Show washington LETTER washington U D calov CN C nov lov 1888 senator quay claims this morning that the next house of representatives senta tives will be republican ly by a majority of five at leaf tand and possibly on the official count the majority I 1 will be nine it if he be correct the admission admies ion of washington territory and of dakota as two states elates is assured the northern half of dakota dal ata will probably be named lincoln washington territory will not receive the same name as ae a state that it now has it is ie proposed to cb christen risten it tacoma Ta coroa the additional electoral votes gained for the republicans would almost seal feal the question tion of supremacy for many years if as chairman quay says the next house is republican ly by a working majority the democrats have badly managed their congressional campaign arid and will regret it complete control ruy may at times embarrass the republicans by making them gem re for all legislation legi but bu t that thatis is a minor consideration representative Re perry belmont has hag accepted the long vacant mission mit to spain and will resign his seat beat in congress and the chairmanship of the on foreign affairs at once mr belmont is i the BOH of augustus belmont th the new york banker ile he graduated at garvard Ilar yard arid and studied law under william Will iaia M evarts the natural result is that perry is not a fool beffie he be was twenty six eix years old young belmont came to congress lie ile began ly by running 11 up against all the big debater r and regularly getting knocked out augustus augustua belmont wanted him made chairman of the committee on for foreign el lill affairs affair and somehow induced speaker er carlisle to make the appointment sumeet cox had bad expected the appointment and had just helped carlisle defeat rt andall cox cor to my per personal senal knowledge has hae never forgiven carlisle for the affront A man twenty years in ill congress turned aside to please a 3 vain boy but young Belmont las has been successful or on the committee and has done i important work there he is a quiet slight man mail of nf medium height and would attract attention on the floor of the house only by his hig strongly marked jew ebli features the ce department has prepared a list of seventy five post masters of the grade appointed by bi the president whose comm expire prior to march ath mr cleveland is expected to reappoint such as suit euil him bm mr harrisons harrison course in these will be regarded with interest he may or he may not allow them to remain until the new commission expires probably the cry that opened ill this a administration offensive partnership will com commence merice the next administration I 1 the sauce odthe goose will be the sauce of the gander The ocal local republican statesmen of the small try fry description aa are already on oil a 16 still hunt built for the I 1 ajia brict offices s from Commissio commissioner rier to health officer the fight does dods not abate an inhabitant inhabit antof df the dia brict of columbia is varnan born an office offic leek Z la without regard to I 1 sex colo 0 or r s 1 cisro noy lau aaion is simply always in the race for something the election re turns were hardly cold before william dickson the local democratic leader was out for appointment as the democratic district commissioner whom mr harrison will be called upon to name and lie he has exactly 1786 competitors the contributions to the fund for the inauguration aLtion expenses swells apace oyer over have thus far been guaranteed and the books have only been open a few days day the postmaster general genera lias has been fir formally mally asked for the use of the pension office liall hall and will probably consent and not remove the city post postoffice fico office into it before march as was expected slate making is an amusing and harmless occupation the less you know about it the more mora brilliant the results all washington hotel lobbies are filled with astute politicians each with his bis own private binate Ca A large number believe that two positions are fixed that senator Be allison will go to the treasury and warner miller to the interior mr blaine is is expected to ask for nothing not bing and all guessing gues Eill is made without reference to him he ha will probably not be in the next cabinet but he will have a very large dictatorship ill iii the making of the cabinet A drunken young man mail was attacked in front of willards Willard 8 hotel on friday frida r night with the idea that it be great fun to impersonate jarnes james G blaine jr IN walked d in and the fictitious name for several hours no body happened in who knew the real jarnes james and the imposter was waa in cloyer clover he gave away offices by the dozen drank with everybody promised an photo eapher to t give e him a sitting the next morning ara na then had a dozen dozell bellies battles of wine win cli arged the marriage en all thursday 0 of mr joseph chamberlain tho the eminent lin glish commoner com maner to miss endi cott daughter or of secretary indicott was in excellent P xcell ent taste they were ivere few in number the presents mag viccent niC nill cent and the bride beautiful fut in a priscilla cilla traveling gown of gray |