Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-17
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
IRON our Regular CORRESPONDENT,

from Our Regular Correspondent)
Since the great event of the past
week, the defeat of the Horizontal
Tariff till in the House of Repre-
sentatives, Congress has taken ac-
ton on a number of questions,
which were not of universal
interest. The Virginia election case
of O'Farrall against Paul was taken
up and the former seated. The bill
loaning 81. 600, 900, to the New Or
leans exposition was passed, and
private and pension bills were dis
posed of. The Senate passed the
Frye shipping bill, and a free bridge
for this city across the Potomac.
The Democratic members of the
Ways and Means committee met
at the apartments of Hon. Abram
8. Hewitt on Saturday night, and
discussed the revenue situation. Mr..
Hewitt expects to present a new
Tariff measure which he has not
yet formulated, but which will con-
tain Horizontal reductions similar
to the Morrison bill. The general
opinion of the revenue reformers is,
however, that neither this nor any
other tariff reduction bill will pass
this session, but 1T is thought a
measure repeating tobacco and fruit
spirit taxes can be passed. If the
high protectionists can secure most
of the Republican votes for it.
Looking to an early adjournment
Mr.. Randall is in a great hurry
with the appropriation bills, now
that the Tariff bill Is out of the
way. These will follow one another
for the next few weeks to the ex-
clusion of other questions.
simultaneously with the an
nouncement of Gen. Grants finan-
cial failure Senator Edumnds in
troduced a bill to place him on the
retired list, accompanied with the
request that the committee on Mill
tary Affairs take action on it with
out delay. A Democratic statesman
thought if Gen. Grant was to be re-
imbursed for the failure of his Wall
street firm, it would be in good form
to put the unfortunate depositors on
the pension roll.
The present week promises to be
a very quiet one in administrative
circles. The President is in New
York, and so are several of his Cab
met officers. The Secretary of War
expects to go on a fishing excursion.
The Acknowledgement and Secre-
tary of State do not expect to do
anything in particular, and the
Secretary of the Navy has gone
down the Potomac for recreation
with party of Congressman.
On last Saturday both Houses at
tended the unwilling of the statue
of Chief Justice John Marshall,
which stands in the Capitol grounds
in front of the West entrance to the
Capitol. Chief Justice Waite pre-
sided, prayer was offered by Doctor
Armstrong, pastor of the Richmond
church, which Marshall attended,
the Marine band discoursed music
composed for the occasion, and Mr..
Rawle of Philadelphia, delivered
the dedicatory Grafton. Besides
many distinguished spectators who
had been invited, were the Justices
of the Supreme Court in their off,
cial robes, and about thirty of the
descendants and relatives of the il
lustrious fifth Chief Justice whose
memory was being henored.
Doctors from all parts of the Uni
ted States visited the city during
the week to the number of two
thousand, and one of the notable
features of their convention was
the presence of number of female
members of the association. These
would have passed for the wives of
delegates had it not been that now
and then, a voice with an unmis-
takeabIe feminine tone, would
be heard rising above the deeper
voices in a viva voce vote. One of
their number told me that there
were some four hundred regular
women practitioners in this coun-
try now, but that they created quite
lively row when they applied for
admission to the Medical Associa-
ton. A round of social pleasures
were rendered the physicians while
here, that will cause them ever to
think favorably of the hospitality
Of the Capital city. The White
House being first thrown open to
them, they went in a body and
felt the Presidents pulse. After
ward they were entertained by
Chief Justice Waite, Commissioner
of Agriculture Loring, by several
private families, by the managers of
the Medical Museum, by excursions
to 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 brilliantly lighted
from dome to base, and most of the
guests attended in evening dress.
Washington, May 18th, 1884.