The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-05-23
From ear Regular Coresror6.ni.i
WARRINGTON LETTER.


WASHINGTON, ~ e., May -. 1854.
I! Since the defeat OF The Horixonta
Tariff bill IN HE House or Represents
.tives, Congress has taken action on I
nuniber of questions. which were not o.
universal interest. The Virginia elec
ton case Of O'Farrall against Paul wa,
taken up and the former seated tn,
bill Ioanins q 100000 10 the New Or
leans exposition was passed. and privaf.
0nd pension bills were disposed Of. Til,
Senate passed the Frye shipping bill
and free bridge for this city across Ii,
v Potomac.
The Democratic Members or the Wayl
and Means committee met ~ the apart
ments OF Hon. Abram :. Hewitt OF
Saturday night. and discussed the reyc
niue situation. Mr.. Hewitt expects Il
lpresent new Tariff measure which
will contain Horizontal reductions sisni
lar 20 the Morrison bill. The genera
opinion Of the revenue reiormcrs Is
however, that neither this nor any othcl
tariff reduction bill will pass this session
but Il is thought measure repeating 10
bacco and fruit spirit taxes can Be passed
~ the high profcctionists can secure mos
of The Republican votes for IL.
Looking 70 an carly adjournment. Mr.
Randall i Ia great hurry with lie AZ
preparation bills. now that the Tariff bil
liz out Of the way. These will follow
one another for the next few weeks K
the exclusion Of other questions
simultaneously with the announce
ment Of Gen. Grants financial failure
ISenator Edmunds introduced 4 bill Il
place him on the retired list, accom-
ipanicd with the request that the commit
tee on Military Affairs take action on n
without delay. Democratic Statesman
Thought il Gen. Grant was 70 be REIN.
bursed for the failure Of bis Wall streei
irm, Il would be in good form to pu'
the unfortunate depositors on The pen.
sion roll. but the bill was reported b,
Gen. Logan Immediately. and passed fhs
Senate nearly unanimously.
The President Is in New York. and az
are several Of his Cabinet officers. The
ISecrctary Of War expects 70 70 on Z
Fishing excursion. The Attorney Gen.
Ieral and Secretary or State do not ex.
Ipec' 70 do anything in particular. and
1.-THE Secretary Of the Navy has gone dowr
the Potomac for recreation, with party
|of Congressman
On last Saturday both Houses attend.
led the unveiIing Of the statue Cf Chiei
Justice John Marshall, which stands n
The Capito; grounds. In front or fhe wes
lcptraDcc to the Capitol. Chief Justice
Waite presided, prayer WA offered 81
Doctor Armstrong. pastor Of the Rich.
Imonh church. which Marshall attendtd a,
the Marine land discoursed music com.
posed for the occasion, aud Mr.. Rawle.
Iof Phi'sdeiphia. delivered the dedicatory
|oration. besides many distinguished
spectators who hsd been invited, were
1.-THE Justices or the Supreme Court 81
their Official robes. and about thirty oi
1.-THE descendants and relatives OF the II.
|Iustrious fifth Chief Justice. whose
memory was being honored.
Doctors from al parts or the United
States visited the city during the week
TO the number oftwo thousand. and one
|of the notable features Of their conven.
|tion. was the presence ar number OF
female members or the association
These would have passed FOR the wives
|of delegates, had il not been that now
|and then voice with an unmistak BIZ
feminine tone. would be heard rising
above the deeper voices III q viva vocc
vote. One of their number told me thai
there were some four hundred regular
women practitioners III this country
now. but that they created quite lively
roW when they applied for admission 10
the Medical Association A round Of
social pleasures were rendered the phys
icians while here, that will cause them
ever to think favorably OF the hospitality
or The Capital city. The White House
being first thrown open TO them. thcy
went In body and felt the Presidents Z
pulse. Attcrward they were entertain
ed by Chief Justice Waite. Commits
sioner Of Agriculture Loring, by several
private families. by the managers of che
Medical Museum. BY excursions 10
Mount Vernon. and lastly by Speaker
Carlisle and the President Of the Senate.
who received them in the Marble room
Of the Capitol. The Capitol was brill
liantly lighted from dome to base, and
most q the guests attended in evening
dress.