Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-03-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom Regular Correspopdent.l


The Senate and House restaurants of the
Capitol are two of its most useful adjuncts
The former, for tile first time in its history
has cuisine to tickle the palate OF the |
most fastidous of the Senatorial or out
side epicnres, and therefore, has practically
become the club.room of the Capitol. The
important measures that affect the welfare
of the Nation are talked over, considered
and matnred Simultaneously with the dis
cussion OF canvass back duck, parochet
truffles, charlotte russe and cold tea. The
oaterer in charge is John Francis, the IA
vored cook, whose Vermont puddlngs Sc
cured the admiration OF Mr.. Edmnnds and
the appointment to this $1,000 sinecure.
But why il should be called distinctively
the Senate .staurant is beyond my COM
prehension, in the face of the fact that ii
Is more largely patronized by the House
members and the lobby and transient Wis
itors generally than by Senators, who spend
very little of their money as. compared
with the cash received from these other
the public has right 10 attain through
the press, Igathered some stomachic sta.
tistics relative 10 the ailments with which
some of the prominent Senators satiate
their appetites. Senator Morrill,, the old
eat man on the Senate floor, never goes be.
yond crackers and milk and his example
Is strictly followed by Senators Hoar and
ingalls,. Mr. Plat never misses his tea
washed down il may be, by n piece of PIE
or plain cake. Mr., Vest gets away with a
dozen raw oysters, with pale ale accompa-
niment, while Mr.. Logan satisfies himself
with sandwich without any liquids. Sen
ator Aldrich relshes rare steak, as do
Mr.. Garland, Gov. Vance, Gov, Hawley
and others. Senator Hale and Mr.. Pen.
dleton have an affection for champagne ia
go with rather translucent dinner, while
Mr.. Frye and Mr.. Blair are totally absiem.
ions so far ms wet groceries are concerned
The pleasant expression that the casual
visitor sees upon the face of Judge Ed
inunds when lie comes into the Senate
after respite from his labors, is due 10
something that can be found behind the
door in Senator Anthony's committee
room, and branded Crawford county, XIV,
way back to 1900 and the thirties. This
used to he the refreshment that Mr.. Ed
mnnds and Judge Thurman we're wont TO
enjoy together in days agUne, but since the
retirement OF Mr. Thurman, Senator An
,hony has taken his place and seemingly
has acquitted himself we'll. close OBJ
server will remnrk'lhat the disappearance
ot the two Senators together always causes
deal OF cachination among the uninvited
members who cannot get a chance to ap-
preciate good thing, Don Cameron had
his lunch served at ia private room, and
with il the most delicious wines that the
market affords; but the Senate has no
genuine wine. blbbers tor all lhut, nor are
there any who may be called hard drink.
ers. The time when the Senate was under
cloud of opprobrium for permitting n
Senator who was maudlin drank to take
part in its deliberations, was hut "a few
years ago, though the same xsfense might
now be committed for sught that the SEN
ate might do Toward punising the offend.
er. 1t is the public sentiment that Sena.
tors and Representatives now hold in fear
that resralns Them from those excesses
that were thirty years ago SO lrequsni AZ
to excite no comment.
A sample oil the loose legislation Of Con.
gress relative TO the public lands IL afford
ell by the necessity that has arisen for
additional enactments to get back TO The
public domain The abandoned aud unused
military reservations that are scattered
throughout the coun ry and number l79,
whose areas aggregate very nearly three
| mil 4
from the Committee on Military Affairs
provides for The placing of these lands
under the control OF the Secretary of the
Interior for apprniSal and public sale at
not less than 81 25 per acre; that they are
not 10 be the tject OF location by war.
rant or land'sorpi Of any description, nnd
shall not he subject TO the homestead, pre-
emPIion or timber culture laws. Some
Thousands vi acres Of these reservations
have been abandoned and deserted for
more than ten years, and, under the law
which established them, no provision was
made nor power vested in anybody for
their re.iorntion TO the public domain.
From The Presidents last reception many
gentlemen went 10 - qniet Restaurant on
the Island, where "ies Am;s du Haisir" had
a genuine Partisan masked ball, attended
by some twenty or indre ,demoiselles, who
had come from New York Tor the purpose.
| With them were the dsnlilmonde OF Wasl,-
ingion, number Of Freneb waiting maids,
aud, fear, three or four governesses.
Some VI The fair ones were elegantly Goa.
tanned and Others very Scaniily draped,
while the absenHe Of wedding rings was
noticeable. The company comprised the
yonng men OF the legslions, "A few officers
OF The army and navy. and a score OF those
bald.hended old sinners who are always on
hand when the iemnles are naughty but
nice. |, was n scene OF reyelry which
weuld have done honor TO Mardf Gras al
Paris, and il was kept profoundly secret.
Don PEDRO.