Mohave County miner., 1888-12-29
WASHINGTON n.ETTEn.

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WAsHrsGros, Dec. 18th, 1883.
The Republicans who are most opposed
to an extra session Of tho Fifty-Hrst Con
gress are making their voices heard In
the land. According TO their views, II ths
surplus ia sufficiently reduced during th<
present session and the Republicans have
three or more majority In the next HOUSE
the necessity for IN extra session Ii re
moved. The opponents Of an extra Sos
SION have, therefore, but one hope, and
that is that large appropriation bills vii
be passed. The Democrats enjoy the sit
uation, and viii s,e to it that the appso
pristions are kept within limit. Added
TO this Is the probability that no river and
harbor bill will b. passed. Its veto BY
the President would be assured, and thu
least Democratic opposition on consider
alton Of the veto, would, Of course, kill II
The Blair educational bill belongs in ths
same category. Indeed. its chances an
still smaller.
! Senator Beck's magnificent Scotch en-
ergy took him 70 the Capitol on Saturday
TO attend TO urgent business, before leay
ing for the South TO seek health. To al
appearances the senator is not 90 Ill ~
represented; but II must be remembered
that men of his type do not show illness
readily. His constitution resists attack
In the meantime, the Democrats in the
Senate feel his absence greatly. In tariff
debate he was supreme among all Dem.
ocrats, and now that he is stricken and
the fight is on, his loss is fully spprecia.
ted.
New York meii In Congress are now ol
the opinion that the fight between Messrs.
Platt and Miller will result In New York
being unrepresented in Mr.. Harrison's
Cabinet. Mr.. Platt's appointment, it is
held, would reopen all the factional quar-
rels in the State, and Mr.. Miller's ap-
pointment would meet bitter opposition
in the breast NJ Levi p. Morton. In
short, Mr.. Morton wakes up in the night
TO hate Mr.. Miller. In Ohio, the Shsr-
man-Foraker dispute bids fair to keep
Senator Sherman out OF the Cabinet. The
possibility Of SENATOR Allison's appoint.
ment ~ Secretary Of the Treasury thus
grows brighter every hour.
The Senator who shares In the care Of
Virginia has again been exhibiting him
self TO delightful audience, consisting Of
the public and fellow Senators. On FRI
day hs desired 10 twist the British lions
tail, and was efIsctually sat upon by Mr..
Ingalls,. He then retired TO the cloak
room, where no announced his intention
70 resign and leave the Senate in the
hands sf the Democrats. The threat hav-
ing been made oftsn before, no one paid
much attention TO It. Senator Riddle
berger then asked the assemblage II any
msn thought be was drunk, and stated
that II such . man there breathed, he
would like 10 90 out and xrestle with
him. Every SENATOR having made affirm
alton to Senator Riddlebsrger's undying
hatred for malt and distilled liquors, the
eminent Senator took . street-caz for
homo. And this is craftsmanship.
In Washington society, that large con.
tingent that care not who is elected or
what Congress does, there ID always .
reigning fad. Just now it is riding. No
one with any pretensions acknowledges
an inability to master horsemanship.
The result is less ludicrous than might be
imagined. The most enthusiastic riders
are women, and 1t is my experience that
they make more graceful and safer riders
than do men. For instance, at the
riding academy few evenings since,
lady made the jump Of four feet ten
inches without allowing the cob to the
top rail.
The new "VVsshington Press" started
with the present session of Congress, is
not Hoing 20 well ss the founders had
fondly hoped. There y . prospect Of its
demise, even. It is . peculiar but I'm
controvertsble fact, Republican newspa-
pers in Washington have never been
paying Investments, Whether it is due
to the Democratic instincts Of local adj
vertisers or the inroads on circulation
made by Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York daily papers. I have never
been abb TO determine. Reason or no
reason, the Press seems doomed to bank
ruptcy or change Of management.
The hearing Of the American Sabbath
Union by Senator Blair's committee, this
week, developed . strong opposition to
any enforced observance Of Sunday. The
Executive Committee Of the Union had
unwisely refused to accept the clause ex-
empting persons who religiously observed
the seyepth isy Of the week. The pro-
bable result will be that Congress will
take no action in the matter. The He
brews are naturally averse to any legisla-
ton which would legally declare their
observance n the seventh day of the
week an error.
The real estate boom appears to retain
it's strength, despite everything. The de-
msnd for houses OF the medium Sort
that certain indication Of city's prosper