The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-02

Washington, and that win make very
attractive trip. There seems to be every
reason to expect big crowd, perhal s
larger than ever before, and the people
ofthe district ran be relied upon, to ar
range series of attractions, viii will
he worthy of the occasion and of the
city. The district commissioners and
the Democratic clubs, are quarreling
over who shall manage the affair, but il
will probably be under the control OF
the national Democratic committee.
LEGISLATION THIS WINTER
will not he on an extensive scale, not
outstanding the vast amount of unfin-
ished business before congress. The
short sessi n rarely ever witnesses any.
thing further than the passage OF the an
nual appropriation bills, fourteen in
number. There are serious difference s
between the house and senate over sou 9
OF these bills, aud the time of the se,-
sion will probably he consumed in their
preparation and Discussion. The appro-
priatl0ns committee is already at work
III advances of the meeting of congress
next Monday. a few pension bills may
&c passed, but against the matters OF
general interest there is sufficient oppo-
sition to prevent consideration during
so short session. All unfinished
business of course dies with tho con-
gress on tho 4th of March and must be
introduced anew in succeeding CON
crosses or else nothing more is heard OF
IL. There are fully 5000 bills that will
die with this congress, most of them pri-
waite relief bills.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Up TO date not fourth OF the mem
bers and senators have reached the citv,
but by tho time this reaches your read
ers they will ali be here again ready for
gossip. Totn and Jerry hot Scotches
and lnterninable speculation on the
policy of the incoming administration
and how best they can avoid offending
by making half dozen offices in their
district go all the way round from 500 to
100 applicants.
Mrs. Blaine and Walker aio here
again. Mrs. Blaine came TO hunt q
house for the winter. They have taken
Win lom's line residence, that quarter OF
- million Of dollar house that beat Win
dom for tho senate. Blaine in such 8
house can muse daily upon the uncer-
Antics OF pOiiucs. His own fine huusC
is rented To q Chicago millionaire for
Sl3OJJ "a year. Blaine himself vii
/ return shortly ana resume work on TIT
/ second volume Of his book.
/ Rehgi as circles are also IN dutter il
consequence of the change of presidents
/ just now they are Hg ltated, nor seriously
or dangerously of course, over the pub
/ llcation 10y Syracuse paper Of tn,
| name of tho church the Democratic
| president would attend, a matter oI
much moment generally 10 the churches
! Tho writer says tn u the presidcnC-elocl
will attend IN this city the New York
/ avenue Presbyterian church, OF which
] lDN NJ 4 Twin. / U al 10
/ a que>f ion OF social importance To sun
| dry interests In no federal CAPT M may
! thus be considered settled. The son o
"a Pre,by terrain minister, Mr.. Clevelunt
has always attended church of tina
faith. The last Democratic pr siden
attended the same church in Washing
| ton that Mr.. Cleveland will attend, anl
| Abraham Lincoln did the same " hpt
| t lrl st Democrat and The INST Ropuh
can president worshlped there, onu pastel
Was Rev. DR.. Gurlry, who was Il class
| mate OF Governor Cleveland'S father n
! 'rn@@'on Consequence Is attached in
| Washington 70 what church a presi.
dent attends. President Garield's at
tendance raised the church of tho Dis
ciples out of peuury. President Grant
attendance led the tsus,eoS of the Me
| pliitan Methodist church To outlay,
which brought bankruptcy. Presidcn
/ Hayes went To the Foundry Nj. Il
church aud did it neither harm nor good
President Arthur has changed the cen
ter of Episcopal fashion from the churcl
OF the Epiphany 10 st. JOnu'S. Pres
dout Johnson used 81 tell people that IN
went 10 "Rev. Dr. NelnU's churchr an,
many of them never found out where
was. Il.