Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-03-19
Washington Telegraphed Letter.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March Is

The Capital city Is really dull
for the season. The influx of Wis
itors from the country has not
been great, and nothing startling
has taken place.
In the House and Senate good
feeling has prevailed, and thus far
in the discussion of the Edmunds
resolutions everything is quiet on
the Potomac
The speech of Senator Wilson
in support of the Edmunds report
is regarded as one Of the best yet
delivered. The speech or Grafton
of Senator Kenna, of W. Virginia,
on the other side, is more satisfac-
tory to the democracy than any
other they have had. There is no
telling how long this debate will
last, or who Will get the best of it.
The Presidents veto of the Des
Moines River bill for the benefit
of settlers is very unsatisfactory
to Western men.
The telephone investigating
committee is at work.
Jones, of Florida, will be in his
seat next week.
[ am sorry to say that the opin-
ion is rapidly gaining ground in
this city, among all politicians,
that no man has ever filled the
Presidential chair who pos
sessed so little natural and acquir-
ed ability as the present occupant.
If it were not for Dan Lamont it
is hard to tell how Mr.. Cleveland
would navigate. Before his term
expires all the world will know
that, in fact, the President is little
better than a cipher intellectual
ly.
The nomination of Mathews, the
colored man from Albany, n. Y,
for Recorder of Deeds, will most
likely be confirmed.
Dement, of Illinois owes his con-
firmation of Surveyor-Gen of Ari-
IONA to Logan.
Congress certainly has its hands
full, but there is slow
ness about its work and
that worries the people. Quite a
large number ofmatters have been
more talk than anything else. Of
course, the main topic is the dis
cussion of the resolutions in re-
gard to suspensions introduced by
Senator Edmunds, and it is just to
say hat Mr.. Edmunds speech was
the best OF his life. Its effect upon
the country will be disastrous to
the administration party. 1t was
Il plain, modest, but able arraign-
lnent of the executive for his re-
tusal to furnish the Senate with
such papers on public file as may
nave influenced him in the suspen-
sion of officers. His gleanings
from past records were telling in
their effect: The reply of Senator
Pugh, of Alabama, in defense of
the President, was well prepared
and well delivered, but it was
weak from first to last.
The reports in regard to the
Hennepin Canal construction are
before the House. One by Major
Handby, of the Z. S. Engineers,
favors the Meredosia route, while
Gen. Newton adheres to the Rock
Island route. Both reports merit
close attention. The rumor that
the knights of Labor have been
here lobbying in behalf of this
improvement has no foundation in
fact. No doubt as individuals they
would hail any great internal i'm
lrovement as a blessing to labor
ing classes, but | don't believe
they are mixing in the matter
The Secretary of the Interior
has rejected the selection of the
$1,000 acres of land taken up by
The st. Paul, Minneapolis & Mani
toba r. r. in Dakota.
The death of Senator Miller, of
California. on Monday afternoon.
and that of ex-senator Chaffee, of
colorado, on Tuesday, has created
a. void among Western men that
will not soon be filled.
The Chinese Minister is "mad |
rs a hornet" and he is not to be
blamed. His complaint is that the
President in his message on the
outrages to Cinnamon calls upon
Congress to take some action, in
stead of taking the bull" as it
were by the horns" himself and
further, that the President makes
B bad matter worse by intimating
hat such action, if taken, should
not serve as precedent hereafter.
The English and French ministers u