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ssst 81 prom our gular Correspo pondcnt.) D 1T
2syVASILNGTON,SD. = {, ,,Y Jan. 81 IL nited
states senators are nc sposcd to take
IN, good part hum slons to the
fact that two Of tlicir3i number arc now
under indict1ne t 4 for felonlous ffonses,
and that a third hase escaped by he isksn
gof Ills teeth term III The penl nltcrltiaty.
There have been 5of the
ydisposf ftior hes
to res sent TIL ppant all tttlons itliat
sswhicli$is most serious; from he viewpoint d
{of the senators, the most recent q which
was seen Iii an incident AZ day or Two a So.
rs Caused Eruption.
n one of. tho best known y Nyy,lshing 9ln cor-
responder tsg called at the committee room
orsIslSwcll known senator and after, the
SiIsual grectings s. as ked tho senator con-
9cernlng. news. The senator repl led that
Slle did not know Of anything 6 w hlcll would
interest fnewspaper ders,i and the news
paper man, who has a4reputation a asa
5hnmorist, asked 3y, Il iS
ave any more senate rs been indicted
to-day 5s s$t
]ES ia eruption ca scd ~. 4 tho inquiry was
OF considerable duration and finally, tho.
correspondent was asked to take his de-
parturc. and the senator himself closed the
door behind his departing guest
4 While snMn of the senators are In
fclined to speak joclllarly concerning the
Of Senator Mitchell, 4 Of Orc
Sgon,8 for participation In fraudulent pr rae
6tlces In connection with the purchase OF.
lands of the government ,,stn Greg on, and
the conviction Of Senator Burton Of Mis-,
5souri, Of having ii accepted fees for work;
done In the departments for a st. Louis
concern whilo lie was q. senator Of tho
4 United States, and e tho ncqulttal on a
EtcchnIcality& or Senator Dietrich Of illegal
practices In the lease Q r bull dings to the
government. to be used as post otfices, the,
inlajority do not treat these matters In
z any spirit or flevity. The members OF tho
House appear to taliesa del!ght tSin making
Ireli at tho otherEcn Of tho. Capitol but
1t Is not known that they make them In
THE senatorial presence. 55si; II Siif Il
The New Sena tors.
5 III! is not believed that tho average Of
the Senate will be greatly \ Improved fter.
tho ith Of March. Addlcks5 & has mot yet
succeeded III brenkins In. but he Is try
Ing to do so every lay, and 1T: Is possible
is nobody III the Senate withswhom It
would he fair 10 compare 6 Addlcks,t
though IT.. does look rs IL senator Burton
will have to3"dol time Yet there is n
distinctly odorous atmosphere surround-'
Ing several OF thafnow men who will tako
their seats OH the 4tl, Of March,
Tho,nast Is, Niedringhaus, who has been
nominated by the Republicans Of the
Missouri Legislature to succeed Senator
Francis M. Cockrell, is charged with dis
honorable collnectionswIth heavy contri-,
buttons OF campaign funds by tho brewers
OF ST.. Louis. The investigation OF these
changes has not been fully conlplctcd,