Telegram-herald., 1888-12-16
A SPLENDID LETTER
IT'S EVERY WORD IS INTERESTING
Wh4t nay - D0ns Uith the >es&ts Tar
n Bill-A Geo4 Notice Given MFs- kas
ssl HsrElsoa President Hsrrisoo
VIII Not s.ks . Cls.E sweep

VIII Not s.ks . Cis.H sweep
special Correspozceace tsLssEAs hEsALD-
wAssIssros Dec l5.-fhs members Of
the Michigan delsgatios have settled down
Ia Waskins ton for the Winter ssd are nov
ready 10 attend u al legislation that may
come along. There isut going 70 De much
dcne durlDg the nexg ninety days sxcsDt
the passage Of the regular appropriation
bills and little legislation Of al uRimpOrt-
ant character. None expect 10 see the
Iart ball become lsw, a. the Democratic
Senators are lighting II at every step.
although what they expect 20 make by 50
doing ; Ole of those inscrutabie mysteries
which only Kind ProyidsDoe aud the Boar
bons can explain. kVen II the bill should
pass The senate within a reasonable time its
chanches ia the House are decidedly slim,
Mr.. Mills. the chairman OF the Ways and
Means Com mittee. tod me today that no
tariff Dill could become law
that was not framed subslsnti-
ally on the lines OF his famous
measure E.ery other Democratic member
OF the committee sald the same thing. aud
as the Democrats have q majority IN the
House. they can. Of course. control ieglsla-
ton. The Democrats are not disposed to
do anything with the territories SO IL looks
as II Mr. Belknap would get MS first Con-
gressiVnSl experience early in April Presl-
dent Harrison won't call an extra session If
lie can help II, but II may oe forced upon
him
Senator Stockbridge is back in the hand
some house on MIST ne occupied last ses-
sion. be intends to entertain quite ire
quently this Winter. Senator Palmer is
occupying his So, ,OOD k-st. mansion. which
be butt when he was nrst elected TO the
Senate. The house Is now in the market,
and can be bought after March L. Mr. Allen.
of Ypsilsnti. Mr. Brewer. OF Pontiac and
Ill. Isrsney, OF Saginaw. are al the
National. which has always been good
deal of Michigan headquarters. Mr. and
Mrs. Burrows have handsome apartments
at a weil-knOwn boarding house on HIST.
Judge Chipnan is boarding in the same
house with AIR. l.. ID. Sale, who WAS for
many years Detroit newspaper man and
who is now the librarian OF the Patent
Office. AIR. O'DCnnell is at the Hamilton.
| Mr. Ford being a bachelor for the time be-
| ing, has rooms on Fourteenth-st. Mr.
CutcheOn Is doing ditto on Capitol Hill,
| Mr. Fisher hasn't yet put in en- appearance
and Ar. Seymour has taken a house on
| G-st.
Now here you have the hsbitations of all
| the Michigan members, and if any of your
readers come TO Washington TO see them
they will know just where to find them.
Ii is a little bit early TO be indulg
ing IN speculauons relative to the
Il kr.t
| the shape of julius Caesar Burrows
| doesn't carry off the prize | snail be very
| much surprised. His friends, and no man
| IL Congress has more are hard at work for
| him. and the mention OF bis name Is
received with universal remarks of fiat
| tering nature. His thorough knowledge OF
! parliamentary practice and the rules of the
| House, his hne presence and magnificent
voice his judicial impartiality and his
solid abilities all make him the very man
| for the place. aud members recognize that,
| The fight is going 10 be hot one as Tom
! Reed, of Maine, 10 Cannon, of Illinois
and Major Mckinley, of Ohio. are all can
didates. and the result may be the selection
| OF a compromise candidate. but l think
| juss at the present time that Burrows has
the inside track. and will pass under the
| wire trst. OF course all the Michigan men
are for him. and are very pleased at the
| promising outlook.
| The beauty of the coming Administra-
| ton, so | SIN told. will be Mrs Russell
| Harrison, the Presidents daughter-in-lsw
| Her father, Mr. Saunders, ten years ago
/ represented Nebraska in the Senate and
! Miss Saunders. then girl of is, gave prom
| ise of being a very beautiful woman. Just
1 before the senator term expired she was
married to AR. Harris on, and Washington
| society. always critical and hard TO please,
1 har Of Ia fair kr,I
ever woOed and welded at the Capitol. She
IS a blonde Of the most perfect type with
| eyes fui OF expression and a figure that is
| isultless ia It's perfection. Her taste ia
| dress Is exquisite. and her manners charm
| every one with whom she comes in contact
A good deal OF fiattery and much attention
| has not spoiled her common sense and she
is as sensible ss she is handsome. Mrs. Rus
| sell Harrison will doubtless be much at the
White House and will greatly add to
| the attrsctiveness of the mansion.
| People from all over the country are sll
| the time sending Mrs. Cleveland presents
| Of various kinds The latest arrival is Il
coon cat which came from Maine this
/ week sld is duly installed in the place OF
| honor once held by poodle dog Hector
/ The animal IS peculiar looking object, q
cross between a coon and a cat and more
remarkable for ugliness than ANYTHING
y -
| ike sd ordinary feline. bat | haven't yet
heard that she has caught any of the nice
with which the " bite House IL infested
The feature Of the week IN Congress was
a short but very pithv speech delivered bv
| NJ. Allen on the Direct Tax bill. M
Allen tod the Southern brigsdiers
some wholesome truths about the
late war. and the Republicans ap-
/ plaudsd his sentiments 10 the echo. NJ
/ Allen is recognized a. a verv strong speaker
I and the House always listens 10 him With q
I g3od deal RI attention.
A gentleman Who bss inst returned from
/ Indianapolis rhsre - PAID VISIT - Gen
s~sl Harrison and had lengthy converse
I ton With him. tells me thar he President is
. sincere snd firm believer in civil service
reform. snd that he Ei i've up T. the letlsr
% everv pr0mise made IN his letter %
I accerrsnce. Those people Who imaxins
I thai there is gong n % o.esn sweep. p
! ard shat every cierk IN the departments
~ - prnmrtlT bounced sffer the fourth
Narch. are SD - - hsiI7 disappointed.
( 90 course inrcna petent sn1 Eorfhv men
81 aot - rsrs aef sna Republicans eiIl
I he appointed ss posrmasfers and collectors
T ~ customs. ecf hrt tne rs service ls~
VII 7e o-evsi fxs snT other AZ nov or
thA sfsf1re books and the prostitution q
the ru5'ic s~rrfos. shouf r1lch - nesr8 %
mnch airing tas Csmpssgn, - sEist only
In m sziretI1n.
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