Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-18
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WASHINGTON, March 3, 1884
seattle. June 10 1888

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WASHINGTON. March 3, 1884.
Congress spent the major part Of the
vssk in debating two bills. both Of
much consequence. In the House the
d;seussiou was upon the pleuro- pneu-
uop,a bill. II WAS diffuse and irrele-
vant a, times, but any legislation that
,fects ia a comprehensive manner the
cattle interest of the country IL of vast
,mtortanco, and it ia a cause for con-
ora,uiatinn that the bill was passed.
I'm the Senate, the bill providing for
the construction Of seven steel cruisers
for the navy, with the addition of a
steel ram, and three torpedo boats, was
passed after prolonged debate.
The other Congressional events were
the funeral Grafton over Eastern Demo
cracy. when tho orator Representative
Hatch found avery lively corpse in Mr..
Eaton, who supplemented his Senatorial
amusement of Jumping on to Blaine }"
by performing war dance on the pros
trate form OF the Missouri member;
the spicy testimony IN the Kelfer and
Boynton investigation; the beginning
Of the investigation. by the tireless Mr..
Springer, of the new chapter in the
star route scandals; and the passage
by the Senate of the House bill to re-
peal the test oath.
The Danville investigation has run
aground for lack of funds, and will be
suspended until Mir. Randall Is good
enough To report back special ap-
preparation for it from his committee.
The vaclllating society OF the capital
observed Ash wednesday 10y attending
divine service in the forenoon and going
to the Italian opera nj night. 1 he Pres
Ident, who il abont as glad as anybody
in town for the brief respite afforded 10y
the fist day of Lent, finds time To at
tend to his religious duties as well rs
political responsibilities, and he did not
neglect the Presidential pew at st.
Johns. But at night he, too. WAS at
the opera. Az the figure head of Wash
ington society he sat with Mrs. NOEL
roy in the orchestra. There we're many
more devOtees at the opera than at the
church, but then there was little of the
former and there will he forty days Of
church going. Garments OF sackcloth
are not conspicuouS, and no great shade
Of somberness has passed over the gay
world ut the capital. There will be
fewer very low dresses worn during
Lent, which is something to be thank
ful for. and consequently there will be
less blushing among modest women.
This question of very low necks has
much agitated Washington of late, by
reason of the alarming display of the
fashion at the White House receptions.
Payne of Oklahoma, like all of the
great men of the West, has come To
Washington. ran across HIM, the
other dav. and was startled. He Is over
six feet high, and looks strong as an
OK. Decidedly the best specimen of
cowboy We have had in Washington,
and Just such specimen as Walt Whit
nan would adore. He talks like the
leader of holy crusade, and says that
whenever he really gets n decision that
be Is wrong from any competent tribu-
nal. no will desist from his efforts To
establish himself and his followers in
the Indian Territory. Whether genu
Inc or not. he il an original and inter
esting gcharacter-more SO than Belford,
or Finnerty. pr the " "famouser Oohil-
tree
Speaking of these great men reminds
me Of a difficult undertaking which Mr..
Arthur has accomp' iahea tDss week. He
has had Belford of Colorado, at dinner
Perhaps no President ever had more
doubtful job: but upon the occasion of
this State dinner Belford managed to
achieve full evening dress. This prob
ably gave Mr.. Arthur much relief, for
le doubtless expected that Belford
would come in the same costume which
tie wore At the Tabor wedding. namely:
swallow tail coat. white neck tie and n
loud pair of spotted trowsers, and boots
that had not been blackeued for fort
night. Bedford kept wide awake during
The repast, aud subsequently,, when Ma
dame Nilsson sang before the large
company present in the drawing room.
mr. Beltord was quite overcome with
Ills emotion.
There was another event at the White
House last week not doYn on the regu
ht program. Barney Biglin and the
other New York boys came over. and
'Rey were entertained (sub rosa. OF
course with an old time dinner at which
w. ieslueIlt presided.
Ihe Woman Suffrage Association will
oe IN possession of the nations capital
and capitol this week. They hold their
annual convention at Lincoln Hall. be-
eihning tomorrow. The advance guard
has already arrived, including the war
mare of the suffrage movement, Miss
Sasan h. Anthony. and with her are
Iapbe W. Cozzens. May Wright Sewail,
aaniRail Scett Duniwav. Lille Devereux
naSe, and other prominent suffraglsts.
les, we're going To have a very enthu-
aastic ccnvenuon," said Miss Antho ny,
anu We expect to accomplish by II agi
n'ion. agitation. - education, educa-
auh' They are going to serve up the
,enerable Kenneth kayner i'll capital
ase Tor his recent sction IN trying to
prevent the licensing of Mrs. Miller as
0''hmander of n steamboat.
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