The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-14
" ashingt0n Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

| NASHING1ON, Dec ith, 1871.
Congress is with us again; and
very much sadder and a somewhat
wiser congress it is than it was when
it adjourned last August. One who
saw the ending of the last and the
beginning OF the present session and
who was entirely ignorant of the in
| termediate occurrences would not
need to be told that something inn
portant had happened, and the faces
| of the republicans and democrats
would give him an excellent clue to
guess what that something was. Pro-
pOrtionate to their number there was
a better attendance OF republicans in
both House and Senate than OF demo-
Gratis. A witty democratic member OF
the House perpetrated the following
just after the democratic chaplain had
concluded his opening prayer: II
say, he said in stage whisper, turn
ing his head the member seated next
to him, "that fellow has an almighty
poor memory" WHY" asked the
gentleman spoken to. why? Why
great Scott he omitted to say a word
about the great November catastrophe,
just as though the loss Of 1000 a
year by such an awful lot OF us was
an insignificant affair already forgot
ten. He should have given us 4 word
or two OF religious consolation; we
need it. The contemplation OF the
loss OF his own job ought to have
aroused his sympathy.
If Mr. Cleveland really WISHES 10
see the warring factions OF his party
in congress got together amicably. his
wishes are not made apparent 10y
hurried reading OF his message On
the contrary, the impression lett upon
ones mind is that he merely offers
them choice between accepting his
views and being kicked out OF the
party, and that he doesn't care very
much which they choose. Already
ere are mutterings oi the coming
democratic storm. and ii will become
more difficult to keep If from bursting
after Secretary Carlisle's financial
scheme, which i fully endorsed by
Mr.. Cleveland, has been submitted to
con gress and has been fully taken in
by the democrats, majority OF whom
hold opposite views The scheme in
all its details Is a part Of Secretary
Carlisle's annual report, which will, it
is expected, 60 to Congress tomorrow.
The honor OF receiving the greatest
ovation extended to any individual
member of the House upon the open
ing day belongs to Hon Thomas
Bracket Reed, whose big face beamed
with sunny smile which was conta-
gious and who fairly shook his elephan-
tine sides when he was iocularly
asked if was ready to take the
Speakers chair He was constantly
addressed as "Mr. Speaker, by both
republican and democratic members.
Some very ugly reports are again
being circulated in connection with
the names of Senators German, Brice
and Smith, and the sugar trust 1t is
charged that double deal is now on
hand, which, to put it in the language
of the street, is to catch the public
both going and coming. The poor
mouth the sugar trust is putting up
is to staye off further Congressional
legislation and also to force down the
price of sugar stock held by those
who are not in the deal, and in order
to aid the spectators it is said that
great stir and pretense OF adverse leg
islation is to be made in the Senate.
Verify, the Fiftyfourth promises TO
be known in history as the Sugar
Congress; but there seems to be no
probability of anybody's getting pun
isned, except the poor public
Senator Sherman does not as rule
bother himself about cOntradicting
newspaper stories in which he figures.
but he lost no time in informing the
public that there was no truth in the
statement that lie helped Mr.. Cleye-
land fix up the financial portion OF
his message. He doesn't care enough
about ordinary Misrepresentation to
run them down, but he draws the line
at being charged with acting as iinan-
c;al adviser to Secretary Carlisle and
Mr.. Cleveland He considers that an
extraordinary Misrepresentation
Representative Cannon, OF Ill,
isn't man of vindictiye or revenge
tful nature, although when the occa-
sion calls for them he can throw his
share OF oratoricsl brick bats When
asked whether the republicans would
Iduring this session taunt the demo-
Gratis with their defeat, he said: I'll