The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-04-13
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
A FILIBUSTER IN THE HOUSE
ALMOST UNPRECEDENTED
Our Narrow. Minded Hi.Ot at Kome--
About North CarOlinians who Have
Been Visiting Washington. 7
Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE.


About North Carolinians who Have
Been Visiting Washington.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE.
WAsHINGToN, d. c., April 9, 1855
Miss Dora Jones, the Vice Principal of the
Greensboro Female College, spent several
days in this city last week. She is the
daughter OF the Rev. DR.. Turner NJ. Jones,
the President of that we'll known institu
tion of learning. y more charming and
cultured woman, it has seldom been my
good fortune to meet. The college is to be
congratulated on having such a represen-
tatlVe. Miss Jones spent several days in
this city on business connected with the
Greensboro College She has now gone
North where she will study the new meth
ods of teaching in the most famous and
progressive schools. While in this city
she was the recipient of many social cour-
tesies. Senator Ransom is heartily in
sympathy with her object and was of ma
terial assistance to her. He also gave her
strong letters of introduction to prominent
people which have already been Of service
to her. At later day, | will write more
of her mission here, and hope to give you
some news which will be of interest not
only to the Methodists, but to all North
Carolina. Mrs. Senator Vance, by special
appointment, introduced Miss Jones, Miss
Louise Morehead. and other North Carroll
na ladies to Ms Cleveland. Miss Jones
where she was in the care of her cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Hays.
This reminds me that DR.. j. NJ. Hays, of
oxford, younger brother of the rising
author Mr.. J. W. Hays, was also at the
Hotel Windsor last week. This young ply
sician is on his way to Europe where he
will visit London, Berlin, Paris, Rome,
Florence and take a special course of study
iii Vienna oxford is to be congratulated
on having such an enterprising, ambitious
and progressive physician IN her midst.
The tilibuster now in progress at the
Capitol is almost unprecedented IN the an
mails of Congress. In parliamentary sense
the legal session of last Tuesday has not
yet ended, The House took a recess Sat
urday afternoon, until Monday morning.
1t was hoped some agreement would be
reached so as to end the tilIbuster, at the
Democratic caucus which met Saturday
night at the Capitol to talk over the admls-
sion of Territories as States. But the I'LL
busters refused at the caucus to discuss
the subject The direct land tax bill is
the asus belll. The bill calls for the re-
funding of certain land taxes part of
which were collected Immediately after the
war As the whole tax was never collect
ed, it is proposed by the bill 10 refund
that which vas collected to those who paid
IL or to their heirs II the bill passes, it
| is estimated that North Carolina will re
ceive about $3.50, 600. If any of your read
ers have tax receipts which come under
this direct land tax, they would do we'll
to look them up. The money will be sent
to Raleigh and will be paid out by the
proper State officials. Mr.. Roger GRECO
ry, of Granville. was in this city recently
and had one of these receipts, amounting
TO over $400.
Speaker Carlisle has bought a handsome
residence here on X. Street.
| Our Minister to England, Mr.. Phelps, is
| on his way back to this country. | hear
| be will not be likely TO return. Mr.. Phelps
| has not made a Very successful diplomat.
/ He made a serious mistake by declaring
| his sympathy with the Conservatives and
his lack of sympathy with the Liberal,
and Home Rulers. This was totally un-
necessary and has worried the President
! considerably. Another unfortunate for
| eign appointment is that of Judge Stallo
| Minister to Italy. He is such a narrow
minded bgot that he will not sit at the
table with Roman Catholic. | am tOlC
that he was invited to dinner at the
house of wealthy American resident OF
Rome, and dignitary of the Roman Cath
olic church came in after the other guest!
were seated This gentleman made hiE
excuses to his hostess, who readily under
stood that no Catholic priest is allowed tt
| neglect a call from a sick person in hi:
parish, for any reason whatever. Judg,
Stalo at once bounced up from his sea
and left the dining hall without an apollo
gy. Everyone was amazed, and the famll,
| who invited him as representative OF TIN
| Government, was thoroughly mortified t
find that the reason of his abrupt and rud
departure was because he would not eat a
the same table with priest Of the Rom isl
church, Where the religion of this kline
of person comes in, | am unable to dis
cern. This recalls your leading editoria
of last week. | don't think secular pa
per is the place for sermon, but an
glad you criticised the long faced, puri
tanical hypocrites who infest society NJ
life's experience bears out what you init
mated in that editorial. The most un
scrupulous villains | have ever know
Were of the ''Praise-God B Barebones
stripe. They are pitiless, brainless, un
educated, Cor most narrowly educated
and conceited beyond the power of word
to express. They think-(and | believ
their consciences are SO dead, they ar
honest in the belief)-that the portals 0
highest Heaven are already open for ther
when, | am sure, if there is any justic
in the other world, Satan is so certain Q
them he never calculates on the possiblit
Of losing them. However, l dgress.
have no intention of transgressing on you
domain. ! merely wished to express m
appreciation of your impromptu sermon
Cross and White have afforded you an &C
mirable text, and for a layman you get IL
a very creditable discourse.
The filibuster referred to above is espet
ially unfortunate at this time as it make
the discussion of the tariff bill more an
more uncertain. This, with the fact that h
appropriation bills are very much delayed
make the fact that four whole legislatly
, days have been wasted conspicuously III
fortunate.
THE LESSON OF THE FLOWERS.
, Joaquin Miller in the American Magazine
These flowers are Gods own syllables;
They plead so lovingly, they lead
? So gently upward to His hills!
If we might only learn to read,
: If we might only learn to read and know
ChriSt'S book of eighteen hundred years ag