| Show OUR washington LET LOTTER from out OIK own I 1 washington D 0 dee dec 11 1880 since sanca I 1 lust last wrote you congress mot and amid its usual cordial corill il greetings and floral tributes read the Preil presidents dents message and went to work on opening day large crowds of people not de deterred tarred by unpropitious wp ather filled the pal gal corles and looked down with interest find and amusement upon the scenes enacted on the floor in the tha il house u so for or an ail hour before tho aabel fell fel 1 9 coops of members crowded the clook cloak rooms blockaded the aisles c chat h acted toil laughed exchanged coil III I 1 agioni on success in I 1 file recent elect elec elections tiong ons or condolences upon defeat victors owita tho the vanquished and defeated members jokingly commiserated with victors u upon p on their failure 0 to throw off 01 tile the burdens of public life tito tho senate which la is never given to demonstration under any circum I 1 glances I 1 met quietly and shook hands us as it if it had only separated yesterday instead of tour our months neu ago but cheso scones and happen in lacanne 9 9 a r U now n ow things of the past and I 1 will not dwell upon them As to tile tho Preal presidents dents message which senators and members refrained from commenting upon until 11 I 1 after they had road read it themselves thero there aro are various opinions the re lla publications are dispo disposed sad to critt ilse ise it ita length and of them no ac cuso alf clevelend of having sa snarl cri concis desiro to plea so conflicting elements of his party 1 their criticism is not more severe however than opp opposing osina political Is usually regarded its as calling for the democrats are disposed to praise the document with the ex cs caption of that part re relating latine to sliver which creates some diver diversity vity of comment the tariff reformers contend that the president has com ed himself to reform while some of the protectionists projectionists regard his views as ai conservative enough to suit them hem when chairman randall asked how he bo liked the message he fie replied that lie he was very well wall p pleased aas with it what do you think of the tariff section of it oh I 1 am very well pleased with the message the leader of the protectionist democrats repeated that is the only opinion I 1 have to give elve I 1 0 members of congress always alway s think at the beginning of a now new session that they are going to do it a great deal of work B each ach man hopes to trot somo some action on his pet broje project c t those who want to reform tile the tar tariff iff are particularly eager and energetic the strong position taken by the president on tho subject has elven them new courage tho the me members have owe conje back free and ready rea dy to work with no fear of a campaign before them and there la Is every reason why much should be accomplished A great deal of the loss long session is always taken up by committee work this work li Is done and ana everything li Is ready for legislation ills it Is thought by members of the house judiciary committee that tho the edmunds polygamy bill wll be passed this winter in a mool fled form the edmunds bill would confiscate the churchs churche property as well as disestablish tho the church but tho the bill as modified by the house committee will ree respect ile the rights of property while it will the mormon church it appears that capt ends eads and his associates have concluded to give elve up their plea for government Clove aid find and will undertake under tako to build their ship railway across tho the isthmus with their own money and in their own way thus their company will be ludi independent pendent and mu can look oy overy e ry body squarely in the race face whether the outer succeeds or falls fails tile tho macy annoyances incidental to government ern ment 1 supervision of abo work will bo be avoided and all tile tho money made will go into the pockets of tile the stockholders the senate has ha shown g areat rest got eal lantry by plying paying its attention tirui to ladles ladies the settled down to business with the subject of the Elect electoral orid count but the Senat elead by senator hilair of new hampshire who ad advocated vacates temperance national education and tomato female took up the ilia proposed amendment to tile tho constitution extending that boon to 10 women it was a singular fact that while mr blair was eloquently pleading thor their cause not moro more than a score of ladles ladies were in tile the gallery to down gratitude upon his bis efforts the senator prop proposes oges to ask aak it a vote on oil the question at an early curly daiy diy d y and whatever may bo the result women who want to vote cannot complain bf neglect for this speech in behalf of their necessities wa was mido made ou on the third day dayot of the session senator edmunds Is also early in tho ilia field with a memorial favoring favor lne a constitutional amendment that will unit enable congress to lo make marr jago and divorce laws uniform in fill all the states how will the legal eternity down east and wet west like this ibis |
