The Press., 1886-07-29
WASHINGTON. LETTER.

WASHINGTON. LETTER.
 \ Washington D. C., July 23, 1886.
 The debate over the Payne case attract ed an unusually large audience to the. sen- ate chamber. The galleries were filled as they are only on special occasions, and representatives left the pressing business in their own end of the capitol and came over in large numbers. The president of the senate, MT. Sherman, left the chair Ill charge of another senator, and took po- sitl0n on the floor so that he might at any time join in the debate. He did not take part however, but Senators Hoar, Pugh, Teller and Logan did, the latter's speech being the prominent feature of the day.
 ( He spoke for nearly three, hours, but his audience never grew weary, and the general never grew dull. He took the po- sition that there was no evidence to prove that Senator Payne had secured his elec- tion by corruption, and said if the senate was appealed to on garbIed statements, on garbled extracts, on. perversions of testl- moDy, to do injustice to a man or to his reputation, he 0ogan) was not the man to do 1t. His closing words were full of bit terness and sarcasm against Murat Hal stead, of the Commercial Gazette. Some of his friends had whispered to him that he had better let the Commercial Gazette alone, but the Illinois senator said he be- lieved he had as many friends in Ohio as MT. Halstead himself, and besides Illinois did not ask MT. Halstead what to do about her senators. He could take care of him. self at home.
 Bogus butter has been disturbing ele- ment in both the senate and house during the week. Several unfortunate personal controversies grew out of it between legis- lators who held different attitudes towards the bill. A great deal of information was developed, too, on oleomargarine. One senator expressed the doubt that there was 8 pound of oleomargarine made Tn Amerl- ca. He had 8 letter from the inventor to that effect, and stating that the compounds made here were combinations of oleo oil, :, lard, cotton seed, and various other things, SO that 1t was a double fraud Oleomaf- garine was bogus imitation of butter, and the article put upon the market here was Q bogus initiation of oleomargarine. sl
 The white house has been stripped for the summer. Carpets and curtains have been removed, cleaned, and stored away, and the parlor floors have on their summer dress of white mating. When the presi- dent and his wife go away ill September, the old mansion will be painted again out side, and the woodwork inside will be freshened. It all looks dingy, and needs feIOvation ] 4asaas-".- " 'l ~-stt7
 The SIG, ,O0O which congress allows for keeping the white house in repair iA not by any means all that has been spent upon 1t since the era of Jeffersonian simplicity be- gun sixteen and half months ago. Mir. Arthur left a large cash balance of thelast appropriation during his term, according to the time honored custom that the out 6r0iner r1Poai1onk oholE laox1o o mod a11m for the incoming one to make any changes he may desire. . -> tt .u bss..e-.3 .~5., The day following that on which Sena- tors Ingalls, and Miller had their sharp personal dispute in the senate, the Kan sas senator arose and stated to the senate that upon reflection he was satisfied that he had allowed his remarks to exceed the proper limits of debate. He wanted to ex- press his regrets for having done SO. .,
 I was reminded by this of 8 speech by MT. Allen, of Mississippi, who is one of the funny men of the house. He is 0 demo- crat, but he was criticizing the democratic side for it's petty stinginess in the matter of appropriations, and illustrated the posi- tion of both sides by the course of man in his own district. This individual, after vigorously denouncing the Grant third term movement, served two term as coun- ty treasurer, and became candidate for re- election, declaring that he had been perfectly honest in his former position. Having reflected over the matter he had come to the conclusion that he was wrong, and he thanked God that he had the man. hood to acknowledge it. The republicans, MT. Allen said, after refecting over their former practices in the matter of appropri ,ations, admitted that they were wrong, and thanked God that they had the man. hood to acknowledge it. The democrats, after reflection, admitted that practices which they had condemned in the republi- cans were not so wrong after all, and they were thankful that they had the manhood to acknowledge it.. The wouldbe econo. mists of the new regime find it very diff cult to run the government at less expense than their predecessors. sr1saH ..1 @