Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-03-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Senator Joe Blackburn Converted at
the Moody Meetings s-other Inter
esting and Notable Matters.

| The large Convention Hall on 1hirn
Street, this city, situated between h and
| L streets, has attracted much attention
during the last month on account of the
immense religious revival that is going
on there, under the management of
Moody AMI Sankey. 1t has attracted
great deal more attention among the
general citizens of the city than anything
done up on Capitol Hill. The great
building has nearly 5000 numbered seats,
every one of which is filled at each meet
ing, and every inch of standing room is
always taken. it being almost impossible
to get passage up and down the aisles.
With a united choir of over Une thous
and voices, and with the wonderful solos
of Sankey, and the earnest pulpit efforts
Of MIR. Moody, Washington has been
most earnestly trying to reform herself.
Some very prominent statesmen have
been taking part, and helping on the
good work. Senator Joe Blackburn has
been converted, and he informed his fel-
low Senators of the change in his ways
of life, by leaving upon each senatorial
desk, the other morning little bundle of
tracts, with his compliments. Joe Black
burn has always been one of the "jolly
fellows" and too much inclined to follow
those ways for which Kentucky gentle
| men have become famous, but he has al
ways been favorite among hisassociates
| IN tho Sanota or u,all oo avorvxCharo In
fact, Joe is one of the men who is bound
to be liked for his frank, friendly, sunny
nature, whatever might be the other
drawbacks Some of the members of the
dignitied body looked rather surprised at
the tracts as they read them over the
other morning, but there is no doubt Joe
means business in this reform measure.
Ex-Justice Strong, Senator Peffer, Rep
resentative Morse. Judge Kimball, Sena-
tor Squires and others have taken great
de ii of interest in these meetings. Black
burn, Squires and several other Senators
and members contributed one days sala-
ry to keep the meetings in progress ten
lays longer.
The induction into Office of Associate
Justice White was witnessed by a crowd
ed court room, as is often the case. How
the Supreme Court has changed in the
last five years. Justices Brewer, Brown,
Shiras, Jackson, and now White, have
all come onto the Bench within that
time. Justice White had taken time to
have his robe of office made, and looked
as dignified as any of his judicial breth
ren, as he passed around and took his
seat beside Judge Shiras. after taking
the oath. Mr.. Blanchard, his newly ap
pointed successor in the Senate took his
seat Oh the same day.
Senator COke,o of Texas, is out in an an
nouncemeIt to the people of his State
that he will not 6e candidate for the
Senate after this term, which expires in
March, 1895. Richard Coke has been in
the Senate for three terms. He resigned
the GovernOrship of Texas to enter the
Senate in 1879
Senator Peffer's resolutions for an in
vestigatiOn into the conduct of certain
Senators in regard to speculations in SUI
! gar during the consideration of the tariff
bill was laid upon the table without much
discussion. 1t is said PETER himself was
against its consideration. as he has con-
cluded to introduce substitute for the
Wilson bill, and thought it not best to
intagonize any of the Senators. Not
a great deal of stock is taken here in the
report that any of the Senators were i'm
plicated in anything of the kind.
Senator Mcpherson has put himself OH
record in regard to the income tax feat
IRE of the tariff bill, by saying that al
though opposed to it personally, he would
rot vote with the Republican members
IF the Committee on Finance to strike
it out of the bill. Therefore it will be re
ported to the Senate, and if the Senator's
position is an index of those who think
IS he does, the income tax feature will
,ass the Senate, as several Republi-
can Senators and all the Populists are re-
ported in favor of an income tax. The
Committee is hard at work trying to get
the bill ready to report. Quite a question
has arisen as to the effect upon the re-
:iprocity treaties that have been made
With different countries since the Mckin
lev bill became law, should the Wilson
oilI pass. The Senate has been putting
in part of the time by a discussion on
che Bland Silver bill. The President will
| nave chance to veto it.
1t looks at last as though the contract
between the Naval Department and Car
negie & Co. would be investigated, and
the facts concerning the defective armor
plate, given to the public, Chairman
Cummings, of the Naval Committee OF
the House, having introduced resolu-
ton asking for information concerning
this subject from the Secretary of the
Navy. Representative Stone made the
statement that there was 10 objection OF
the part of the Carnegie Co. to the fullest
investigation. He said the facts wOult
prove that the Company had made no
attempt to defraud, but that if any de
fective plate had been delivered, it was
without their knowledge.
The appropriation bills are being pushed
,long in the House in fine order. The
>undry civil is taking less time than any
session for good while. Chairman
Sayers has the bills all well in hand
that have not already passed, and he
is certainly showing his ability by the
way he is handling these bills. 1t has
been a long time since the House has
shown the inclination to get down and
dispose of business, as it has done in the
last few days.
The Breckenridge trial is drawing large
crowds, and furnishing considerable SEN