Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. March /, 1886

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rhe impending fight between the
and Senate begins to-day.
rhe Republican caucus resolutions
will be met by two sets of counter
from the Democrats, one
set from the Democrats of the Judi
.iary Committee and another from
Senator Morgan alone, declaring
the only logical out
come of Cabinet officers violation
Of the law.
The House of Representatives
promises silver and nothing but sill
yer for the next ten days. Sixty
members have signified their inten-
tion to be heard on this subject, and
set all agree that the talk will
change no mans vote nor lead to
any legislation. When the last
man has made his speech the House
will be likely to vote against the
Of silver coinage by a
large majority, and that will be the
only positive financial act done by
Congress this winter.
The Blair Educational bill is still
under fire in the Senate. 1t is
likely to pass both Houses of Con
gress although it is not honestly
approved by the majority in either
body. Many leading Representa-
tives and Senators think it viii
result in nothing more than the
mere spending of large amount of
money. but they are not willing to
be placed on record as opposing any
educational proposition.
The investigation of Solicitor Gen.
eral Goode, who is to conduct the
Pan Electric Telephone suit in place
of Attorney General Garland, is in
progress. The proceedings are in
secret and but one witness at time
is allowed to come before the COM
mittee. When it was made known
that certain charges had been made
against the Solicitor General, that
would prevent his confirmation BY
the Senate, he went to Senator
Edmunds and asked to see the
charges that had been preferred
before the Judiciary Committee
Mr.. Edmunds, the chairman, replied
that Mr.. Goode would be given due
notice when the committee took up
the matter, and every opportunity
would be given him to defend him
self.
Congress has had so much lrrele-
want talk of late that it was found
necessary to set apar: one day Of
each week Saturday was agreed
upon) for general debate, thus Civ.
ing Members an opportunity for
clearing up personal differences
Scarcely day passes that some
Member does not give mortal offense
to another, by remarks of a personal
nature, but at the time both are
prevented from saying all they wish
to say on account of the rules.
Hereafter Saturday will be free day
for all. Every Congressman with a
grievance will make it known, and
the House galleries will be crowded
with visitors, for there is nothing
that the latter enjoy so much as a
partisan or personal quarrel.
Apropos of quarrels, there was a
bitter one in the Senate few days
since between two members of the
happy Democratic family. 1t was
accomodatingly omitted from the
Senate report of the Congressional
Record. The episode was quite as
personal as anything that has occur
red in Congress of late years, and
has made breach between Sena.
tors Morgan, of Alabama, and
George, of Mississippi, that cannon
easily be healed. In the course of a
speech on the Educational bill
which Mr.. George advocates and
Mr.. Morgan apposses, the former
Senator undertook to convict the
latter OF inconsistency by reading
remarks Of his delivered in the last
Congress. Mr.. Morgan said the
reading misrep:esented him, and
the Senator from Mississippi knew
it. Mr.. George retorted that this
statement was untrue and that Mr..
Morgan knew it. Other equally
supplementary exchanges were
made, and the Senators from
Alabama and Mississippi no longer
speak as they pass by.
The social world of the Capital is
finishing the last days of the gay
season which precede the Lenten
seventies at the reckless speed of
five teas in one afternoon and as
many receptions in one evening. 1t
is surprising, too, that entertainers
should crowd these last days of the
season with "teas " which would be
a perfectly permissible form of
amusement even to the deeply peni-
tent, austere world a few weeks
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