The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-12-15
Correspondence Baltimore County Onion,
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON,
How the Presidents Message Was Re-
ceived-The Forty Eighth Congress
Formation of Committees in
the Senate and House,
Etc Etc. Etc

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 18th, 1888
Messrs Editors When enclosed you my cor
respondence of last week President Arthur's
sage had not yet been sent to Congress, but was
received and read in both Houses the same day.
We have since had opportunity to note the COM
ments of the press throughout the country-bOth
Democratic and Republican-upOn it and there is
nothing found in any ofthem but praises upon "the
sensible, straightforward and busness-lke tone of
the Presidents message" No doubt but that the
President felt highly fattered by these favorable
encomlums he read them, for it is not often that
q Presidents message is not more or less adverse
ly criticized and often by portions of the press of
his own party, when his recommendations do not
meet their particular views. Yet, as have said,
in this particular the present message has been
peculiarly exempt And this cannot either hard
ly be attributed to the allaying, in any unusual
degree of party spirit opposition in these later
times, or the early arrival of political mllen-
mum, when the lion shall lie down with the lamb,
and the sword and spear of partisanship and po-
litical strife shall be beaten into plough shares
and pruning hooks of peace. For there is no
doubt that the next Presidential campaign
will be waged with as much spirit and as holly
contested as those of the past. But it indicates
that the battle fought will be upon different
line, and, as some portions of the press have al
ready remarked, more strictly with reference to
the business Interests Of the country than have
any of those of the late past 1t is certain, there
will be the tariff and its relations to the prosperity
or business depression of the country, and kindred
subjects. And hence it may be, in the present
uncrystalized condition of the public mind on
these matters, the press, large portion OF it at
least, may be reluctant to venture as yet adverse
comments or criticisms upon the business questions
presented in the Presid, nt's message But it is
also evident that both parties, especially the Dem
ocratic, which is in power now in the House OF
Representatives, are moving cautiously, in view
of the Presidential contest next year, which
was plainly Swallowed in a remark made by
Speaker Carlisle in his speech assuming the
chair, that, under his leadership, the House would
not attempt "any sudden or radical changes. >
With the Presidents well known cultured tastes,
his message not only displays wide grasping OF
the business interests and needs of the country,
but may be read with pleasure by critics and
others for its literary merits, aside from Its being
able state paper.
The Senate committees recognized yes
terday, the following Senators being appointed
chairmen of the principal ones: On Privileges
and Elections, HOar, of Mass; Appropriations,
Allison, of Iowa; Foreign Relations, Miller, OF
CAL; Finance Morrill,, of VT; Commerce, McMil-
Ian, of Mimi; Manufactures, Riddleberger, of
Va; Agriculture, Miller, of N. Y; Military At
fairs, Logan, of ILL.,; Naval Affairs, Cameron, of
Pa. Judiciary, Edmunds, of VT; Postotfce and
Post Roads, Hill, of Col; Public Lands, Plumb
of Ark; Indian Affairs, Dawes, of Mass Pen
sions, Mitchell, of Pa; Railroads, Sawyer, OF WIS.,
Patents Patt. of Conn; Mines and Mining, Will
son, of Iowa Revision of Laws, COnger, -ofMich.
Mr.. Bayard of Del, made chairman of Pri-
vate Land Claims. The usual complement of
S4snocrats placed on all the committees,
rsbresentng the minority in the Senate. Senator
Anthony, who has been i'll, and just arrived with
his family from New York day or two ago. was
not at the Capitol yesterday, his physician, Sur
geon General Wales, of the Army, having advised
against his going but he present to day and
was sworn in as Senator, and no doubt before the
week is out will be elected President of the Senate
and ex-ofciO Vice President of the United States,
which place Senator Edmunds is now occupying.
The House is going slowly in naming its com
mitteemen, and it is thought that Speaker Car
Isle will endeavor to make no mistake in them, 1t
it takes two months to so canvass them that ne
shall not go wrong in doing so. The most i'm
portant committee in the House is that on Ways
and Means, whose duty it is to provide for the re-
plenishing of the National exchequer. The vaults
of the Treasury should be kept 'full, without Ger
flowing" and this is often quite job. But par
adoxical as it may seem, just now the difficulty is
to discover how best to dispose of the surplus fund
with which the National Treasury is o'erAowing,
and which latter question is giving rise to consid-
! cradle discussion among statesmen, both in and
| out of Congress. Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, who
managed the campaign in the Western States for
| Mr. Carlisle in the late Speakership contest, is
| most prominently spoken of for chairman of this
committee, Mr.. Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, be-
| ing the next in the race should Mr.. Morrison de-
| cline. The committee that regulates the outflow
of the Treasury funds is the Appropriations, with
! Messrs. Randall, Holman and Cannon booked for
| it. Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, will probably be
| chosen chairman of the Elections committee, and
NJ G9x Of 4sM Y9T 9p that 66 Of an
Affairs, and Morse, of Mass, the Expenditures Of
the Navy Department. Reagan, of Texas, will be
| appointed to the committee on Commerce,
The Pacific Railroad, Postoiices, Agriculture and
Patents will go to ThrOokmorton, of Texas, and
Others while the old seat of Proctor Knott at the
head of the Judiciary table, will probably be
warmed by Hammond, of Georgia. These are
! present representations.
Yesterday was the first chill day" of the session
| in the House, and innumerabe bills and resolu-
tons presented and laid over to be referred
| to the appropriate committees when appointed.
The National Republican Committee meets here
tomorrow to arrange for the time and place of the
meeting of the next National Republican Conven-
| ton and to transact other business, laid down
in the late call of the secretary of the committee.
1t is expected there will be full meeting of the
| members
Rev. DIR. Collier, of Brooklyn, N. Y, preached
at All Souls Unitarian church, of this city, last
Sunday morning, and the crowd that went to hear
! him could not get in the church. ANON