The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-09
Washin Stoa Letter.
from our regular Correspondent
WAsHINGTON. Jar. =

gay vacation, and the pr liabilities are
that near y all will be here +, hear tie
announcement Of the committees to-day
The session will then begin in earnest.
The important matters being talked
about by the members here are the sill
yer qnestio !, the coast defense, the re
construction of the Navy, the torif
question, AMI the probabilities Of in
creased appropriations under the new
distribution plan. Theac"mmittees are
more thought uf than talked Of Judg.
ing from the views expressed by "A large
number Of Representatives,, the rl-
preston seems to be shat large nun.
Der Of the members Of both parties and
representing ,Iand As we'll us coast
districts, favor liberal appropriation.
for coast defenses, ior,the navy AMI 70,
the Construction OF ordnance. There
sill he quite n number of genera,
\ ,aritf bills introduced, aud very ,uany
more relntin. to specific duties. Ono
Introduced by either Morrison, Mills.
or Hewitt will he Reported by the ways
ana meas committee, and it is hou hit
thar there will lie some svlt of ie.i,la-
i'm an the question.
Ih" silver question will probablv-h he
he hrst to come up, and il is the most
threatening. Mlnv members are talking
ni cnnpr mise. The radical silver
IN N, however, say there will I've n. le.is-
"tion whatever on the subject, anl ~
this some Of the most extreme ,,l. lie T.
sionist> agree with them.
T"erc was quite i, sensation ia 4 +,
d p'nmatic Corps las. w.ek over a /,
cia! phenomena which none of -n.o
nenhers had ever observed before. AMI
'h'ch will furnish them fnr! for Il
cu'sl"n for MANY day. The au,mrrir
minis ers AID attaches oi LEGATION, f..
;eivrd eal,s from Islv-thr wife Of :
high off daL, who is innw in Wasnin~
im.--Tl'ey had all called unon her
'Ml l snp;mSe she considered it h.
iuiy to return the Wits an did IN, tn,
Whole list regardless of whether the,
we're bachelors or hene,licts. She la,
~ idea Of the impropriety of ,hr &c
or she is..as'ad, Of nnd"sty and refine
nent, but u''fni 'instrl, is not famiia
with the socal cole. Very few Of til
'irl"ni,tists we're ever @t.scv,rely s'al
led rs when her card was sent .np 4!
e'n with the ininrn,atl,n, that she W.
aitins, alatttniei IN the parlor b,
CIV.
Some asked to be excused AZ ,hei
elise Of lr,,prIety ied thu Ia to avui
etc-at.te wltha had Of sucl, L;s,ilc
ION; Out others, suPp"ssng 1t WITS nl,
=. The customs oi tins land ui the IT.,
md cquai Tor women "i 81 clai p'siiio
CALI ulou Y nt,e,ncn at their lod.n.
ceIved her cordially AND cAc'uug,
compliments MS they would with M
.ls;tor. 4 lew OF them are u,iaLle
peak amy English ut all, Il us I,
lady Is ialnhlr With Ii" language b,
her own the situation Was Comic
enough.
inele will I've u rather rem .rkal
Y $; ne IN the Senate As soon 10 Couurr
econveIies. Senator Beck will at ou
new his attack upon the tina,,cr
obey oi' the administration, which "
sc defended by Senator. Merrill, 5 t.,
nan, Edm,rnl,. Hawley aud "nrr h
puolcans. 1t will lie the first time
'c history "f the country, b h.\
! lieu II deinocra lc Pres,d at has Il
" en- led upon republican, > majors 30. ,
fend him against attacks from his %,
'ar,y. Unfortunately, t re talking M
III the democratic side Of the Senate
not agree with the President upon I
~ nost important. features of his polio
h.. "i while neither the silver questi
J., TOR rlvii service reform can BE- rryatt,
= Is political issues, 1t 80 happens ~
.icck, Voorhees,, Yves. aud other del.
ratio leaders oppose the attitude I
= i'resldcut has taken.
j. The President sad yesteria, /;
- MS recent letter 10 Joseph kcppler.
II editor OF PUCK, had been mlscontru
II applied to dishonest n.wslal.
aud newspaper men, aud IN ~ lar
y they were conc, rn.d he wulJ hot y
"' ~ change one wur': oft. They had Il,
oil ncIiculable harm 10y their lying, ,
rh seserved the severest cond,,mu,rlo,
every honest maa. But he had hot