The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-04-10

From our Regular correspondent.
Ths Senate ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS End, and Not ct
be Dismissed.
WASHINGTON, April G, 1885.
The stars and stripes no longer wave over the
north wing of the Capitol. The Senate has ad-
journed, but many Senators with their families
linger in Washington and enjoy the beaut full
spring weather which came promptly on the first
day OF April. The crocuses are in bloom in the
parks, the shade trees are putting forth their
leaves, and the detesl able English sparrows are
as numerous and as nasty as ever. in spite of the
systematic and desultory efforts that have been
,de to exterminate them. Fashionable Wash
ington Is on wheels or In the saddle, and unfash-
ionabIe Washington too OId-fashioned pedes-
trianism is in danger of becoming a lost art The
miles of concrete pavement furnish such skat-
of all ages, shades, colors and conditions live on
roller skates from early morning to late at night.
Then there are cycles. bicycles, tricycles and
quadracycles, to say nothing of the old-fashioned
vehicles that have horses for a motive power.
This is indeed peculiar city, and every succeed
ing year seems to draw more sharply the contrast
between the pleasure loving. easy-gong Capital
and the great commercial and manutacturlng
IN lrts of the New World.
1t ia expected that Washington. notwithstand-
ing the absence of Congress, will continue to be
mar. The President and his Cabinet do not ex-
pect to go trip to the Yellowstone or to
Long Branch, nor will they cruise along, the At,
remain in the District of Columbia giving close
and personal attention to their several depart
ments, and setting an example to the thousands
of clerks who have been in the habit of absenting
themselves during the summer, to the great and
serious detriment of the public business There
is a great deal to be done in all the Departments
bt fore they can be reduced to their original pur-
pose of offices for the transaction of the business
OF the great nation. This work has been planned,
it has been undertaken. but IL cannot be success
fully consummated without the strictest super
vision of responsible heads. do not think 1T can
be done without q corps of subordinates in accord
with the principles and purposes OF the admins
tration. very large number OF the idle, USE
less. obstructive parasites in the government Of
fees must be. will be. cast out. CIVIL service re-
form will become a byword and a kissing unless
this is done. But this alone will not do. There
are hundreds of others in government employ,
who have sympathy with the new men and
new methods. They are not altogether idle or
and vessels OF malice. They would hate nothing
worse than TO see the present administration
succeed. They live in ideal exile, hoping and
praying for the return of the Republican party
gather fruit from such thorns and thistles as
these2
That the President was wise In not expecting
too much in the way of confirmation of his APP
has proved. The Senate adjourned leaving a
score of the 40 whom he had nominated uncon-
frmed. The significance of this neglect is appar
ent. Republican leaders have been completely
nonplussed and alarmed at the wisdom. temper
ance and judgment with which Mr.. Cleveland
has begun his administration. They have seen
in one short month the refutation of their augu-
ries of Democratic bunders and crimes. They
have seen their political capital OF stale lies go
down in calm sea. They have realized that they
were on the point of becoming practical Demo-
Gratis by acquiescence in the Domii. ations and
policy of thoroughly patriotic administration.
The situation was embarrassing, and the
thoroughly COMPOUNDED body of old politicians
will adjourn and get out of this lest VIC stultify
our record, and commit particide.