Daily Republican., 1883-03-05
Y ASHlNGION !ETTFR.
,,,I ATTRACTIONS OF THE CAPI'
VoL- BUNCD HE'S
IN TIE HOUSE.

From our Regular Correspondent
AsHINGyoS, March 3, 1883.
The Capitol is, by iar, the most popu-
,qr resort in Washington this week, and
Intervening sessions Of Congress are tn"
mos, attractive to visitors, for then
,Le galleries are packed with strangers
.|rnrnlanitd by their city friends. The
lIof,sc draws the largest crowds. Bun
rnmp. and parrot speeches arc the rule,
Which. with monkey gesiiculation,
max. So good show that the spccta-
,nr, put tie worth oftheir money since
me ), ats are free. They enter heartily
mrn til. spiri, of the turbulence below,
,birl has reached its climax this
week. in a perfect uproar of noisy,
stormy, wholly unintelligible discus
sion.
At times, nearly every member will
Il. on his feet, and two dozen of them
addressing the chair at the same time,
amid cheers, applause and laughter,
which render not only their own words,
but the utt.rances of the chair inaudi-
Me, OF course the chairman refuses to
recognize any one until they can come
,u o der. hn, no recognition is asked for
or desired. But, in spite Of all this fun
and fury. these last days Of the forty
seventh Congress will ever be remeIn
hrrpd hy the soon departing members
with un,nlAtd pleasure. Home, rest and
relaxation will doubtless (tor time at
Dras t@ boon to all of Them, for their
sous are nring sorely tried now by a
rain uf grievances following close upon
llrr heels and d"gging every step, in
,hr shape If thousands Of constituents
INST arrived in the city, aided by thou
,allu> II others already here, and all
war'uy u thouSand little matters at.
',ndod 10 before Congress adjourns
These grimsare from every section
oit ti- United States, from Maine to
TcAas. N"m Florida to California
each has his pet project. II may be
III, ds>alr of Il littl. bill, or the OBJ
,an,n",, "a little Office but no matter
Luv NAL. 10 the rest Of the world, il is
u III" and death ,rnrmr 10 him, and AT
hi. nigh pressure stage Of the session
il, ..l" h.s Congressman to run II
ih!c,gh at once. Every Senator and
Men her ~ ranshcking his brain for in
,olum ,o'Iudn this ubiquitous mob,
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