gs
days and dispose Of measures at the rate Of
II day there would at the end OF that time
still be Il surplus Of Is4 bills unacted on.
That is a pleasant prospect for Congress
and the country. The grave and reverend
Senators arc talking about voting them.
selves each n clerk at $l,,to per yca,. a
Senator'S correspondence is certainly very
large, and there probably is not one who
could unaitied answer all his letters and at.
tend to all his ot.,e, duties They are all
obliged to employ more or less assistance,
and this they think should be paid for by
the public as the salary Of $s,uD year is
barely sufficient tor the proper support Of
u Senator who has no other income. Yet
for fear Of public di>approbation they will
very likely refrain from adopting this prop
u>i'iOn.
There are many strange people In Wash.
inEton. One Of them is brother of a
General in the army. Tie is
not ve,y old, hut his hair Is white and his
flowing whi>k.rs are like snow. lie has
rooms in the Corcoran building, and is said
to I've very rich. lie drives handsome
pair of horses, and his rooms are furnished
in the quaintest fashion. lie has been
great traveller and has picked up very queer
odds and ends for his rooms. lie has the
oldest furniture that can h+ procured and
he has a penchant for the skins of wild an.
imal> The tlotrs of the rooms are covered
with the skins Of white bears, black bears,
tigers. wolves. lropards, foxes and other an
imals This gen.leman's chief peculiarly
is in having a servant who never leaves
sight Of him. II he walks on the Avenue
Joe is sonew here behind him; ii he goes
to the theatre Joe will he found looking
DOWN upon him from the gallery; If he
drives Joe is always at his side. Even the
|ovs in the street are in the habit Of watch
for oe whenever the master il in sight.
What il Joe should die:
Dom PEDRO.
A W0man's Experience.
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