Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-03

More About New Years Day and the
Twin-BrOthers of Two Members.


Correspondence the Morning Reaos.
WASHINGTON, Jan. New Years day
has been more generally observed in
Washington than for many years. The
number of people receiving was larger.
and the number of callers In proportion.
The renovated White House was brilliant
III flowers, soft light and bright decora-
uons. The curtains were closed over the
windows and the gas half lit. The Presi-
dent, as usual was accomplished, urbane
al self-satisfed. The toilets of the
ladies receiving with him were "all
/ from Paris" = female Jenkins
1 enthusiastically says: "Fase ;iRiform of
/ the diplomatic corps and of the army ana
navy were as brilliant and effective as
they are every New Years day. The Ma
rine Band in the yestibule PLAYED patriotic
and pleasant airs. The carriages were
packed In the rOadways leading to the
House-the lines extending far out on
pennsylvania avenue. The wives of new
/ members who have remained in the
city were all there. They never
miss the opportunity of being for the first
time in at the early or ''Official and bril-
liant part Of the reception. The crash
NAANA AOAAuMo hu1A the "OUlcl3l and
brilliant" contingent had departed was
not so very great, but it was doubtless as
great as President Arthur had any desire
1or. Beyond being little more formal
and having more brilliant surroundings
than in past years the White House
reception was the Off-tOld tale in the
relation of which the "societv' writer's
annually reyel. The Cabinet receptions
were also largely attended. They were.
of course, "brilliant." Who ever heard
of any social affair in the hands of high
officials family that was not brilliant?
UnOthclal Washington enjoyed the day
most Enthusiastically The number of houses
that were open was countless. The day
was very sloppy, but the ladies had no
fault to find when they counted up the
cards when it all was over Carriages
were driving rapidly from house to house
over the concrete paYements, the horses
1eet, not the wheels, making the sound.
They occasionally splashed the over shoes
and pants of the very-hard-up-yOung man
who was compelled tc pedestrianize or
not call at all. There was very little
drinking for such a festive occasion. The
New Year in Washington was happy
one.
THAT PHIL. THOMPSON, OF KENTUCKY.
has twin brother is a well known fact.
1t is also in the chronicles that the twin
perfect similarity to his brother to walk
uncOncernedly upon the floor of
the House while that body is in
session, just as if he were a duly
elected member. 1t now appears
that there is another Dromio couple.
Representative Horr, of Michigan, has a
twin brother too. You would not think it
to look at HOrr. He is short little fellow
with a good round stomach. The way his
hair and tuft of beard sit, together with
his general appearance, is suggestive. 1t
is suggested that Mr.. HOrr is the embodi-
ment of a cross between benevolent
Santa Claus and Pantaloon in 'EHumpty
Dumpty." No one would ever imagine
that there could be but one
such person in the world as HOrr. of
Michigan. But there is. There is his
twin brother. That gentleman appeared
here about ten days before the holiday
recess, so one of the doOrkeepers told me
to-day. He is better twin to HOrr than
Phil ThOmpsOn's brother is to him. He
took to himself the privileges of the floor.
of the cloak room, of the lobby and of the
barber shops with the greatest nOncha-
lance. He had been doing this for
about five days, when the
dOOrkeeper saw that something was
wrong. There were two Mr.. HOrrs on
the floor at the same time. One of them
bided his time until he was certain that
he had the right one. HOrr told him that
the other man was his twin brother. The
doorkeeper said that he would have to re-
fuse him admittance. "All right" said
MIR. Horr. "Those are the rules / know.o
The next day the genuine member was
standing at the entrance to one of the
cloak rooms. The doOrkeeper came to
him and said: Il am sorry, sir, but YOU
will have to get off the floor. 1 know you
are MIR. Horr's twin brother, but l have to
carry out the rules 1t was with the ut
most difficulty that the real member es-
tablished his identity. After that the
HOrr twins came and went as they listed
1t was impossible to tell which was which.
THERE Is GOOD DEAL OF TALK
about an early adjournment of this, the
long" session. A number of members
are saying that they are In favor of get
ting through work and going home with
out any waste of time. They also speak
confidently of two or more of the import
ant appropriation bills going through the
House before the end of January. This
is the annual talk. The older heads
always laugh att. tits impossible to over
throw customs in a lay. Congress. from
time immemOria1 has put off the appro-
prlatlon bills until the tail end of the ses-
sion and then rushed them through. There
is going to be no short "lOng session."
The tariff, the contested election cases,
the investigation of the Department of
Justice and other things which will
spring up as the course is run will
prevent this. 1t is going to be a long
session, with the absolutely necessary
business coming in at the tail end, as
usual.
The whisky men are not going to get
any relief this session. That is as plain
as sunrise on an unclouded morning.
There will ha no extension of the bonded
period for two years, as the Willis hin
provides. The whisky interest i- nranGT
in this than it was in the last House.
There is pretty big whisky lobby here,
and it will be bigger. Its members might
as well go home.
A RECENT DISPATCH TO THE ''NEWs,"
when put in the telegraph office here, said
that eX-Representative ButterwOrth had
been given 1900 for his services in the
South Carolina election cases, and that
Emory Speer would probably get the same
sum for his work. The figures 81, 800 were
enlarged to $500 when the dispatch was
printed. Potomac.