The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-12-13
FROM WASHINGTON
Special to the CARBON ADVOCATE
WAsHINGrOE, Dec, G, 1888.

/ GpCClbl 10 tue OARBON ADVOCATE
WAsHINGroE. Dec, G, 1884,
The West End has put on an air of he
ing inhabited again this week. The
houses are once more in order and the
promenades on bright afternoons are
peopled with the familiar forms which
go to make Up our social life. The dives
are ;hronged with dashirg cquipages
and there is an attractive look Of gay life
again about things and places. Among
the old residents who simply live here,
because no place is as charming, this
bright programme has been in progress
for most of the autumn months. But
the element which adds that curiously
changing attraction to the population is
the advent of Congress, and the cosmo-
politan textures of Washington society
are simply perfect. TIE diplomatic
corps enjoys the fall here, and at most of
the legations the social campaign has be-
gun. Upper II and streets and Con.
necticut avenue are busy centres OF gay.
ETY., the more enjoyed since it takes in
none but the select few.
The Anthony memorial session will
soon be held, and speeches by nearly all
the prominent Senators are expected.
Senator Aldrich has prepared an elabor-
ate tribute TO his late colleague, and the
newly elected Senator iromRhode Island,
VIM. z. Sheffield, will also speak. Sena-
tor Anthony gave the longest continued
serVcs Of any Senator since Thomas
II rt B 'ulon. He entered the Senate in
1853 aud seryed mole than twenty-four
consecutive years.
Secretary Teller characlerizes as false
the statement that he has withdrawn
from the Senatorial contest in Colorado.
The story is be says au invention of his
opponents. He is in the fight TO stay,
and whether defeated or not, expects to
secure the defeat of Hill. He does not
propose to go to Colorado in person
dnrlng the Senatorial contest, but will
remain here and attend to his official
duties.
1ho White House interior is about ns
for!orn place MS can be imagined, The
President has not as yet taken up his
winter residence there and little prevara
lion, except AS regards bis personal com.
tort, Is III progress. His cottage at the
Soldiers Home is CHEEKY and pleasant,
and he fingers there later each fall, HIS
household just ut present, is "matron-
lied" over by lis daughter Nellie aud
her cousin Jessie McElroy, who drive in
each morning to school.
1t has not been the custom to do any
extraordinary fxing'up during the last
part of any administration the new
President having the privilege to order
any extra shining up he may need.
There is enough money spent zach year
on The White House 10 almost rebuild
it, and still it appears shabby. By gas
light it looks infinitely better and the ef-
feet is generally pleasing
There are two bills now before Con-
gress to make changes in the present
system OF counting ths electoral votes
One has passed the Senate and is known
as the Hoar bill. but it will not get
through tie House, MS MIR. Eaton has a
pet measure which differs radically from
that Of tue Republican Senator, and
which is now under consideration in the
lower branch. Between these meas ures
and also taking into consideration the
short session, 1t is not probable that
there will be nny change in the present
method of counting the electoral votes
by the Forty-eighth Congress,
Evidently all the oil fellows who have
had no chnnee to engineer Republican
inaugcrNtions are going to try and
achieve success in the prelimiparies for
the coming 4.h of March, posing in the
wellknown character of lifelong Demo
Gratis. The business of starting off a,
new President in good style down Penn.
sylvauia avenue ought to have national
as well as local management, and whilC
everything seems upset just now among
the different sets of the local brethern
1t Is to be hopad all petty jealousies viii
be forgotten in the common veal anC
some definite plan settled before long.
Relative to the Inauguration, am at
loss to know, and the people at III,
: Capital are puzzled to find out, how IL {,
are gong to lodge the scores of thousand d
OF strangers who are coming to sec th
E inauguration of the frst Democrats
d President in almost thirty years. Ih
. friends of Mr.. Cleveland are determine,
that bis accession TO Office shall be MOI
siilted than NJ. Jtfierson's, who rode [,
tho Capitol on horse sback. tied bis nag {,
a tree, took tho oath Of nice. and trotte,
OF just as hs had been IN the habit Q
taking erist to the MILL The Washing
n ton hotels aro all iirst-class, but tb,
would be rated in Chicago, St. Lopis e
! Ciuciunati several degrees below II
frat-class hostelries Of those towns
Wizards Is an immense caravansar,
J. capable Of shsl;eIing fifteen Lundrt,
j. p sogle and diuiug hall Of that numle G
u at once. II has aheady rejeoied f5r
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