Daily Yellowstone journal., 1892-04-23

the Seat Of Government.
WAsH1SGToS, April IS, 1892.
Ed. YELLOWSTONE JOURNALS:
l very much fear that you have be-
gun to think that your Especial corre-
spondent ut the national capital" was
greatly derelict in bis duties in no,
baviog written you ere this Of what IL
tran1pIrtng at the seat Of government,
but the truth Is where 80 much il Colt
stantiy occurring one becomes In a
manner be~ idered. and really does
not kno where to commence, what
To say md where to stop. shall not
attempt to dtscribc any Of the dotngs
OF Congle->; you are familiar with
each through the ttlegraphic columns
Of the daily press. will merely >trive
to give yon the general impressions
thAi strike Il stranger or vj-i.or IN
this city.
Washington IL di4tinctivety I'll
American city, III il perfectly proper
and appropriate. Of rnu,sn you s>e in
tine cruwt that th.ong the Hvcu1r, in
t!1r llnttr+, the caf-s aud thtAter> much
hat j. foreign: sill tie ton- tlp:,s not
trrtlt min.t+, aud II not IFS noticeable
ns it Ia IN Chicago "r New I,rk. It III
true, ,o,, lhut in soritty--of n kind
You will note very tnncn tha' is # v
foreign origin, though AmeFcnniztd
to n certain dtyrtr. II sone circles
the desire to ape the Englsn, I'd :nt-
che.know,' il utl~ct-u, bur thts i.
done al over our country. amnuE
son.e. and IL nnt cuntjutd Il Exclusively
| tn this city. Of ali localities III our
country, this seems tu III t. h. COM.
ple.e IN tyl'ityint Amttta aud 4Am+r-
icnI institutions, and bow any nut.vt
born American citiz~n, with Hi iota If
1--we of couutry in his 1'ul, could or
would attempt Initiating airy foreign
power in It's mode Of +prech or dress
or act |. quite bsyOud nIe. 1t there IL
an American, mnn, woman or child,
who thinks these Uni:ed Htates Of
America are not pretty near the
''stutf," {paEdon the expression) just
let them visit Washington and they
| will soon have their illusion dispelled.
Why the very sight of that mam-
moth white marble structure, with the
star spangled banner floating over
Doth wings. known az the capitol. i,
of itself inspiring; the white house,
the state, army and navy building,
the treasury. the pepsIon bureau, the
patent office aud general land office,
the agricultural buiIdin. the Smiths
sonian-all the public buildings are of
such substantial, such solid proper
tions that their very exterior carries
convictions OF strength and power and
greatness, and tn navy yard-well,
there 10 something that will stir the
patriotic blood of every American or
ought to. A visit tn this one point
of interest alone would amply repay
one, and to des :ribe 1t would require d
more gifted pen than mine. The
Senate and House of Representatives
do not inspire QUE with that awe that
distinguished bodies of men might
lead one to believe they would or
should. On the day that was favored
with seat In the nle,nbe1s, gallery
there were not to exceed twenty five
Senators on the floor. aud T was told
that was an average number. It was
interesting to watch aud l.etel, to .uen
who have gatned h national reputation
"a statesmen aud law makers; inter-
esting to meet them faae to face. tn
shake their hand, and to he ia their
presence; interesting to find that they
are just like other men--lnsnv o1
the1n--dress all v>ry much alike, talk
all very much alike, look all very
much alike, and yet what difference
there ts between them, measured brain
to brain, thought to thought!
'I In the Hoase one would have