New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-11-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, Nov. - 1886

Washington, Nov. - 1886
Although the approaching session of
Congress will be short, there are indi-
cations that it will be an active and
busy one Many Senators and Repre-
sentatives have arrived during the
week, and some of them have gone to
work in their committee rooms, while
others are getting ready for business.
Indeed there is a sufficient number of
Senators here for session of the Upper
House, and it is the intention of several
Chairmen of Senate committees to call
special meetings before Congress opens.
Senators Sherman, Morrill,, Edmunds
and others may be seen at the Capitol
every day now, busy at work, if one
will take the trouble to walk around |
and glance into their committee rooms
Many of the Capitol employees, too, have
returned from their vacations, and are
gradually assuming their accustomed
duties. Both wings of the Capitol are
rapidly progressing in the work of re-
novation, and the carpets, seats, and
desks are being laid and placed in po-
sition in the Senate Chamber and Hall
VI luC 4AOuSc.
The President is behind barred doors
preparing his annual message. In or
der to find timefor this duty, he was
| compelled to slam the door in the face
of visitors and Office seekers, but now
he is in even more serious trouble, for
his right hand man has been called away
to the bedside of his aged father, and it
is possible that the Colonel NAV be de-
tanned some time. In that event the
President might be compelled, through
lack of time and assistance, to cut his
message short, for which Congress
would be grateful. 1t would also stand
a chance, unlike his ponderous docu-
ment last December, of being read
through by some people.
| Mr.. Cleveland has not been in good
humor for the past few days. Some
prominent politicians from New York
have been to see him, and he heard
some very plain talk about his Civil
Service policy. When he last appeared
IN the East Room to shake hands with
his callers, the expression on his face
plainly indicated an annoyed state of
mind. He couldn't smile. and was not
cordial, and the people went away with
a feeling that the ceremony was decid-
eddy farcical.
/ Although the President has ordered
that his country home be called ..Oak
View instead Of ''Red Top" it is not
certain that he has more influence as a
christener than a knight of the quill.
'Red Top because the roof OF the
house was painted red, was the name
started by one of those disrespectful
newspaper men whom Mr.. Cleveland
would like to obliterate, for .'desecrating
his domestic privacy" OF course no
Administration people will hereafter
speak of this country place as ..Red
Top to the end of the chapter.
The apathy over the result of the cleo
tions is such as has scarcely been wit
messed here since the war ended. De-
mocrats are Disguised with the admins
tration, and although hundreds of Vir-
I ginians and Marylanders residing here
are legal voters in those States, very
few went home to vote, although free
passes were provided for those who
would accept them. When Virginia
Democrat, speaking of tie Republican
victory in his State, says II am glad of
it," he must be deeply demoralized.
And yet many of them say it. AS to
the Republican officials and Government
employees here, they are very much
pleased with the result, but do not dare
to enthuse over it to any marked extent,
for fear of being dismissed for ssperni-
cious activety's or offensive partisan
ship.
A few evenings ago, when Represen-
tative Barbour Of Virginia reached
Washington on his return from Europe.
where he had been spending the Con-
gressional vacation, the Virginia AS
ISOLATION gave him a rafting welcome
with drums, music, procession, etc. In
| his speech Mr.. Barbour attributed the
late Democratic reverses in his State to
the Mugwump policy of the admins
tration. Senator Gibson and Hon.
John Code were present, the one an
ardent Administration man and the
other just the contrary. It was anus.
/ ing to those in the secret to see how
| these gentlemen lodged the issue so as
not to have two Democratic speeches on
the same occasion conflict with each
other.
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