The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Nov. s, 1884.

idly filing up with official personages, /
and winter guests, and looks once
more like the Capital of the United
States. Many of the political people
who have been away during the sum
mer have returned, and are preparing
to assume their accustomed duties.
The familiar faces Of certain states
men alone are wanting TO remind Us
that the Congressional Session is at
hand. In less than three weeks they
two will be here, and Congress will
reasssemble for a short busy session.
The second session of the Forty
eight Congress will necessarily be one
Of unusual interest. 1t will ring out
the old and ring IN the new" for it
closes with the administration of Pres
ident Arthur. The personel of the
Forty-ninth Congress will be some
what changed, but, while there is still
much confusion in the returns ofthe
recent Congressional election, the data
shows that the new Congress will be
composed largely of reelected mem
bers Of the present Congress. 1t will
probably be composed Of about 1873
Democrats and 142 Republicans, the
majority being less by nearly one half
than that Of the present session.
Among those who will be missed
from the next House Of Representa-
tives are the red-haired members from
Colorado and Texas, Bedford the ire
pressible, and OchiIree the man who
could not tell lie. Robinson of New
York, conspicuous for his flowing
Fourteenth century locks, and his
speeches in opposition to foreign
princes, potentates and powers, is
also politically no more. The witty
Horr, of Michigan, has to give way TO
a greenbacker, and Buck of Connect
cut comes to the seat that Eaton
vacates. Kellogg of Louisiana, and
the lively Illinois Irishman Finnerty
Will not return, nor Rosecrans from
the Pacific slope There will be no
free trade oratory from the eloquent
Hurd Of Ohio, and Burrows will be
missing, the second time, from the
Michigan delegation. Still there are
many strong men left to fight their
party's battles. Randall, Carlisle, Cox,
Morrison, Springer, FIndlay, Ham
mond, Hewitt, Foran, Curtin, Reagan
and Mills are among the re-elect who
will lead the Democratic contingent,
while Kelly, Reed, Browne, Hiscock,
Mckinley, Butterworth, Henderson,
Long, Ranney, Rice, Phelps, Golf,
DingIey and Ketcham will continue
to be prominent on the Republican
side.
The election excitement that has
prevailed here since Tuesday has been
intense. At every point where infor-
nation could be obtained, dense
crowds collected, bowling, surging,
struggling and clamoring for news. OF
course all inquiries were with regard
to New York, as the presidency hung
on the vote in that state. Men hurri-
ed from one party headquarters to
another, and learning little from the
slowly incoming returns, anXiously
called at the different newspaper Of
fees. Whenever anything important
was posted up, hundreds Of hats were
frantically waved, and shouts filled
the air. Half Of the time the crowd
did not know what it was shouting
about. When one set of men had
shouted themselves hoarse, recruits
would come to their relief. Whenev-
er a dispatch was favorable to either
candidate, campaign songs we're start
ed and taken up by hundreds of voices.
A Blaine war cry elected a defiant
response from the Democrats, and
these shouters made night hideous Gel
ebrating the victory of Blaine or
Cleveland according to their belief OF
bias. Even tonight both parties are
parading the streets with torches and
martial music, while the ''cannon's
boom on boom is heard afar and near
the beat of the alarming drum.
During the suspense in this city
over the result of the election, which
grew unbearable to people of both
parties, government clerks could al
most be known by their panic stricken
faces. They have done but little work
= during the last weeks of the campaign
Now, that all is over, they can return
5 to the even tenor Of their ways, but
, fear not their work. \ general des
, pondency has settled down like nigh
+ upon them. Most of them feel tha
= the incoming Of Democratic Ad
: ministration will make a clean SWEEP
Of Republicans in the departments, il
T spite Of the avowed adhesion to Civil
; Service reform Of the Democrats.
0 Thousands of persons here belong
e ing to every grade of the government
service, realize that they must form
j. an emigrating procession next March
n and turn their faces forever from tn
: marble halls and asphalt streets c
Y Washington. Many Of these are age
: men who have drawn their supper