New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-02-28
WASHINGTON LET TER.
WASHING ToN. February 10, 1883.

WASHlNGI UN Lei sIEk.
WASHINGTON. February 10, 1883.
Washington fell asleep last nigh
to the lull 4by Of a peltin2 rain, bn
while it slept the rain u.conbed to
a driving snow storm, and It awokt
this morning to find itself beautf
fully attired in a robe Of immacu-
late white. The city-has been del.
uged so long with rain, saturated
with mist, and blinded by fog that
every body is sick and languishing
for sniff Of unadulterated pure air
During the week the sun has sue
ceeded in penetrating the dense pail
Of clouds only two or three times
momentarily, just to give assurance
Of his continued existence, but nev-
er renamed long enough to inspire
confidence in his power to perma-
nently dispelling the gloom. Whilr
the people here appreciate fine
weather quite as much as ever, they
have learned through habit that
they can exist without it and even
be entertained, so they no longer
expect anything better, and have
resigned themselves eoodnaturedly
to the gloomy heavens. Rather
then be thwarted, they just put on
gossamers, rubbers, and umbrellas,
and wade two miles If necessary
They do not think it too trying ev-
en- to stand IN line on the sidewalk
for two hours during driving rain,
waiting their turn on the opening
morning for the sale Of opera tick
cts. The Washington public does
not have an opportunity of listen
ing to an lillian opera every week,
and the sale Of Tickets for the sea-
son beginning tonight has been at
unprecedently exor bitant prices.
The Incompatible Patti will sing
but twice during the week for SO,
600. She has never been heard
here, and the curiosity in regard
to the greatest living soprano''
amounts to a popular craze There
was regular stampede for ''Patti
nights" few persons feeling they
could survive allure to hear a few
stratus, at least, Of the world famed
:oice.
Both houses of Congress are in a
chaotic state on the tariff question
difficult to describe. They are sim
,ly doing nothing, unless killing
time can be considered occupation
The senators and members whose
terms expire with the present Con-
gress have no incentive to hard
work because they have no future
hut private life, while those who
have been reelected feel that since
hey have future in which to
atone or tc carve they can afford to
let matters go easy for the few RI.
naming days of the session. Mr..
Haskell, Of Kansas, raised little
breeze in the House Saturday after
noon by a motion to limit all de-
bate on the pending section of the
tariff bill to one hour. The effect
of this would have carried the
progress Of the bill from the page
forty.four to one hundred and four
sixty pages-without any debate
at all. Of course the object Of this
was to close debate on the tariff bill,
but the Democratic members at
once made points of order against
The motion, holding that all tax and
revenue bills are to be considered
by classes and not by sections.
The discussion was cut off by eulog-
les upon the late Representative
Schackelf,rd, of North Carolina,
It has been wisely suggested that in
future the delivery Of eulogies on
deceased senators and members
should in all cases take place at a
special session to be held on Sun
day. Congressman will continue
to die, but it is hardly just that the
interests of the whole nation be set
aside, even for an hour, because OF
these occurrences. It had been
thought that absolute free trade
was WE'LL represented in Congress,
but this has proved a great mistake.
there being onl5; theoretical free
traders now, every man having be
come protectionist as soon as any
little interest in his own. state was
assaulted, They may be divided in.
to two classes thoush-the logic i
protectionists, who are in favor Of
making the protection general, and
including every material interest
that demands assistance regardless
OF whether it exists in many states
or only one; the other class Of pro-
tectionists believe in protecting
their own sections and constituents,
and deny protection to the sections
and constituents of other senators
and members.
The criminal court room has
been crowded for the past few days
with an expectant throng curious
to hear what Rerdell can tell abou
Dorsey and Brady, in late confeder
ates CO defendants in the star route
cases. His testimony explains and
corroborates then that has gone be-
fore. The Governments case has
been clinched so firmly that legal
ingenuity and ability cannot IN.
do it, while the defendants are sick
with a sickness that can neither be
concealed nor mistaken.
Reading by the Heads.
Intelligent readers of newspapers may
well be surprised to learn that there is
(among unintelligent readers) q belief
that letter postage has been reduced
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