Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-12-27
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent ]
WAsH.NeT.N, Dc. ID. -

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The third week in Congress has
been the busiest and most interesting
of the present session. The Senate first
said, by MAJORITY oi ten, that Duku-
Ia should be received into the Union
of states; then il listened to me
speeches on ihe silver question from
senators Box and sherman; discuss
ed naval appropriations; touched UH
indian land eases gave hurried al.
teutiUn To Il Iiumher Of minor matters
read and relerrd new bills, and held
secret sessions over tie Spanish treaty
which is before il for ratification. il Is
most likely the public Will have AN
opportunity 10 hear this treaty discuss
ed. senator Van Wyck has asked
that The senate throw open its doors
and refrain from the solemn farce Oh
Executive sessions over commercial
treaties, about which the whole coun-
Try Is Interested and informed, and his
rcqut st Is being considered by the
committee on foreign relations.
senator Beck in his silver speech,
indicated what the incoming admins
JrutiUu would do when ,js he said, tie
enemies OF the silver bill were out or
the way. In reply, senator Sherm an
told him, il Mr.. Bayard should be the
next secretary OF the treasury, IL
wuu.d have 40 less trouble in sowing
his question than others had Iuuud.
During q part Of each daily session
since congress opened the house Ga
REPRESENTATIVE has DCea debating the
Interstate commerce Uli. Mem utIs
nave differed as To the details OF the
bill, but it WAS just ready to be passed
when 10. cOiDr line dilemma arose dis
may WAS depicted nH the lace OF every
Democrat in the House when Il cOlUIed
CuugreSsuan from the cid North state
moved an amendment providing i0r
The freedom OF the cars 10 negroes
who have paid their FIRE, A biz. er dc
bate has followed and The Democrats
have held several conferences without
deciding how To escape unless they
place the Democracy on record against
their recent declurutit rs in FAVOR Of
equi! righs.
Mr.. OHarv insisted that while
dumb lru es were eng rote-ted i'll
transit and every other Interest shield
ed. il was time 10 protect the rights OF
the cOIOred citizen. He disIvO we'd the
allegation that his motion had b, Ell
made Tor Il political purpose. He said
he did not care to raise POLITICAL Is
sue two years before Il campaign be-
gins. but he thought that while public
sentiment and the healthy Influences
Of the nineteenth century stared us in
the face, il was too late for the Fmeri-
can congress to legislature ON the col
or question. Amid applause on the re-
publican side OF the chamber, he closed
his spec ch by saying whether man
was white or black. humble or eXhul--
piebeiau or aTiStOcrut, ii ne pays his
Iare and decently behaves himself, he
is entileled 10 the rights that his mon
ev and desire prompt" The bill viii
probably pass, but so loaded with
mood F7GTrrIr
in the senate.
The House approved the bin for a
Department o. Agriculture. and when
il becomes q law. the commissioner of
Agriculture viii be a cabinet Officer.
and will be called the secretary Of
Agriculture
congress this session has caused re-
mark. None OF them take the trouble
To fulfil the duties imposed by their.
talents and raise ulaugh. Sir. OChiltree
of Texas. the irrepressibte, became
solemn after his Ideleat, and has new
er smiled again.
The House has missed his red
locks. and the iack-in-the-boX agility
which he was wont to pop up last
session and demand that the TrepS-
ury vaults be opened and the 'sur
plus revenue pOurd OUT 10 Il suffer
ing people. Nor has Mr.. Cox, 0f New
York, this session made his usual la
bored effort to be funny.
Still there are other kinds of fame,
and Representative SHlhertS0n. OF
Texas. has Just distinguished himself
a. a man of cstndor. He is the only
Member of the House who has acknOwv
lodged that he IS dependent on the
arts of the toilet for his beauty. The
other day, a gentleman introduced TO
him. expressed surprise ut his youth
uI appearance. on / look younger
that I ann said he ibecaCse ] aye
my hair apd beard