The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-25
From our Regular rconsspondsnt.I
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAshiN6IOk, ~. ", Uec. ~, 1000.
Washington has come to be the favor
lite place Of assemblage for the great as
sociations OF the country. During Las
week two important organizations held
conventions here. One was the Ameri
can Health Association, and the Other
Federation Of Labor Unions OF lhs
United States and Canada. These, with
the meeting Of the Forty Ninth Con
gress. made the week one Of especial in.
lterest.
The Sanitary gathering was composed
largely Of doctors from every quarter oI
THE Republic. and among the many i'm
Iporiant scientific subjects which they
treated exhausiively, was that OF dispo.
lsing OF the dead. From the expressions
used im <heir debates, IL was evident that
|they had very little reverence for Z
mans remains after he dies. They were
almost unanimously in favor OF crema-
,tion.
Tho Workingmen's Congress ordered
that the Eight-honr rule be enforced on
the first Of May. and gave expression to
many other Of tho laborer's wants in no
uncertain language. They held . sig
nifcant mass.meeting and parade on
Thursday evening. II was remarked by
politicians, religionists and social phil
osophers who witnessed the scene. that
OF all the parades seen on Penney lvania
avenue. Republican. Democratic. militia
ry or inaugural, none have been impelled
by motives more positive than the men
who marched in this labor parade.
During this first week of the new
Congress. neither the Senate nor the
House has done anything more than to-
prepare for work. A YOU know, de-
bates on bills cannot begin until COM
mitiees report the bills. and a. vet only
one bill has been sanctioned by commit
tee This is the Hoar succession bill.
which has passed the Senate. In ali
important features Il IL the same bill
passed BY the Senate last session. and
will put Cabinet cfEicers 10 the line or
succession 10 the Presidency in case of
the death Of both the President and
Vice President.
In the House OF Representatives the
important question now 10 revision Of
The rules, and as The Speaker will not
even announce the arrangement Of TIE
committees until the matter OF
'ules is settled. no real work need be ex-
'ected from that body for some time.
Mr.. Carlisle 10 engaged with his irou y
'Iesome duty Of committee making.
'inch OF the time he IL cioseted with \
ONE OF bis trusted friends. and they
ak The matter over and over again.
Members write notes 10 him asking TO-
g placed on ihis or that cOmmittee.f
shere they think they will 6nd the
most congenial work. il
u ia probable that . revolution In the
usiness methods Of the House will he
dopted during this week. and that the
lan will be that proposed BY Mr.. Nor
isob. the author OF the Horizontal tarilf, (
III Of last session. The House began TO-
iscnss his proposition Monday. lit
rovides for distribution Of the work 1
{ the Appropriations committee. This
lject will not lie accomplished until
tier q sharp contest The struggle will /,
OF be in the nature Of party conflict, !,
owever, but between those who think Z,
lat the plan will facilitate business and
nose who think Il will result in In '
rcased expenditures to make such chan .
e. at this time ii
The President naturally feels much b
rntiied al the almost universal praise p
hich his first message has evoked. Nor h
id he find the fret week Of Congress % II
arassing as many expected. Senators q
nd Members called upon him, but there o
ERE fewer appeals for Office made to ei
i'm than any President at the assenl- ID
ling Of Congress for wears. c,
The Republicans OF the House adop- ~
d in caucus resolution which was . o.
nreIy demsgogicaI scheme TO capture e
% soIdier vote They declared In e. q
% Of unconditional repeal Of the limi- e.
ton Of the payment OF arrears Of pen &
ons, and also In favor Of further exten- q
ons Of the pension system. Many Re- 2,
lbIican C0ngressmen will be found q
pporting cxtravagant measures this q
inter. The discredit they propose 70 p
~ upon tho majority. when these q
sssures prove unpopular. g
C. A. 9. 4