The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-02-09

The past week has been devoted almost'
exclusively % social gayety with little
congressional work thrown IN By way
or episode aud recreation. when SEM
niors, Members. fabinei Ministers, and
Justices Of the Supreme Court are seen
in swnIiow-iaiI coats, with the gorge
ously arraycd wives and daughters OF
some other man, At two o'clock In tIc|
morning eating chicken salad, scOlIoptd|
d, -ters, drinking champagne, and in.
haliup carLonic acid ga, one begins to'
pc, IN insight Of tie real sources Of bill
lious legislation and lax sdnlinisira.ion
No wonder thar Il il difirult for Con-
|grcss 10 assemble a the early hour Of IL
= H., or that Oh the calling of Tie senate
roll one day last week Senator Butler.
Iof South Carolina, was the only Senator
Iwho answered 10 Ills name.
The social entertainments began on
Monday evening, or rather on Sunday,
for Il is on Ills day that Royal Bob" a.
The late President called Nr. IngcrsclI.
holds hi- receptions, and they were con
'iinued with nnabated fury throughout
THE week. ending with grand ball given
lat the British Ministers IN honor Of the
husband Of her royal higLness the Prin-
cess Louise. But Tuesday evening
|cclipsed AL others ip the number and
|brilliancy Of tile social entertainments
when society divided the hours between
The residences OF Justice Woods, The
spanish Ministers, and General Beale
When tell Won that many men of promi-
lnent Official position were ~ All three o.
these entertainments, and that they were
Iexperied next day 10 be in their Offices
Ior III ihc hails Of Congress trensAciino
iintfieatc delicate business or discussing
lnuestions vital to : nation. question.
lthat tax the best thought and best ener.
lgies of men. You viii allow there n cause
Tor den0unring sii- social folly run mad
/, The curious thing abonS these enter.
Itaiumrnts III Washington i that they Ar
hut little ffequr.lFd ~ ~ youth. Ih'
lieyotcce are mostly cid married ans
midile aged people from whom bright
ine-s Of eve. ~n00thne-s or skin, aut
grace and litIseness " limb has de
iparled.
4 According 10 the present intention o
1.-THE dominant party ia Congress the ses
lsions Of both houses during The comm:
week will be devoted almost exclnsisel!
Ito the tariff question.
Tile fafiff bill ilA'nsd bv the ways an'
'mexn- committee wss taken ZIP ior Dc
ItN,ei cons dernfiou by tie House Of Rep
!rrScntativcs urder the i've minute rnl
|to.day. ana iis consider ton j. 10 pro
Icred throuehout the ucek. inierrup,f'
|onlv w the delivery ~ culogics ~ ~
Congressman 0ffh. come time Nrd
lnessiay afternoon. and on tho dccfasrl
Representative Lowe, of Al4oamx, -
Io'clock saturday.
The senate Ills morning resumed i
} |session-. III committee Of the whole. o
HE finance committees tariff mca-ui'
Inow uending a. volnminous amend
.imcnt IL thc House bill tor the feinctio
'-.lof internal revenue taxation. Tho "
isler-tanaing j. that The majority WI
|rrnlong each days session ~ the Sena'
until as late Az hour A. may be nece'
lar, IL accomplish substantial progte'
lurou ne bill before adjournment. y
III means II il hoped % advance II.
.h!Il nearly or quite ~ The point u fin'
Iac,son by Tie close Of the week, bnt m
retaliation III this hone Il nc; general
= expected with much confidence.
XII When the Fofiy-scventh Congress e1
hires IL viii have been il. session cicvs
/. months eight III The long and ihrsc
! .t!.e short session. Ten of these montl
lave gone. Bai dirty working days r
|main. xni most of this brief re-idt
musl ~ expended On the appropriate
IbI-. Cndef these circumstances n
majority. whose members cannot agr'
!. an,ung themselves On any blil. propos'
|to hold the minority rssponsible tor 2
'-lexsfa session. -.lunli Tie President ~
leide 10 call omc. There Iss been scAtcfl
N aav 81 either session. -inre the fif
y one began ID December, 1sSl. IN wnis
lshe duty az framing and passing rcvcn'
\ llills 49, not becn urged On the muor''
: lby the minority. That duty has hes
lsvstcmaticaIly shirkcd. The Foriy-se'
lenth Congress cinnct escape The CO..
defamation due u thrSc who tribe VII
.'rreat pnblic obligations.
Nj The army appropriation bill Will pro-
sslahly be reported 10 the Senate dnrir
,the next fcw days, but more of the a
=. .lpropriation bills will be called ~ 4
Y action III either House Of Congress uni
the week following.