Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1889-12-06
Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

Growing the brow of hill
which rises quite ninety feet
above the broad Potomac river is
that magnificent structure, the
Capitol of the United States. The
symmetrical walls of pure white
marble glisten and glimmer in the
bright November sunlight, and
while tho country north and west
is shivering and freezing in the
terrible blizzard, the grounds
about the Capitol are still clothed
in luxuriant green, and tiny bios
soms of the early spring time
were seen adjoining some of the
shrubs in the borders only this
present week.
The summer days have fingered
so late this year that the buds
have matured and burst, mistak-
ing the season, no doubt.
The area occupied by the Capt.
tol is quite six hundred and fifty
two feet, more than three and one
half acres, and the entire grounds
thereabouts comprise forty-six
acres.
The Caucus of Republican
Representatives has decided the
momentous question as to who
will preside over the deliberations
of the next House. Mr.. Reed of
Maine was elected on the second
ballot. He will without doubt
make most excellent Speaker.
He is a man of commanding
appearance, acts promptly and
has great decision of character,
qualities 80 essential to the one
occupying this important and
most tryin2 position.
Vice President Morton has been
hers some time, and will be on
hand to preside over the Senate.
The suberb apartment house,
the "Shoreham," owned by him,
and just now his abiding place, is
by far The most magnificent
hostelry in Washington, and
Judging from its extensive list of
occupants, it must be of mammoth
size and have elastic quality,
somehow recalling the omnibus
elasticity, always room for one
more. Every day since its doors
have swung inward and outward,
names have appeared in the socie-
ty columns as "snugly ensconsed'
or "daintily quartered' or 'sumptu-
ously fixed" in apartments of the
"Shoreham. These names in
clude all classes and occupations,
the Vice President, Judges, SEN
ators, Members of Congress, Of
icers of the Army and Navy,
transient guests and clerks in
Government employ. The excite
ment regarding the responsibility
and ownership of "the bar" has
ceased to attract attention. Even
the newspapers have given up the
enquiry.
The President was out to the
Thanksgiving Service at the
Presbyterian church, and listened
to an exceedingly exhaustive dis
course by the Rev. DR.. Bartlett,
lasting quite beyond the time
usually taken by Divines of the
Ipresent day, something over an
hour and quarter.
Mrs. Harrison is taken up in
house hold matters and i'll visits
to her invalid sister, Mrs. Scott
Lord, who this winter has rooms
in the old fashioned boarding
house called the "Strathmore
Arms" At this house General
and Mrs. Logan lived for many
years during the sessions of Con-
gress, and indeed until they be-
came owners of that valuable real
estate, Calumet Place, just out
side of the city.
Gen. Raum and his Deputy,
Col. Lincoln, are bringing order
out of the chaos and are the
busiest men to be found, The
near approach of Congress, and
the flood of Congressman in quest
of information, keeps the whole
force id state of activity.
The sessions of the Pan Ameri-
can Congress are unmarked by
any stately affairs since the
Brazilian delegates eligibility
was determined upon.