The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-11

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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. s. 1886.
Last week Washington was buried in
one of the heaviest snow storms that has
prevailed here for ten years. 1t was
regular Northwest blizzard with a North
pole temperature. The storm began at 8
o'clock Wednesday morning and the snow
fell continuously from that time till noon
of Thursday. Travel was stopped for a
time. The government always is put to
considerable expense. in clearing the
payements in front of its buildings from
snow. Previous to this storm it had paid
out $500 for that kind of work, and it is
officially stated that the balance of
$1,000 for that purpose was not sufficient
to clear away the last snow, and that
Congress will have to be called On to
make deficiency appropriation. Assis-
tant Secretary Smith, of the Treasury,
was equal to the emergency and ordered
out about forty clerks to shovel snow
from in front of the Treasury building.
The young men detailed for this duty
were highly offended but obeyed orders.
So many young men wearing such fine
clothes and sporting gold chains and seal
rings we're never before found grouped
together handling the shovel. These
young men are borne upon the rolls as
laborers, but in fact are clerks and per-
form strictly clerical duties. The Assis.
tant Secretary, however, issued his orders
that all able bodied laborers on the roll
should be assigned to this duty, and the
young men had to obey. The probabili'
ty is that they will never again be called
on to perform the same duties. The
moral of all of it is that no man should
sail under false colors.
The gaieties of the city have been sus-
pended this week out of respect to the
memory of Mrs Bayard. ALI invitations
to the numerous receptions arranged for
were recalled, and even informal calling
so customary in official life was dispensed
with. The President has issued invita-
tious for the reception to the Justices OF
the United States Supreme Court for the
coming week in place of those issued for
the past week and recalled. Secretary
Baysrd shows in very marked degree
the deep grief occasioned by his recent
family bereavements. There is no truth
however in the rumor that he contem-
plates resigning the portfolio of State and
making voyage to Europe to assuage
his grief. 1t is believed by his friends
that the cares of his official duties will
moro than anything else tend to divert
his thoughts from the loss of his beloved
wife and favorite daughter.
The electoral bill and Dakota have
been the two subjects principally discuss
ed in the Senate this week. After the
many imperfections in the electoral bill
bad been brought out by the debate, it
was referred back to the committee for
further amendments. Dakota had many
strong speeches made in her behalf.
Senator Harrison led the Republicans in
the contest, and Senator Vest the Demo.
Gratis. The bill passed by strict party
vote with the Republicans for its admiss'
ion.
Senator ingalls, is the recognized leader
of the Republicans in the Senate in all
running debates. He is very sarcastic
and has the faculty of stating his points
briefly and clearly, and making excellent
sn.hits" whenever he speaks. He never
lets an opportunity pass to strike blow
at his enemy, and SO when on Thursday
the bill for establishing the Office of
Assistant Secretary of the Navy was
under discussion, he attacked the admin
istration for its course in the Dolphin
matter, and landed John Roach and his
great American ship-building enterprise,
as he termed it, to the skies. Ingalls, is
of short stature and spare build with
very erect carriage and quick move
ments. His hair is short and we'll
sprinkled with gray and carefully parted
near the middle and slickly brushed.
He wears a neat fitting suit of dark ma
terial with cut-away coat which bangles
8 seal charm. His name appears so fre.
quently in Congressional proceedings
that this description of him may prove
not uninteresting.
AL the mechanics here are combining
to have eight hours established as days
work, and there is no doubt but that such
will be the rule the coming Spring.
Clerks in stores are also organizing to
have reduction in the hours of labor,
and Congress will probably take some
action in regard to street car drivers and
conductors being required to work 14hours
a day. A few days ago the Chairman of
the House Committee on Labor utter
viewed the President relative to statements
made that the spirit of the eight.hour
law was ignored in the Government de-
partments. The President said he
believed the law was sound and good
one, and should be enforced to the letter.
He also, in the same interview, expressed
himself as opposed to foreign spectators
acquiring such large tracts Of our public
land, and as in favor of affnrding the
laboriug classes of this country every
opportunity to acquire title to the govern
ment lands.
In the Senate Mr.. Blair, from the
Committee on Woman Suffrage, has