Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-10
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Washington, December 8, 1888.
WASHINGTON LETTER.


Washington, December 4.
The long struggle over the speak
ership was ended at the caucus meet
ing held in the House of Representa-
tives on Saturday evening. Up to
within a few hours of this time there
was little positive information as to
which candidate had the largest num-
Der of pledges. But in the course of
the day the Carlisle men mustered
their forces, counted their votes and
speedily let it be known that victory
was with their banners. The workers
for Randall and Cox soon found this
out, and as is usual there was rush
to the successful man. When the
meeting was called to order by Gen
eral Rosecrans there was hardly a
voter to be found who had been any |
thing but an original Carlisle man,
and sure of his election from the first.
Nothing succeeds like success. Mr.. |
Randall and Mr.. Cox took their de-
feat with such equanamity as could
be preserved. The latter was re-
minded of little story and was quite
as good natured and happy over it as
if he had secured the prize himself.
In fact his candidature has all along
been considered good joke in its
way, serving a useful purpose too,
for those who wanted to see which
way the cat would jump, before in
dulging in that exercise themselves.
By keeping on Cox's side they are
able to 90 over to the successful
candidate with the plea that they
were really for him all the time but
were pledged to a complimentary
support of Cox. | really think that
Mr.. Randall was deeply disappointed
and disguised. He must have been,
for the speakership for him opened an
outlook in the direction of the presiden-
cy. With its loss. and especially when
lost under the conviction that he was
the best man for the democrats to
have selected, he felt all the chagrin
of a personal disappointment, and the
disgust attending party mistake.
But he put good face on it. He
accepted the coincidence of his devot-
F ed followers with a smile, and an un-
moved nerve, and readily joined il
5 the proposition to make the nomina
ton unanimous. The democratic
leaders have thus set an example o.
personal courtesy towards each othel
$ which presages we'll for the amenities
! during the stormy session which vii
S surely ensue. 1t is to be hoped tina
both parties will follow the good be
= ginning thus made.
< On Monday at precisely II o'clocl
=. the first session of the 4Sth congress
is began. The occasion was brillial
$, one, as early as o'clock the CALLER
% les in the House began to fill'up, an
: by eleven there was not a vacant sea
! to be seen. A sea of faces, and th
A. hum of conversation was all that th
re late conner could see or hear by clint
+ ing up and stretching his neck to g
10 glimpse of the inside of the HOUSE
20 The halls outside were soon aft'
s literally packed with people who wei
nd hopeless of getting inside, but WI
p were 10th to leave the vicinity whel
d. so much excitement prevailed. The
= was more quiet and subdued a
- about the Senate chamber and ga
of leries, but they were equally crowde'
D. The Senators came in one by one an
m exchanged greetings with great co
NC diality. Senator Edmunds who is
~ taciturn and Unconditional as usus
ill was the especial center of interes
co. occasioned partly by the doubt as
ffic whether he would preside. Senate
ate Logan, Beck, Anthony, Allison, Ha
rison, Brown of Ca, Ingalls,, and ;
on the old favorites as the programm
5he say, were on hand. In the Hou
en- there was revelation. The habit
OF of the reporters gallery looked dov
III on an army of strange faces. III
49, was not so peculiar in itself but
Elm was singular indeed to miss so ma
ere well-known republicans and to not
'er- how the democratic side of the cha
lit Der was densely populated, while t
70 republican side looked as if it had
Tue Gently come through cyclone. I
i's at precisely twelve the eager audieI
nea were hushed to silence by the rappi
ae- of the speakers gavel. Then, esco
ing ed on the one side by his democra
pleueCCooOI anu itltC OpPohShO
lere Randall, and the other by the |
Ted. speaker Mr.. Keifer, Mr.. Carl
hus walked gracefully up the main a
eth and took the speakers place.
nds cepting the gavel in his right hal
Gus he gave a sharp rap, and then
Get. dressed the House in few W
SO chosen words.
- After all the arguments about cheapness
quality it appears that DIR. Bulls Cough Syru
enIS the best remedy for the of Coughs and c
oms ever offered to the public. The price is onl
GER cents bottle and every druggist in the land
800 and recommends it.
ina Soventv-five Thousand cotton operati
in Northeart Lancashire, England, b
ecn- determined to resist the masters prof.
ais to reduce wages 5 per cent. A g
, re strike is said to be probable.
dis
1oy- FROM SYRACUSE. II. Y--ssI felt weak and
odd guild; had palpitation of the heart and numbne
the limbs. Burdock Blood Bitters have cert
iilar relieved me. They most excellent M
the J NJ. Wright.