The Press., 1885-01-15
WISHING TON LETTER. .
Washington, D. C., Jan. 3. |

page beside other matter of interest. -
 WASHING TON LETTER.
 Washington, D. C., Jan 3, Isss The first week of the new year in con- gress has been marked by what the lower house would not do, rather than by what both houses did. It would not agree to the Hiscock plan for revenue tax repeal, would not agree to discuss the bankruptcy bill, and would not pension the Mexican veterans in the way prescribed by the Oregon land grants, and spending much l time in secret session with the Spanish and Nicaraguan treaties, the senate re- sumed it's auti-holidav theme of filter state commerce. Senator Bayard exprsssed the hope that consideration of the bill would be carried no further in the senate till the l house, which Was discussing the ,ame sub- l iect, shoulI reach a decislon. Senator 1 Cullen replied that the house had been debating the question of transportation for ten years, and 1t was not necessary for the senate to wait on that body. Then a 1 brilliant tilt followed be tween Delaware and Kansas. Senator Ing ills was sur l prised at the position taken by the senator from Delaware, thar the stnate should not consider snbJecS so important to the l United State, GO emp ,r tt.eo tsiy with the | house, with uuty r,v, m,nrils of ti,A ses- sion remaining. Mr. i;,yar,t Heiv,spd to 1 await ,h d+1btrati.,o ,i ,.,, house. "rhe senate of the Untted States continued Mr. In ,al,s, Is ID ,c:e 1 bs tn. people of this G, untrv of not desiring to do any thing with ,hls subject. l do not need to appeal 1 to the consciousness of any Senator do not need to appeal to the current strains l of ob seivations that are made i'll the press, when say, that the senate of the United States is not an object of public adulation ln the country at this moment.' The senator from Kansas regretted to hear MT. Bayard, who was supposed to be the leader of new pnblic opinion, under the new evangel of reform in the days that are to come, gravely recommending to the senate the do-nothing policy that has characteriz- ed Congress on this subject for ten years past. MT. Bayard claimed himself to be above suspicion. Said he did not know what it was to be suspected. He had never suffered from that He did not know how far the senate of the United States was suspected; if it had members open to suspicion, they were not of his association, and he did not feel himself one of the number. It was his good fortune to be able to deal frankly with public questions, and with disregard of saspiclons from any quarter.
 The originat Reagan Interstate con- merce bill passed the house on Thursday by vote of 15s to 75. When the result was announced, MT. Reagan said, sThis | fitting celebration for the 9th of Jan uary". During the debate, MT. Reagan, in connection with the subject of railroad building, had spoken of Hon. Wm. Walter Phelps as rich man. The distinguished accused plead innocent of the crime, say ing if he were once rich, he was now poor
 He had sunk half million dollars assist l ing to build 8 railroad passing through the Texas town in which MT. Reagan lived. There is no buster place in the city just
 now than the headquarters of the lnaug-
 ural committee. Everybody with an idea,
 suggestion, or scheme drops in to give the
 committee the benefit of it. The work of
 putting the pension building in shape for
 the ball has begun. The canvass that has
 been lent by the secretary of the navy to
 roof 1t in, IS being. sewed by the sail
 makers of the navy yard. It is estimated
 that about twelve thousand persons can be comfortably accommodated within the building, and those not desiring to dance
 can have space for promenading. Many
 of the principal pyretechnists of the coun- try have made application for furnishing the fire works display, which it is propos-
 ed to make one of the great features of the inauguration. Itwill be held on the White
 lot near the White House. The old city
 of Alexandria, which is just half an hour by rail from Washington, will be used as an annex for the accommodation of visitors. I As usual, new years day inaugurated the social season at the Capital and from now until lent there will be no respite for society. The president has announced his series of official receptions, and fashionable people are doing likewise with every species of social gatherings. Although a great change impends in less than two months, the gay world moves reckless of the day of doom. The most brilliant soci- l ety event of the week, was the ball given at the British legation in honor of the formal introduction to society of Minister Vests second daughter. The debut was, of course artistically, socially and forally successful. These debuts are feature of Washington society during the height of the season.
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