Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
LFrons our Regular Correspondent.

Mr.. Cleveland's New York head
! quarters have been tor seve al days the
Mecca Ut Den" aus pilgrimage from
" a. hingtOL. Many members OF Con-
gress and Senators have utilized the &C
c>siun TO i'm press themselves upon the
! PresIdent-eIect, Gnd many yet will Visit
u N during the LeXt week. SONS Of riIe
State deiegaLinns that Of Virginia for
example Which has charge OF Repres-
tntauve BarbOur's boom tor the Post
master Geueraiship 90 in a body TO
present the claims OF Cabinet aspirauts.
AIR. Cleveland has probably heard more
small gOs ID. and. petty back -biteing
since he opened his office IN New YORK.
than during amy equal period n his lif
and sny reputation that pa ses this o.
deal without beng torn "a tat srs may
he depended upon To wear. Politicians
reserve most .Of their eulUgies Tor the
dead. MIR. Cleveland will hal g To refer
u the CONCESSIONS! record 1Or any
20. d opinions of public men. Acc u d
ing To the obituary OratOi 9 Of that book
they will all be angels after they die, in
| spite of the dPfanatOIy scandals WhIs-
+ pei ed about Them while living by their
! associates and rivals. 1t Is well known
that q number Of party leader, were in
suited by the failure Of Nj. Cleveland
TO invite them specially 70 a conference,
and hat they declined TO join the PROM
| lscuOus procession TO New York. Ii Is
| sa d that when Mr. Cleveland Was ar-
| prai ed Of this Dissatisfaction he sent
| lIriva invitations TO the eminent buI
| lietiled Statesmen. ] he notable debate
/ Of the week in the House OF Representa-
( LlVeSt has been on the River aud Han Dor
/ bill. Several Louisiana and Texas
! members, why want James Is. lads eli
/ LiuEted Wi.b the management OF lhe
/ Mississippi riVe aud Galveston har-
! Dor improvements champiOned his
/ cause With great eAInestness. MIR.
/ OchilJree lett Compelled TO speak s the
accI edItt Il agent OF the ittIs city. lie
i denounced the Army Engineers as in
! com pstehl, So d they had IUr series OF
] zen ears, cunducJeu experiments with
! the aId Of N sneN appropriated by IOu-
gress, and that the bar WAS SAL there
/ but The jeLLy VAS not. lie claimed TO
/ be- hU hero WOrshipper, but wanted jus
! tlce done " lad. called attention 10
/ Tie " o. III VIDE fame Of his engineering
/ ledts, and thought his SUCCESS had been
as Uyill ant Is the failure Of Ihe
! Army EngIuUers at Galveston had
/ been com ple.e. Dir. O'EeIl
/ Ut st. Louis, made an amusing
/ speech in favor Of more liberal apprO-
/ prialiOus. He wanted enough money
10 get the benefit Oh deep water At once,
/ fHe are ali sup Osed," SAID he, ''lO be
/ leglsatlpg Tor this generation, and not
| for pOstGrity at least in the matter %
river improvements. Mr., McAdQOs VI
/ New Jersey lheu made he startling if
not original announcement that poster
. a H. enusna
Senator Sherman p, esented petition
To Congress I, ON thirty seven :. ersOns,
| asking that the eleCtOvial votes Of Ger
tain states may not be c"unled They
ask this ON the groBtss-thAt in some OF
ths states, among them South Carolina
Alabama Mississippi, Louisiana, Tenn
| gssee, and Ohio peTsc MS were kept away
from the poll by threats aud acts 81
violence and blood lied during the last
election, aud Congress is asked 70 sx-
anime these charges OF CRIMINAL inter
eiencs with free suffrage.
President Arthur Is an admirer of
Henry Irving He went to sss the IA
NOUS actor ia thJ 'lhl6rchant Of Venice"
Ou last Tuesday evening. The Presi-
dent, with his sister, daughter, AID
guests occupied orchestra chairs, the
party SET ming 70 enjoy the play
thoroughly IN the L0ltDRdug evening
the President gave his aphual dinner
ia honor Of the Justices OF the Suprdms
Court. Owing 70 the absence Of Chief
Justice " ate, who is now ia tiDilda
With Mrs Waite, seskipg reCupefatIDR
from bis lR.e ~svsre I'lness aud tbs abs
renee -6t Justice MstJhsWs in cOnse-
quslce OF the regent dea OF bis Eife,
the affair dIffs ed from The .-banquet Of
last ear when all the membets' Of the
Supreme [ curt we're seated at The White
House board The attorney General,
the C'hsiTLnHn of the SsnR'e and- House
Judiciary Committee, aud q number Of
President Arthur's friends in private
life Increased the number Of guests 10
forty. SeYsn wine glasses. q goblet and
carAfe were al At each plR.e, and the
ladies bOqHet's were clusters Of large
FUSES tied with pink or blue satin ribbon.
The funny member from L dorado,
Mr.. Beif,.rd who has not been ia Con
RTeSs-l hls session made his Eppeal aHee
on the hOOr OF the Il, use Wednesday,
and held an impp.mptu reception.
When be 81 Ose "a speak M was applaud
ed BY both sides of the chamber He-
egRp st he outer TOW of seats on the
hspPplican side, hut before be. el0sed
he bkq bsen al over the door, and
finally. finished among the Democrats,
he sRGp:ed as Of old 8Qb.the uuluckipg-
o. the Treasury aud The dlsbursmons 0f