Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-21
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

If bill, the people in general seem to be as
much in the dark as ever. Of the former
question your daily dispatches have kept
you well informed, but on the tariff ques-
ton will say word or two.
THE GENERAL yEELING
Here is that the bill will be presented by
Wednesday, but the work of the committee
is enormous and it May be delayed until
next week or even after January 1.
Chairman Wilson. however, is making
strenuous efforts to hasten the presenta-
ton of the bill and at the same time to
have it cover every possible matter of inn
portanee, so as to do away as much as pos
sible with future debate and amendments
after the house tackles it. That the bill
will pass there seems to be little doubt,
and that, too, inside of three months from
the time 1t first gets to the house.
ROSY VIEW TAKEN.
The various stories going the rounds that
certain democratic members of the house
will oppose the bill on purely personal rea-
sons, mainly on the ground that it does not
exactly suit their individual constituents,
and that the republican members will CO.
operate with them and thus defeat the
bill, seems to have but little foundation in
fact.
Said prominent republican leader to
your correspondent last evening when
asked about the matter:
TEA POT TEMPEST.
cit is but a tempest in tea pot, and
before the bill fairly reaches the house the
excitement will have subsidized While 1t
ia true that some democratic mem bers of
the house are not exactly satisfied with the
bill, the idea that the republicans will lend
their aid to defeat 1t is outrageous as we'll
al foolish. In my opinion the bill will
pass, but with several am endments, al
though as to what they may be we cannot
tell until the bill is properly reported.
ATTACK UPON THE PURITANs AND Pill
GR1Ms.
In the house last week there was
carried on one of the liveliest wars of
words which has occurred there in some
time. 1t was between Delegate Rswlins of
Utah and Congressman Morse of Massa-
chusetts over the admission of Utah, and
was brought to a Gloss on Friday by a
sco1ching speech Of Mr.. Morse in reply to
an attack upon the Puritans and Pilgrims
Of New England by Mr.. Rawlins. Duting
his speech Mr.. Morse said: The gentle
man from Utah charged first, that poly
gamy was established in Utah by natives
Of New England; that 1t was legitimate
outgroWth of Puritanisni; and second, be
further CHARGED the colony of Massaohu-
sets had executed persons convicted of
Witchcraft by burning.
Where did the gentleman from Utah
get thar Perhaps he read it in the Nor
mon bible. II so, recommend hiu that
he get reliable history of New England
and read that, and I would suggest for
Starter a kindergarten edition. That Nor.
monism Is legitimate oufgrowth of the
stern virtues of the men VINO settled New
England, of the men who crossed a track
less ocean and who there dared the dangers
of the wild beasts and hostile Indians to
establish place where they might worship
God according to the dictates of their con-
sciences, men and women who knew no
| fear but the fear of God-I say eueh q
| charge against the early settlers of New
England ia the foulest SANDER that was
| ever uttered, and he Is the one who should
hang his head in shame.
Now in reply to this gentleman's charge
that Massachusetts burned witches I
have to say that lie we'll
stuck to is not as good as the
truth, and affirm and challenge contra
diotion when I say that no witch was
ever burned in the colony or common
wealth of Massachusetts,, and to the credit
| of the latter state be 1t said that she was
| one of the first civilized commonwealth to
repudiate and denounce the delusion and to
confess in SORROW of her mistakes of the
past, of the delusion of witchcraft.
And, Mr.. Chairman, it does not lie in
the mouth of any man calling himself a
Mormon (though concede his claim that
he is an antipolygamieD, I say 1t does not
become any Mormon born in Utah to call
upon any man upon this floor on account
of New England ancestry and education,
or to accuse any Massachusetts man OF
bigotry or superstition
FOR cHRIsTHAs-No SIGNS OF HARD TINES.
To walk down any of our business
streets and sec the fair sex of Washington
society doing their Christmas shopping nc
one would think that times were hard OF
money scarce, and the country In turmoil
regarding the tariff and other measures.
Americans must live, and live they will,
until the heavens fall. But even with
Christmas so near at hand there are teas In
profusion and young buds by the score.
and from the gossip on all sides the new
year will begin with series of social
| events which for q month or elk weeks
will, SO to speak, make things hum.
| MaR. sATohL1's RESIDENCE.
Just here will say a word about the
new residence Of Mgr. satolli, the pspal
delegate to America, about whom so much
has lately been written and said. The place
Is the old Douglass mansion on the corner
of Second and I streets, and in the most
| fashionable northwest. The house may
we'll be said to be study in terra Gotta,
which ia the prevailing shade in the paint
| ing and papering throughout, varied only
by lighter shades in few of the cham
| bers. The rooms throughout the house
are furnished in oak, and the dark stained
floors are covered with rich heavy carpets
which do not quite reach the walls. On
the right of the main entrance is the re-
this on the left of the front door
Is the private parlor. The back
parlor opens by wide folding doors into the
dining room, which is about the hanisom-
est in Washington. Here the furnishings
are of light oak, with walls of terra Gotta
and gold. The dining table has seats for
twenty, and table services Of glass and sil-
yer are beautiful. The buffers pantry
contains one table service of 300 pieces and
another of 146 pieces, both gifts to the
papal delegate. In the rear of the back
ts the library and billiard room, and tire
archbishop's library is being rapidly moved
into the place, which has shelves for 6, 600
volumes. Outside the library is long
corridor, which is to be occupied as the of
fee for the priests of the household.
On the second 1oor is the study of Mgr
Sstolli, room reserved for the cardinal, a
guest chamber for visiting bishops, and
bath room, all luxuriously furnished.
On the third floor is the Office of the ed
itor of the legation, DR.. Sbarretti, and DR..
Papi's room, with several other rooms to
be used a. guest chambers. Above this
floor are the servants quarters and small
chapel.
Il lie here that the new delegate will re-
ceive, and society is anxiously waiting to
meet Mgr. Satolli.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
The local executive committee having in
charge all the arrangements for the bien-
NAL conclave Of the supreme lodge Knights
of Pythias in this city in August of next
year, met last night. The meeting was Or
ganized with Mr.. Richard Goodheart chair
man, and Nv. A. F. Medford acting IS Sec
rotary. The important business on hand
was the selection of the chairmen for the
various sub committees which will arrange
for every detail to insure the most success
full conslave the rapidly growing organixa-
ton will have had in its experience as an
orfon}Kod ho6v IF ,,eor1v 4birfx, rao~s