The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Colonel Oates's COndition-other "c"oi"'
Washington News.

Washington August 14.-tSpecial)-
sentative Oates, of Alabama, VINO was ST.
nv a cable car last week ana oauiS ihJoi'"'
* not so well today. Saturday MS IMPROVE
inert he been great that 1t was though.
no vond be in the house today. Last night
10 did NOT rest we'll aud this morning ms con
difjon YVES unfayorabIc. When ne VIII DE
,l,lo IN resume his duties i'll the house ms phF-
sicians cannot say ~, ,,.
in thr condition oil Representative Oates oE
Ajabar.a, noted yesterday, continues aouas
he passed good night ana SHOWS niiheu
Improvement today
The state department is in trouble ana
l. prepared to call upon congress TO help
il out. Ii all comes about over the enter
tainment of the duke of NeraSua
The duke proved to be hlgn roller Wheh
visiting the worlds fair and other portions
nf the country Congress had made small
apnropriat ion for the entertainment or lof-
eirn guests to the fair and the department
of state undertook To pay all the expenses
Of the duke out OF this. But the duhe heW
rather too high for the department and ar
Ter ne had spent all the money II had
for entertaining foreign guests ihe depart
ment was compelled to intimate 10 him
very strongly that il was time for nm To
rrtI1rn home But the duke did not hurry
his departure. When he did 20 and the
state department had paid all his bills II
was found that the distinguished guest had
cost the gUyernm nj Just 100000 I" en-
terrain him As that was more than the
department had for the purpose congress
viii have 10 come forward and provide Tor
the payment of the dukes bills
Dukes come high but we must have them.
Eu.- -tt.1uf., i''--t"fitre.
1t is not probable that a postmaster will
b. appointed at Atlanta until some tnan-
cial legislation is adopted.
lou KNOW the senators are endorsing
different candidates. Then you know the
administration needs every vote It can
muster in the senate for the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman law.
Iiut both senators are against unC0ndl-
tional repeal. Il may be that the candidate
of neither senator will get it. There are
some outside influences pulling for Third
candidate.
The one-minute prayer platform upon
which one candidate. for chaplain of the
house of representatives endeayored to be
elected has caused much adverse criticism
among ministers. They hold that such i'll
cidenis bring religion into dsrepute. OF
course that candidate WAS defeated.
The house always endeayOrs To secure
the services of the most powerful and pro
found preacher, but none of them ever of
fercd up more beautiful prayer than that
delivered ut the opening of the first session
of the first congress. 1t was de-
livered more than 100 years ago, by Rev.
Jacob Duche. Here it is: =
mighty King of kings and Lord Of lords
who iost from Thy throne behold all the
lUellcrS earth and reigneSl with power
sIpr nv and uncontrolled over all Kingdoms
empires ana governments look down in mer-
cy. We hes"erh Thee. on these American
states who hav" fed to Thee from the rcd
OF the oii:rcssor and thrown themselves on
Thy gracious protection, desiring Ia be heace-
forth dependent only on Thee. 70 Thee they
have appealed for the righteousness of their
cause: 10 Thee do they now look up for that
couuteuancr and support which Thou alone
cauSt give: take them, therefore, Heavenly
Father under Thy nurturing care, give them
wisdom i'm council and Ndlor in field defeat
thu malicious designs of OtU cruel adverSa-
rics: convince them of the righteousness
of their cause. and If they sill persist in
their >Iu2uinary purposes. o. let the voice
os Thin" own unerrln@ justice. sounding in
their hearts conStrain them Ia drop the
weapons Of from their uunerYed hands
in the day ~ battle T." Thou Present. .,
,;o1 ut Vision. and direct the councils Of
this honorable assembly: enable them to
settle things On the best and ouryst fOuGtia-
tfuu. that he scene OF blood may be speedily
closed. that order. u -mony and peace may
lee efcctualiY restored. and truth and justice.
religion and picty. prevail and flourish
amongst Thy people. Preserve The health of
their bodies and the yig0r Of their minds
shower down on them and the millions they
here, represent SU,h temporal blessings as
Tnou sccSt Aprdicnt for them i'll this world.
and crown Them with everlasting glory in the
world fo come. All this ask in The
unmn and through the merits of Jesus
Christ. Thy Son. our Savior. Amen.