The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-27
WHINGTON.


WHINGT0N.
A Chatty Letter From the National
Capital.
Men and Matters Treated With Terst
Touch.
Oar Delegation Flower Of the Flock
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-[Specjal Core
snondence] II left Dallas Sunday night, ar
rfving here only this Thursday morning
having had to stop over day in 81. Louis
| The heavy SHOWS, some seven and eight
inches in depth, in Ohio and Pennsylvania
also delayed us. But good road bed en-
abled us to make up much lost time. Thi'
morning we made between Baltimore an6
Washington City
ONE MILE A MINUTE,
having run the forty-two miles in forty-twe
Arrived, I went directly to the
Capitol, and there met oul
entire delegation, except Senator
Maxey, who was absent slightly indisposed
from iumbago. There is no question tina,
our delegation compare more than favora'
bly, with any other delegation as whole,
in the congress.
i meeting again was
| SAMUEL ]. RANDALL,
who was Ia his seat at work an hour before
\ The session of the house opened, viz II M.
\ ae seems as Cheerful and as good natured
and genial as though he had been elected
speaker by an overwhelming majority, and
| Is az ready as usual to swap an auedote
| with. friend find II conceded fact
thst he is by long odds the ablest represen,
taiiye in the house, and altnough defeatea
for the speakeiship, he Is power 70 DC
conoiIiated. He is a natural
born leader of men. A better democrat, a
purer man OF more proficient a parlla-
mentariau there never was IN these
ae xs ysg VII Aaspotisss u, By our special.
reg cuMMTrTEEs
have been virtually determined or,. and The
day on which this Is puhiishad 10 me = Ek--
I AID will also be published tie official an
pnnncenent Of their construction. Texas
| has no reason to complain Of III treatment
With Mr.. Wellborn as chairman ON Indian
affairs. Mr.. Reagan as chairman on COM
merce. Mr.. Oulberson on the alicisry, Mr.
ii ancock on appropriations, or Ar. Mills on
ways and means, MIR. Lanhanl on terrific
ries &C., she Is well Cared for.
There has been q strong pressure brought
70 bear upon Mr. Carlisle from al parts Of
the easr and north. Bushels of lettera have
beer, sent TO him urging that no radical
changes shall be made ia the tariff, that
ench q course will aureiy unsettie busluets
deprecats al manufacturing values, and
disorganjze financial matters generally
MI. Randall ] understand, has called Mr.
Csriisle's special attention 70 these matters
Oh the other hand, the extreme democrats
contend that Mr.. Carlisle was elected on
the reduction OF tariff policy, and that he is
committed 10 IL, AUD should 80
shape legislation These latter have
EXPRESSED eoxle fear that the spyaEer
would not be equal to the occasion, bat we
apnrehend that future developments viii
demonstrate that the
oRIGIEAL CARLISLE IDEA
will be carried out regardless Of results and
threats OF consequent panic,
An amusing incident has Just occurred
pite the soberer hues OF a
A ooneressman's lille the members will
have their little Jokes. A North Carolina
delegation pressed on the president the APP
~ r,r-s rfMr Ssaies Jfthat state as q
A. reyson for the raf
-crsrsMASsH OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Thew Thought his name as well as
his neculiar qualifications entitled him TO
the position. The president replied that In
view of his name be had thought Of appoint
inc M. Scales on the fish commission, 90
,hsrs issomething In names after ALL
enesting az the probability OF his friends
him for
A SECOND TERM,
MI ma nege sr suffered anything to
d'st,rh his eauinimity, and
shst a. for a second term, he had never
shoncht of nor wished for such thing
n = isfs 70 dav for his home in New York TO
s,'a,d ne or ristmas HOLIDAYS. Indeed, the
Tpen,bers resident in this section of the
con,trv generally are going home for the
coun', r,,, Esne'' s
~. cossest between two of TIE New
vort ,osmbers Messrs. Perry Belmsnt and
GoT abont which you have al.
s..Sv heen ADVISED. WAKES warm, bat Mr..
o. az evervfhing 10 commend him 70
~, Gsriisle,s contidsrxtion. while Mr..
n ',,,ort sha.,~f personallv very popular,
- ,..srS,d ~ rsfber An exciutiye represen-
s.,svs IN the in,eresfs Of the capitalists
Truly the lines Of . speaker do not fall 10
the tmootnesi o. .a,s.s. a.. =. III M.
Mr.. Carlisle has been msoe 70 iesi TINS
A resolution, offered BY Mr.. csIkins Of
Indians, calling on tns $1,000 80 -.
All commun'o<uons ~ p.pss - p.,,fcr
session Resting 70 tne c<ss o -a'N%
O'Donneil. wss adopted uy tne mouse