The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-02-08
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
Frol.. our Regular Correspondent.

i WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. /, 1888
The tariff rough and tumble has
begun and there is no telling wher
or where it will end. The attempt
on the part of the Republican
leaders to make it a party question
was partially successful though
there is considerable rebellion in
the ranks. Mr.. Kasson, though
tacitly supporting it, saysthe Kelley
bill canuot be defended as a whole,
and half a dozen others equally as
prominent feel like washing their
hands Of the whole affair. In the
Senate Mr. Plumb has stirred up a
commotion by his forcible remarks
on the subject, and his colleague,
Dir. ingalls, says there will be a lot
of gymnastics, but no tariff revision
this session. Since the publication
of the letters written by members
of the tariff commission to repre-.
sentatiyes of certain Interests
while they were circulating around
last summer the work of that body
appears even more ridiculous than
before. There has been some talk
among Republicans about Dem
ocratic obstruction, but the business
of Congress has not been retarded
a single moment this session by
any show of obstruction On the part
of the Democrats. They have fall
len right in and helped to pass
every good measure even when
some Of them were Republican
attempts to steal Democratic thun-
der. But it is not likely that a bill
which deals with the food, clothing
fuel. dwellings, implements, books,
paper, shrouds, coffins and almost
everything else that every human
being in the United States touches
or needs from the time the new
born babe is wrapped in taxed
blanket until, at the end ofthe life
journey, the grave is smoothed
down with a taxed spade-a bill,
touching every interest, affecting
every home in the land and de-
ter,nining, in great measure, what
part of a mans earnings he may
keep for himself and family and
how much he must contribute to
the Golfers of the rich men who own
and control this government 1T is
not likely, / may say, that such
bill will be allowed to rush through
Congress at break-neck speed at
the dictation of a party caucus.
It's provisions had better he inyes.
tigated q little.
In the social world of the capital
the season Of entertaining is now
at height. There is social event
of some Importance for every
night of the week and some nights
there are several. These with the
day receptions of the ladies gives
those people who like to live in
other peoples houses more than
their own plenty of chance. The
Presidents first public reception
for the season occurs Tuesday even
ing, and will be followed by others.
Among the most popular receptions
are those of General Beal, Mrs.
George Bancroft. wife of the his
torian, and some of the foreign le-
cations. General Mcclellan and
family, who are spending the winter
here, are also great fayorities in
society. It is reported that DR..
McCosh is to retire from the presi-
dency of the Princeton College,
and that he will be succeeded by
General Mcclellan. Congressmen
are becoming less and less inden-
tilted, from year to year, with the
inner social life of the capital. So
large a number Of wealthy and aris.
tecratic people from all sections of
the country are becoming property
owners and winter residents here,
that they, with certain old Wash
ington families, the selecter por-
tons of the cabinet, Supreme
Court, army, navy and diplomatic
corps, and afew Senators of wealth
who entertain handsomely, form
the material out of which the wrap
and woof of the gold-brocaded
fabric known to the initiated as
society is formed. The present
Congress has in its popular branch
few men Of colossal fortunes, such
as the Forty-ffth and Forty-sixth
seemed quite to abound in, who
took fine houses and entertained