Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-12-25
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. %. 1885

Editors Register remarkably
mild and delicious weather we are now
having, so near to the end of the year,
is subject of general notice and enjoy
ment. The summer flies, usually all
dead by Christmas, are getting some-
what numerously resurrected.
Last weeks struggle in tie House oil
Representatives for and against the pol
icy of passing nearly the whole Of the
public expenditures through the single
channel of the Appropriations Commit
tee having terminated In favor vi
distribution of the appropriations
through the several committees, the
packing of the most important subjects
into the last week or so of every session
ought to be avoided. The practice for
many years has been to do nothing, or
next to it, for the first six months OF a
long session; and then rush business
through helter-skelter, with plenty OF
chances for mistakes. First, do moth
ing; then, too much.
The Washington National Republican
is becoming more than usually factious
and bitter. Ii is a sort of sprinkler for
the New York Tribune's inflammatory
acrimonious harangues. IL heads col
umn to-day with the words In large
caps president must submit" and fol-
lows it up with "Cleveland's friends
must go Then comes a Tribune arti
Gle on "Civil Service" which goes to
show that Civil Service was enacted all
but solely for the Republican party's
benefit. and for the purpose OF embar-
RAISING any Democratic administration
that might in the order of things come
into power. 1t remains to be seen
whether there are enough Senators of
the Tribune stripe to get up war with
the administration so as practically to
usurp Executive functions.
Senator John A. Logan follows up
his old practices by proposing additional
burdens on the country in the shape OF
pension equalization, bounties, &c. AS
if everybody had not supposed that all
such contrivances to get popularity with
a certain class were exhausted long ago.
Itmay be very wise or. the part of
those journals among US who abet the
the schemes of Parnell & Co. to set up
big head lines in behalf Of the "Irish
Republic" but, as the sister island is
not yet reduced to absolute helplessness,
it may be that the publication of such
designs will induce a suspicion that i'll
nocent 'home rule" is nothing more
than a device to disguise purposes of
the most hostile and destructive charac-
ter. 1t is doubtful too, If any govern
ment would tolerate that any of its con-
stituent members should receive their
support from foreign and not friendly
sources.
Both houses of Congress adjourned
Yesterday to meet again January 3, 1886.
1t is probable that OH reassembling Sen
ator Edmunds will renew his fight with
the Mormons with the design of crush
lug them out root and branch by annuli-
ing aud abolishins almost their whole
code of laws. IL looks as if the Mormona
had better find some other resting place
thaa Utah AS quickly as possible.
There is considerable probability that
the great Indian territory will be organ
lied in regular way under United
States auspices.
The hearts of the whole country &c
plore the sad fate of the poor miners
imprisoned in the coal chamber near
wilkesbarre, Pa. Probably not one will
be saved.
Senator Beck's speech in the Senate
on the subject of silver coinage aud in
its favor, is regarded as a very able
effort. Yours, &C.,
JADIs.