Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-12
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

stirring silver episode occurred III
the House OF Representatives. a
test vote proved the Administra-
TONS financial policy to be antago-
nized by majority of eighty
Not only was the Administration
arraigned for what it had done or
neglected to do in relation to silver,
but the House went to the unprece-
denied length Of demanding that
the Administration shall state to
that body what policy, it proposes
to pursue in future on this great
subject.
The Telephone investigation was
commenced on Thursday, and the
heads Of the Department Of JUS
tice, Treasury and Interior, were
called upon for statements of eX-
penditures in connection with the
| Telephone suits. The House com
mittee on expenditures of the
Department of Justice has charge
of the scandal, and although there
are but three Republican members
on it, they may be trusted to take
care of their side of the inquiry
The now celebrated Pan Electric
exposure has given rise to many
rumOrs, and one Of the latest is
that Randolph Tucker Of Virginia
may succeed Mr. Garland as At
torney General.
During the week Senator Evarts
dealt with the Electoral Count
question in a statesmanlike man.
ner, bat it was finally decided to
send the pending bill back to COM
mittee for repairs. 1t seems very
hard for Senators TO get around
the difficulty Of finding cOnsti-
tutiOnal court of last resort in an
electoral deadlock. They add,
subtract, multiply and divide in
vain. DO what they may, the
troublesome fact will appear that
the Constitution offers no satisfac-
tory solution of the difficulty.
Senators CongerIand Morrill, have
been talking to the Senate on Art
in connection with some proposed
new movements for the Capital. 1t
was alleged that Mr.. Morrill, had
the advantage OF the Michigan
Senator, being from Vermont,
where crude art, at least, abounds
in exhaustless marble quarries,
while Mr.. COnger was supposed to
know more about lumber. The
Senator from Michigan was humor
Gus and severe in his criticisms Of
art in Washington. He proiessed
profound ignorance Of the rennais-
sance, pre- .Raphaelism, and per
spective, and said he did not know
what those things were, but he
would discuss them all the same.
Senator LOgan's speech in the
Senate on the Dakota questions
was an unanswerable argument in
| favor Of the immediate admission Of
| that Territory into the family Of
States. He showed that she was
| in every respect worthy Of State
| hood, and that, in admitting her
| without the preliminary of an en-
| aiding act, Congress would be fol.
| lowing a line of eleven precedents.
| He made an able review of the
| speeches of Senators Vest and
Butler against Dakota, and said
the objections to her repart OF n
great scheme to keep out Republi.
can States until Democratic States
could be brought in. 1t was a
repetition Of the old principle of
"Slave" and Gree States" He
read from a South Carolina paper
an article advocating the enact
ment of q property qualification
for voting at which Senator Butler
laughed. "You need not laugh
said Mr.. Logan, "for that is the
? only way you are going to control
that country after awhile. Democ
racy started in South Carolina"
!, "Yes," said Mr.. Butler, cit was
: while the distinguished Senator
| from Illinois, (Mr. Logan was a
leader of that party" "Not a
t leader" replied Mr.. Logan. 81
= was a follower, and Il followed SO
far behind, that l got left
The social season at the Capita
j. so far has not been brilliantly sue
cessful under the new regime. The
social leaders are still raw tC
their new duties and even the
hostess Of the White House is
pronounced unsatisfactory. Miss
Cleveland is neither pretty, mol
graceful nor genial. On the con
trary she is hOmely, stiff aud un
adaptable. During the President;
official reception on New Year;
> day | heard a lady remark thal
Miss Cleveland was excruciatingly
? stiff. 81 would like to take heI
q place for few minutes" added
I another, "and show her how to re
} ceiye her guests
The social programme Of the
Administration circle has beer
? interrupted again for week, il
0 consequence Of the death of the
wife Of Secretary Bayaid. nel
death came from the shock oc
casioned by the death of thei
n daughter which occurred just TIVE
!. weeks previous to that of Mrs
- Bayard. I'm Congressional, Judi