The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-01-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
DAKOTA's FIGHT FOR ADMISSION
MIR. sPRINGER's BILL.
Cowies' Internal Revenue Maneuvcr-Gay
Doings - New dresses = Society Dehu-
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WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. 81.
Mr.. Springer's substitute" omnibus bill.
providing for the admission OF North and
South Dakota. New Mexico. Washington.
and Montana Territories. has passed the
House; and. with the fiattering prospect OF
adding five new sisters TO the family OF Uncle
Sam. the Democrats are nearly as happy as
though they had elected President. IL Is
the first time in the history OF the country
when one bill preparing for the admission
OF more than two Territories has passed
either branch OF Congress. The objections
naturally arising from such wholesale
Jumping OF interests were greatly augment
ed by "a proviso In the measure as first pre-
sented. in place OF the Senate South Dakota
bill. stipulating that the Territory should
be admitted as single State. The Illinois
Congressman had great trouble in correcting
this evident mistake. and he waded through
sloughs OF maneuvering. fear. and despond-
ency. finally driving dicker with the Chair.
which gave Mcdonald OF Minnesota the
privilege of laying before the House sim
liar bill prior to vote. before he was per-
mitted to present his patched and wadded
substitute" bill. When the victory was
finally declared his. by vote OF IA to %.
the faded red rose in his buttonhole. which
dropped from fatigue. was in striking con-
trast with its elated master. who rushed
enthusiastically TO his committee rooms as
soon as possible. flushed with victory and
confident his bill would also pass the
Senate.
! Poor Utah still knocks at tho door. but no
one says. Come in" On the contrary. the
| people OF Idaho have. very unneighborly.
J sent a memorial to Congress setting forth
that the Territory in question would make
an unruly member OF the Union. and pro-
testing against its promotion.
Senators Allison and Aidrich, the great
workers on the Senate tariff bill. are al most
as disguised at the opposition cropping out
on every side. as were the Democrats in
the House the other day. when Mr.. Cowles.
OF North Carolina. one OF their own party,
introduced his bill relating to internal
revenue. and moved TO refer IL to the Com
mittee on Appropriations. OF which M. Ran
dali is Chairman. II is a body to which tho
matter is wholly Irrelevant the subject be-
ing one that. according to all precedent:
should have been submitted to the Ways
and Means Committee. The Southern
| representatives claim to have been forced
| 10 this action from anxiety in regard to the
tobacco tax, for which they desire consid-
| GRAFTON, unhampered by tariff legislation.
and they have given up hope OF securing
such report from Mr.. Mills committee.
Senator Farwell no doubt expected TO dis
cover anarchism under a red cloth that
adorned his table the other morning. Al
not the only member thus honored. he
| lifted the cloth gngerly with vague remem-
| b ance of dynamite bombs and the Hay
market riot fitting through his brain. But
his alarm was baseless. The red only COW
cred poor. harmless memorial from the
ladies in favor Of legislation for Sabbath
observance. against running interstate Sun
day trains. and against military drills on
| Sunday.
BY the way the old-tme visitors to Wash
| ington would miss the female lobbyist.
| She is no more. frue. Congress is not
without its lady N..itors interested in lcgis-
lation. Mrs. j. Ellen Foster. for instance.
made the argument before the Senate Com
| mittee on the District OF Columbia in favor
! OF prohibition in the District this week. but
the only two women who are recognized as
interested in Congressional affairs are Mrs.
Gen. Ward Burnett. who is after an increase
| OF pension. and Mrs. Charlotte Smith. The
latter is character. She puts Congress
| sional absentees to shame by her attend
! ance on the sessions. Rain or shine, Mrs.
Smith appears with her hobby. which is the
securing OF Legislation for the working
! women. Representative w. l.. Scott will
! long remember Mrs. Charlotte. for when he
| cast a vote against her pet scheme she
! kindly placed a choice bouquet of onions.
| celery tops. cabbage leaves. and crab shells
| on the desk Of the member from Erie as n
mark OF the esteem In which she held him.
| For this act command was given 10 the
| doorkeepers not TO admit Mrs. Smith to the
House end OF the Capitol The order was
never enforced. and the festive Charlotte
| still buttoholes members who are too court
! eous 10 rebuff her.
In the grave and ponderous debate of the
! Senate. the exciting scenes Of the House and
the growing gayety OF society. there is no
sign that time presses on to the end OF an
administration. President Cleveland was
never more courteously dignified. nor his
wife more charmingly lovely than at the
! last OF their receptions to the diplomatic
| corps. and on no recent occasion have so
] many new and handsome gowns seen gas
! light for the first time. Mrs. Cleveland's
| gown was of turquois blue crepe with u
| court train hrocaded in silver marguerites.
| A cluster of diamonds in the corsage and
! her solitaire necklace were the only orna-
| ments worn. Fastened through button
! hole on the front of the corsage was a singie
| white rose with a spray Of smifax. Mrs.
| Cleveland wore her hair in a simple Psyche
| knot without flowers or ornaments OF any
| kind. and carried in her lett hand large
! open fan of white feathers. notable feat
| ure was the presence OF sever al Indian
| chiefs, who, in costumes semi-Indian and
semi civilized. made striking and pictur-
esque figures in the crowd of superhly
| dressed women and gayly uniformed men.
Two notable debutantes have formally
| been welcomed into Washington society.
! One is Miss Quay. tho accomplished daugh
ter OF the junior Senator from Penhsyl-
| vania. and the other daughter OF Minister
| carter. of the Sandwich Islands.
1t is not generally known that Baron Won
| Seidlitz who is about to marry Miss Roolle-
welt. of New York. and is allied to the mem
Der OF the Seidlitz family who introduced
that refreshing aperient. the Seidlitz pow
| der, is the heir apparent to one OF the
noblest fortunes of Germany.
BENJAMIN Frankln's monlment was ur-
covered to view last week on the 1881 an
niversAry of that noted commoner's birth.
! The ceremonies were impressive but un-
ostentaious. The cord which confined tho
two American flags with which the figure
was draped was pulled by Mrs. M. w.
| Emory widow of the late General William
! II. Emory. and the great-granddaughte Of
! Franklin. her maiden name being Bache.
movement to erect "a monument to Gen.
Sheridan is meeting with favorable consid-
Grafton. and the effort being made to raise
fund OF S10O.0l0 for Mrs. Sheridan seems
| likely to be successful Senator Stanford
| offers TO subscribe $1,000.
Ben Butler has been heard from again.
This time he claims $4,000 attorneys fee
from Samuel Strong. who has been awarded
numerous judgments ranging from $40 600
to S25O.0OO against the District OF Columbia
for pu lie service. Ben has restrained their
| payment. and other lawyers who are claim
ing ices for service expect his spoon" will
take il oil.
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