Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-03-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IFrom Our Regular Correspondent J
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. ISS:

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 1883.
II is scarcely worth while to speak oil
what Congress is doing, for the tariff qucs-
tion still occmpies almost the entire time OF
both houses and at the present stage the
situation to day may he widely changed TO-
morrow. There is at this moment gcner-
al feeling that possibly the senate bill may
be passed before the end, II the iron inter.
ests have been placated us reported. 1t is
also confidently asserted that bill reducing
the whisky tax to fifty cents will be put
through, ut the last moment, together with
the bank Tux repeal. 1t is whispered also
that one of these fine days the Soil hern
Pacific railway consolidation scheme is
going to slide through Congress. Next to
the millions of acres of public land this
would enable the combination TO gpbble
the meat In that legislative cocoanut is in
section 4, which provides, that "the right
to fix, from time to time, as the public in
terest may require, the rates for carrying
passengers and freight Oh the consolidated
road is hereby reserved to Congross" That
clause takes il out Of the power Of the hall
dozen or more states through which the
consolidated roads will run to meddle with
the rates. and concentrates the power in
Congress. The Pacific railway combina.
| ton has heretofore found ita comparative.
ly easy matter to defeat hostile legislation
in Congress, and il had rather take chances
there than to buy up state legislatures
These state commissioners are giving the
railway companies no end os trouble, and
in the near future you will see them COM
ing to Congress for protection. Then il
will he worth the while Of II thrifty man to
be Congressman.
This tariff thing is becoming unendura-
ble The senators and representatives for
all they talk SO knowingly on the floor of
Congress, when outside acknowledge that
they know next to nothing about it. They
can do nothing but fly down to the bureau
of statistics, and the driven and over-work-
ed clerks say that if there is an extra ses-
sion of Congress and the tariff continues to
be the subject of debale there will be moth.
ing left for them but to behead the chief Of
the bureau, set fire 10 the building, burr
all the statistics and themselves perish in
the flames. Every Monday morning the
six days go as.you please talking match
begins 1t is bad enough in the house
where debate can be choked off, but wher
it encounters the frigid atmosphere OF the
senate, where senatorial courtesy oblige'
them to listen TO fourteen volumes Of tall
from every man there without any resource
but motion to adjourn; il ia enough tc
make Senator Hoar use bad words. The
fights in the house enliven things little
and Mr.. Huskell's and Mr.. 1ownsendi
wordy war was an oasis of excitement il
; desert of dullness; but IN these times
!, there isn't nybody left in the senate hard
Ix, ,at <un irrtfatn and thpr
will be fewer still after the 4th of March
For however well the millionaires may i'm
I agine they will look in their scnatoria
, chairs, they really look like just what the
:, are-vulgarly rich and severely common
: place The galleries have been well file
the whole session. There are two reserve
+, galleries in the senate known as democrati
and republican galleries, where ladies
o the same political faiths congregale. IN
+ presence Of the gentler sex is iniermall
i. recognized, as it were, at the capitol. NV
pretty rooms are set apart lor them IN III
north wing, wherein the foot OF man ha
never yet profanely entered. They ope
A directly into the gallery and command on
+ of the finest views from the capitol. The
are very quaint and pretty, the window
O being deeply recessed and really sqnaI
o port-holes high up from the hoor. Con
4 Portable lounges and chairs are sprea
!. around aud one may even take nap b'
q tween times. The restaurant in the bas'
: ment has also room where ladies una
n tended may get lunch.
Senator David Davis approaching ma
a riage has been the subject of dispute anon
,. his most intimate friends. A number
n them have denied the possibility OF such
re- marriage with such emphasis as to gl'
10 their denials an air OF authority. deni
a telegraphed from Illinois the other da
a came from the senator's principal busine
o. partner. Naturally these denials fro
II people holding sncli intimate relations vii
q the senator have had an effect. The re
truth of the matter is the Judge is naiira
IL ly very reticent about his private aff,il
If lie has not vet notified any one outside
re- his family Of his approaching marring
ar The fact, however, of the marriage is nc
,e unquestioned. Judge Days will go
nj North Carolina Immediately after adjonr
l. ment and marry Miss A. f. Burr, wi
4. lives near Fayetteville, in that state. u
Ii. wedding will be private one. Alter I
is wedding the newly-married pair Will
ps to California for a several weeks visit.
If The operatic cyclone has struck Was
D. ington this week. One can hear Pa
in warble for 81 wnrble. The seats are
10 for arm. chairs, S5 for first gallery ~
ut something less for the second gallery. i
he lower boxes are offered for $3.50 the seas'
mn There was great rush Of wealthy jonrn
ty isls for these boxes, but unfortunate
cL there were not enough TO go around, II
H. most of them had to put up with nine
he ten 81 seats for each evening The move
nm of not being in $3.50 boxes will compens'
,ut them, however, for going into the den
md cratic orchestra chairs and dress circle.
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