The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-12-04
OUR wAsHfNGfON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 1885.
On next Monday, at exactly IL o'clock, NJ, the
Forty-Ninth Congress will be called to order.
The fact has been almost lost sight OF here dur
ing the past few days, owing to the death of Vice
President Hendricks. The question of the Presi-
dental succession has interested everybody to
the neglect of all speculation concerning the or
gan2ation of the House of Representatives the
revision of the rules, the fate of MIR. Randall, the
President message, and other matters that have
been the staples of discussion for several weeks
The work of draping all the Government build
ings in black has been going on since the death
of Mr.. Hendricks was announced. The White
House is draped as it was at the death of express
ident Garfield. Its great white pillars are cover
cd with solid black cloth, with large rosettes in
front, and black streamers festooned from one
pillar to another. The pillars at the White House
gates are also covered with black The Capitol
is draped UP to the balcony above the dome, with
very striking effect.
The Senators in the city are continually ques-
toned to learn what they think should be done to
M the place of President of the Senate. The i'm
preston strengthens that the Republican major
ity will offer 1t TO Senator Logan. Quite num-
Der of politicians in Washington are busily en-
gagged in urging his election. And yet he is the
only man in the Senate of whom it can be said
that he was candidate before the people for the
Vice Presidency and was rejected.
The friends of the Illinois Senator point TO the
| fact that he was long time in securing his re-
election to the Senate, and that he lost the chair
manship of one committee and positions on two
others by the new Administration. which cut Off
some of the perquisites that belong to the older
Senate" they say, land thus give him nice pri-
vate room and little patronage as u recompense
for what he lost last March,"
The "Loganites' assert that Senator Edmunds
does not want the honor again, and they talk OF
his dctatorial manner in the Forty Eighth Con-
gress, when he was accused of lecturing his fell
low Senators as If they were school boys Every
little episode in which sharp words were uttered
Ia the Senate last winter is used against MIR. Ed
munds by the friends of Logan
Democratic Senators freely express their pref
erence for Senator Ednunds. They think it
| tn cfr
as Gen. Logan so near the President. 1t might
arouse too great expectations among Gen
Logan's followers, who are of the most radical
class.
Great pressure was brought to bear upon the
President for the purpose of dissuading him from
attending the funeral of Mr.. Hendricks at Indian
apos. A number of Senators, Members of the
House, prominent Democrats and personal
friends have visited him for he purpose of urging
upon him the Importance Of remaining in WASH
ington. large number of kilograms to the
same effect were received Their argument was
that the public mind is somewhat excited, and
that the press is commenting upon the fact that
the death of President Cleveland would restore
the Republican party to power. This they feared
dents life. Mr.. Cleveand's visitors said they did
not like to discuss the, question of his DEATH but
they thought 1t their duty to advise him to guard
his life carefully, as IL was now of more impor-
taacc than ever.
AT first the President said he did not feel called
upon to consider the question of personal risk in
the discharge of what he considered his duty
After repeated protests against his trip however,
ne tDtimated Willingness 10 pc guided by the
judgment of men who were influenced only by a
desire to do everything to insure order.
There is much talk of legislation to provide for
the Presidential succession. The Democrats feel
much annoyed at the idea of the Republicans
having 1t in their power to elect a possible sue
cessor 70 President Cleveland. If the latter
should die, the law now governing the succession
would Mt once be questioned, 1t is believed by
some of the best lawyers in Congress that no
Senator or Member is eligible for succession to
the Presidency. Early in the new Congress steps
will be taken to pass bill keeping the succession
with the Cabinet officers,