The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-28

I
intention to start shop for their man
ufacture in this city.
Special Correspondence of the Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. %, 1891.
This ''City of magnificent distances"
is putting on its holiday attire and the
U. 5. congress is getting ready to enjoy
the Christmas turkey.
Your correspond arrived here last Fri
ably settled, proceeded to the house
wing of the capitol only to find the said
house adjourned until noon next day
and Hon. NJ. C. IS whom / wished to see,
''non est,'' some in committee rooms
and some like our busy bee, Hon. Binger
department offices. each with pockets
crammed with documents to be attended
to. Saturday / again searched the west
wing for a look at some M. G. of familiar
face, but was apparently doomed to dis
appointment, and was leaving the capi-
tol in disgust when at the verylast NOM
ent's ran against the sturdy form of the
energetic member from our district, who
Immediately took me under his wing
and put me in the swim in the depart
ments transacting business for others
and giving personal interviews as he ar
rived at the different buildings. Shortly
after meeting Mr.. H. we ran against
Col. Macarthur, formerly of-The Dalles
and took him in tow. On the way to
the agricultural department, where Mr..
H. had some business to transact it oc-
Cured to me that there was coinci-
dence, and mentioned it.. Here we
are, three sturdy republicans, all citizens
of Oregon and all born in the good old
state of Maryland "Three coinci-
dences," amended Mr.. Hermann.
After paying our respects to Uncle
Jerry Rusk, who by the way, knows ex-
actly what he is about, we proceeded to
the general land office. 1t was after 2,
but the magic words, Member of house
and friends,'' opened the doors on oiled
hinges. Our first call was on the Hon.
Thos. II. Carter, a most genial, pleasant
and courteous gentleman, who gave me
most cordial invitation to go through
his Department. and ''see the machine at
work" This was just what / wanted
and should have asked had not the chief
anticipated my wish. Was introduced
to the chief clerk, Mr.. Ross, most
affable and intelligent, wide-awake
gentleman, and made an appointment
for today to go through the different
Got
over to Baltimore and returned yester-
day at a. M, met Col. Macarthur BY
appointment at the capital at IL and
found Senator Dolph, who, although
busy preparing for his Immediate jour
ney to Kansas as one of the committee
to attend the body of the late Senator
Plumb, whose sudden death the previous
day cast gloom over the whole city,
gave me half an hours time which must
have been precious to him. At twelve
the senate met to join in the funeral
service to the dead senator in the senate
chamber. The ceremony was very i'm
pressive and was listened to by dis
tinguished audience. The president and
his cabinet, judges of the supreme court,
foreign ambassadors, heads of the army
and navy, members of the senate and of
the house and very large concourse in
the galleries. Your correspondent oc-
cupied seat an the floor of the senate,
fianked by the member from the first
district.
had, last night, very pleasant and
lengthy talk with Senator Mitchell.
The senator is of the opinion tha it is
absolutely useless, IN view of the feeling
in congress and out, in regard to build
ing railways to ask congress to do any
thing towards building portage around
the Dalles and Cello distinctions. also
that it would take such large amount
of money and consume SO much time to
build canal, that it is practically hope
less to expect relief is that way and that
the only way out of the difficulty in the
near future is to try for ship railway.
My own humble opinion is that the
1 present congress, or the house at least,
4 will refuse to vote dollar for anything
/ that they can help and the next congress