Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-31
arm vasHsyeTos LETTER.


wAsHrsGros. Jan. -. lss6.
n. President and Mis- Cleveland
a. ,hsir round Of social entertain
--.,. st the White House mournfuliy
,.,.,routsd at the very outset by the
a..,b of the Oldest daughter Of the
s..ret.ry of State. The fact that this
.,...hold must remain in mourning for
Lro time 30 come will be q serioos
arvhsck 10 the entertainments at the
vh,se Heuse: for Mrs. B.yara and her
a.s0kters we're nee ssariS expected to
-, prominent part IN the entertain
cents here.
shs fable about row sstween IL e
p,,ai6ent and the senate over the res
-. far the suspension Of Republican
.ssssIs has furnished sensational cor
,.suopdents q good deal of material to
III on. bat is only repetition of the
.snvv of the mountain ar the mouse
Tss situation has not changed, Ihs
.hale controversy arose over a mistake
shsa vas made IN tbs terms used in in
.cir;ss made OF the treasury Depsrt-
sssat hy the Senate Committee on
r,ranee. which asked for the reasons.
M etber committees simply asked for
the Information IN the posss ssiou Of the
s.yssnl Departmental. Ibe Senate does
"a sssume the right to call upon the
President for reasons. The older men
Il that body sil ADMIT tnat nf' morrilis
form vss not me proper one. On TIE
otksf hand, ths rissloehs ooes no. o' n
ths riRhs OF toe ssnate 70 Gall Tor M
fsrmssios. and It has been and viii be
furnSssed a. fsst a. the e'erks osn pre-
pare It TOR fransmis-ion. Inc papers
have already bee iorsafdeo 10 several
handred cases, ont tue answers which
have been gwen 70 tue Con mittee on
finance nave containsu . sinRie sen
tecee vnscn says tnat tne oepsftmens is
nos 10 possession OF tne foasons Tor the
Pfesidsnts acts.
Ihe Eads loooy Is pele 10 inii force.
md NE Dill thsy are aoSocatinR 10 TO
faraish e.seaafsnsee from tne Govern
neus OF the eoustinction o"nds OF the
fehuensepeo snip n.ivsy. inere IL a
rfousfon tnat seis Work ~ 10 De com
pletsd sBd the railway IN operation
uithin gwen lime, aoo Is not ts bold
unless soe plsn comes op 70 TIE promises
d tts pr ,otor. 10 other words, Capt
ksds sshs thst In cnse he builda the
railway, and % proves to be snceess
sfser 40 EXAMINATION oy a board OF en-
rneefs. one from the navy, one from
tse army and one from civil life, the
6ovsrnmsni shall stand sponsor for the
payment OF both the interest and prin-
sipsl Of the money invested IN its con-
slfuetion.
The opinion that this will be lively
osasion OF Congresa. despite the fact that
u opened tamels. prevail, among public
mes sf eli shades OF political opisioo.
Tbs incoming Of Democratic admin
istration alter nearly a quarter Of a
osntuYy's exclusion from executive pow
or. vim fhs changes IL naturally brings
ie the public Offices aud In the policy of
Rovsrpment generally, Is cited as reason
enough 10 expect animated proceedings
h Congress. As the Republicans have
control Of the Senate. that body 10 looked
70 10 prete u and promote the political
interests OF that party. Some OF the
btiebttst men aud ahlest leaders of the
Republicans party are In the Senate, aud
4 goes vitnsot saying that they will
hep vigilant eve upon the interests of