The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-19
WASHINGTON.
rha blackburn iauque,-An Ola Time
4. mUfy.
How The Junkoline Committees sQunn-
der tho p,aplc's noucy.
Legislative Lors 4, rsonai aud General

WAsniSoroE, Feb. i3.-[porre,pond-
enc - rns now Henat " rlrrt from krn-
iuoky epi,ved a. tuO hands Of his friends
here this evening riagnifcent ovation.
psnnsy lyauin avenue, IL front 0i ihs n a..
tiounl hotel, was Liter y packed the Ma.
rine band was out m Ioror, t'e works nndrd
10 the brillinncy and hnrran on "a. hutr,
ana the Distinguished reolpiert OF al TINS
honot wa. loudly aud repeatedly oherred
by the myiind oi tbrott present. such an
ovation - an ex-rebsl IN the capital OF the
nation was u most mtk'd illustration OF
how extensively and ptaot c.l tho bitt.r
difsTences of the w.r bad b.en healed and
In, UNI lrnsant memories buried. IL Was
such mn ovation rs hiss not fallen Tor years
10 y southern man In this cty.
While thus iuoiden nj i.veitlng 20 OLD
memories, l cannct bu recall s'roll OF q
law DAYS since To tne al Arsenal grounds
now used ms tho Washington barracks.
In the extInme snu h-tu portion oil
the city with the blu Pot lmac skirtin z
them on three sides. laid on In walks ana
grass ,l,te, ana dottei nth stately trees.
aud under tue immediate supervisor OF tho
military who afa ploveroiri i'r Keeping
things Ia band-bax order, these BARRACKS
Afford one Of tho pleaaAniest aud ptettiest
quarters for stroll IN tie cry. But 10 Il
tot OF their beauty or presvue uses that
car, ~ speak. Tue grounds bsye brcume
historic, 4 short distance from the main
entrance and Ia ihe centre 81 ono " tne
grassy beds juai oY swat cedar 'eti " Il
plain stake IN lhe ground uil'sa Tue
oblieing sentry near by uhould call "'itn
ton TO the facl, one uud hufil'y Imagine
that The stake marks tho spot where once
stood the most
HISTORIC GALLONS or THE oENTUGY,
and yel such IL the TACT. |. WAS tuerr mat
IN 1865, in what was then the yard ot the
old isu, that the cou6pInt ~, Payne, Mas.
Surlgtt ana tho Others we're hung. hniI
the people In this city, however 30 no,
know to-day where that hisioricsl
execution took place. lhnt dfeadiul ,cen,
is another of the unpleasant memories oi
The great civil struggle tht has paved INTO
tradition aud lett none OF ito lca ufrs nr SUI
rouudings standing g. catch the putlic eye
am tuld that Juuge HOii, who sr'l lives
IA this city and through whOs- iust uueu-
allty chiefly Ms. Surratt was murdered
under the forms 81 law, will not 10 ony sleep
Ia his own or anoihers nome without %
bright light Is kept burning duri"g tAf
night. Ofoourse this Is mere capitol gOs-
-, but IL may be Inst the da~niug clp.
sciousns ~ at last ofa tout wrong aud 4 ia
dcal murder has called uo sprits from
the vastly deep" befora an old aud laiius
mind
However, the big, busy worl OF to-iay
har but little time TO linger over the metn-
1rise of the ma &, and the war and u mtr'-
ad of painful experiences are fast fading
from view. Even war Issues ere becoming
stsle In political campaigns, a. Me- opt Pc
mau aud Mehore had practically DEM
Onstrnted 10 them In tbs sen
ne not two weeks biuce
Their proposed iuuketi1s tJGr o the sou ''
10 inyrstigaii the Copnn, Oau0'i'e oni oih-
90 alleged southern out lgps Is u arcs gou
"a g., q d.
ate, AMONG thsm Frye, III Maine, who com
posed the investigating oimmit'rr ia
k dog tours bv cJmmi''es-, though, are
be oming unpopulir. siron I've
sHAnELEss EXHIBITS ~ IXrRtvtGANCs
Attending SUCH tours have Oe'u N $40 pub
lie. Lsst year the expenses VI special hIN
lsct committees tunng he feCe-s oi con-
gress, wnen there ~ usually thing l1r
committees To do, amnu Ted 10 k3l, 37h
The expen .es ol the suh-cJmmittee ou edu'
cation and laDo-, IN tskiug testimony ~ b.
the condition ,ud needs Ui labor ~ reRa =
ed $4,000. Mr.. LUean's sab committee
Trip do9n the Mississippi river cos
SO 100 Mr.. Dawes aud MS sun
committee 10 examine into the
5000 the comm tee on rulss drew and eE'
pended 81 900 under a res lu'iOn dirtc.ine
A revision OF the rules. A subcommittee
OF the foreign relations COMMITTEE, Of whioh
AZ. Laphan was charm u, expended 81
$50 in addition TO whch Mr. Lipham'e son,
q. b. Lapham, drew 1912 az clerk for the
sumner aud fall months. Etch Oh the
clmm ttees named Mad q clerk whose paw
was IN addition 20 the Gums of expenditure
given.
Ifthe two HOUSES propnse u accom- lsh
anything In auy propoftlon u what thsre
ia before them, They " hsye bu ut le
time for junsetlDg, pari .ying or othsr past
lines but close eptl cation To the actual
business in hand. So Tar, ne tAef the sem
ats nor he house, nave pssseu khtv ~ u,
inough thousands ciusliy thousands, have
been Introduced. Thas measure
can BIZ disp tcbrd, or thst the house
can nct promptly when 1t wants to,
4. evidpu ea by the TACT that the apprDpr's-
Ii IN III S. % OO0 tor the sui irers from tlc
Il rod was pu' throush in two or three Jaws.
But this az, several acts repe,'ing l,ud
pranig. the Filz John PDr. e. b II ma u hi
re sting the pay ,nd number o. ertiin
officers anG enlisted men Of the v'lubtser
forces III axe up tho completed bu mess In
me house la the senate tne record is bu
n [ q better. There sic pending ON the
c,lppd ar OF the whole hods. on the state OF
The union about forty bill, among which
are he abippins bill, the naval appropri,-
ton oil, the b TO pension Mexcsn SOL
d, ers, ard That TO estib ish a
department OF agriculture. Ga the
house caIeh'N .neIg nro ,wenS
eight biiis, aso q" ,ne ,a'o oa,en.n. o,e
hundred ana ht,en. tnsro aie u"em.y
bills whicn nave pass.u tae ssna'n IVA 'n ~,
these that have been introduced ana no
uonot wy - ~ Nv Ia ,.o, ,bot ,nam.
The Il im,sl'y ,ies IN ne 'ace ,hat mem
bors nave hp1ueo 'ne con ,.ess WIN
vaie o'is, psrty nnu par.y WI NV nop :, :, :.
cated machinery kno"n as .ne Iuics, "y
whicn any on. UT wv me- o'n p'ae''o"'S
clog Tor dsys I've "neels .. NC W." L..
The insnus ., s.-oena.'r ~ 49,, "a
the CITY Tor me Pss' WV uNo "as $500
tina talk OF possiole p'esiue"'ihi cauu,ua.es