Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-26
FROM WASHINGTON
An Interesting Letter.
From The Christian l'nlonl.

gress constantly increases. Social prestige
is frequently as much sought after by them
as distinction 10 legislative work. In conse-
quence, elegant establishments increase won
derfully year by year. until a Congressman
| who is content to live upon his pay cuts q
very small figure here. Colonel Theodore
Lyman of Massachusetts, is one OF the new
members who will entertain much. lie has
bought an elegant place Of Thomas Circle for
that purpose. Colonel Lyman Inherited
great wealth, and is more than that, n brave
and scholarly man. He served through the
war without pay. Then there is Senator
Palmer, OF Michigan. He has rented Mr.
WINDOWS house. Mr.. Palmer is Il grandson
| OF the William A. Palmer who was Sena-
| tor from Vermont during Madison's admin
| istration, and later, Governor of that State
Congressman Washburn of Minnesota, the
last of that famous family in public life has
| rented Don Cameron's house, and will give
lavish receptions. or the new Senators near
ly oil are millonaircs. Bowen OF Colorado is
a mining lord, who was a Garnet bag
judge in Arkansas during the Dorsey regime;
Sabiu, of Minnesota, went from Connecticut
twenty years ago, and is now very rich;
Dolph, OF Oregon, is thrifty corporation at
torney Ex-Governor Colqutt is one of the
| best-to-do men in Georgia; Randall Gibson,
| OF Louisiana, inherited wealth. and the others
arc well of. There are not many poor men
| left in the senate. Count out Messrs. Blair,
Frye, Kenna, Jones of Florida, and Riddle
| berger, and the rest are all rich. This is not
| especially to he wondered at. Money max
| ing has been easy OF late, and three fourths
| OF them are more than fifty years old
| Speaking Of age reminds me that Mr.. Kenpa.
| oil west Virginia, is but thirty-livc years old
while Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, is seventy
three. Aldricb, Of Rhode island, is bu,
forty-two, aud Miller, of New York, foity-
| hve. MIR. Morrill, is the only senator over
seventy, although Mr.. Anthony has been a
senator for twenty-five years; but lie be
gan young, when forty-three years
old. Senator Edmunds is here attend.
| ing on the Supreme court. His west
err trip has entirely recovered him
from the WORKOUT look which succeeded his
daughters death last Winter. am told by
| a gentleman near 10 lin that his repeatcd
| refusal to he conaidcred presidential can
didate is sincere, but he based il on a differ
ent motive from the one usually uscribed.
The Senator has always been prudent man.
and was wealthy years ago. But within
comparatively short time his retaining fees
have grown 10 an enormous figure. lie is
regularly secured in all the leading corpora
ton cases before the Supreme Court. No
one pretends TO say what his income from
his law business is, but to mau of his saw
ing Instincts it makes the presidential salary
seem small.
The Supreme Court met Oh Monday. and
will now hold daily sessions until next Nav.
except mouths recess in midwinIer The
Justices all appeared in new silk robes. and
seemed robust and hearty, except Mr.. Brad
ley, who grows smaller and thinner each
year. lie has been now over ten years on
the bench, and is entitled to retire on full
pay for the rest of his life, but he does not
do it. lie had an uuenviablc place in the
electoral commission, but, politics aside, is
most industrious and worthy judge. There
is one gentleman il Washington who sees no
reason why MIR. Bradley does not retire. lie
is Secretary Folger, who is no. in love with
the treasury and is understood to be
promised Judge Bradley's place, if Prcsi.
deut Arthur fills it. There is not hand
somer position ip public service than to Judge
on the Supreme Cont. 1t yields so 900 IA
year for life, and innumcrable privileges. The
judges do not work hard. They take five
months vacation, and the court when in scs.
sion only sits four hours day five times
week Each one has servant assigned him.
This is how the custom began The Judges
complained that it was too hard for them 10
be obliged to carry their heavy llw-books
home from the library. A colored man was
given them for that duty Plenty of way ms
are at hand to do it now, but the servants
have never been cut or, and now they are
kept as bute's and foolmen, but still paid
by government $1,000 year. The Judges
did not make their usual call at the White
House because of Mr.. Arthur's absence. but
they will be rendered the usual dinner there
early in the winter. Big Justc. GRAY, of
massachusetts,, is the only bachelor of the
court, and as such is SO much sought after in
society that Chief jus ice Waite often saws
that he shall never get any work out of his
youngest associate until he mar,ics or an
nounces VOW of perpetual crbacy.
The regular newspaper correspondents in
Washington formG prculiaI,b1ly OF men. Most
OF them earn very handsome incomes. The
city papers pay their leading men from So
OOO to 50, 900, and most Of them have more
than one paper. \ younger SET has drittod
IN of late, but the corps still includes Charles
NordhoH, of the UeFdd; General BDynton
OF the Cincinnati Gdz6tte; Major Carson, of
the Philadelphia Layer; W. t. Shaw, of the
Boston Transcript, and Colonel l.. O. Nash
ington. of the New Orleans PicayuHe: Major
Ben Perlcy Poorc retains his Place at The
capital, but has given up daily newspaper
work. He is now writing his "reminiscences.
They will deal with WASHINGTON life since
1916, when he came here as correspondent
OF the old Boston Atlds
Mr.. Arthur intends to have gay Winter
at the White House, and is having it put in
order for that purpose. Despite all that is
said about its being oldfashloned and un.
healthy, 1t is still the handsomcst house in
Washington, and when the Potomac flats are
hlled will lie one of the hcalthicst. The sit
ualion is simply perfect. Most people never
see 1t properly, for the back way from Penn
sylvanla avenue has been made the main en-
trance, and not one visitor in a hundred ever
notices its beautiful swell front, with its cir
cular steps, which look down over the park
like lawn. Originally, the mansion was
meant for country house, and the approach |
was to be through the park, leaving the ave.
nue. entrance for milkmen and butchers but |
every one is in too much of IL hurry to 20 |
around, and all go in the buck way In my
opinion, whatever there is of malaria in The |
White House is not due to its situation. But |
Its occupants drink water from Il spring in |
Franklin Square, right in the centre of the |
city. II might have been good eighty years
ago, but 1t can hardly be so now. Mr.. Ar
thur looks us If he would easily live his term
out, and he certainly knows how to enjoy |
life as well as any President since Franklin |
Fierce. will not enter into his plans for |
denomination. They will be clear enough |
before the Winter is out.
The Republican defeat in Ohio was not ex-
pected here. Adviccs up to the last moment
predicted Foraker's election. The party
managers do not attempt to conceal the fact
that it is a serious reverse, and attended
with bad results. Not since before the war
have the Democrats carried Ohio two years
In succession, and been in complete posses
sion OF the whole State government. 1t
means Pendeton for Senator again, tie re-
liremcnt of Governor Foster and a desper-
ate struggle next year. The Prohibitionists,
for whom the Republicans took decided
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