Mohave County miner., 1888-01-14
WARRINGTON LETTER. =.

"0'A Osn sIotAHh
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7, 1883.
The Capital, during the present Con
gressional recess, has been favored with
the presence Of many Of the National
aolons, particularly those from distant
States. who were wont TO spend thei'
holidays around their own fresides. This
may be due to variety Of reasons or onl,
TO one, hut whether the Interstate Com
merce Law, which intsrdicts the issuance
Of passes to members Of Congress, ha.
iught TO do with this determination, your
correspondent would feel . delicacy in
ssying.
While on the subject II may he well
.nongh 10 ention that the question
@hether or not the Interstate act apple,
70 express comnanies, having bsen pre-.
.ent.i 10 the Commission, that body he.
ing donbtful Of its authority in the matter
has referred the controversy TO Congress-
or settlement. Tho probability IL that
'xpress com mpanies will be, ny an amend.
'nent 10 the Interstate law, brought
,nder the operation Of that statute. There
are many reasons for such conclusion.
Speaker Carlisle 10 at the Capital nearly
avery day now, engaged in the task Of
completing his committee lists, upon
which he has bestowed almost q month =
labor. This time was none too long.
The problem involves = great deal o.
'areful consideration. Il 10 said that Mr..
Carlisle, for political reasons affecting the
policy Of his party. finds more trouble in
appointing some Of the minor committees,
hike those on labor, temperance and edn.
cation, than the more important commit
tees, such ~ the ways and means, finance
AMI foreign affairs. For obvious reasons
there are very few Democratic statesmen
who dare 70 take positive stand on the
prohibition question; and then for parti.
san reasons % we'll tho members Of the
same party wish TO bs extremely cautious
about their course on the labor problem,
as that 10 another issue fraught With
doubt and danger to statesmen who must
stand nr fall by their votes and speeches
- presented In the Congregational Record.
But ono thing 10 csrtain-ths Republi-
cans intend 10 take an aggressive attitude
10 Congress upon tho Affirmative side Of
the prohibition question, It being their
purpose to pass bill In tho Senate pro
hibitins the liquor trsflic In the District Of
Columbia. The tendencies Of the Re-
publicans are strongly toward prohibitory
legislation on general principles. II 10
claimed by thss party that a. Il struck
the frst blow for the abolition OF slavery
in the District Of Columbia, that 1t will
also fight its frst Rrest battle against the
saloon on the same spot. And from the
tone Of the organs and orators Of the
party am convinced that the Republi.
cans will ultimately champion the cause
Of prohibition, and further. that the Dem.
ocrats will array themselves against It.
The tariff and prohibition will force o
new alignment of parties--a division that
will be vastly beneficial TO the patriotic
and material interests Of the country, for
we shall then have the satisfaction Of be.
holding the anal disappearance Of the
sectional issue that has 50 long bestrode
this Republic like horrible nightmare.
A romance in real life, with the ssddest
Of sequels, has woven itself through the
career of Hon. E. B. Taylor, Gsrfsld's
successor in Congress. In the days OF
their youth the Congressman and his lady
love were betrothed. but soon after separ
ated by = lovers quarrel. The estrange
ment was final, and each welded another
and thus lived for a generation. Brt At
last each was single again, and the old
lovers united their destiniss about one
month ago and came TO the CAPITAL.
Last week an unknown lady was found
alone and unconscious on . street Of
Washington. She WAS taken to hospital
and died before being identified. What
an unhappy fate for y bride OF only ono
brief month! This trne, sorrowful story
reads like 4 chapter Of fiction.
The greatest sociI event of the season
vas the Presidsnt's New York reception,
which, 40 is usual on such State occasions,
WAS attended by brilliant and distin-
guished company Of richly and fashion
ably dressed ladies and gentlemen
Cabinet officials, Supreme Justices, Sen"
ators. Representatives, on ers Of the
Army and Navy, citizens from private
life, and most conspicuous Of all the great
sssemblags the pompous foreign diplo-
mats. arranged in truly characteristic
and picturesque costumes, such a. they
are accustomed TO wear at court recep
tions in thek native eouutsiss.