The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18th, 1ss6.-At
last the issue between the republican
senators has been directly raised. and
the senate's ultimatum is the talk Of the
day. What does it amount to. and
whittier will it lead Really it AMOUNTS
to nothing more than the expression of
an opinion by small portion of the
senate.
Some republican senator's, in caucus.
declare that they will confirm no NOM
inations made TO ill vacancies created
Dy reE1ofals unless the reasons asked
for are furnished. This position will
PROBABLY lead to a temporary dead
lock between the president and senate
in certain test cases. It Is not likely.
however, to bring on very serioils
conflict, though there will doubtless be
hot political discussions over the ab-
stract principles involved.
ine president will be coerced into
abdication of vital feature of the ex-
ecutive prerogative. He NAV he relied
upon to hold his ground. The reDtIb-
llcan senators are by no means united.
A mum Der OF them who were not pre-
pared to take such extreme ground.
&osented themselves from the caucus.
Ihere Is widespread opinion that the
republican leaders who are prominent
IN keeping up the agitation. which
grows ont Of this matter, are doing 40
Tor political effect in their own rival
interests.
sun, the ultra republican members
Carried the dtv, for their resolnfions
We're finally adopted as expressing m
sense OF the caucus, and however mu,h
'huiVlaual senators may feel that their
party mas Committed a grave error, thew
are pound TO act in conformity with
the caucus decision.
Inc women are here again in annual
convention wanting to vote. Tney
nave much speech making, much sper-
sonar giorlhcation, and much criticism
u naru ana cruel mankind. About the
iatler, all that they say is mean. and
has been said may times before.
IL is interesting to look oyer an
qience at womans rights convention.
For, though this is ahe eighteenth win
ter that the association has made a rem
deSVous of Washington, many peonle
Elil yell you, half apologetically, when
Yon meet them at the deliberations OF
tpis body, that they thought they
would Ike to come once just as a mat
yer OF curiosity. There is ALWAYS a nre-
dominance of the feminine element at
these meetings, but there ia s, ,., a fair
n u IN r<.G-
'pA ~ ~s Va masculine visages express
sive of q consuming desire to know
what goes on at such places The
feminine faces express various feelings.
Some show sympathy or earnestness,
others look bored, others cynical, and
many express the sweet Stiffness of wo-
mankind as they sit receiving informa-
ton as to the rights and duties of their
sex,
Susan B. Anthony presides with a
dignity and confidence engendered by
her long familiarity with tho platform.
There is nothing new in what she says
nor in her manner of saying it, but she
always commands an attentive hearing.
She triumphs In what she calls the sue
cesses of the woman's right movement,
and expresses earnest faith in its future.
! At last evenings session Miss Antho-
ny beea@e enthlsed with the speeches
and asked the audience to vote.
Those who are in favor of woman's
suffrage say aye she called, and
there was loud chorus, "Those who
are opposed say nay" She turned
away as If the question had been settled
by an unanimous affirmative vote, when
few men, far back in the audience,
daringly piped forth mo-" and Instant
ly fled. Miss Anthony looked sur
prised, as did every one, and some
Kissed while others smiled. !"
AS TO the weeks doings in congress,
Fitz John Porter's plea has monopoliz-
ed the house and the great educational
bill has had the right of waY in the
senate. Mr.. MOrrison's new tariff bill
vas introduced in the house, also q
number OF anti-Chinese measures.
Among new measures presented in the
senate was bill granting q pension OF
Sc, 600 year to the widow of General
Grant. More steps were taken to have
a.-thorough investigation of the Pam
Electric affairs, at which the attorney
general expressed his qualification.
Mr.. Garland does not intend to re-
sign, but after the house has finished
its investigation of the telephone BUSH
ness, he says he will take stops to meet
al criticisms upon his connection with
the Pan Electric company, in a way
that cannot fail to secure the approba-
ton OF those who really desire TO be
satisfied
Ex-senator Thurman, who will he
the senior counsel in the coming tele-
phone trial, has had almost :as many
callers since bis return to Washington
as IL he had come to be inaugurated
president. Entering the senate cham
Der few days ago he expressed sur
prise at the changes in It's personnel.
"Is this the place where 1 spent twelve
years of nv lifeP" exclaimed he. Sur
veying the chamber he missed Blaine,
Conkling, Hamlin, Wallace, Anthony,
Burnside, Randolph, Matt. Carpenter,
Ben. Hill, Sharon and thirty six 9TH
eFs who sat with'him in the senate on
ly lew years ago.