The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-01-08
WASHINGTON LET. Err.
{ From Our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Jan. g, 1886.
Some Of the members ofthe House have al
ready returned from their holiday vacation
and the probability is that nearly oil will bo
here to hear the announcement of the commit
tees to-day. The session will then begin in
earnest. The important matters being talked
about by the members here are the silveS
question, the coast Defense the reconstruction Of
the navy, the tariff question, and the probabili-
ties Of increased appropriations under the new
distribution plan. The committees are more
thought of than talked of. Judging from the
views expressed by q large number Of repre-
ssntstives, the impression seems to DO that q
largo number Of the members of both parties
and representing inland as wei; as coast dis
tricts, favor liberal appropriations for coast de-
fenses, for the navy and for the construction Of
ordnance. There will be quite number of
general tariff bills introduced, and very many
moro relating to specific duties. One introduc-
reported by the ways and means committee,
and IL is thought that there will be some sort OF
legislation on the question.
The silver question will probably DO tho frst
10 come up, and It is the most threatening.
Many members are talking of . compromise.
The radical silver men, however, say there
will DO no legislation whatever on the subject,
and in this some Of the most extreme suspen-
sionists agree with them.
There was quite sensation in the Diplomat
| 10 Corps last week over social phenomena
which none of the members had ever observed
before, and which will furnish them food for
discussion for many day. The unmarried
ministers and attaches of legtions received
calls from lady-the wife of high official,
who 10 now in Washington. They had all call
cd upon her, and suppose she considered il
her duty to return the visits and did up the
| whole list regardless of whether they were
| bachelors or benedicts. She had no idea Of
the impropriety of the act, for she is q lady Of
modesty aud refinement, but unfortunately is
not familiar with the social code. Very few OF
the diplomatists were ever so severely startled
as when her card was sent IN to them with the
information that she was waiting, unattended,
in the parlor below.
Some asked to be excused, as their sense of
propriety led them to avoid tete-a-tete with q
lady Of such distinction; but others, suppos;ng
il was one of the customs of this land of the free
and equal for women Of social position to call
upon gentlemen at their lodgings, received her
} cordially and exchap ged compliments as they
would with any visitor few Of them are un-
able to speak any English at ALL and the
lady is familiar with no language but her own
the situation was comical enough
, There will be o rather remarkable scepe in
the Senate as soon as Congress reconvenes
Senator Beck will at once renew his attack up.
. on the financial policy Of the administration.
which will be defended by Senators Morrill,,
, Sherman, Edmunds, Hawley and other republi
cans. 1t will be the first time in the history o.
= the country, l believe, when democratic Presi
dent has depended upon republican Senators tc
defend him against attacks from his own party
, Unfortunately, the talking men on the demo
o cratic side of the Senate do not agree with the
President upou the most important features o
his policy. and VIII lie neither the silver ques
tion nor civil service reform can be regarded O
i political issues, it 50 happens that Beck, Voor
D hees, Vest and other democratic leaders oppose
1 the attitude the President has taken.
LENoX.