New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-12-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.

millions of people are here again
TO wrestle, for three months, with
appropriation bills and the lobby.
Congress convened lastMonday at il
O'Clock. Long before that hour
the streets leading to the Capitol
were crowded with hurrying pedes-
trans, eager to secure seats in the
gallereries and see the opening. On
the floors of the Senate and House
the same scenes were presented
that one sees annually at each
meeting of Congress. A seething
mass of familiar faces of legislators,
some looking happy and hopeful,
others serious an depressed. There
was the unusual handshaking con-
graduation, and exchange of friend
ly greeting that precedes the open.
ing hour.
Congressman say the Session is
likely to be busy one. It's brew.
! ty will inded be an incentive to &C.
| tivity. There are some measures
| already partially considered which
it will be shame to leave off the
statute books, but there seems to
be a general feeling outside of Con-
gress that little will be done this
winter beyond passing the appro-
priation bills. The long fights that
will occur over these will 90 far
towards making the session inter.
esting.
Some Members have not given
up the idea of tackling the tariff
bill again, and it is understood Mr..
Morrison is ready for another fight.
He looks upon the success of the
Democratic party as an eudorse-
ment of Tariff reform, aud thinks
something could be done with it
this winter.
! But members of the party express
conflicting views. Senator Beck,
confirmed free.trader as he is, says
there will be no foollng with i'm.
port duties. Representative Town
shend, of ILL.,, also says there will be
no time to discuss that question,
while Representative Burnes of
Missouri says eve must cut down
this surplus, or after awhile all the
money in the country will be in
the Treasury
Heretofore when Senators were to
be summoned from committee
rooms, restaurants, or marble room
to answer roll call, pages had to
go for them to the various rooms, re.
sulting in much inconvenience and
delay. During the recess of Con.
gress, electric bells were placed in
! all these rooms, which will notify
Senators that they must leave their
| cigars, cold tea and sofas and HE to
the Senate chamber.
! Society rejoices that the next in.
augural ball can be held in the new,
unfinished Pension building. The
/ Secretary of the interior has given
his consent, and G.. Meiggs, the sap
ervising architect, says he will push
the work as fast as possible, or as
fast as the weather will permit.
The letter, he confesses, he cannot
command. Still he thinks the
building can be brought to that
stage. where with a temporary floor,
a canvass canopy, and few tons
of coal, it will afford dancing hall
large enough for the omnium goth.
erM9n Of an inanpnra1 hall
The many friends of Gen. and
Mrs. Logan gave them warm
welcome back to the Capitol on
their arrival last Saturday. Their
residence on Iowa circle was decor.
ated with banners, lanterns, and
flowers There was no speech
making, but hundreds of ladies and
gentlemen crowded the parlors OF
| filed through in procession, paying
their respects by hand shaking and
a word of welcome in passing.
The affair was in the hands of 8
committee of management, which
will retain it's organization until
the return of Mr.. Blaine, in order
to arrange an ovation for him, Mr.
and Mrs. Blaine will move into ex
Senator WINDOWS elegant resi-
Idence on SCOTS circle and theil
home is likely to be the headquart
ers of a select social circle.
! The gossips have shown as much
j interest and generosity in dispos.
lag of President Arthur and his
| Cabinet after the fourth of mex,
March as they have in arranging q
| Gabinet for MIR. Cleveland. They
have decided that the President vii
lbe elected to the Senate to succeed