Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-07-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July 9th, SO.

country seems to be that Washing
ton is the wickedest city in the Union,
and that it requires missionary ser
vice from every other city and from
every state and territory, Not a day
passes but a petition comes to con
gross from some place praying for
the passage of a bill to make Washing
ton habitable and reasonably safe for
women, girls and children to live in.
During the present session of con
gress, several bills implying the same
terrible state Of immortality in this
city. have been introduced in both
houses OF congress. Within the pre-
sent week quite a series Of such bills
was introduced in the senate by Mr..
ingalls,. The bills all originated out
side Of congress with good people who
fancy that Washingtonians need
their interference. When 4 senator
OF representative introduces such a
bill at the request Of the author that
is the last Of it. No senator or repre-
sentative thinks Of framing such a
bill on his own account, anu no som
mittee OF congress thinks of acting
upon any such bill. The numerous
petitions from without. arrive in
stereotyped form, provided by the
good missionaries of morality. and
though they be many, nobody, e1-
cept perhaps the missionaries, pay any
attention to them. In seeking an
explanation of this extraordinary
solicitude Of tie outside world in the
morals of the capital city, a senator
remarked rehectively that These
people must think that Washington
ismade up of congressman"
Yesterday a bright smiling Young
lady, in a pretty white dress and
broad brimmed hat, sat by the side Of
Representative Hatch on the door Of
the house. Ladies are hardly Y {
seen on the floor while the house is in
session, which made this instance
more conspicuous and remarkable.
Children little boys and girls-are
sometimes admitted to the floor in
charge Of a member. MI. Hatci's
visitor was admitted as a little girl.
Before bringing his visitor in he went
to Speaker Carlisle, and being rather
scrupulous himself about such mat
tiers, asked the Speaker what was the
maximum limit Of age At which
little boys and girls could &c admitted.
The Speakernoticing that 1Ir. Hatch's
heart was throbbing with anxiety to
crafty his visitor, gave a liberal in
t%erpretation to the rule for this oc-
casion only" and told Nh. Hatch that
if The young lady would admit that
she was q little girl she could enter.
The young lady was admitted, and
soon all the eyes Of the house were
upon her as she sat and elatted with
the genial gentleman who is oleomar-
garine's greatest enemy.
The appearance OF the senate cham
Ter varies very much with the tiuctIa-
tons Of the thermometer. It has
assumed its most summary as
pect. Senators Mitchell, of Oregon
and Butler Of South Carolina have
donned canary colored coats; Sena-
tors Miller, Allison, Sherman and
Vance, white Waistcoats, and Conger
a pink one Gibson, Henderson and
Mcpherson are arrayed in steel color.
and Vest in something approaching
crushed strawberries" Senator In
gals has assumed a linen suit fear
fully and wonderfully made. Alpaca
garments are numerous, and most Of
the senators look cool. ingalls,, Mand-
erson, Payne, and Vance resort to the
palm leaf fan for relief.
To-day-E'riday, a lively time is ex-
pected in the house, as an attempt
will be made to override so1ne Of the
presidents recent yetoes. The ac-
tionof the Democrats in the house
concerning the vetoed pension bills,
indicates very clearly that the party
intends to stand by the president, and