Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-04-10
THE CAPITAL IN LENT.
Mrs. Whltney's Party-The Potter
Episode-Private Theatricals.

Gp1SOU0-Fr1VaC0 IneaLrlCHlS.
From our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Now that
the Edmunds resolutions have been
finally adopted by the senate, and they
have pretty we'll demonstrated the fact
that the senate as a body have the right
to endorse OF disapprovc of the presi-
dents nominations and removals, We
are anxious to see some of the important
bills that have had to stand M side for
the crossfire between the venerable
''fogbank" and the chief executive come
up for discussion and action. The Da-
kota bill is conceded on all sides to
be pretty well killed for this session, and
l, for one. would rather have il rest where
it Is than passed with Democratic
amendments.
The fair and fat Grover don't seem to
meet with any moro appreciation from
his Democratic brethren than from bis
political opponents. I heard q very
funny thing at the capitol the other day,
originating from Tim Campbell, the
worthy member from New York, who,
by the way, is rather a character in his
way. It seems that Mr.. Campbell was
urging upon the president some meas
ure in very warm terms when he was
met by the reply that a paper signed by
500 persons had been sent him petition
ing against the measure, and in the face
of that it was impossible for him to en-
terrain Mr.. Campbells request. When
the irate, if not polite, Timothy, grasp
ing his tile in one hand and gesticulat-
ing with the other, exclaimed: "Non-
sense, Mr.. President; I could between
now and 10 O'Clock tomorrow get my
sell, in my own district, 5000 names ask
ing you to resign on the grounds of in
competency"
The fifth auditors office has been late
ly the scene of a rather exciting cores
pondence between that worthy official
and Col. Mosby, Of war fame. 1t seems
the last named gentleman has been "sus-
pended" under our Democratic policy
from the consulship of Hong Kong and
objected to swearing to his accounts IA
rather remarkable exception now-a-
days.) The auditor, after having written
him several letters on the subject, at last
insisted upon keeping back his salary
until he had complied with the require
ments of the law. In reply he received
a most remarkable document, with oath
attached and signed, O. Mosby,
Suspended Consul and Offensive Parti-
san."
Our national legislators are not always
in looks the embodiment of intellectual
or physical beauty, and the able menu
Der from Maine, MI. Thomas Read, is
no exception to the rule. His exceeding
ly robust figure and rather ruddy COM
plexion has in one instance, 1T least,
made it pleasant for him (as the boys
saw The CITY has been captured by
the salvation army" and as the capitol
seemed to present the biggest field fol
reformation q detachment swocpcd
down on that building fired with Gil.
thusiasm. Encountcring the aforesaid
MI. Read in one of the corridors. they
commenced Il vigorous onslaught on
him, exhorting him to leave all spiritu.
GUS liquors alone for the sake Of his
hereafter. This to say the least was a
triile embarrassing forthc member from
the Oldest prohibition staten the Union,
but was thoroughly enjoyed by several
of his brother members who stood near.
Society has been for the past few
weeks in a transition state, doing pen.
ance by attending church in the morn.
ing and as q sort Of mild recreation in.
dulging ina cup Of afternoon tea OF a
"small and early" in the evening. while
the debutants, with the assistance ofthe
male portion Of society, have bccnprac-
ticing for several amateur theatrical
performances to come off directly after
Easter. The event of the coming week
to which all the fashlonables are looking
forward is the Mi Carcmc ball, given by
Mrs. Secretary Whitney for the benefit
of the newsboys' home. The tickets are
IS apiece and it is needless to shy that
of course the dear 500 who are so fortu.
nate rs to have secured tickets, have
done SO o r"sweet charity's' sake alone.
The hospitality of Mrs. Whitney has Ger.
tainly been bountiful and as she can well
afford it it is in perfect good taste, but
the mob who have swooped down on hcl
tables, until as n of our correspondents
terms it, "You instinctively suspect
they, like Jack Spratt and his wife, have
licked the platter CLEAN" cannot be too
strongly condemned. 1t is said that the
fair hostess, since the way her friend,
Mrs. James Brown Potter, wa treated
in her house, has been wedding out her
visiting list and has punished not a few
prominent society ladies by excluding
them from her last ball. The kirmiss,
which has been SO successfully tried in
New York and Baltimore, will COM
mcncc here directly after Easter. The
classes for the national dances arc now
under drill. AS it will he strictly fash
ionable and several leading society ladies
lead the list of lady patronesses, of course