The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-02-12

RIAL COUNT in THE sESATE--sENATuR
lcoNKlINs's SPEECH.
l[From our Resular Correspondent.l

From our Regular Correspondence
2 WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb 8, 1850
4 During the week, the electoral couni
question has occupied mnch of the at
tention of the Senate; the inter-occanir
canal and railroad projects have had
the distinguished attention of helobby;
while society in general is divided be
4 tween the gayeties of the season, and
1.-THE prospective splendoFs of tine grand
inauguration Jete and festivitiesto take
lIplace fourweelys hence. But ono thing
4 lis neutrality-suspicious. weather. Unless
the skies shall beam more kindly ON
| Washington than now, all these elab-
crate preparations fora grand process
sion, mammoth decorations, and a stu
pendous ball, must meet with, ut least,
partial failure, and the mnititudinous
pilgrimage from the frozen lakes, the
prsiiries, Plymouth Rock, the orange
groves, and one or two other localities
in the Union, will have its nose frost
bitten. The fourth of March is a ira
ditionally beastly day, and ] do not
believe that Nennor himself is able to
ameliorate the eager and Iiipping cru
city Of the proverhia weather.
There is much talk and discussion of
means for the entertainment of the I'M
usually large number of visitors who
are expected to be in the city during
the week of the Inauguration. Many
of the military companies propose to
sleep in the Pullman cars that bring
them here. Some propose to challenge
the horrors of war by bivenacking in
the public parks. Baltimore and Alex
andria are making preparation to ac-.i
,commodatc those whom IL is thought
will prefer TO seek lodging outside the
over-crowded city. No matter what
may be the disappointments and the
regrets of the occasion, those who come
here to see crowd will be satisfied, if |
not happy.
The question Of the organization of
the Senate, whether it will be repub-
lican or democratic, has gained add
tional interest from the equivocal atti-
tude Of Senator David Davis. The
pondereus lllinoisian does not make a
graceful tweather-cock, but justnowhe
is thonght by many to be as tickle as
those eiiigies of the -Hbird of dawning'
which ornament the barn minarets of
his western state. They say that while
the democrats were in power and cv-
looked promising for them,
this huge indicator yotedaafter the lead
Of Thurman; now, when times are tick,
lish, he votes with the republicans, and
many think he will tilt the American
Of millionaire and bosses
to their side.
Senator ,Conkiing's speech on the
Morgan resolution denying the right Of
the Aice7President to count the cleo
toral vote, WAS the event of tiie week.
AS usual, when it becamenoised around
that the great New York Senator had
The floor, there was rush for tho Sen
ate galleries, and before the close Of
his brief speech they were comfortably 4
filled By an attentive and admitting au-
aience. The radical ground he took
in support OF the main proposition Of
the resolution and his refusal TO vote,
thus raising the question Of quorum
and preventing the disposal of the re-
solution yesterday, MAS the slilject of
much comment at lifetime and through
out the city last night.