The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-06
WASHINGTON.
Ie Capita, "a Well ~ capitol seen
without GLASSES
N, mis- OF The lIour aud their Big
wIgged Attendants.



WASHINGTON, u. o.. April l,-fCorres.
pondenee HKrsLp.l Mr. Anderson, o.
ksn -. has thgoSn eut tho custsnafy
.'fsoler'' by tbs introduction u hus joiLi
resolution Tor sdiournment on the 2nd OF
Junc. d, paVoud question that rONgleas
could sul0ufn saaily IA June II the LEADER
felt tnst wy, but II Is hardly 10 DO looked
tor. TOE tafiii uill aud tie appropriation
aret oll general measures ihsta likely
20 hold the houses together, aud Two pionthi
ought to suffice 10 makes acme dispOeltiun o'
the ono and pass toe other. Amendments
and speeches, however, AS thick rs The
leaves ui Valiam ofoea, etc., arc ikrlY 20
consume, on these meakurcs nlons, ~ or
three times lbs ~feosonh"le and requisite
period nor discussion. Added 10 these ere
the di.agrcaIeais, sntagunIsms aud co..
f~creno.s that are likely " ensue between
tho two houses 20 ias, the prospects for an
carly adjournment rfe exceedingly ohm.
The hilUn tina hsa already Occurred over
the naval bill Is likely ~ DO repeated with
mos OF toe appropriation bills The
chances ave favorable Tor
A~DEADLrCE Oh n NAVAL ELL.
The SENATE committee which now has In
charge lhe bill passed or thu nous, hsvlng
decided 20 inguit tho bill for new C~rtisors,
which passed tho aenrts, "a an amendment
TO the general appropriation bill, thor &c.
ton Wi PROBABLY be sustained by the SEN
ale. rhis Will bs IL direct sn,agosism with
the position tskcs by the house AID ,hsre
Is not much cEarcs NJ O conferences com.
mitteo &c ing vary harm1oiansly upon ,he
subjso.. This promises 10 furni.h the ma
terasi FIR a lOns fight between tho two ap-
proprltt'uu ctmGIEtess.
II 10 Understood that the tgriff Dill will
be taken up either the last OF the present
week, or tho middle Of next or As poon as
the Indian. Aerlcul suyal and Psosion mp.
propristious ara psssed. A few prslimi.
nary votes will soon -attls the tate OF tariff
legisla ion, nos ooofss-sdly on all Sides q
matter rf profound mystery. When the
three b Is alluded 70 above are dippossd 81,
Just hell OF the general approJ Ration bills
will have been passed by the bsuSe. When
congress wants 10 adjsnrn, esp.clslll IN q
presidential year, private rel'et bills ere
not likely to hold tho HOUSES long ,ogsihsr.
AN ARIsrocRArIc GovERraxsr.
A great hullaba 90 wSs nude n few cs7t
since by what purported 10 oe a memorial
from 100 Of the mort prominent citizens
praying tor a return 10 suffrage government
in this diotrict. rbs city IL nov governed
by three comm eslnueys, directly under The
district cDmniitees OF congress, end, Il
must b. confessed. 10 M example, Che only
one in the United ) a,es, OF gn ar.siocsG,if
government. pure ana simple. Much CON-
plain. dgtinss tho commissioners, their
tyranny and fSraYbgsIce, eeisis, nnO the
agitation referred . olOogs 60 The restoration
OF the territorial or elective covert ment o.
afaw years since.
when that territorial government existed
Washington wss, OF fll places ON eArt1, The
regrN's paradise. Win over : third OF the
population. and alwaye aud early aud often
at the polls. she negroes absolutely ran
everything and 20 greet were ne abuses.
ex ravsgGroes aud ~aupoyADces 10 the
whites ard taxpayers generally. Chat con
gress " pei out the elective government Al
oIa blow. II n0w traugDires thaf the me
mOriai OF 1907 was a memorial OF nine OF
ten only, ard NE majority OF the citizens
drsad and pray to be delivered from sui
rage. /. must hsse beeu u fearful expert
ence in municipal government that would
sicksn An American city at thu mere mem
ton Of "suiIrage.h This eristocrstic form
of governms cut IS likely TO remain . fixture
here.
XXI MORE light.
The CITY has been witnessing some expeT'
imentsin the LAST lew days with the elac'
trio ilht. They b4ve been placed ON ia
dome OF the capitol, the monument md he
Smithsonian institute. and indeed present
cd a most brilliGn, effect, nut far rom tuat
predicted. The great d0ma aud the long
shaft oil the monument afford the finest
field in he United States for experiments
in the premises, and 1t was thought tba at
the Grsatar portion OF Washington would
be lighted up brilliantly by eight or ten
lights on each OF tho structures mentioned.
The experime To showed that it was hardly
possible to light a city by electric lights
hung on u tower, although the most beau.
tiiul sight could DO furnished by the dis.
play. That portion Of the city Ground the
capitol and the portion around tho monu-
ment q ~ were benefited by the. extern
ment end these were uncomfortable por'
tions
NEARING COMPLETION AT LAST.
M shaen Ia n u~atl-Iaf nhnd ha-
liei that the great white shat which hal
been crawling upward SO slowly for lonl
years, the Wash ngton Monument, will b.
completed this year. When 1t IL completed
Il will DO the tsllest structure ever erected
oy the labor. OF man In the history OF the
world, and will take its place among the en-
cheering feats OF the age aud become on
OF the wonders Of the world and OF the greaI
J monuments Of time. It is beautiful ever
now TO Contemplate as it rises In classic
purity and simplicity upon tbs bauAs o
the r. tomac.
A force OF seventy men are now kept
busy cutting and dressing the stones pre-
parstory to the general resumption o.
work. rhsse men have been At work when
practicable. siuce the suspension OF setting
stone last winter, when the structure had
rcgched n height Of 40 feet. L. f. not in
tended TO resume the work OF setting un'
til the lst OF May, although there is a suti
Clent Quhutlty VI stuut now uTtoetN uhu
ready % bs placed IN position 10 raise the
monument thirty additional feet. IL 10 ali
s~olutely necessary, however, to have plenty
OF material on hand when the work Is ones
commenced. 10 preclude the possibility o
its BEING stopprd for want Of material. apd
therefore by the LIST OF May 1t 10 intended tt
have stone enough prepared to roise tb'
10 40 feet. Nearly enough
atone Is slresdy on the ground to do this
The Lee 'mpany OF Massachusetts,, whc
were at tifst awarded the oontrsct last : ear
succeoied la supplying but twelve suitable
blocks, and at IN expense OF $1,000. OWNS
to Their failure to furnish a suificient quan'
ETY., their contract was snpulled ent
awarded Hugh Si,soo, OF Maryland. he
expecss TO supply about 20 blocks pei
month, and at that rate there will be d sui
ficient quantity on hand to make the moDu
ment's height 500 feet. and II this Is accom-
plished IL Is expected that ali o. 1t will b'
set by the middle Of August All that vii
remain then will be 10 erect the pyrafnidal
marble summit OF fifty feet, making thu
monumen 800 feet high.
The Danvllie investigation has got under
good headway once more anu crowds @
vii nesses are IN snce daily. Senate
Vance Ia doing the questioning now ape
b cross examination IL geDeraly turned
over bv Senator Sherman TO Lapham, WIT
is constsntly assisted ny that hery states
man John ). Wise Wise Is the movini
spirit of the investigation aud seemiDgI,
takes but li,tle interest in anything else
When one sees This dsily crowd OF witnesse
IN attendance, each with a long strain o
nothines 10 tell, and calculates the dali
cost Of tb.s investigation and reflects tina
no mater what the LIBERALIZATION or re
mort OF the committee nobody can be pos
Sibly benefited, not even the rep1blica'
Dasty. Dor Mr.. John 8. Vice. the sosurdit,
and the i~rexcus.ble extravsgance oil CT
uepdsfure and vasts OF public time. fore
fhsmseivss npon b mind vito wonderful
d{stinctDsss.
NJ: Sherman can insist up9n me sppre