Mohave County miner., 1890-02-15
WASHINGTON LETrEn.
Correspondence Of tbs Nls.a.

WAsHISaroN, Feb. 3, 1890.
The last week in the House was the
most turbulent in many years. For the
amount Of confusion and bitterness in
dulged in there was comparatively little
personal feeling developed, and Speaker
Reed is probably a. popular personally
among his Democratic colleagues a. he
ever was and that 10 saying considerable.
The result was 10 all effects decided on
Thursday, when the speakers iron will
prevailed, and the question Of whether or
not members who are present and silent
can be counted - voting was settled, for
the present in the affirmative. Though
on Friday the Democrats were able 10
fight off the consideration Of the question
Of taking up the frst election case, for over
four hours, yet the acknowledgment oi
defeat had to come. On Saturday the
battle had eased down to skirmish and
the firing was spiritless. The galleries
were comparatively empty.
The resul : is certainly a victory for
Speaker Reed,h it was one expected by
the most experienced men on both sides
Of the House. Il establishes fact that
was notorious before, and that is that
Speaker Reed 10 Q man of remarkable
perseverance, and unvarying good nature,
combined with an iron will. In his man.
ner the Count Fosco was never moro ur-
bane, Of course, there is ole thing that
detracts from his victory and that is that
the Democrats did not pus up the best
fight possible. Mr.. Carlisle had proposed
taking stand purely upon parliamentary
Law and fighting the speaker without con-
fusion, but he found himself unable to
control his forces and bedlam ensued.
The SO called ''impassioned orators" took
the bit between their teeth and ran away,
and an impassioned orator is Of about as
much use in debate on purely parlimen-
tary questions ~ he il before the United
States Supreme Court.
Throughout the week the Democrats
missed one man, and he is Samuel j.
Randall. He had written Mr.. Carlisle to
stand firm, but he could not give Mr..
Carlisle his cunning, bis force and his
force and his knowledge Of parliamentary
law. No man now living in this country
has all these qualifications 20 highly de-
veloped. In short the Democrats were
unable to use their full force unisedly.
But though temporarily defeated the
Democrats have determined to stand
together and to dispute the ground inch
by inch.
In the meantime the Republicans are
today making strenuous efforts TO secure
quorum Of their own members in the
House to dispose Of the pending election
cases. Saturdays rate showed strength
of 1853, or two less than a Republican
quorum. In the morning Mr.. O'DonnelI
tnrned up and it was thought that, with
the vote Of the Speaker the party in pow
er would have the necessary 165. 1t was
discovered to their sorrow, however, that
Representative Neidringhaus the gentle
man with the strange and wonderful
biography in the Congressional Record,
had slipped off to New York. He was
lelegraphed for. Meanwhile, Mr.. Rock
well, of Massachusetts. sent word that al
though he was iii he could come II abso-
lutely necessary. The other absentees
are Mr.. Wilbur, Of New york, whose Sc
we're illness places his attendance out Of
the question, and Mr.. Caswell whose wife
died on Friday, but who will neverthe-
less be here tomorrow.
The society columns Of the local papers
are just now torn up over q fashionable
affair that threatens the social fabric Of
the administration. A granddaughter Of
John Wanamaksr, described as very
precocious and entrancingly beautiful at
the mature age Of three years and three
months, was introduced to that gay young
rake, Baby" Mckee, last week. The
blood of the spectators was fairly frozen
by the chilly reception given him by the
Philadelphia prude, who warmly resented
the princes advances. Even now, after
several TRADES, she cannot abide him and
cries go away, nasty thing, whenever
he is in the room. And al this the local
Jenkina grandly relates, - II it we're an
occurrence Of importance. Tho journal.
lists under the last Napoleon were paid
for ascribing pictures 70 his young prince
when he was but seven years Of age, but
in2amuch as President Harrison is not
paying for this stud BY the yard. the read
er might be spared.
Senator Farwell did not openly oppose
the appointment Of Mr.. Clark - collec-
tor Of the port Of Chicago when the case
was reached, but his bitterness against
the administration 10 still very marked.
He says that he believes he could have
prevented the nomination had he tried,
but that it would have svailed nothing.
He adds that in making the nomination
the President deliberately disregarded
the wishes Of the entire Illinois delega-
ton, and probably intended it - m sf.
'front.'"
Marion Hsrisnd's Appeal to the
Women Of AmeRieo.
Marion Harland. the friend and helper