Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-04
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..osprscs Posr INTEL LIoExcEs.
v.~morox, Dssembsr "a. 1883.
-. hosssifsl national city is nov
=. ID sainsnt Of the merry Christ
-. With its banners Of ever
- ssd holly, and even With its
~. nassts Of snow. Christmas
- % gain ON additional degree Of
i 1900 With every year. II has
s1n.sd ell bounds Of creed and
..r1us. sntil il sngirdIes the globe
~ 8 slsoss unbroken chain Of little
.ra,e. suxioasiy pesrina into stock
- - - good work Of st. Nicholas
-. And at no place is the OBJ
-... oe the whole holi-
e.eeon moro complete and
~ sSsn hcEs in Washington. IL 10
~ 80 and fashion from all
~ liI3os esnters and forms .
..sssi - 1laeion, which, from tle fact
~ 4 n . population Of leisure,
~ ~ time and money-two very
.srv1sa1 foouisites-te tho full pleas-
~. sal eoioymeut Of the holiday.
-. - p that middle olaas Of 90
~; ekaae elsrks depending upon the
siee Departments, who, while
- ~ 81 eonmand the full limit Of
~ eutoymsnt, still are blsst
5SS ftue holiday from the cares
e1eieal work during the
...,.1sv psrt Of this happy
.ssse Even the poorer CLASSES seem
- - Vita their full heart and 70
s..sse and With surprising zest, into
~ 11iebeatien. Decoration a6Ounds in
s.,srfoeos, holly, missletoe and cedAr--
= "a ehurohes, IN parlors, and, with
aano indiscyiminstion, about the en-
s.sess q saloons. Among tho novel
~l rlooeant features OF Christmas in
~ aaiou this year are the Christ-
- 0lnha designed to provide gifts
5 = bouatiful board TO the poor.
5R1n oenAuixatiOns are g0verened by
.oSe fo(ks from the highest social cir
&6 the capital, and the most prom
si.saf dab i led BY the President's lit
/
0n1sW has voted itself . long holi-
p. "a ~ members have stolen silent
ouay 70 eat their turkey at home.
~ kave done no actual work, bat
x11n(e enough bills upon the Clerks
- ksep them busy for the rest Of
il om0ial life-measures covering
fn nuhole field Of general legislation,
Wopooitions to change the organic
~ = II land down to the private
- q Mr.. and Mrs. Somebody.
1A 6 these bills are old aeQuaint-
bat some savor Of new ideas.
u 1naliuQ With the land-gyAnt rail-
he shipping interest, the Chi
S ouostion, the silver question, the
- education, homestead laws, tho
E1nD and internal taxes, postal re-
- changes In Court jurisdiction,
n1i6o experiments, patents, Indian
E611n, foreign relation, immigration,
d improvements, and about .
+ md for the relief Of Mr.. James
r and Mr.. John Smith have bscn
srsad . first and second time and
- 70 comnittee. There the ma
- of them will die . natural death,
Fl { eow are fated TO stir the ire and
nO Of Legislators after the holiday
- The Senate has 400 ,mplished
r nxo legislative work than the
- The american House Of
fm1P hes at last duly effect
= soeeganiSation, and the new
- aso settled In their respective
- eqIy 10 experience the annoyance
GVln0 patronage to dispense. But
III pn6egstood that removals Of sub
Inn1D will bs made very gradually.
E01onot 70 interrupt the esiioient work
~ ony Of the departments. lt 10
~ that all the Democrats will
tounoved. The us1al dignity Of
x Qs House gave way IN the dis
80 e the new code Of rules. one
- q which oreCta . Chimes
rid sxcluaien around the Sem
nGboe. Homo Of the members
eppooo this rule. but, the indi-
- ~ that it will b Adopted.
sglm will exclude pretty much
~ from the Chamber, exoeps
- ond ex-members Of Congress
- Ade private secretaries Of
- This rigid exclusion will ex-
~ cloak rooms, whore u u the
e oeuatoru 10 take persons
- thsy wish to converss. Il
- claimed that the rigid seelu-
i - 6enatofs from the world b
- b facilitate businces, b.
y11oe sxisting rules the Senate =
n - b the most orderly and
- legislative body In the world.
ov0vog. professions are any in
11o1tions The present COuQrsos
M ~ rsmembsred for IL good
u conversation Of roproaen-
- ffom the four sections Of
- shows the prevalence Of IN
- degree Of Intelligent opin-
1uniAg The needs Of the c0un-
M ~ lagislation that will b
~ noot theoe needs during
- eo1sion Of Congress. There
sal teoling among Republicans
1o1o1 that something must
osvar6s building up the navy
on1 they all agree That any
- useh0d that b proposed viii
- vtaAout difaculty.
- President returns b. Will
- eil1r, Mira. HoElroy. With
= - VII bs mistrsss Of he
- during the winter.