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Show , , , r Washington Letter. (From Our Urgulnr Correspondent.) I "Priside.nl Cleveland," said n southern Senator who Jor obvious reasons forbade thotisonf hlsrinirio,"isa much shrewd or politician than he gets credit for bo-ing. bo-ing. For Inatnurr, look nt thotctwo tnriir letters. IVnpIo not In the hnhll of looking beneath tho mirfaro regnrd those letters, partictlarly tho ouo to Mr. Wilson, oh hud 'lireaks" or errors of Juilgeuivnt on the parlof Mr Cleveland. Now, on tho contrary, they were shrewd moves, the full form of which has been carefally calculated ldng in ndvnnro of thoso letters. Tho last tetter has made Itcertnlu that tho InrllTlsonco more to bo the principal Isoiio In tho Congress lounlclectlous, and t lint is justwhntMr. Clovcland wants It will prevent the financial question becoming paramount, nsMr C has feared It would, pnrtic ilnrly In tho Bouth nnd west, and will enable Mrj Clcueland and his party to gain twojenrg tiuio in which to get together to-gether on n financial policy before entering enter-ing the Presidential earn paigu." While this Senator's opinion of Mr Clovcland's object may bo correct its success may not bo so' certain ns ho thinks Tlio liopulists are doing their level best to make the money qui-iitlou tho principal ouc In the Congressional elections nnd they aro being aided by tlio Bimetallic League. The close of the long session of Con grcss was cry tame, Thero aro fow who aro proud of tho work douo by the fifty-third Congress, nsido from those Interistcd in certain trusts which have been largely bencllted, nnd uuny pt its pietnbcrs havu gono homo with the certainty of being condemned by thulr constituents for neglecting opportunities they liad to assist in obtaining legislation legisla-tion which they knew was di sired by those who sept thein here. The special subcommittee of tlio House Judiciary committee charged wjtli tho duty of investigating tho charges cllpd- ing tho integrity of Judgo Kicks, oi Cleveland, Ohio, will not meet until utter, the Congressional ,t lection. Tho delay Is'pnixurlly for tho benefit of tho members ol the committee, but It would not hasten matters It tho Investigation was Started at once; tho leport of the" cv"rhiiltli(raiiriiit J- muljmliL J.u next session ol Congress begins. ' Tlio Senate rules will hardly be changed during tho rifty-lhirdCongr6M) Senator Blnucliard'sprcslstciitobjcctlous having prevented nrtion on tho resolution resolu-tion niithorir.iug tho coiumittco on Uulea' to sit during tho recess for the purine j of considering tho repotting whether any changes are necessary nnd if so what they should be. Senator Blanchnrd isn't In lovo with the old rules, hut he Is with the protection given tho sugar planters of his state by the new tarllTlaw, nud he fears that n new tarilf chnngo limiting debate in tho Senate vvoul 1 bo but tho first step towards the re peal of tho sugar duty; hence hi objections. The Uniformed Ititnk Knights of Pythias havo been in possession ol Washington nil this Wtek nnd a right rnybl time they have had, as do all tho organizations Hint come to tho National Capital, , They barely get u glimpse of Congress, hit they havo soen many ollior things more intersting and enjoyable. Tho encampment has been from every point of view a great success tho greatest great-est in the history of thcordcr, which whs started in Washington iu 1601. Bn man) uniformed Pythianswcre never together beforo at onetime as took part in tlio big parnde on tho llncst Avenue in tho world which was devotated in regular Inauguration Inaug-uration Day style. |