The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-05
Letter from Washington.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April I'd, 1888
Editors Fzoridian : The funeral obsequies of
the late Chief Justice were held on Wednesday
last in the House Of Representatives Bishop
Paret ofthe Episcopal Church, assisted by Rev.
Drs. Leonard Mott and Bodine oficiated. The
Speakers desk was occupied by the Speaker and
President of the Senate. The casket was placed
in front of the Clerks desk which was occupied
by the clergy. The seats ON the floor of the
House were occupied by the President and
Cabinet the Justices of the Supreme Court and
family of the houored dead, the Diplomatic
Corps and the members and Senators.
Tickets of admission to the full seating capac-
ity of the gallery were given out The impress
sive burial service was read by Bishop Paret,
but there was no sermon or eulogy The body
was conveyed on a special train to Toledo, Ohio
the home of the late Chief Justice where Mr..
Waite is.
The International Council of Women was
held here during last week; delegates from
Norway, Finland, France, India, Ireland and
England were present Mrs. Stanton de-
livered the address of welcome which
was read from manuscript, and her con-
Guiding words were, When womans voice is
heard in government, our laws will be touched
with some emotion, our legislation become more
humane, and judgments in our courts tempered
with mercy" Addresses were also delivered by
the delegates from foreign countries.
Byron says:
What man that hath the power or skill
To stem the torrent ola wonans willf
II she wil-she will, you may depend ont,
And II she wont-she won't so there's an end ont"
If this be true it is of no use to try to escape
the inevitable, but possess our souls in patience
and pray that the prophecies which have been
made that the end of the world is near may be
fulfilled.
But little business was done last week of
public nature in Congress. The Senate passed
sixty-one bills in one day but they were princ-
pally private ones.
Senator Berry. of Arkansas, read a tariff speech
from manuscript on Thursday last. This read,
ing speeches from manuscript is getting to be q
bore and was scarcely ever heard of in ants.6el
lum days. There was a Senator from North
Carolina before the war who read his hrst
speech in the Senate, and The Legislature OF
his State instructed him to resign. There was
another charge against him, that he was con.
stantly eating peanuts and he was dubbed the
charges was sufficient TO justify the action of the
Legislature.
The illness of the Chairman of the Committee
OF Ways and Means has delayed the tariff bill
from being reported to the House, but it is said
that it will be to-day. Many Republican mem
bere of the House expressed themselves in favor
of it, particularly Mr.. Nelson, of Minnesota, who
1t made him sick at heart to think that there
were leading men on his side OF the Chamber
who could not think of any other field for tax
reduction than whiskey and tobacco. Surely
these were not things on which the poor man.
kept bis familyi Would ii not be better to give
them cheaper clothes and food and shelter p
The House has passed the bill giving pen
sion Of $4,000 each to the widows Of Generals
Logan and Blair. 1t provoked long discussion
and was opposed BY three-fourths of the Demo.
Gratis o. class legislation. Mr.. Matson, of Iudi-
ana, said What good reason was there for Civ
ing these good women more than the widows of
Candy and Meade and Phil Kearney and Stau.
nard 2"
The President and Mra Cleveland gave q re.
ception 10 the delegates of the Women's Council
on Friday last Miss Susan B. Anthony presented
each one by name until she became wsaried and
then they introduced themselves. To show the
confidential relations that existed between the
President and herself, Miss Anthony placed her
len hand on the Presidents shoulder. thereby in
timating that she was his right bower" After
the reception was over Miss Anthony, followed
BY the delegates made her exit, looking a. If she
had had glory enough for one day." and the
President and Mira. Cleveland retired feeling NO
doubt that to 30 through one such an ordeal
a. that was enough for lille time. IoN.