Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24
FROM wASHINGTON.
~ Democratic "Kicker"-The south in the
Saddle but not Quite so in the
Department OF the tntcriOr-A
Vermont Democrat Gives MIR.


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Lf'"ih Ff "V'"SiWm"! t,,I' r'''''N"' vi wv
w AslilNGION, Zee. IN.-N ashlhStoh II
once more a busy scene of action About
all ,ho cnrgr,s.t,cn are i'm town and have
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an Wv, ''''' f''',
during the iohE SESSION hioS' numbers
bring their families 10 the capital but as
rhs one il 80 short a great many STAY at
home This is one reason why the gaieties
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oi 'he 9ed9on are ,'o' =" i'''i "'' a. vi ~
ternate years. But SUN we get better
legislation and more hill Uity among the
.olous.
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ffNNN Law Ah" WV 'IhN HiNNP'
came across Congress man Frank Law
1or of ,bir,yo Inst rioht and he Is l,ol.-
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INK WY n"PPN' !" Low ! "'"". - i'ioi
sell-SailolaCtorN HlHn II 10 ne louhu lhe
world over. lie was re elected by a ma
iorltv of rs which is nearly 3OGO or 1000
loo, linn lo.t ,1o.ti,n oVVho oIoc,od ,,,,
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rauhi "SNeu lI'eu" 'ii' pleN'"eu'
y CHASTITY smile cfcpl over the lace OF the
Chicago legislator and he said eyes he
done thy lG Them fellows what wants
Offices can 90 M to the White House and
give the president all the tatfy he can eat
about his doing right aud all that. hut
tell YOU Pm done with him. | aint going
to ask no iavOrs of him or any OF his cab
met. That's the kind of a hair pin am. -
We'll how about Il denomination of Mr.
Cleveland for 49," inquired the friend.
LaWler looked at him for 4 moment with
Il sort of plying gaze and then turned to
Col. Morrison who was standing by, "Bill
did We hear that, will the man up ON the
avenue get renomnated - can't stand
many more like that" Col. Morrison
Laughed meaning smile ard only added
ghat he feared Mr. Lawler would vote
wrong ON that tariff if he continued.
The population of Washington has
changed very nOtiCeably since the present
administration came into power. That is
in,the'character Ofthe new Corners. walk
ed down PENNSYLVANIA avenue the other
day and took a good look at the clerks who
had Just come out of the treasury depart
meut. | saw three who wore no collars,
two with dirty collars and who looked as
if they had forgotten to wash themselves
for IA couple of months, and Il hundred
other evidences of ShittlessGess. The in
terror department, however, has the worst
sci at the capital They would bear the
palm away at any time from the Bowery
tOughs OF New York There Is not one
male emplOye i'm ten who has a respectable
appearance. They are largely composed
of the flower of the southern ChiVarv,'
and delight to talk Of how they licked
the Yankees in so many hard fought bat
Ties and would have conquered in the end
had II not been ---- but there, will
not spring IA time honOred chestnut such
as that on the readers of the FREE Press
# is the Old old story, and they wear
4 pasted in their hats. The southern
ladies too enjoy the situation hugely and
laughingly talk of the rise and fall and
RECRUITMENT of the Southern confed-
eT3cy They really think they are in
power again and can domineer over the
coWardly North as in DAYS IF old 1t is
truly bewildering to hear them talk some
times About week ago was standing
N room in the interior department.
glking to a lawyer who had some bust
ness connected with the office There
was an old one-lpgged soldier sitting near
me busily Engaged in writing. He has
been employed us a clerk there for three
OF four years, and very seldom gives vent
to his feelings But on this occasion he
departed from his usual silence and made
the room actually turn blue for the time
being. A lady from "Mississippi. sab ~
was sitting to his right industriousy read
ing a newspaper when She came across a
or,..rr.th in ra,r,rI ia Dr nobuav tho