The sun., 1883-10-28
rxrsB WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Nr. Randall for spesker-The Navy YARDS
and the Eiectleus-M MstoeS.

Mr.. Randall for spesker-The Navy Hsres
and the Eiectleus-M sNses.
wAsHNoToN. Oct. 2e.-It looks here as II
Mr. Randall were going to be Speaker. The
Republicans are holding the tarif moose wide
open for the Democrats to put their heads In.
but the Democrats seem disposed to let all the
follies be committed by tho Republicans. They
want first a good presiding officer who can
manage n majority large enough to become
very unruly; next they want a man who Will
not begin monkeying with the tariff. to the neg
lect Of the regular routine business OF Con-
gress. and who will not make 1t necessary on
the last day OF the session for the Speaker TO
look flxedly in another direction. while the
Deputy Sergennt-at-Arms walks eravely up
and turns the hands OF the clock backward In
order that the appropriation bills may be rusn.
ed through Then they want a man who will
not scare the business men OF the country.
Neither Mr. Cox nor Mr.. Carlisle can do all OF
these things. but Mr. Randall can. There Is
one objection to Mr.. Cox which is highly COM
plimentary to hm-many persons unhesitat-
ingly say that. take him all around. he Is the
most useful man on the floor OF the House. He
can not only vote. but he can speak. and so
effectively that the Democrats would be con-
siderably at u loss to find n substitute for him.
Mr.. Cox is not rider Of hobbies; he takes
common sense. unbiased view Of questions.
and his speeches. therefore. do not go to help
pet theories Of his own or anybody else's. but
to help along the cause Of good legislation.
The State Department has been rather hard
UP for something to do Of late. and II some dis
tinguished foreigner does not come to Wash
ington soon for Secretary Frelinghuysen to pre-
sent to the President. the Secretary will go OIL
into n gentle melancholy. One clerk. with the
occasional assistance OF n small boy could at
tend to all the diplomatic business OF this de-
partment. and get Off saturday ut IL o'clock.
Thess IL ttS ,e es a dFSny rsng
hpysen and his trusty clerks. But Secretary
Chandler is as busy ns an ant all the time. lie
has Just written u letter to Commodore Mayo OF
the Norfolk Navy Yard. in regard to the MMione-
Mnyo- McGlensey affair. which he declines to
admonition to civil service reform. The diiler-
ence between assessing the navy yard EN-
ployees now % and bsiorG the lay prEGmnlstlng
in tho conduct Of the man who, before he was
converted. went into the woods on Sunday with
joined the church carried his axe under his
coat. Last year assessments were collected
inside tho navy yard; now the collector stands
People from over the Virginia line say moth
ing like the present state of feelin has been
known there since 1863. and mention. as an in
stance, that when tho people are reminded that
tho whole machinery OF election tho sute
appoint the Judges of election. and 50 on, arc
in the hands of Malone. and that the voters
may Ue cheated IN the returns. Soher citi2tnS
solid. staid farmers. talk about II hundred
thousand men surrounding Richmond and
forcing Il fair count. The Eirginians are slow
und somewhat stolid and are hard to rouse.
but they are formidable enough when aroused;
Some time ago Mnhone had highly.coored
Life of himself written by one Of his lieu-
known citizens that dozen men were reay to
| the right to settle the question. He actually
| forced Malone to buy up all the edition he
| could get hold OF. and to have another Life ;"
written. entirely different from the first.
| The city Of New Orleans has entered suit in
the Supreme Court against Mrs. Myra Clark
| Gaines for two million dollars. The record in
| the weighs 200 pounds. and 1t Is estimated
| that it will cost $40 900 to print it. Mrs. Gaines
| has been for some years Il resident OF WASH
| ington. but she keeps entirely tn herself. Peo-
| pla here yet lalk of Judge Blacks great argu-
ment in the Gaines cuse which crowded the
| Supreme Court room every day that he spoke
| 1t Is to be very gny winter. but the members
| OF the Cabinet will not do any very grea,
| amount Of entertaining. Secretary Chambers
| family is in mourning. so his house will not be
| open. Secretary Lincoln is rather suving, and
| has u delicate wife. and he will not lead the
| giddy throng. Secretary Foger's daughter
does not live in Washington. SO he has noboi,
entertains frequently and handsomely. but tn.
close. and nobody knows what the new Post
| master General will do. 1t is thought. how
ever. that the Republicans are SO convinced
| that they must go that they will not feel IL
| spirits for much gayety. especially II the No
| Yember elections 60 against them.