The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regula. Core pondent.l
WASHINGTON. April 2.}d. iss'

WASHINGTON. April 23h. iNs".
Spring * in Washington now in al its
glory. The leaves are out on the trees,
making the streets long vi~tas of color, and
,he grass l. bright with that charming tint
which only Spring can paint. The parks 4
and squares are gay with the yellow bios
..oms Of the Fnrsynttia and the white /
splendor Of the Magnolia, While the cloudy |
pink of the peach tree peers over the garden /
walls. IL i, hard to tell what impresse>
one most-thc softness OF the climate. the
fine avenues, some over two miles long IA
dating from the capital like the sticks of a
fan, the green circlrs and squares and tri-
angl = that greet you unexpectedly IN every
direction, ia" na s.iiiceHce of the public
buildings or tie cosy elegance of The iri-
vatc residence.
ID Is not To be- wondered AT that under
the s,siuctions 81 = Washington Spring the
Presidcn, should lightly turn t. thoughts
OF love" IL IA oyster could i';ll in love ut
all, IL would be- on one Of these bright
Spring days il Washington. Whether on
not Nr. tl-s,iaud j. to marry IN the near
future. il Is b.iirYsd that he win, and the
would -kuowins-cn,s Hcc,lsr him of man
lies; ing every matrimonial symptom. lie
goes out morr frequently NOW than ever
before. aud tbns. who meet him ON his
aft, rnooa drives viii. his private secretary.
come To the ina .,inative conclusion that h.
LOOKS very happy ard sentimental despite
tn, cares uf STATE.
This is the time for drives and rides and
walks abu It III. city. and everybody who
can take tii,e for it. is out of doors. Mem
beers of the Cabinet, Justices oi the SUI
prene Court, Senators, Representatives,
and Department oiiIcials may br seen after
four % clock T.. NJ. on horseback, on foot,
or in more or less elegant turnouts on the
streets and country road, around the city.
while the Ladies' who are busy with spring
shopping. thrumg Pennsylvania avenue all
day long.
Congress, has come to point in the ses-
sion where il * necessary to exercise the
pluck al principle. Various appropriation
bills-for the aid of education, falsely 50
STYLED ia some instances. for new pensions.
for river and har,or improvements, for
DtiDlit Dllltilis~. anu, fHi'flTi~'N WI
expanding the peoples money, are coming
MP for action. The Republican minority,
feeling responsibility neither for the House.
nor the President, do not care II the record
Of the session il conspicuous for extrava-
gance and a grave responsibility is thus
placed upon the democrats in congress.
The river and harbor hill is now before
the house and members are working at it
section hy section aud voting away money
in order to help each other carry doubtful
districts ia the coming fall elections. Each
one of "a dozen little unheard-of rivers and
creeks and bays, in many states, wants
an appropriation to dredge its channel two
feet deeper, perhaps, so that the one or two
steamboats, that pile its waters, may not
run aground. Some Of these demands up
on the treasury vaults would he ludicrous
II they were not outrageously impudent.
Their only excuse is the necessity Of con-
gressmen to buy votes with government
money, and their only chance of passage is
the average members willingness to log
roll.
The senate on Wednesday passed between
four aud five hundred private pension bills;
the largest days work that either branch
Of congress ever did. 1t also voted to
erect fire-proof hall in this city for keep
ing records, and Senator lIoar wittily asked
before voting for it il it were specially in
tended for the safe keeping of the Presi-
dents 'private papers, The senate con-
tinues to debate, in IA rather languid way,
during n part Of each day, the subject OF
secret or no secret sessions.
The attorney general as IA witness has in
fused new interest into the Pan Electric
investigation this wrek. lie gave n state
ment of his connection with the affair, de-
rlnring that he had never used official
position to advance the interests Of the
scheme. that he had had nothing wha. rve'
to do with the bringing IL the sovernmen;
suit, that hr still retained hi> stock which
WAS not "a ei't, that instead of making he
had lost si0o.oD by Pan Electricity, ba,
that i, was II perfectly legitimate eiiterpris;
for all that.
Much interest has ALSO b,e;, taken in tn.
strike investigation now in progress here
owing to tn. fact that Grand Master Work
man Powderly and Jay Gould, anon
Others, were presen, as witnesses. An ex
reedingly interesting body of testimony
was given all around, but Mr.. Powdcr.y
drew more attention than the railroad
king. lie made fail presentation of tn,
labor side oi the ease, and gave II full his
tory Of the Knights organization.