Richland beacon., 1885-10-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. ID. C., Oct. 81 SO

and the election Of speaker and the
organization of the Committees will
probably be accomplished with less
trouble than Mt any previous Con.
gress for thirty years. Mr.. Carlisle
will be elected without opposition,
and, l have no doubt, has already
on paper the arrangement of the
principal committees. There is no
reason why Congress should not
transact considerable busineas before
Christmas. If it shall succe eed in get
ting a good start it will have time
for more deliberation and debate on
the appropriation bills. The appro-
priations to be asked for by previ-
Gus Republican administrations
Much has been accomplished in the
direction OF economy; useless EN-
ployees have been discharged, leaks
have been stopped, and thousands
of dollars have been saved in every
! department. There is no reason why
the debates on the appropriation bills
should consume more than two or
three days each. Heretofore they
have been protracted for a week or
more and then hurried through hall
made up in the closing days of the
session. The delay in the passage of
the bills has been on account of Dem
ocratic opposition to their extravi-
sance and the jobs with which they
were loaded. But the Republican
minority in the lower house cannot,
without stultifyiug themselves, Op-
pose the coming appropriations, for
they will be for smaller amounts than
they have often advocated and voted
for.
All signs point to a smooth, busi-
ucoS-ilhC oeoololi, to idi to tuC lOWCi
House is concerned. There is prob
ability of considerable agitation Of
the tariff question, and possibility of
surprises in the springing of new is
sues. The Chinese question is still
unsettled, and the labor question in
its different phrases is sure to come
up for discussion.
The Senate will, in all probability
be a centre of greater interest at the
Capitol than the House. Several Re-
publican BourbOrn Senators have re-
Gently shown their rincapacity to learn
or forget. The delirium Shermans
has also firm hold on Logan and
Hoar. They will doubles rave and
humble in the Senate this winter.
Not even time can teach old Senators !
new tricks. The Republican party is
absolutely without an issue. Sher,
man and his immitators know that !
the old sectional bloody shirt romance
is more easily rehashed and is more
convenient for their party than the
hopeless task of defending its long
record of official rottenness and cor
ruption.
The even and conservative policy
of the President has left the Repub-
licans without even the semblence of
ground for objection, and has sbso-
lutely forced them to take up again
the bloody shirt.
The President and his Cabinet af-
ford but little material now for news
paper gossip. They are ceaseless in
their application to their special du-
ties, and are giving all their spare
time to the preparations of their an
nual reports. President Cleveland's
candor is remarkable to say the least
and it is new at the White House.
Hayes was shifting and insincere;
Garfield was gusher, profuse in
promises; Arthur was dignifed and
exclusive, but Cleveland is what
some one called "brutally candid"
During the last week several delega-
tions have been told that it was use
less for them to visit the White
House as their wishes could not be
with, and a committee Of