| Show washington letter IETTER lir the first day ol 01 tile the A view from gla tha reporters go gol lety lery vivant GrON gion D C Decem december bir ath 1882 hero hera we are again looking down from the unclouded heigl heigi f the reporters gallery upon epou tha the congress of the united states below am are me otis chozen of alf nifty fifty ty million of the tche moet moat p progressive ogress ive lve people in the world the Tho bouse house hais has not been called to order and for this reason perhaps is in rient gieni disorder maine Is shaking hands han ban da with texas western hEart henrt heartiness ineas and southern warmth are actually patting putting each i other on the back from oregon to florida while massachusetts and south carolina have half lost their individuality in this the common hall of states wo we eee tee no political sections or bisections sections bi yet no nob noe bades badea of blue and gray all ali are moving writing talking laughin laughing gr and greet ing each other with the abandon of mye boya returned to tho the campus of their alma mater af aften after ter ten a long separation and what an eventful separation it hag has beell bat see the tho hand on the dial points to eleven the Thea harp sharp rat katat of the gavel Is Js heard to your seats legis legislatorial latoral divide yourselves ant aut antagonistically north south bouth east ewt west tariff and anti tariff republican ana democrat while the pale pule chaplain implores a blessing bleesing on your common country the united states amen now gentlemen perform your promise made on the hustings and pro claimed ia in platforms to of your unpublished prom fees lees ot of place aud and preferment which you should never have made to influential constituents and above all to fco virtuous and the tho colln coxin country try will be happy it ia is too early to foretell the he ciurle of legislation influential members and senators do not hesitate to express their views but bat the views of legislators so do not always result in accomplished lebed legislation there Is u wide con census of opinion among the republicans that thero there should be an almost a total abolition of inter nal revenue duties but itis it Is believed that a majority of Con Congro congre gresa aa will oppose any change in the whisky beer and tobacco taxes which make the bulk of the internal revenue as bes ees A large element of the republican side of the house and senate whether tariff men or of free tra trader dere are aio opposed to abny reduction whatever on whisky or tobacco though they may consent coment ta tal a baht reductio reduction on the latter it Is believe bel bei levia that no comprehend 1 rive alve review of the tariff bcd e will be mad but it ia Is possible that flat I 1 the tho tariff may ba be removed from a dozen or two articles on which there is universal uni vereal agreement there will doubtless be in much uch discussion of the civil bervi service bervice ce reform question and it ia 13 probable that a bill fixing the tenure of office during good behavior for a stated term of years will be passed public sentiment Is strong that a conviction is sure aure to follow this second trial of the star stan route cass cases and the counsel for the government express the utmost confidence that such will be the result the government counsel aver that they have additional and exceedingly important testimony of a most convincing character char chai aeter acter to offer the defendants are very frequently seen in public places but they look much subdued and have little to say X woman asked for on business principles at the adjourned annual meeting of the brooklyn board of education on thursday next the proposition to employ a woman to assist assiat in the superintendence of the primary departments part ments of the public schools is to be considered petitions have been sent to the board from almost every source of influence urging the employment of a woman of experience who can visit the schools with authority thorl tho rity ty instruct teachers in improved methods fee that sanitary saul eaul iary tary rules are ara observed adjust the tho tasks bet for the primary pupil and transplant from one school to another methods that are bes calculated to improve the melency mcelency Mc lency of the primary work among those urging this departure are geor e 1 I seney beney H B claflin cla Cia flin the rev R B S storrs 8 V white the rev theodore ij cuyler father taape atnafe ter the rev bev george F pentecost S ii husted john 1 I daniel chauncey E J ovin ovington aton james H frothingham A storrs the hev E P ingersol ingersoll the tha rev henry J van dyke 0 C 0 C smith and the bev W H boole noole the proposition also aiso aiso also the approval off Mayor lowa and the theaon hon nell neil gilmour state superintendent of Inet instruction ruction T the tha he woman mho who will probably be chosen for the office if the board to nill fill it is miss mias agnes Y Bumphrey who for many years was principal of public school 27 there Is no suggestion of wom vom ans rights in the movement to employ her the proposition is made on business principles jhew wow york sun |
