Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1886-03-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

With telephone Investigations and
counter Investigations in the house of
representatives, resolutions cundemna-
tory of the administration policy and
resolutions in the senate, with partisan
debates, personal differences and daily
spats and twits in both houses. our law
makers have but little time left to de-
vote to their real business.
When Il substitute was offered for the
Hanback, inquiry into the Pan-Elcctric
affair voice from West Virginia was
the only one raised against it. 1t was
that of Representative Gibson, who
was unwilling to see the house drift in
to an investigation which could bring
no respect to it, no confidence to the
country, and no good to any human be-
ing. In the first place there had been
no churge against any official that
would Justify trial. Hc then attacked
Congressman Pulitzer (of the New
York WorltD who was not IN his seat
at that time. Mr.. Pulitzer, he said, an
editor of Il paper, did not see tit to at
task the attorney general in an open,
honest, manly way. like Il representa-
tive should have done, but undertook
to retreat behind the irresponsible, col
umns of his newspaper for the purpose
of creating Il scandal.
At this point Mr.. Gibson was re-
minded that the gentleman from New
York was not present. Il cannot help
that, he ought to be here" replied Mr..
Gibson. "If Mr.. Garland is to be as
sailed continued he, "let him be as
sailed with the certainty of Il chicken
thief Let him be aSsailed with the
manliness which the character of his
reputation deserves
But do not understand Mr.. Gibson to
be a champion of the administration.
He declared that us far as cleanliness
and honesty were concerned. it was
equal to any we had ever had but said
that he had very little regard for its
politics. He was simply protesting
against congress drifting into an inves-
tigation that could do neither party any
good. lie had no doubt the pan-elcctric
| men courted !, thorough Investigation
knowing that they were hon st and up
right. But" added he, "are we here
to investigate every man who wants
his character established, or to investiA
gate every man whose character some
| one else wants to blacken."
While the Forty Ninth Congress may
not work as industriously as it might,
it enjoys the reputation of beng the
| finest looking and best dressed body
that ever graced the hall An eminent
divine, who recently visited Washing
ton, spent a good deal of time at the
capitol. He reports higher type of
men there now than ever before. And
indeed the people have many rcpresen-
| tatives here who honestly, faithfully,
modestly. and earnestly attend to their
dL.a-:. Accidental slips OF temper and
irregularities in senatorial and congress
slonal circles are certain to be reported
over the land. The patience, industry
urbanity and self sacrifice of scores OF
men, who are wearing their lives out
in committee rooms or in other trying
positions here, are not appreciated or
known by the country.
A republican member facetouSly re-
marked that the fervid manner in which
| the blind chaplain Of the house offers
daily invocation indicates that he sees
what appears to be invisible to the ma,
| jority-the imperative necessity for
earnest prayer in democratic house
| DR.. Milburn seems to have made an i'm.
preston on the rather unusual congre-
cation over which he Is called to pre-
side. Formerly no attention was pait
to the chaplan'S utterances. but now
members rise to their feet, and listen
attentively to the morning prayer, which
is always brief, simple and direct.
/ DR.. Milburn visits the members o
the house as other pastors visit theil
congregations. Quite number of tn,
congressman are Catholics, with whom
the chaplain is us popular us with tn,
Protestants. Forty years ago, DR.. Mil
burn first oticiated as chaplain Of th,
house. Ten years later he was appoint
ed for the second time, and another in
terval of thirty years finds him in tn,
office again, commanding the reSpec
of that body to an extent that is con
81 ciIpra1 ron, ~, .,I,ln
The president is gradually fulfilling
the seasons social programme, Whici
was SO much ret rdcd by several week
of mourning. The social event Of tn
week at the White House was the mill
tary reception in honor of the army an,
navy officers. 1t WAS II brilliant atfai
in several ways. The officers were il
full uniform, and since even ensign
wear epuulettes now, there was an un
usual amount OF glitter and tinscl
The butterflies OF fashion have onl
about ten days more in Which to lutte
: before the penitential season begin.
Their weary, faltering feet are goin
7 ut the reckless speed of five teas in a
afternoon, and six receptions in til
2 same evening.