The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-12-19
WARRINGTON LETTER

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WN.WNoroy Dec lilh, 1857.
Since wrote you the Forty.
Ntutb Cougro- has begun It's fret
session Its opening scenes did
not differ widely from those Of past
sessions. a, usual throng. Of
people rushed % The Capitol and
crowded the spectators galleries.
As usual, hundreds went away
disappointed, unable to get in.
On the hooro Of the House there
were one hundred and forty new
fnce- and one hundred aud eighty.
five familiar ones. The desks Of
members were loaded with floral
gifts from admlring friends, and
Mr.. Carlisle in the Speakers chair
welded the gayel, and swore in
the members ag they stood IN a
semicircIc around the bar, in groups
Of twenty and thirty,
In the Senate, the old familiar
faces were for the most part at
their accustomed desks. On the
Democratic side Of the Chamber.
however, some changes were not.
eel Senator Voorhees, Of Indiana,
was at the desk long occupied by
Secretary Bayard. Senator Wal.
thall of Mississippi, sat IN Score
tary Lamar's former seat, and SEN
ator Jones Of Arkansas was in pos.
session Of the desk that Attorney
General Garland gave up for n
Cabinet portfolio. The Chamber
was draped in mourning for Mr..
Hendricks, and Senator Sherman
sat in the late Vicc.Prcsident's
chair.
The first roll call revealed but
i've ahscntecs in the House, four
from the South and one from the
North. An unusually good showing
for the now bod
The present Congress bids iar
to be n memorable one. 1t assem-.
bled under circumstances fraught
with significance aud expectation.
For the first time IN twenty-five
years there is a Democratic House
and n Democratic President, and
the party is charged with the re.
sponslbility growing out of this
conjunction
There is much important work
ahead for the session, such MS re.
vising the tariff, suspending the
coinage of silver, making u navy
providing Tor the coast defence.
regulating the counting of the
electoral vote, settling the Presi
dental succession, and reducing
Government expenses,
President Cleveland's first mes
sage was listened to with unusna.
interest in both ends ofthe Capital
1t Is still the chief topic of dis
eussion here. II is pronounced al
able state paper by many Senator
and members who are antagonist
ic to ITS policy. During the read
ing ot the message. which occupi
ed one hour and three quarters
the sentiment of many Congress
men on the various questions coul,
be determined by their express
ions Of countenance. Those VIII,
agreed with The President that tn,
continued coinage Of silver is al
evil, exchanged mods Of approval
while the believers in silyeI
scrowled and otherwise manifest
cd their disapprobation. The Pres
idcnt's positive stand on silye.
makes it almost certain now tina
this will be the first engrossin,
subject to come before Congress
II will doubtless provoke A Ion,
debate, for the advocates of silye.
coinage and It's enemies are boil
determined.
The Senate has settled down /,
business with its provcrbia
pfompIness. At least two hundre,
measures have been presented /,
1t, nearly all Of which were pres
ented at the last session by IA,
same Senators. Thus almost ever,
national question before the las
Senate will be revived.
The House Is discussing how I,
work by amending It's rules. II i
30 hampercd by these rules thaI
weeks and months are thrown
away every year. Congress Is ar
expensive necessity. Every houl
al n anaafnu .nafa sxInf .n...tf Il.