The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-07-22
QUIZ wAsHINGT0N LETTER.

WASHINGTON. D. O., July 10, 1885,
Especial Correspondence Of the News.
If congress does not adioArn by August
the first, It will not be because the hours
Of each daily session are not long enough.
Il Is common occurrence now for both
houses 70 meet at IL Q. %. and sit until 8
TO 10 O'Clock ut night. The members can
not refrain from much talking on every
subject that arises, and the consequence is
long Legislative hours and little legislation.
A large number of the members are getting
frightened at the presidential vetoes, and
show . disposition to hold back Ea7orite
bills rather than have them going to the
White House and be sent back with No,
spelled with . big N. Hope springs eter-
nal, etc., ana better things are hoped for
next session.
The presidents last circular letter rela-
tive TO offensive partIsans in his own
party, falls like wet blanket over the
ardOF of many lIfe-loug Democrats. It is
exceedingly hard for them to get used to
tha new order Of things. They are OPP
posed to any change in principles for
which they have stoutly contended 80 long,
but want more changes IN the offices
which they claim belong to them. The
cabinet officers, without exception, ap-
prove of the prestdent's order, but mem
bers Of congress generally denounce u, es-
pecIally those from close and doubtful
districts. The effect upon the coming
congressional elections is looked for with
deep interest from headquarters in Wash
ington. The Democratic congressional
campaign committee Is greatly per
picked As to what sort Of
campaign literature had pest
be sent forth. The party Is on the
defensive, and consequently great care has
70 be exercised IN the selection Of the ma
terial brought into requisifiOD, In feeling
the temper OF the various districts, and
administering accordingly. The Repub-
licans, On the other hand, are on the Of
fensive, and have been formulating mate
rial in the many tactics adopted and
speeches made In congress. We all know
that IL fs easier to tear down than to
build up. aud hence the Republicans have
40 easier task than the Democrats. At
least such appears to be the prevailing
opinion here. where all the political wis
dom Of the two parties is concentrated just
now. Time will show which is the best
man in the contest.
As the treasury department has re-
ceiVed SO much notice OF late IN the part 1t
plays in politics, II may not be uninterest-
ing 70 note that as you enter the treasury
building at the north end your first i'm
preston is that you art IN q big bank, but
that deluslon is soon dispelled by the
eye catching. In big letters Of gold, the
words Treasury OF the United States
Inside the cash room there Is q marble
counter, with . stout iron screen in front
Of IL, rising from the tiled floor four or
Eve feet above the counter, with little doors
at intervals, through which you pass 10
transact your business. Everybody likes
TO zee and hear and taIS about money 10
large sums. Soft Is that this place has .
strong fascination for the tourist. Nearly
all the sight-seers 90 there - peer through
the screen. or better still, go into the gall
lerY which runs around the whole room st
from which can be obtained with
out danger TO the money,
Q good view OF the whole interior
of the Office. Heaps of money, coin and
paper, lie sreund in . fascinating way,
ana you cannot drive back the feeling
what q nice thing 1t would be If you could
be turned loose in there and told to help
yourself. II Is safe TO assume thst some
thought of this kind crosses the minds of
9gout of every 100 persons who look down
from that gallery. All the paper money
paid ont there Il brand" new, lust as It
comeR from the Bureau OF EogravIng and
Printing, where they make IL. Il 10 In
uniform packages each containing one
hundred bills. II they are S6's the pack
age contains $500; If $10O's, $40.
600, aud SO on, and 90 on. These packages,
during the process OF manufacture, and
IN beng transferred from one custodian %
another, have been counted sixty times by
| e. many different persons. Is Il always
| safe to assume that each package contains
tina value designated upon ia wrapper,
and persons receiving these packages new
er think of counting their contents 20 YER
| lily the count. A mistake 10 regarded a
something impossible TO occur.
DIR. Il j. Getting, whose name goes
with his gun all over the world. IL N
/ Washington at present. He Will soOr
have ready new form Of bis machins
| gun. specially devised fog the use Of tbs
police IN our large citlee. It viii be con
| stFucted on the same principle IS his largC
/ field gun, but will he very compscf. TINT
barrel Of Ihe gua will BE- only ~ inchel
| long, and the whole thing when mounted
on police wagon viii not weigh NOR
than 50 pounds Woe 20 the dynAmiten
then. His Idea Is 60 have two or three o
| these guns mounted On q police wagon
which can be driven rapidly to the scen'
OF threatening riot. Each gun will IRE 3
least q thousand shots . minute, and IN
doctors tdea ie that the mere knoWledR
that such WespoDs are In the possession o
the police viii Of itself prevent any VIC
lent act by Q mob. a Thousand shots De
minute would dispose of even = Chicag'
] anarchist mee1RG ID sho1t CsderI H.