The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-08
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3D. 1883.
The representatives Of fifty millions OF
people are all here am looking down
from the gallery Of the House Of Repre-
sentatlves upon the writhing mess--the
statesmen, the demagogues, the men OF
ideas. and the men of schemes. The hour
has not yet struck, that little tyra +, the
gavel, has NOT yet called The House to OIL
der and such confusion OF men and
voices on the floor has seldom been seen
and heard since Babel. 1t Is Il udy in
cotempOrary history 10 see and know these
men. They are representatives., and rep
reseDtatlve OF every diversified interest OF
people aid q country, now known among
statesmen and philosophers ut hoine ana
abroad, To be the greatest and the most IN
teresting experiment IN the annals Of ma
tons They are also representative OF The
political success or failure, hope or despair
of ten thousand individual or corporate iu-
teresls. Never before IN the history OF this
planet have 50 many people, 20 much
wealth, so great hetrogenelly of energy,
thought and enterprise, assayed 10 live and
move and have their being in harmony
under one government, and that too not OF
The sword, or scep,re. 1t is remarkable
and edfying to those who are capable OF
thinking OF it, Now the sharp rat a-tat OF
the gavel breaks upon the confusion Of
voices below and miracle Of silence per-
vades the chamber, broken only by the
voice of the chaplain IN prayer The roll
call follows, then the installation of the
new speaker and now the House Is ready
for business.
The first thing that impresses an old
habitue of the House gallery Is the remark
able changes IN the frontier line that d.
vldes the Democratic from the Republican
members. The Democratic line has been
extended far over toward the right, and the
Republicans have the appearance of being
crowded into corner. 1t is time, indeed,
for the Republican party to be crowded out
entirely. 1t has had Its day; has worked
its rain, and ruined Its work. 1t has stolen
everything from the Presidency to postage
stamps. 1t has tramped on the constitu-
ton, packed the Supreme Court, debauched
the civil service, demoralized the army,
and wrecked the navy IN gulf Of iobbery.
The youth and miraculous elasticity OF
the country has alone preserved II from the
deathly grasp of the destroyer. Great
heavens! TO think Of the decline of party
whose history must be that 1t commenced
with Greedy and ended with Malone. But
to return to Congress The remnant OF the
Republicans there will have to do some.
thing more than wave shirt with counter.
felt crimson spots. The House IS over
whelRingly Democratic. Under the new
apportionment It's total mem bership IS 1926,
Of whom 1914 are Democrats In good and
regular party standing. The orthodox Re.
publican strength is only 118, leaving a
remnant of 10 without fixed party ties.
Thus il will be seen that on every thing
outside of unanimous consent or two thirds
legislation, the Democrats have good
working majority, and therefore they will
not labor under the disadvantage which |
hampered them when last in power of try.
ing to rule by majority which was gen.
orally less than quorum.
The larger part of the Democratic mem.
oers represent the west ami south, and party
measures Will be apt to reflect the prevail |
ing views OF those sections. This will be |
particularly so with Mr. Carlisle In the |
chair TO make up the standing committees.
and direct the proceedings. Many OF these
measures will excite lively opposition on
the republican side, and hence we may
look for an interesting session, IN the |
course Of which the Issues in the now ap. |
preaching presidential campaign will be
clearly worked out
In making coDjectures as to the chair
manship Of important committees in the
new House an element of uncertainty en-
tiers into ali calculations. In conversation
last night Speaker Carlisle said that the
committees would be organized with view
solely to the fitness of the Members for the
various subjects OF legislation that would
command the attention of Congress, and
without undue regard 10 their relations to
him IN the recent contest
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