The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-11-28

Getting Ready for the Coming
Session of Congress.
Crowds Already i'm the Citv..
The President and
the Senate.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.-Eyery-
thing in Washington is hustle and
preparation for Congress and the
social season. Senators and Repre-
sentatives are dropping into the city,
and the crowds on Pennsylvania
Avenue are larger every day. Men
talk politics, the work of the coming
session, the probable attitude of the
Senate to the President, the Speak
ership, and the leadership of the
Republican minority in the House,
which will be decided soon in eau
Gus. Ladies talk dinners, receptions
and toilets. They are under the in
fiuence of milliners and modistes, in
preparation for the part they are to
take in society's winter carnival.
The season promises to be bril-
liant one. A prosperous business
season always brings large mum
Der of visitors to Washington. The
improvement in business this fall
will be felt in that way here. Then
long session of Congress always
brings a larger crowd than a short
one.
The members of the new Admins
tration will do their part socially.
The two New York members of the
Cabinet will lead as entertainers.
They both have large fortunes and
are supported by wives who are fond
of society. Secretary Bayard lives
in rather modest house, and says
his means will not permit his taking
a larger one He has large family,
which is still dependent upon him.
The President will do socially what
etiquette requires Of him, nothing
more The regular official dinners
will be given at the White House.
but it is likely he will adhere to his
resolution of accepting no invitations
except perhaps to Cabinet dinners.
Cabinet officers have had a custom
of dining each other once a week.
Presidents have been in the habit of
attending these dinners.
The question which will come
most promptly before Congress is un-
doubtedly that of silver. The prob
able discussion of this question has
brought out a. great many books on
the subject and the Congressman
who have come to the city, have
been hunting up literature relating
to financial questions. The distin-
guished ex-editor of the World /;
Manton Marble, has sent to each
member of Congress during the week,
pamphlet entitled "The Great
Monetary Powers" accompanied by
his card and compliments. He now
advocates the suspension of the
coinage of silver in the United States.
The interest in the silver question
quite overshadows just now that of
the tariff.
A few days ago, the tariff and anti
tariff champions, Representative
Morrison and Ex-S Speaker Randall,
met by chance in the office of the
First Assistant Postmaster General
The late antagonists on the tariff
question shook hands cordially, in
quired about each others health,
and chatted in a way that refuted
the allegation of personal ill-feeling
between them.
Mr.. Randall spent three hours
with the President one evening this
week, and they talked about chang
ing the rules of the Lower House, so
as to permit more legislation during
the coming session. The President
favors as much legislation as can
possibly be crowded into the session.
He Endorses the plan to divide the
appropriation bills among the com
mittees. He said the tariff could
very well go over until next session
if necessary, and that there were
more important matters to look after.
He also favors action on the silver
question, and good deal of his
message will be given to that sub
ject.
The situation in which the Presi-
dent will find himself in reference to
the Senate ON the meeting of Congress
will be peculiar. The majority of
the Senators are opposed to him in
politics. Some Democratic Senators
are opposed to the course he has
pursued in regard to appointments.
Some of these have declared their
intention of opposing him on the
ground that his nominations are not
Democratic in the sense that they
should be, and further as a means of
forcing him to make more changes
than he seems inclined to make
To the Senate thus constituted, the
| President will have to submit va
riety of nominations Its attitude
towards him will be watched with
great interest.