Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-12-19
WalRL POOL IN WASHINGTON.

Wesfern Kansas World Coyrespondence.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL, 1885. /,
Congress has met, organized, and read
the presidents message since my last
communication. The senate has gone to
work with Senator Sherman in the vice
presidents chair, and the house of repre-
sentatives, with Mr.. Carlisle as presiding
officer, is discussing revision of its
| rules.
The opening scenes Of the forty-ninth
congress were similar to those of the
forty eighth. forty-seventh, forty-sixth,
and many others of the past. There was
the same rush to the capitol. There
were crowded galleries and corridors, and
the same turbulent scenes on the floor OF
the house, to which members old and new
contributed. In the senate the old-time
dignity, decorum and quietude prevailed,
and the old familiar faces were at their
desks
The opening proceedings of this con-
gress were necessarily uneZciting, but the
session promises to be a lively one for
! business. The senate, at least, will be q
working body, and it is likely to supply
material for much excitement before its
close.
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The presidents message has, of course,
been the chief subject of comment for
several days. Opinions expressed even
by Democratic senators and members
have varied so much that it would be
difficult to tell the drift of their criticism.
An almost unanimous comment and re-
greet was that the paper was too long.
Some of the more conservative Republican
senators have said that the message was
more valuable for the information it con-
tanned in it than for any opinions ex-
pressed or policy advocated. Senator
Logan said he would express his views on
the floor of the senate. The aggressive
senator from Kansas, Mr.. ingalls,, char
acterized the document as san incoherent
mass of dogmatic platitudes, unrelieved
by single novel idea" The suggestions
about silver, lie said, were old and
shallow.
The financial chapter in the message
led to the most criticism. The silver
men of the South and West are in arms
against the views of the president and the
secretary of the treasury on this question.
The position of the administration will
have 10 effect in changing their policy.
It being admitted that the tariff and
silver questions will be dealt with by
this congress, the wide divergence of
| opinion upon them, even among men OF
the same party, tends to increase the
interest The advocates Of silver
coinage say tie president has simply
of Wall street. But Democrats, as a
rule, who differ with Mr.. Cleveland are
not inclined to express their antagonism
publicly.
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A large list of presidential nominations
made during the recess of the senate
| have been sent in for confirmation.
Some of them are likely to be revoked.
Some Republican senators and congress
men called on the president yesterday and
told him they could not vote to confirm
certain appointments he has made, on
account of charges against the nominees.
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The senate has many interesting debates
in prospect. matter for which has been
furnished in bills already introduced.
Senator Edmunds is preparing a bill to
destroy Mormonism altogether, by de-
priving the church of its temporal power.
Senator Blair has again introduced a
bill comforting the right of suffrage on
women, and il is said there is desire to
precipitate an animated agitation OF that
question. Senator Blair is confident his
educational bill will pass promptly this
session, and Senator Beck is preparing
for vigorous reply to the presidents
attack on the standard dollar. Senator
Hoar has again introduced his presiden-
! tial succession bill 1t is thought the
housewife not be afraid to pass it now,
since its effect, if adopted, will be to put
Secretary Bayard in the line of succession
and Senator Sherman out.
Senator German is visited by a larger
number Of persons than any other senator.
His callers are not confined to Maryland,
but hail from every quarter of the Union.
Mr.. German is reputed to have great III
fuence with the administration, and his
callers want his help to get offices.
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The spoilsmen are undaunted by that
clause in the presidents message to the
effect that no offices are to be given for
partisan service. They know that thou
sands of faithful, competent officials have
been put out to make place for the
henchmen of Democratic leaders, and that
thousands more viii go for the same
purpose.
C. A. S.
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