The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-11-14

WASHINGTON, Nov. Sth, 1885.

The coming congress, tne recent elec-
tions, and the new civil service COM
mission are the subjects most discussed
in Washington now.
The White House is as quiet as the
President could wish, since his order eX-
Guiding Office seekers went into effect.
The messenger at the door asks every
visitor to state his business, and none
but the Cabinet are permitted to go in to
see the President without first declaring
whether his business is of the character
defined in the order or not. No public
man will be permitted to present the
name of any candidate for an Office with
out special permission from the Presi-
dent Senators and Representatives do
not call now, as their business is patron
age almost every time.
On every other day, however, at two
o'clock, the President still comes down
into the East Room and shakes hands
with.the people who assemble there for
this purpose. That kind of reception
is soon over, as callers are told by the
usher they must merely shake hands
and pass on. Some few do not obey these
instructions, but persist in chatting, if
! only for moment, with the President.
On his last reception day, fully two hours
before he was expected to leave his Office
for the handshaking, the East room was
thronged with sight seers from all parts
| e I,n A than a
party of English tourists, who evidently
enjoyed this free and easy Democratic
custom, which was in such striking con-
trast to presentation at the Court of
| st. James.
As to the new Congress, there will be
no contest over the Speakership, and
scarcely any over the organization of the
House. As Mr.. Randall will not be II
candidate for the Speakership, the DEM
ocratic majority will give the place again
to Mr.. Carlisle The latter will take this
great office, only second in point of pow
er to the Presidency, under very except
ional circumstances. There being no
contest, he will have made no pledges.
He will be free to follow the dictates of
his personal Judgment. The two Chair
manships of the most important House
committees will be for him to fill Mr.
Morrison will doubtless go back to the
head of the Ways and Means committee,
but it is not certain that Mr.. Randall
will return to the Craftsmanship of the
Appropriations committee. No one ques-
tons his ability or management of the
committee so far as appropriations are
concerned His opposers are the revenue
reformers who complain that in the last
Congress he used his position unfairly to
secure the defeat of tariff Legislation.
The President found it difficult to APP.
point suitable men to the vacancies in
the civil service commission, and now,
the task being satisfactorily accomplish
ed, his mind is relieved on that point
Ex-Congressman Edgerton, of Indiana
is nominally the new head of the com
} mission and the other man is Col. Tren
holme of South Carolina. Mr.. Tren
holme is one of the owners of the
Charleston News and Courier, and it was
through that paper that he was brought
: to the front. Mr. Elgerton is nearly
seventy years old, and when in Congress
thirty years ago, was Chairman of tho
; Committee on Claims.
When Congress meets it is expected
, that there will be hostile attacks upon
! the civil service law AMI Commission
and the president thinks the new officers
, will endeavor to administer the law
+ faithfully and be able to stand the fire
+ ofcriticism.
r The President sat listening to his pas
! tors Sunday morning sermon, apparent
| ly taking deep interest in the discourse
r and also in a stand of white flowers be
meath the pulpit contributed by thu
Q flower committee of the church.
Reform" exclaimed DR.. Sunderland
fixing his eyes on Mr.. Cleveland, lis {
| mighty word in the American lexicon
= and though often derided, it is the chan
e mel of all human progress. The shil
: which bears on the highest hopes of hu
= manity cannot always ride peacefully n
4 anchor, but must sail across angry seas
| 1t i in the stormy and cloudy sky tina
l the slillful mariner learns to take his
r observations from mere glimpses of the
s sun. The President looked as if he had
s been the skillful mariner who had beer
= obliged to take his observations for oili.
= cial uction while in the midst of a storm
r of office seekers, and appeared to gather
4 consolation from the figure.