Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-02
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.
SOCIETY DIscARDs ITS MANTLE OF
 SAckCuOTH AND ASHES.

Members of the House Dfslike Its Rigid
 sional Legislation In . Condition of
 Chaos-No End of Bills to be Considered.
 WASHINGTON, April 2.-Easter Sunday marked the close of the Lenten season The forty days of fasting and prayer are at an end. Throughout the city the churches were thronged with fashion and society. The floral displays in the pulpits of the leading churches were very grand The gaieties of social life at the capital will be resumed to a great extent during the ensuing week Mrs. Cleveland, it is expected, will renew her morning receptions, and there is gossip of several grand affairs to occur in the way of dinners and receptions before the season is declared at an end
 There is great deal of dissatisfaction among members of the house respecting the rigidity of the rules which the dissatisfied claim were adopted, first, to enable a few men to control that body; and secondly, to prevent legislation s. V. White is not the only member who is absolutely disgusted with the manner of doing business, and it would not be surprising if at an early day there should be a number of letters written of a character similar to that of MT. Whites, in which he withdrew from the next congres- sional race.
 It is intimated that Senator Sherman does not intend to have an Ohio man introduce his name to the convention.
 The important event of the week in army matters is the announcement of Mai Gen Alfred H. Terry's contemplated retirement. There is no longer any reason to doubt that Gen. Terry is a very sick man. The surgeons all agree that he has Bright's disease. The general himself has ac- cepted the inevitable, and informed the de- partment that although benefited by his trip south, he does not expect ever again to be able to perform active service. The depart ment being assured that he prefers retirement to a further extension of sick leave, will com ply with his request by ordering a retiring board at once for his examination. The de- tail has been made up and will be announced as soon as it is learned what date will be most convenient for Gen Terry to appear. The board will meet in Washington It is under stood that Brig. Gen. Schofield, who is the only officer on the active list except Gen. Sheridan senior to Gen. Terry, is to be presi- dent of the board. Gen. Schofield is now in Washington conferring with Gen Sheridan
 Legislation pending before congress is in a condition of general chaos. There are all kinds of special orders on the calendar of the house, which have been run over and disre- garded in the past, while several stand for nothing in the future. A special schedule for two weeks making assignments of from one to three days for various committees, which may occupy the floor with measures they have reported, is pending before the house committee on rules, and may be re- ported at any time, and displace all present arrangements made for the consideration of measures.
 Monday is individual suspension day in the house. It will be in order for individual members to move to suspend the rules, and take up bills they may desire considered MT. Crane, of Texas, has been promised recogni- tion, and will call up his joint resolution pro- posing to change the presidential inaugura- tion day and the beginning and ending periods of congress.
 The judiciary committee will try to get two days In the week for the direct tax bill, while the committee on commerce will claim two days, to which it was entitled last week.. for the bill incorporating the Nicaraguan Canal company and the consideration of other bills The Indian pension and District of Columbia appropriation bills are to be considered dur ing the week, and as these are privileged measures they can get the floor any time it is demanded The committee on appropria- tions may report the fertilization appropria- tion bill some time during the week.