Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-03-10
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS.

man as ever lived, but there is a limit
to the courtesy OF even the most court
eous Of men. He will not assist Mr..
Cleveland in reviewing the inaugural
parade, but will go from the capitol,
where he will perform his last official
duty, by being present at the formal
inauguration Of the new president, to
the special train which will take him,
bis daughter and grandchildren back to
his Indiana home The reason for his
not assisting Mr. Cleveland in reviewing
the procession Is obvious. Mr.. Cleye-
land declined to assist HIM in 1889, al
though he had himself been assisted by
Gen. Arthur in 1885,
No man who entered public life with
| the Harrison administration has gained
the esteem of the people to a greater
extent than Levi p. Morton, who has
given the office OF vice president 4 dig
nifty and influence it never before pos
sessed No other retiring vice president
was ever rendered and given banquet
10y the entire senate, regardless of poll
tics. In political affairs Mr. Morton is
strong partisan, because he believes
as firmly as he does in his bible in the
principles Of the republican party, but
no democratic senator has ever com
/ planned or been given a cause to com
/ plain of any decision made by him when
presiding over the senate. One Of the
largest rec ptions of the year was held
at his residence Wednesday night IN
/ honor of his successor and Mrs Steven
son Mr.. Morton has large property in
forests in Washington, and will probably
keep up a winter residence here.
There may have been congresses that
/ accomplished less than the Fifty second
they all appropriated less money
| but if SO they we're further back than
your correspondent remembers. The
closing hours of the present congress
do not differ from these of its prede-
cessors, except that there are about ten
times as many office seekers crowding
the corridors of the capitol as were ever
here before In 1889 it was thought
that the army Of Office seekers which
marched upon Washington was large,
but it was only as a regiment to corps
when compared with that now here.
The excitement ana turmoil IN congress
has been great all this week, but there
has been but little business of general
interest transacted as the appropriation
bills. which we're in an unusually back
ward condition, have taken up most Of
the time in both house and senate. The
hot fight which was expected over the
Sherman bond amendment was avoided
bv the friends Of the amendment agree
ing not to press it; that being regarded
as the only way to prevent the failure
OF he sundry civil appropriation, as the
silver men had announced their intent
ion to tillibuster against it to the end Of
the session.
One of the very few meritorious laws
enacted by this session is that proyid-
ing for the use of automatic car coup
lers by all interstate railroads, which was
forced through the house and signed by
the president this week. 1t is probable
that no bill signed by Gen. Harrison
during his term gave him more pleasure
than this one, which he was SO largely
instrumental in bringing to the front,
by persistent recommendations in his
annual message to congress.
Mr.. Cleveland arrived yesterday after
noon and was enthusiastically received
by the assembled Office seekers, who
seem to have the idea that the dismissal
of republicans is to begin bright and
early Monday morning,
BY the way, speaking of ollice-seekers,
some Of them have introduced a new
wrinkle. They carry around not all OF
them, but good many of them-priuted
cards bearing their names and places Of
residence, followed by candidate for
chief of the sinecures,' or whatever the
Office is that they are after. A collection
of these cards would make an interesting
souvenir that would recall the beginning
of this administration, in the after wears
when the dose of democracy shall have
proven too much for nauseated coun-
try, as it will in SO.
If any democrat who held a promi-
nent Office under the last democratic ad-
ministraton is absent from Washington
at this time he must be too Ill to come
or unable to raise the necessary cash.
But they all seem to be here, and every