Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-23

-. rmE NATIONAL CAPITAL
oxnvScI POST
w.smsoros, December 10, 1888.
-. steamship of State has started
:. :. N it's long and dangerous winter
o'' ... !. s,uqeishly and with caution
~. proceedings have been dec,aeo.s S..
. ~. md slow and little progress. has
sa - in the sessions work. In
been %. ..riy . part of the week Congress
t0..onsd t0e energy and listened 70 the
sanf - . long, methodical message,
~. ss.a,Is .;.sal, a sensible, orsditabIe State
~. The burden of the message s,, .
papeI; t arc At peace with all the
vas soas "a among ourselves; that no
world any .rcsS Are demanded IN r.
psecnn9 c. .s,es The country IL prosper.
Ranic lss ,cssrued and happy. Socn q
oos, ven 81 Mt satisfy lovers OF excite
report NAY m -. msa:aee il demonstra-
H. msa,, 1s % nav recall ths fam0Is op apsrI srr.I.
:s ~, shss nation - haPpS "-
are &c SoTuh Tonss bad lot: q fun over ';.. tes ..
,..t.rv for seats, when CAV; ;,S. sS'0. "a -
!cs'y ~ nyy.yverksd legislative miIas s sn1 ~
tos to.OS she galleries. Inc sonso u
a@ss ~ ssss,ine was that marbles coEIe,
sne ~. n number 70 the namosr OF
sooo.n.rt.iiyes were put into bex and
r thsrcfrom one By ono by . olino-
ot.55 cs The desks formerly occu-
Sole91 Sss:rs Kelley. Of Pennsylvania,
pa y Tyas;rsnn. Of New York, were
a9d a9dS % ~;th hats, In hopes that their
acosn9on acons. 49, vouId be respected. Eighty
Us .h .hs 6rst number drawn, and a.
~ 49, Dnncan was called the fortu.
~. y. man. ras.har from Pennsylvsnia turned
=. Randall and asked him which
:. nreferred. Mr.. Duncan then
~ that seat to secure II ior ms So.-
isscue. and when Mr.. kandaii numoo, s
IN drawn he surrendered II 70 n'"l rn:. 1nu
~ .fed another seat for ni'nseI. inIS
s.r.s courtesy was extended Mr.: han-
Am bv Gen. Joe Wheeler ct s1e DeRin-
.;rc of the Forty seventh Congress.
=, Cor WAS among the lucky ones. ne
sss.rsd second choice, and was greeted
~ anDlause AZ he selected seat IN
- third row in front of the Speakers
~. The red headed party from tns
Ions Star State was also lucky, and SO.
isctsa q seat on the Republican side OF
tSs main aisle. Mr.. kelley's hat Was
,ss.eoted. bat not 90 Mr.. Robinson 8,
sa3 ia vas compelled TO seek resting
sisss ia the last row of seats. but he nas
ksd fer companions in misery Mr:
SgInger, Of Illinois, and Mr.. he'let' OF
Oac ,
Ire is no dearth of new bills. how.
svss They are being literally dumped
mn the Clerks desk by conscience
stsjeken members. And It Is the same
~ over in the Senate. senator Ed
monds alone has outlined a whole ma
tjonal platform in the bills he has intro
dooed. No less than seven amendments
b The Consultation have already been
uuposed in the senate, covering the
lEp6sctiou Of the citizen in his political
fiehts, tbs broadening OF the suffrage TO
jceoign born citizens and 70 women, tne
loeulatiou of the liquor traf{ic, and the
Gtension Of tho veto power 70 the
fpms of appropriation bills. The PRINT
ri Of this tidal wave OF measures
ookee q fearful raid on the Govern
mt printing Office, and swells the
CSn0yessional Record TO remarkable pro-
porSions. Over four hundred bills nave
beeu introduced In two days OF TINS
oossion. In the forty-sevensh congress
noosiy eleven thousand OF these calIs
"a resolutions were introduced, all o.
vhich, except a few hundred, perisned.
9lssory viii no doubt repeat itself IN
= new Congress. For long serie. OF
voazs the total number Of bills has
ssa1ily risen, while the ratio OF baIis
ha1 6oolined.
Ons Of the features of the week was
SenAtof Norrilrs able speech ON the
coinage Of the country. He advocated
~ stoqpage Of silver coinage, and
made fun Of the beautiful works OF art
- carry around in our pockets. he
0id the United States ought to have ns
artistic coins Al any other country. and
minated that the present coins, from
. artistic point Of view, wero not
uogth working for or placing in bric-
1-hvac csbinet.
Il h matter Of common remark that
9sre are more young men IN Congress
IN ever before. In the House there
- 30 members under 10 years "a ).
- youngest member il Mr.. Post OF
tsanSylvania, who Is now "a. The
Naneest senator IL Mr.. Kenna Of West
Virginia. nov -. An examination OF
- faces Of the Representatives, IN they
= at their desks, will show that the
Dgoporti0nate majority OF young men 10
vith the Dsmocrats. The policy Of
Aess younger politicians is aggressive.
ID their influence is felt already.
Why, just look" said prominent
pelttician to me yesterday, these
eengsters have captured about all the
eoees Of tue House. and are beating
- old foQies out Of their boots."
Christmas il coming, and 336 Con.
ee1enen are wondering what 81. NiCh-
80 Carlisle will tuck into their stock
eGa Hone members would give good
eoal for 4 psep at the "slate" In his
voekshop Just now, bat he will not have
Z seady for distribution until the holi-
dayx Lrxox.