Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-02

WASHINGTON, April 2. 2.-Yesterday mark.
ed 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
gaities of social life at the Capital viii be
resumed to a great extent during the ensu-
ing week. Mrs. Cleveland, it is expected
will renew her morning receptions, and
there 10 gossip of several grand affairs to oc-
cur, in the way of dinners and receptions,
before the season is declared at an end.
The March dinner of the Cridiron Club,
given at Welcker's Saturday evening, was
fully up TO the standard of enter tainments
provided by that well-known organiza ton.
The table was laid for thirty guests, and the
decorations were beautiful in their simple
1ty. Raster flowers in pots, with gsrlands
OF smilaI, were arranged around the table,
producing pretty effect On this occasion
the conventional dinner card was ignored,
and an Easter egg, with the guests name in
scribed thereon, substituted. The napkins
were arranged TO represent nests in which
the colored eggs rested. The speeches
were bright and happy, and the other char
acteristic features of the Club were most
pleasing. The special feature of the even
tion into the club Of Moses P. Handy, of
the New York World, and Paul Wolff of
the New York Stats Zsitung. Among the
guests were Senator Blackburn, of Ken
tucky; Representatives Russell, of Massa-
chusetts; Cannon, of Illinois; Wilkinson, of
Louisiana; Clardy, of Missouri; Capt
Rourke, of the Army; Major Kirby, Mr..
George Balm and Dr. Bedloe, of the Clover
Club of Philadelphia
There has been a great deal of dissatisfao-
ton among members of the House respect
ing the rigidity of the rules which the dis
satisfied claim were adopted, first, to enable
few men TO control that body, and sec
ondly, 10 prevent legislation. deacon"
White is not the only member who is ab-
solutely disgusted with the manner of do
ing business and it would not be supris-
ing if at an early day there should be
number of letters written of character
similar to the descons, in which he With
drew from the next congressional race.
1t is whispered in Tennessee circles that
Mr.. Harris will not have q walk-over when
he comes up for reelection. tits given out
here that there is considerable dfssatisfac-
ton among the younger element of the
Democracy of the Senator's State with the
course he has pursued, and that the honors
will be hotly contested by Ex-Congressman
Atkins who before the campaign begins.
the wiseacres say, will resign his present
position OF Indian Commissioner in order
TO enter the canvass free-foo.ed
Yesterday Capital intimates that Senator
Sherman does not intend to have an Ohio
man introduce his name to the convention.
Referring to Senator ingalls, speech on
the Dependent Pension bill, and the state /
ments which were published to the effect |
that large numbers of copies of the speech |
had been subscribed for, for distribution in |
Kansas, the Capital says: ''Mr. Perkins |
has written to say that the Kansas delega- |
ton in the House have not thought o; |
using the Senator's speech as a campaign |
document. The opinion of the delegation |
is that the Senator made the grand mistake (
of his life when he attacked the President .
and charged Mcclellan and Hancock as be- |
ing allies of the Confederacy."
The Sunday Herald Army and Navy |
correspondent says: "The important event |
of the week in army matters is the an
nouncement OF Major General Alfred H. /
Terry's contemplated retirement There
is no longer any reason TO doubt that Gen.
eral Terry is very sick man. The sur
geons all agree that he has Bright's disease.
The general himself has accepted the in
evitable, and informed the department
that although benefited by his trip South, |
he does not expect ever again TO be |
able to perform active service The |
department being assured that he prefers /
retirement to a further extension of sick |
leave, will comply with his request, by or
dering a retiring board at once for his er-
animation. The detail has been made up,
and will be announced as soon as 1t is learn
ed what date will be most convenient for
General Terry to appear. The BosId will
meet in Washington. 1t is understood that
Major General Schofield, who is the only
officer in the active list except General
Sheridan, Senior to General Terry, is to be
President of the Board"
General Schofield is now in Washington |
conferring with General Sheridan.
Gossip about successor to the late Chief
Justice Waite is taking all matter of forms.
The most trustworthy diagnosis of the sit
uation, however, is given to the United
Press by genteman who should be able to
judge very closely as to what will probably
be done in the matter This gentlemans
theory is that Associate Justice Miller,
the Senior member of the Court,
Will likely act as Chief JUS
tioe until after the presidential
election. The reasons given in support OF
this theory are that the President will
doubtless hesitate about submitting name
70 the Senate at this time, because the bulk
of the wcrk for he.present term of court is
about done, and because the Republicans
in the Senate would likely defer action on
a
session, in the hope that the next election
would be victory for their party, and by
non-action on such a nomination they
might be able to place Republican in the
vacant chair of the court
Legislation pending before Congress is in
q condition of general chaos. There are all
kinds of special orders on the calendar of
the House which have been run over and
disregarded in the past, while several stand
g. IN, he
ule for two weeks, making assignments of
from one to three days for various commit
tees which may occupy the floor with
measures they have reported, il pend
ing before the House Committee on
Rules, and may be reported at
any time and displace all present
arrangements made for the consideration of
measures. The Republicans and Democrats
in the Senate have designated special eau
Gus committees to confer generally and
agree upon on order of business. They are
expected 10 meet to-day, and if not then,
within very few days following, and re-
port an order of business to run two or
three weeks. With these moves pending in
the two Houses it is very difficult to fore
cast the work many days ahead.
In the Senate to-day, it is believed, the
bill establishing bureau of animal indus
try, known as the pleuro-pneumonia bill,
will come up. There is great deal of de-
bate to be given this measure, and i; may
occupy the floor until displaced by some
other order. The caucus committees are
considering what shall be done with the
bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to purchase United States bonds, and
which is unfinished business on the calen.
dar The whole silver question has been
precipitated by the discussion of this bill
and it has gotten into very complicated
yssition.
To-day is individual suspension day In
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