New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-12-17
WASHINGTON LETTER,

w ooH1nSOOu, LEU lStu, 1904.
Congress. the completion of the
Washington Monument, the arrlv.
al of Mr.. Blaine, and the Arthur
Senatorial canvass, are matters
which have, for the past week,
pushed even the Cleveland Cabinet
builders into the background.
Could the President get unani-
nous nomination for senator from
New York he would be highly
gratifed, but he is averse to being
a candidate for any other kind of
election. As John Raymond says in
his play 'sFor Congress- when fix
ing things with the workers, "this
nomination must be spontaneous. .
The capstone and apex have at
last been placed upon the work of a
generation, and the highest struc-
ture in the world is practically fin.
ished. These last touches were
made last Saturday afternoon while
a heavy rain was falling, and the
summit was wrapped in clouds.
The unfurling of the Stars and
Stripes over the summit at height
of 900 feet FROM the base, and the
simultaneous roar of artillery close
by, signalized the completion OF the
work.
The first week of the possible
thirteen weeks of the present SEES
sion Of Congress passed unevent.
fully. The Senate was led into a
debate on the Indian territory bill,
and the House adopted resolutions
Of impeachment against Marshal
Wright, of Ohio, and talked about
Inter. State Commerce. The bill
to support the Navy for the coming
six months passed the House, and
about 100 new bills were introduc-
ed. Still there are indications that
some important work will be done
this winter. and that the debates
will not be on political matters
merely.
The Democratic National com.
mittee has been busying itself with
ridiculous precaution againt mag.
mary dangers of fraud IN the Elec.
toral count. It has caused to be
sent to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives duplicate copies Of
the electoral returns of all the
states which chose Cleveland and
Hendricks electors. The duplicates
Of course have no official value, but
the Democrats say they will act as
a check upon any attempted
fraud by the President Of the SEN
ate in counting the electoral votes.
Since Mr.. Blaine arrived in the
city he has had no respite from So
cial duties. Scarcely had he been
in his house an hour last Friday,
when invitations to dine began to
pour in upon him. He accepted
one to dine with William Walter
Phelps that evening, with Gen.
Beall, late Minister to Austria, on
Sunday, and with Justice Gray, Of
the Supreme Court, tonight, Mr..
Biaine's present residence is more
commodious than the one he occu.
pied last winter, and more adapted
to fashionable hospitality, but
those who know Mrs. Blame we'll,
say it is not her intention to take
an active part in social affairs this
winter. lfMr, Blaine is dissap.
pointed man, as some have alleged,
he reveals no trace of it. He shows
every indication Of that intellectu-
al vigor, which was his marked
characteristic, and his friends have
been impressed with his cheerful
manner, which was never more
conspicuous than now.
It is thought the Democratic
officials who will soon come into
control Of the Departments here,
will not be so fayorably disposed to.
wards the employment Of woman.
as those who will go out. Since
the Civil service appointments be-
gan, and heads at bureaus have
been allowed to choose female or
male clerks, preference he's been
frequently given to the former. Ii
the practice Discontinued Of giving
such choice to heads of bureaus,
|oficials from the South will exhibit