The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-10-22

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The Senate has bssh IN .saapge
less than y seek, and has elected
lso Presidents f,o leafss Nh
Hayafds f,oirwfsts saa tempo
tnfy INDEED, ahd, Whsn h. had
been ffccd 6om lbo piaee nesl
that II iiie president NJ tbe United
states, after M had held II less
than three days, Mr. Edmuhda :
motion that he bc rendered ihe
thanks " the Senate fof the impaf.
TALLY N HE administration was
thought by some ~ bc q joke.
Nh DAVIS on assuming The chair,
made q brief speech, thanking
The Senate for the honor, and de-
clafing his independence Of any
polin al obligation. II Ia suppos.
ed, however, TINT IN all political
questions he VII, when called on.
give thc casting vote In favor OF
th, Republicans. IN aspeceh de-
ilyffgd W him ~ The last session
of The Senate, he said That, hav-
ms bcgp elected BY Democratic
votes, j., felt il incumbent to carry
ont Democratic policy as far rs he
could consistently. This being his
theory. 1t is supposed that he now,
having been elected to the Vice
Presidency by Republican votes,
will feel himself bound to sustain
Republican policy. Some will be
anxious TO know IL his last elcva-
tion cancels the obligations Of the
first, and il is no doubt a question
sufficiently knotty for the mind Of
Ex-Judge Davis himself. Ny
own opinion is that he will now,
as in the past, pose as IN lndcpcn-
dent. This is his favorite role.
The only difference now is that
the fence is higher, the top plank
sharper ard the weight Of the po-
litical bestrider increased.
! have it very straight that no
cabinet nominations will be sent in
before the middle Of next week,
President Arthur is developing q
reputation for reticence and silen,
sagacity that might be the envy o
General Grant himself.
This has been a gala day, ant
one Of much pageantry in Wash
ington. The French guests arriv'
ed on Thursday, and were to-da,
escorted, by military and civil
bodies, from the Arlington hote
to the Capitol, where they wer'
received by the President. TIL
occasion was selected by Secreta
ry Blaine for the formal presenta
ton Of the diplomatic corps to tn
President. and these, in their gor
geous court regalia, our own taste
fully and richly uniformed arm,
and naval officers, with the red
pantalooned French officers, pre-
scented such a coup dc oni3o # gol'
lace. grace and gallantry as CHI
be seen no where else on thi
hemisphere. In looking at thi
gay and brilliant assemblage, 4
was difficult to realize that, onl,
two weeks before, the body Q
Garfield lay in state in this sam
rotunda. At night, the Frencl
visitors were entertained with
grand pyr9technical display in tn
vicinity Of Warrington Monument
ApTopos this monument, whicl
It is intended shall ovcr-top III,
Pyramids Of Egypt, St. Paul q
Rome. and the Cologne Cathedral
II has now reached nearly half IL
intended altitude, and alread,
makes the surrounding ediices
with the exception Of the dome o
the capitol. look dwarfish. To
ward the close Of the pyrotechni
cal display, the black mourning
drapery around the dizzy SUNNI
: of the monument caught fire, an,
finally ignited the more subs,an
tial s~canolding, furnishing a dis
! play Of fire works that was not o
the bills. To-day the visitor
Twill attend the horse race, and o
Monday they 80 to Yorktown:
G.,