Catoctin clarion., 1886-03-25


number The Attorney General, who
will not wear swallow tail coat, is
the only Cabinet officer who has held
aioof from so.ial frivolitie2.
The tendencies Of social life in Wash
ington have long been of a character
to make thoughtful and pions people
grieve. Wealth has brought display
and the transient, cosmopolitan char
acter of the population has a pern'cious
influence on the general morality. A
large proportion of those who solourn
in this city are in certain sense free
from moral restraint. They have not
the conservative, religious influence OF
home and in greater or less degree
exhibit in their lives the free and easy
instability OF morals peculiar to all
nomads.
1t has occurred to your correspond
ent t,at these and other features Of
social lf at the fountain of political
life should not be ignored, but known
and studied by the very large and pow.
erful class of christian voters through
out the land. These have it in their
power to purity by their ballots, lot
only the sources of legislation and ad
ministration, but, through these, the
society, which, to Il certain extent, Is
giving tone and color to our whole soc,
ial system.
1t is estimated that the expense Of
transporting Senator Millers body to
California on a special train, and send
ing with it committee who will re-
turn by the same method, wall be $780,
900.
Some capital gossippers think it
strange that only one Senator could be
prevailed upon to 60 to San Francisco
to attend Senator Miller's funeral. 1t
is thought that the political fight with
the President kept the Senators here.
The Democrats cannot possibly be spar
ed, and the Republicans are thinking
that they may need all their forces be-
fore the Fl .5ht is over.
As soon as the death OF Senator Mil
Ter was announced, his colleague, SEN
ator Stanford, undertook to assist the
Sergeant at Arms Of the Senate in get
ting up Senatorial committee 10 es-
cort the remains to California. At first
Senator Stanford had no difficulty in
| finding sufficient number Of his assc-
ciates who were willing to serve, but
later on they came to him one by one
and submitted numerous reasons why
they could not leave Washington at
this time. For two or three days Mr..
Stanford laborll industriously to make
up the committee, but finally gave it
UP, leaving the matter in the han Is Of
the sergeant at arms. Almost the same
difficulty Was encountered in In makinE
up the House committee. There We're
several members who were cXccc ling y
ANXIOUS to make the trip to California,
but Speaker Carlisle did not seem dis
posed to grant their requests. There Is
a general opinion among Congressman
that the cuatom of sending committees
to escort the remains of deceased mem
bers to their last resting place should
be abolished.
The political fight between the Pres
ldcnt and the Senate IS about to close
and everybody is glad. No questions
will be asked by non -partsans at least,
as to which side backed down. if both
sides will only unite now and get to
work at the business of the session
The whole atiur Las been a dr. ar :
squabble over u matter that was of
small consequence to the pc pie. Sen
ators Colquitt Of Georgia and Ingalls, Of
Kansas will speak today, and then il
no other Senator signifies his desire 10
be heard on the subject, Senator Ed
munus will ask for a vote on his reso-
luton that the Senate shall not con-
firm until the papers are supplied.
The contest for open sessions Of the
Senate is not dead but only sleeping.
The question has been shadowed
by preparation for the discussion be-
tween the President and Senate. 1t
will yet come up for debate. There is
prevailing opinion that the Senate
possesses too much power.
General News