Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-12-19
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent. ]

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The FOrty-ninth Congress met to-day
at noon. Long before that hour, the
streets leading TO the COpitul were
thrOnged with pedestrians eager 70 Wit
ness the opening scenes. Inc speCta.
tors galleries Of both the Senate and
House were packed al hour before half
OF those who wished 20 get in had ar
rived. Every inch Of space was taken
where people could sit, or stand, or
stOOp, or knesl, while ia the corridors
surrounding she galleries. there was q
WrithIngs struggling disappointed mass
Of humanity eibOwing and tip-tOeiRg
20 catch s glimpse through the glass
doors. Of the scenes On the fl00r Of the
Senate and HI use.
These scenes were the old ones, shus
are enacted here eV6iy two wears. In
the House there were over three huns
bred Members, who OCCUpied che hour
preceding noon in Handwriting, sEv
chang ny congratulations and greetings
and introducing the new Members
There were nearly one hundred and
twenty-five new faces.
The House and Senate were called 70
order &C the same moment The organ
iZatiOn Of each had been settled by ths
CauCuses held on Saturday. aud today
the fOrmaiity OF re-slsCting the cid Ots
fcers Of the House was quickly accom-
pllshed by the demOerauC majority.
! The republicans hOnOrsd Mr. Reed ul
Maine, with q complimentary vote for
Speaker.
In the Senate, Senator John Shsrmagv
/ Of Ohio, was elected presiding Otlseg,
/ to succeed the late President Ia
| accepting the nomination, Senator
! Sherman said his duties hilksEt0 had
not given him the experience necessary
! for a good officer. In trying TO fairly
| and impartially observe and8enfOrCe tho
/ would have TO rely greatly upon the
| fOrbearanCs and courtesy Of the Sena~
| tors.
The comment now is tbak Senator
/ Logan did wise thznF.ID DECLINING thal
/ nominate for Persistent pro tenn q
the Senate, unanimously rendered him
| on Frid ay last, by tiRaaucus Of repubs
/ liCan Senators He declined on the
ground that he, could serve his con-
/ stItuents better BY remaining on. the
/ floor, and that She position. vas not t.
/ his taste
The sess ion Of The Sonata today u7as
brief. 1t merely Csgsanizsd. and then
adjourned through respect TO- Etaa mem
DRY Of Mr.. hendricks whoass chair was
| heavily drapsd in black
President CleVeland's mGssSgg will
! be sent TO both branches Is congress
| during tO-mOrrOW's session Il viii be
/ read in both ends Of the Capitol at the
same time. The message has been
| carefully guarded, and none Of &c has
been published before the tiEae intend
ed though much OF its policy has been
indicated in advance. As yOu wiz
have read it probably, before this reachs
es you, it is useless for me % forecast
its contents.
will mention, however, that g Con-
gress DhOuld not, after a reasonable
time, approve Of the Presidents rec
concentrations 70 suspend the silver
coinage, it is probable that the Treasury
will suspend 10 on its OWE authority,
holding that the Bland act, although &
provides q permanent fund % purchase
bullion yet provides no fund fOE the
expense Of coinage.
The annual report Of Secretary Whit
ney, Of the Navy will probably attract
more attention than that of any otheE
Cabinet officer. In his record Of the
year he treats thoroughly and exhaust
lively the question Of recognizing his
Department and placing it upon g
business basis which will guard e from
the notorious scandals Of the past.
The report of Indian Commissioner
Atkins shows that there win be but lit
tie change in the policy Of the govern
ment toward the Indian under a dem
OCratiC administration. The red man
is 20 be reclaimed as fast as possible by
the ordinary process u civilization, snd
is To be made 70 work like other people.
Commissioner COlmans the chief %
the farmers, gives years agricultural
results. He tells the needs and work
Of his Department, what the various
Bureaus have done and what they hope
70 do.
When Congress gets fairly 70 work
the Indications are that it will pass the
Huar succession bih, which provides
for giving the Presidential succession
to Cabinet officers 90 the line of their
rank. There seems 70 be no disposition
TO treat the matter from party stand
point.
Senators and Members Of both par
ties think this winters session viii b
one Of the most interesting since the
war. IL is sure % be q long one, ana
will probably not end bsoCa noEb
August.