The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-03-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

from Our neSuldI NOA4CePOnoCAI'
WASHINGTON, Feb 25, 1895.
The Lower House of the fifty-fourth
Congress will be legislative kindergar-
ten. But the pupils are precocious and
the assemblage is rich with promise. 1t
might not be bad idea for Mr.. Cleveland
to call them together early to give the
manyn ew men time to learn some of the
mysteries of craftsmanship. Of the three
hundred and Sc members-elect to the
House, one hundred and sixty two have
never before served in Congress. Only
twenty seven of these men entirely with
out congressional experience are demo.
Gratis. The republican majority will,
therefore, be composed of one hundred
and thirty>fve raw recruits and only one
hundred and six veterans. Should the
recruits take it into their heads to mutiny
and run things in their own way they
would have maj ority Of twenty nine in
the republican caucus and could do ex
actly as they pleased. If the veteran re-
publicans absented themselves from the
House the new men of that party would
outnumber all the Democrats in the Hous o
by q majority of thirty>one. If report
be true, there are some original characters
among the army of new men, and they
will be unruly, as we'll as inexperienced.
Some in districts the republicans had
not the least idea of carrying we're nomi-
mated as q joke, or because of some trait
that gave them local reputation for pc,
culiarity. On this principle an Inherent
doctor and vendor of patent medicines
was nominated in ono district, and in
another q music teacher and piano tuner
was nominated. Both took the non ina
tions as a sort of advertisement, and both
were elected. Both may make excellent
Representatives. Among the new men,
bers are many young men, and not few
are men who have made money in busi-
ness or speculation, and took the nomis
nation because it would give them
some distinction. Itis decidedly a new
House. Not only is it new but it is un-
known. A very large proportion of the
recruits are entirely unknown outside
of their own neighborhood.
Secretary Gresham has decided that
he will make no further effort to induce
Congress 10 pass the bill appropriating
$425, 900 to pay damages sustained by
British sealing vessels seized by our naval
oulpS III DoLluS BOD UoIOIo Guo uahluS
of the modus vivendi. He will proceed
TO draw up treaty for submission to the
Senate, creating an arbitration commits
sion to adjust the claims. The United
States will have no other course open
than this, for we should be dishonored
among nation if we failed to carry out
the obligations imposed upon us by our
voluntary act in submitting the sealing
question to the Paris arbitration. The
Secretary believes that if all these claims
are submitted to a commission for adjust
ment the Uuited States will fare much
worse than under the terms of the pend
ing bill, but Congress in this as in many
other instances shows an utter disregard
of practical economy.
The National Council of Women has
been in session here for over a week. 1t
is great convention, and nearly all the
old war mares Of the women's suffrage
movement are in evidence. l fancy the
few old-fashioned people who have never
really seen our modern advanced women
would be surprised to know that Miss
Susan B. Anthony is one of the best
dressed women in America. Her clothes
are the very best of their kind, we'll made,
and perfectly fitted. There is always
an air of natural elegance about Miss
Anthony that is delightful to contemplate
and this faithful old high priest of the
movement looks good for many years
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