The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-03-06
Washington Letter,
WASHINGTON. March lst.l $50.

WASHINGTON, March lst.l $50.
With telephone investigations and
counter investigations in the House of
Representatives, resolutions condemnato-
ry of the Administration policy and
counter resolutions in the Senate, with
partisan debates, personal differences
and daily spats and twits in both houses,
our law makers have but little time left
to devote to their real business
When a substitute was offered for the
Hanback, inquiry into the Pan-Electric
affair a voice from West Virginia was
the only one raised against it. 1t was
that of Representative Gibson, who was
unwilling to see the House drift into an
investigation which could bring no re-
spect to it, no confidence to the country,I
and no good to any human being. In
the first place there had been no charge
against any official that would justify
trial. He then attacked Congressman
Pulitzer (of the New York World who
was not in his seat at that time. Mr..
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did not see fit to attack the Attorney
General in an open, honest, manly way,
like representative should have done,
but undertook to retreat behind the ir-
resistable columns of his newspaper for
the purpose of creating a scandal.
At this point Mr.. Gibson was remind
ed that the gentleman from New York
was not present. Il cannot help that,
he ought to be here" replied Mr.. Glib
son. If Mr.. Garland is to be assailed,"
continued he, ''let him be assailed with
the certainty ola chicken thief Let
him be assailed with the manliness which
the character of his reputation deserves"
But do not understand Mr. Gibson to
be a champion of the Administration.
He declared that as far as cleanliness
and honesty were concerned, it was
equal to any we ever had, but said that
he had very little regard for its politics.
He was simply protesting against Con-
gress drifting into an investigation that
could do neither party any good lie
had no doubt the Pan-Electric men court
ed thorough investigation, knowing
that they were honest and upright.
"But'', added he ARE we here to investi-
gate every man who wants his character
established, or to investigate every man
2 whose character some one else wants to
: blacken."
r While the Forty Ninth Congress may
, not work as industriously as it might, il
enjoys the reputation of being the finest
looking and best dressed body that even
, graced the Hall An eminent divine
who recently visited Washington, spent
r a good deal of time at the Capitol. IL,
reports higher type of men there now
than ever before And indeed the PEG
. pie have many representatives here who
honestly, faithfully modestly, and earn
estly attend to their duties. Academia
/. slips of temper and irregularities in Sen
t atorial and Congressional circles are Ger
tain to be reported over the land. Tn,
= patience, industry, urbanity and sci
sacrifice of scores Of men, who are wear
ing their lives out in committee room
| or in other trying positions here, are no
a appreciated or known by the country.
A Republican Member facetitiousl
;, remarked that the fervid manner il
i which the blind chaplain of the lIous
offers daily invocation indicates that h
sees what appears TO be invisible to tn
q majority, the imperative necessity 70
o earnest prayer in a Democratic House
n DIR. Milburn seems to have made an in
II preston on the rather unusual congregi
ton over which he is called to presid,
Formerly no attention was paid TO til
! Chaplain's utterances, but now Member
rise to their feet, and listen attentiyel
. to the morning prayer which is alwa,
u brief, simple, and direct.
/ DIR. Milburn visits the Members of tn
1T House as other pastors visit their congr
10 cations. Quite number of the Com
w. ressmen are Catholics, with whom ii
Il Chaplain is as popular as with the Pro
estants. Forty years ago, Dr. Milbur
+ first oiliciaed as Chaplain of the Ilous
III Ten years later he was appointed for II
N second time, and another interval
TT thirty years finds him in the office agai
II commanding the respect of that body
be an extent that is considered remarks
NJ BILE.
le The President is gradually fulhllir
III the seasons social programme, whic
:. was so much retarded by several weel
y of mourning. The social event of I'll
III week at the White House was the mil
tary reception in honor ofthe army an
Navy officers. 1t was a brilliant affair
d. several ways The officers were in flu
of uniform, and since even cnsgns we,
re epaulettes now, there was an unusu
N amount Of glitter and tinao.
:. The butterflies Of fashion have onl
about ten days more IN which to hutt,
III besore the penitental season begin
Their weary, faltering feet are going