The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-04-16
,rron e~r Regular ceu<<padrntI
WAsnINGTON LETTER.
WAsmxorox. d. g.. April 3. 1886


WAsmxerox. d. g.. April .. 1856
rhs House n Representatives has
hcen giving Itself ~ strikes for me past
few dass. while the Sensie rs been TAX
Ing res, voted Tor ~ the maj"'lts, ="
that the Republican senators could light
IN caucus over the Edmunds res"iu
lions when they passed these se>o'n
lions last week. They supposed they h."
gotten through Nth discussion which
had hcrn neither as Interesting nor -
profitable a. had hcen anticipated.
Some az The Republican Senniors ar
nns consider u binding upon them ="
follow flc line Of party aciion Indicated
~ the re>olusinns, and held that thes
were free 10 vote upon the fres'urnt-
nominations according - the mefiis O.
each case. Bnt Mr.. fdmnnds anxr'ly
demanded what was the use az p~ss'"s
his resolutions II they were 10 get ~
goad out az them.
Caurns after caucus was heli. mi n"
agreement wss reached. and u is esscr-
sea thar The debate was sometimes more
acrimonious than the Senators care "a
acknowledges IIosr, Logan. and Nor
nil are among the refractory Senators.
and oddly enough. thu latter. who .
Mr.. Eamunds' moss stubborn combat
ant. represents the same State ~ he
Mr.. Morril' contended that IN attempt
20 reject the Democratic nominees
would do the Republicans no good. Y
would he regards q by the people a. par
tisan obstruction. aud wouid be rcSen-
ted as such. Mr. Edmnnds and his I'd.
hcrsnts tried 20 secure the adoption Of .
dozen differently wordcd propositions
each practically committing the caucus
20 carrying ont the letter OF the ~
munds resolutions. hut each was beaten
a. soon "a Il was offered
The result will he that the Edmund'
resolutions will be virtually repnhiafed
There Is. and has been. no cohesion
among the Republican senator's There
Is no sincerity in any course they agree
upon. One half Of them are Jealous o'
she other half. and policies are voted foi
which no one intends shall be carried
out. There are too many Presidentia
aspirants among them for snv harmony
q purpose. They hare neither helped
the party nor individual members SC
far
The continued illness Of Secretary
Manning and the recent illness Of oihei
Members OF the Cabinet and OF Col. Ia
mont. the Presidents efficient private
secretary. have greatly increased the a.
bor IF ar. Cleveland during the pas'
week. sickness in The Cabinet has
called attention "a the very arduous ma
ture Of The duties which Cabinet officers
ere called upon 10 perform Aud u
would be difficult to find conditions that
offer more liberal Inducements TO illness
than may be found in the present Cabi'
net The labor exacfed Of lie members
IL nnrelenting. constant, and severe.
There are few persons who know how
very much Secretary Manning ras over
worked. Ne found ii impossible 70 con
duct the affairs Of the Treasury Depart
ment by giving the business only gen
eral supervision. Immense labor wa'
required Of the Secretary personally.
The continuous strain Of weighty re-
eponsibilities. added 10 the everiastin!
worry OF petty detail. makes haro
wish the nerve forces that ouiy rcxuts
seasons OF repose can repair. And re
generation il not TO be thought Of II
Washington ofiicial life. Society make
larger demands upon public men ever.
wear. To entertain aud TO be enter
tanned is to perform the duties attaches
20 the position. To close the doors OF
house that custom has rented 20 societ.
for the season. as IL we're, - 70 be inhos
pifable and eccentric. II IL true ~
Manning went very little into society
and left social duties usually 70 his wifi
but for al taaf he has had no rest.
1t il % be hoped that the Senste's vot
10 employ half . million dollars In Oh
erection OF another monument here I
Lincoln will receive an emphatic prote'
~ the lower House. There il not eve
she poor argument for the Senate b
that Lincoln has no memorial, as u ~
case for instance with Lafayette. Their
IL statue Of him IN front OF the Cit
Hall reared by the colored race, anoths
called the Emancipation group, beside
several bus,s and oil paintings IN u
Capitol.
Ii might be urged that these memor
ais are inarfistic, but the Senate's PR
posed work might be more 50. III
construction OF immense piles OF stoI
as memorials Of the dead is an ant
quated custom. more fitting the era
mound builders than one Of enIightel
ment. II Il true Washington has such
ONE here. but that was begun years az
The modern idea OF worthy memoirs
and one commended BY every feeling
humanity. IL an asylum. q hospital, I
art gallery. or other institution that v
benefit the living, as well a. honor q
dead.