Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


don't you know"-and they turned up
their pants" Bottoms, kissed their
canes, and perhaps few wished it'was
! Albert of wales who ruled the White
House reception. Whether it vas due
to the weather or TO the decline OF 8
custom shat has its pronounced oppon-
ents, calling was not so geneS& as in
days gone by, nor we're there so many
names on che list of those who received.
Some OF che houses shat on the fiRst
day of last year, ana of yeass previous
were thronged with representatives. Of
the gay set were yesterday &oSmally
closed, and in few Of $hesa only Was
the ~nOt at hOme'' cara basket tied 60
! fact lapgea@nrhbeg of residents &eps
''opan house - anS the scores of Ghasna
| ing girls who assisted she @oseesses had
many callers. "a SaiciaB circles, OF
couxse, all che receptions wege brilliant.
~ successful. She Bgesideat's geeeps
ton was che social feature OF tho dag,
and the faee shae che Chief Magistrate
OF che natioR gives the anniversary
his official sanceio1 explains, 60 a Iasge
extens, SHY she epssom OF eelli@g Oh
che 8sss DAY Of che geas eonsi@ues TO
be so po9ulas sD Washington.
The saapndegstoS@ in xhe senate last
yhuxs6ay afternoon although AIS Sc
veSbe9a$ions Aave NOT died away, did
noe eleaS che assAos9hese. The sepube
lcan senators haze, therefore, decided
TO hold amO2AeS caucus in og6ex 60 see
IL shey cannot arrive as soHle undega
standing. 10 is noe determined, how
9eser. wneye che caucus uill be held. 8a
lie Oeeugs as night, She sesidence os some
lhospieable eaaSog wil1 be thrown OPEN
Dus is 10 snose likely shat it wi1 8ollow
o 6rieg session Of the senate. One ching
is certain. &c will not be held with
open doogss anG, while many spirite6
and. interesting yemarks will DOUBTLESS
be gnsdes slley vail not DO heard by the
$1fsteae6 80 che $Sapk confessions OF
TUESDAY afternoon. Just before che
senate adjousned, it seesae6 as IL sAere
was TO be q repetition OF Tuesday g
s~aaeey Telfese however, plainly stated
ShaS che elections bill could mot remedy
the case OF che Mississippi constitution
1t was not question Coz che senate, he
said. ~Aesheg Mississippi rad violated
mOrsI ethics III che state had kept with
In constitutional law, and Shis ic seemed
B 80 have eBome IRE Gid not believe il
o qualification of any ki96 fog suffrage
but sc was as gais in Mississippi as IL
Massachusetts. The lStSeg STATE sale
chat Enan could noe vote il he eOaSlt
noe rea8 oy write. aad Mississippi sait
3 Shat ma1 e0al8 moe vote unless he un
q deYsgoo8 o clause 81 che constitution
. SIS Te3leS's gemasks led 60 so@ewha
7 acrimonious debate with Mg. GoaE re
3 gax6iBg sf1e suffrage qualification, Du
q Big. Ygye cue &c short by moving aB ex
: eeutiye session. When the &loOss weya
: iepened gae senate adjourned until Go
. Gag as @ooss, witch she understanding
D Shat GusSheS 3sfjougn@eHS will saks
place sin S8oa&ay as enc Same simss.
= N decision OF considerable @o0aep'
4 jhsS ne sAis ssfae, WAS m@@e by Vice
3 President Morton Saa the senate os
u "Wednesday last Oh Che poi&s OF oytSes
q raised by Ms. She4masa 90 che e&gec
i thas ain appeal Sro1s the decision os $hs
chSig is goS aBe8a2aDlee GSx. @osgaa
s wanseG 60 Asve 1aid before she senate
bis resolution heSetoSoge offered in
; sss~ceiag Che Sonamitse@ oas privilege
an6 elections 30 se40ge sbe psese2
lib shopes smeaniH& an6 coA6i9io@ OF sAs
e1ec9is@'s AilS. Ear. Sherman maa0e en-
. @Y % an6ais&ed Saasiasss, ana he wa
u sustained By She wice-pgesi&eNS, wls
guleG sbas is ynusS SO 60 the. calendar g
q take its chances. gqonA shis decision
Y @g. &ossaa appealed; am6 against sha
9 1rOsessations OF she Ohio senasos. shs
20 wice-psesldens Ael& shas she appeal ws
10 evSjecS 60 6ebSse, and che sessa$oy SSUR
l. &laoaans pgOcee&e6 to- improge 6is 0D
% DosSuaei$yo 8he ice-Dsesi6ene lis o g0ot
@eaS snose of D parlimenearian sAas
Y some 9eopie supposed he woal8 De ia
. soew sn8 untSied position. TAe gule i
s thar d %ueseio@ OF Ordeg shall be deei8e.
II by the gyesidine officer without 6eSase
9 anpjecs 90 an appeal 60 Che senate, and
/ ShaS wheR ara appeal is sakens ons
IS subsequent" question: Of 0r2ey which
d may arise Ne9ose the decision 0s svcf
appeal shall De decided wifhOys 6ebase
1t WAS on che appeal from che oaieiaa
e question OF Greer thas che vice 1gesi&eo'
8 deci6e3.
= ENsfA ABBOTT, the sweet soieet
i singer, @ho las delighted The people O;
s the civilized world, died as Salt lake
S City on the 9Th inst. She 10 said tt
: have die3 q christian, and told he]