The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-01-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom our Regular Correspondent
Washington. D. c.. Jan. 20, lss

have come back to us 'swith capon lined
and in such contented state of mind that
they have apparently little appetite for the
usual wrangle and turmoil of law-making
| But soon the legislative dance will begin in
earnest both in the dignifed, dehberate-the
never-in-a- hurry Senate, and the noisy frisly,
eagle-fying House. And like comet,
Congress sports following so that the Cap.
ital City is once more full, and this time fol
the winter. With the city filled up, and
the world white with snow, winter seems
fairly opened at last in this semi-southern
| ''river- town." and ''things look like bust
ness"
The country is getting thoroughly worked
up to the idea that the pupular branch OF
Congress is once more fully in the hands of
the Republican party, and also to the full
import of the western victory achieved in
the election of Gen. 'Kiefer as speaker 1t
appears now on calm review of his own
work. that the new Speaker deliberately
constituted the Committees in such way
as to give the greatest amount of power to
the Republicans and to bias legislation in
favor OF the West, or rather, so as to shape
it according to Western ideas without en-
croaching upon eastern interests. Demo-
Gratis are so'dove-taileI in, on the tail ends
of the Committees, as to give them the least
influence not only in the Committee work
but in the House. Very few of the Com
mittees have got fairly to work yet, but to-
day the greater part of the new clerks have
got things into shapcto begin house keeping.
sat a few moments in the room appropria-
ted to the Claims Committee yesterday,
and it was amusing to see the ''old stagers"
come in to inquire after their cases-cases,
some of them, which have been before
Congress for the last fourteen years. A
few of them have just and proper claims,
and in all decency they ought to be paid;
but, some how or other, they always get
showed under on the Speakers table at the
close of the session and die the death with
the bad company they are in.
Since it became known that Gen. Grant
HAL hlS iiIluei SoilCCi ming SiiS IitL
John Porter case there has been consider
able curiosity touching the effect this would
have upon friends of the ex- President in the
Senate and elsewhere. People were especi-
made such an exhaustive speech last winter
in opposition to Porter. In response to an
inquiry on the subject, however, the Sen
ator said day or two ago that he was very
much surprised at the change in Gen.
Grants opinion as the latter had frequently
in his presence expressed himself SO strongly
against Porters conduct. Gen. Logan says
there is nothing new in the case to cause
ing to take back. and will continue to op
pose Porter's restoration to the army, no
matter who may come to the rescue. SO in
this, as in all other things, Logan has strong
convictions of his own and is thoroughly
Whatever other changes may
yet he made in the Cabinet l am we'll as
sured by those here who ought to know,
that Robert T. Liucein viii continue at the
head of the War Department. He seems to
be running it along peacably, as IS meet in
these times of piping peace, and traditional
Lincoln Republicanism is not a bad thing
for Republican President to have as a
component part of his administration.
Anna Dickinson, whose magnetic plat
form eloquence, earnest face and firm 'jaw''
is known all over the conatry and who has
determined to play mems characters on the
stage, will shortly appear here. Hamlet,
Macbeth, and Claude Melnotte will make
IL her repertoire, with perhaps ''Aurelian,
Der own play. Her costumes are European
made, and her company consists Of over
thirty people. Washington expects Miss
DIS indomitable energy, bright intellect,
and magnetic spirit to win her success en-
the stage as they have elsewhere.
How reputation may hang by single
hair-or at least by a few frizzes. Mrs.
Speaker Klefer ESQ to speak, wears no
bang, nor erimp, nor frizz; but ''puts away
her dark brown hair" parted in the middle,
and combed low down on each side of her
head, ala Mrs. Hayes, Though less "lop-
cared" And Capital circles are proceeding
to s'comb her down. for it. "Uneasy is
the head that wears crown"-not done up
in frizzes and bangs. JUNIUs.