The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-20
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WASHINGTON, Oct. IS, 1877.
The lions have begun to growl at each
other already in the Senate.
THE FIRST sNARL
came off yesterday afternoon, when the
sturdy old Senator from Ohio, Thurman,
moved to admit spoford, the Nichols
| Senator from Louisiana. Edmunds, of
Vermont, objected, and proposed as a
substitute to admit w. z. Kellogg.
| Conking rose and shook his beautiful
curls and went for Thurman without
| gloves. Then Wallace, Of Pennsylvania,
| came TO Thurman's help, and pugnaclous
| Blaine came tumbling into the arena
like prize-fghter. There was quite
| thunderstorm, until somebody moved to
postpo e the further consideration OF
the subject until further day. And
then McCreery, of Kentucky, who was
| spolling to deliver speech on some
thing. pitched into the bankrupt law In
a witty, humorous way, tnat put every
body in good spirits again and the storm
clear, d up. MoCreery is the Champion
humorist and pacihcator of the Senate
HON. STANLEY MATTHEWS
has been assigned a seat on the left Of
| the Presidents chair on the extreme II =
publican wing, but be is III good com
pany. Burnside touches his right elbow
David Davis, of Illinois, occupies seal
in front, and Bruce, the colored Senator
from Mississippi, is near by. Mr.. Mat
the ws watched the contest over SpotforC
with keen relish, looking like hungry
tiger who smeIt blood and wanted Il
take part in the fray; but he restrained
his desires and smiled grlmly at th'
movements on the floor. Our Slanle!
will be heard from in due time, and Whel
he hits he will strike hard. At presen
, he but obeys the custom of new mem
bers, which is to "watch and pray" B.
and by he will help swell the chorus
, when the battle is fairly inaugurated.
HOW LONG!
, The session will last up to within
day or two Of Thanksgiving. Then ther'
I. will be recess until the regular ses
: sion. The usual holiday adjournmen
a will OCCUR, and after that long, tediou
pull will follow until May. This is tn
programme set forth by some OF the leaC
: ing Democrats OF the House, and as the
II decree, su Will it be, as the RepuDlica
i. Senate must dance attendance to th
House. Sayler, Randall ana WOOD sa
the Democrats have been promising re
form anu leSiSlatlVe Eellel W tne ouh0
n ing people, and they must now settl
" down to hard work and try and redeer
b their pledges, else the people Will sol
n clude their assurances were onl
|. promises to catch votes. Hence the
q regard long session as a Democrat
necessity, aud such being the case,
s. course we may expect to have it.
u ODD ITEMS.
Q Sammy Cox wanted the Speake.'s sea
8 but the House refused it 10 HIM. Tue
l. compromised, however, by courteousl
giving Sammy his ''cnolce of seats" b.
l. f,re the drawing on Monday. Ben. Bu
g ler says it was a grim joke" and !ittl
o Bhootiy Cox" Is ripping mad.
h Only one hundred and seventy-fV
lawyers in the House to signt doctor
We shall therefore have more law th
winter than physlc.
q Our M1:sh,oulst brethren are in ecst'
sies, for they have the new Chaplain q
l. well as the Presidents family.
,. Sixty million dollars Wor b of govern
!. ment timber was stolen on the Pacli
, slope since 1855. Where Is Carl Schurz
rhls ought to be looked into. Appoir
l. a committee, ana open the prison uoors
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