New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-08
THE OPENING OF CONGRESS
PREPARING FOR FUTURE HARD WORK.
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usuvcroS. Dec THE usual crowd was pres
ant at the opening Of both houses Oh Colisi0'9 "
dav hut nothing more than routine woiA was uono
vi, o,bers had an opportunity ID shake hahus
LIZ, ,,oro for the work that is to come. The mes
aro which the President is SAID to have revised 10
ms sncond time with the purpose of reducing ns
I'll will ne read in both houses tomorrow along
III ,ba ror ort of the Secretary OF the treasury
rh corate is ready for business and HOOD Oh pills
vill he introduced immediately. SeVeIal hunuio"
senate bills failed in the last Congress lor laoA -,
consideration in the House. Nearly all OF theih wiz
he rentroduced in the Senate at once. Lntio "o'N
can he done in the House until the committees "io
announced Though aware for sometime ln"V no
was TO be made Speaker Mr.. Carlisle mas hoe o'o"
able to make much progress with his ooiiiii''
oming m the agitation concerning the change OF
rules Should new committees be createu an" ViO
ones abolished, or the Appropriation bills oe uls
.:L,I a,ooro q number of committees, that would
oLa considerable difference to the Speaker IN HIS
rl, Tho majority of the House is unquestiohaoly
a. vor of some change in the rules that Will give IL
co,uol over legislation. That Will be the nrsV qucs
zion to he disposed Of Then, if the Speaker taxes
tbc nsual time the committees wllnOt be ahhouhcou
mill inst before the recess. The executive sessions
ono' certain 70 consume much of the Senates tlme
borca the prospect IS not good for immediate pro-
cross in legislation There was some talk To-Day,
auorg Senators of considering nominations III open
session. Many of them believe that the country
should know why nominations are feJecteu'
There is disposition among Republican senators
70 adhere strictly to the partys declarations on
Civil Service Reform. This will require the rcJec-
i,r Of many persons appointed in place OF officials
,omoved without cause before the expiration oil
4h,r terns A friend of the Presidents SAID to-day
tl,t he vould not be diSpeased AT such action on
tto mart of the Senate as it would relieve HIM from
,bo nressure of o1ice-seekers, and give HIM time 10
attend TO other matters General Logan VIII oppose
the confirmation of all persons appointed III pace o
soldiers who have been removed without cause
snch case Is that of Gilbert H. Bargar, the ioiiher
chairman of the Democratic State Committee Oh
Ohio who was appointed pension agent Ill P'cc vi
General A T. Wikof. The removal OF General
Hnidekoreras Postmaster OF Phadelphia'to make
n place for Mr. Harrity, the former chairman Oh ino
Democratic City Committee IS another case auu
there are about 100 more. In NUMBER oi lh-
stances Union soldiers have been removed 10 make
nloces for ex- Confederates. The public discussion
of these cases would certainly do the President ana
the Democratic party no good. There Will not be
mucb energy shown by Democratic Senators in de-
Tending the President. One weli-knO~n Southern
Senator remarked TODAY that. The Buffalo Sherlh
is capable of looking out for hlmSeli'
1t is now certain that Secretary Manning Will
recommend that the law be changed so as to provide
for tue suspension of the silver coinage. Some OF
tne Democatlc members of the House are IN favorOI
dlsrosing of the subject by creating Silver Com
mission to consider and report upon II. Mr.. Hewitt
will introduce a bill to give the Secretary of the
Treasury the power to suspend the cOnagcand vari-
ous other members have bills prepared on the sub
iect But it is doubtful if the President and the
Secretary combined can carry through any salts
factory measure.
CONGRESSMAN McCreary of Kentucky wants a
iolnt committee to prepare tarih bill; but the
Senate will not agree to such proposition MI
Randall said to-day that he had not prepared nor
sanctioned any tariff BILL but that hc had prepared
himself to consider the subject These two sub
iects promise to take mp much of the time of both
houses with decreasing prospect of anything being
accomplished.