Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-12-11

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wsshiussssians red Thsslsgisisg Gay.
To The politicians ssssssIly and 70 ths
lsbtyess particularly Il i the sonmeses-
nest d harvest. The fishissabie vorla
halls Il - the opening Of the season. and
the merchant. bakers and chandelier
makers eagerly sns;cipsis their share Of
the spoils.
For days preceding tbs nsstisg ofCoa-
gress the streets begin to wear brighter
look. the Avssus d mere crowded; gaily
dressed danes and nsidsas ssssser along,
passing nov an then 10 sdnirs ths dis
play Of rare gems IN the windows Of Galta'
or Senkiss jsvelry STORE. Or to admire
some sve Of . drss jsss Imported By VIII
lias Or Lockwood and Hsfiy fos the wife
o. daughter Of new member. who to
Be obliging SLOWS Il to serve - % adver-
sisenent for that dear oblieing DR.. VIII
liam. while be al the while i lasghing 1t
their simplicity.
On Moedsy TIE forsy-third Congress
met. and Of course de sswhits ssalsee On
the Hill" was the point towards which the
crowd tended. Havisg scms expecta.ieu
~ fhe ,..sh- e.. aout sssssst tnSf mins IN
the ladies gallery shortly after ten. and
watched the Lawmakers. old and new, -
they entered. First on the aoor Vas
Dawes. called the watch dog Of the Treas
ury. Then Gar6eld's familiar face and
head presented themselves. Poland IN
blue cut away with brass buttons Wilson
with his scrubbing brush hesd. Butler,
Ben. rolled In and took hn old sess, a
did most Of the old members. Farms
worth. voorhees,. Banks. Biggs. the nigh
y Du Bois and many other familiar faces
arc among the missing-killed BY Credit
Mobilier and too much salary allowance.
Du Bois who retired to give place to the
now mightiest subject Of the House, the
Vice-President Of the Confederacy, Alex.
ander Stephens. Soon the floor Of the
House is crowded. and among the sea Of
faces recognize Speaker Blame. s. S.
Coz. Fernando Wood. Gov. Swami, Ran.
dell. Of Penn. ssd host Of lesser lights.
A few minutes AFTER eleven there il . hush.
. silsnes falls o. that dense crowd. The
occupants Of the galleries bend forward 10
ses-what2 Apoor. weak. emaciased old
man enters The room BY the help Of srutch-
es and The arm Of bis secretary. BY whom
he 10 condseted TO . lounge. around which
coon crowd the Southern and Democratic
members to welcome their leader. the Hon
Alex. Stephens. of Georgia. Alter rest.
ing few minutes Mr.. Stephens left the
House for the Speakers room. there to
await the opening Of the session at twelve
o'clock. A few moments before noon he
ye-entarea. this time -....e-..Lh-.l:-
liant Gen. Young. 1t vss truly . picture
OF youth and old age. and noble picture
1t was. No Bridegroom ever paid greater
devotion to his bride or bent more proud .
y over her than did Gen. Young hang
over the chair and obey the slightest wish
OF the statesman. who bad selected . seat
in the front row directly in front Of the
Speaker. Precisely ct noon the Clerk
called the 4srd Congress to order and
read list Of its members. excepting some
whose elections are contested. After .
few preliminaries the House proceeded to
elect Speaker. Maynard re.sominated
Blame. and Niblsck Wood. OF course
Blame was elected. and having been con-
Quoted to his seat BY Wood and Maynard
was sworn 10 BY Dawes. The Speaker
Thanksgiving" speech wss perfec. gem
OF its kind. and . step to still higher Of.
ice / hope. The Speaker then proceeded
to swear in the members BY sections, the
New Englanders swearing 6r,t. When
he got further South he asked those Who
wished to take the modified oath to retain
their seats. and come forward after the
iron clad oath had been administered to
oil those who wished to take Il. Among
those who retained their seats was Mr. |
Stephens and some twenty or thirty more |
ex "Rehs." There Vas no hesitation On
their part. however. for they bore them |
selves quite proudly and looked - veil a.
Stewart the recusan. did when be de6ed
he House. Gems Young and wsddeIl
imported their ex-Vics President, whose
'oice is still strong and clear. When the
territorial delegates we're to Be svorp In
ONE good soul from New York eai.e,ed
. Elder Csaaos. u Utah, % aesov,, oil
'is nsssers. morals and esstoss. bus Ri,
'e5ssticss vsss over ruled AID the nan
NH seven wives took The oath % hin evp
nd 10 bic frissds ss,isiss.ioa.
The nett thing on shs programme Wa
|ravins for seats. bus before thew eou.