The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-12-12

Cured II week or two ago at Cabii'e'
meeting when the President WAS entire
ly rea ~ to hear something further from
his cabinet advisers aud none Of then
had anything ready to submit. 1t wus
ON Il Thursday, and am told that one
member Of the Cabinet whispered t"
another as they left the Cabinet room:
II am glad that we shall not see the
master again until Tuesday"
General Logan's refusal to accept the
presidency Of the Senate was genuine
surprise. Although he has repeatedly
said that he did not want the "tic I,
nobody believed him; and when he
arose, and in very graceful and al
propriate speech, decliHed the honor
the cancus WAS 80 astonished that it At
iournsd ut once in order to allow ill.,
Senators to recover from their surpris
think the General did very wise
and proper thing, and it will strengl-
ten him in favor Of the people. His liz
innate friends tell me that his motive
chiefly lay in his intention to lead II
ffyht against the administration, and
that he thong t it would not be bscon,
inc in him to do T., from the chair. he
has had several of his ultimate friend
in Illinois and other p'rts Of the Ill :
try suspended from office and super J.
seeded by democrats, and he propose
To pre- vent the confirmation Of their sue
cessor,. He also intends to make figli
against every demncrat who has been
appointed to succeed soldier, an
will take up the case Of Postmaster
lInidexopcr, Of Philadelphia, a' a tes'.
The confirmation of MIR. Kin b j, tn
director "f the mint, for whom Burchart!
of Illinois, was turned out, will he !,
fair subj. ct for controversy, he thinks,
AMI there are several other vi nilar
cases.
Some Of the new Congressman re-
q,ire Il good deal Of room, bu, the,
will be ahle to get along with less
presently. a member is never 80 wise
or important as on the day he arrives
in Washington, but the atmosphere
absorbs much Of his natural size, and
! by evaporation he subsidies to his ina
tural dimensions. 1t WAS always no, and
will he for ever. All employee Of the
House vas telling me about y new Con
gresham from the South who came
walking into the hall, looked around
for a while with an air of ownership,
AS if he had just bought the Capitol
aud was pleased with his purchase, and
then inquired which the vacant desks
were. When told they were all vacant
he seemed to be gra1itied. and asked
how they were assigned
"Every member selects for himself,
was the reply.
(Which have been taken :"
"None. Nobody has been in to choos.
yet"
"Waal, that's lucky, amt it; so I'm
the first man On the ground" and wal
king away with satisfied air he picket
out seat nearly in front Of the clerk
desk aud observed; IL reckon I'll roost
here"
The word was passed around among
the messengers and pages, and as usua
they were ready for lark. A card wa
cut, npon which the new HONORABLE,
wrote his name, and then one Of til,
boys showed it in the frame made fo
the purpose. Next they showed him t.
the stationary room,' where he enquiret
into the perquisites Of legislator ant
seemed greatly pleased at the idea o
having 50 much fine letter paper all
sundries at his disposal. He gave eac
of the pages pocket knife and the sts
tionary clerk put him up AL assor, men
Of all kinds and sizes Of paper aud Ell
vel"pes, which no packed away in hi
desk. Then he sat down to write lst
ter home and tell the folks all about i,
Next week he will discover what tn
boys were laughing at
There never was Congress opene
more quietly Or with less excitemeu
! than this. The little f hit over tbs otfic
Of do,rkeeper has been the only thin
, to ruffle the placid surface OF event
and the attempt t, get up IN int eres
in the revision of the rules has bee
, abortive. Everybody wants the rul.
changed. There's u, question abor