The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-18
Prom sns Regular sGousspsadsns
WASHINGTON LETTER.

ARLINGTON, ". T., Uec. u uoob.
The event III Washington on 10. day
was the beginning ~ Congress. The
sesslon 0pemed In the usual wav. There
we're crowds III iha SPECTATOR RAlleries
and IN the corridors Of the Capitol.
while On the floor Of the house there was
the nld time comtnsiou, bustle, noise.
hand haking. exchange Of congrAtnla-
tioas and intro6uctions. The old olIlcevs
were re-elecsed from the Speaker down.
The Republicans gave . complimentary
vote for Speaker to M. Reed n Maine.
There were more than hundred new
faces smorg the Representatives. and the
hal looked much improved by its new
carpet and freshly varnished furniture
The seat drawi.g presented The usus
scene Of expectation. suspense
Inmd Disappointment on the countenance'
los The fortunate and less fortunate mem
'bers.
The Senate chamber looked but IistIs
sInce the last adjournment ex
lcept f- the Grape drnping and floral dec
ora,is.ns around the chair Of the latt
| Vice President. The Senate opened II
lQuieily ~ fits vacation had been onl,
lnshe hours instead Of nine months.
Senator John Shermsn wss elected u
succeed Mr.. Hendricks - President prt
tenn. Senator Logan having declined
1.-The 6r-t caucus nomination tor the p:~S.
Nothing could hsve i-en moro .epug
lnans 10 The Democrats than the selection
Iof Sherman. They would have pre-
Ierred Logan. q ths iesaer evil. Whil'
senator Logan u . narrow, positive par
isisar. his discreet action aftcr the las
I. Presidential election VS. in marked con
tract 10 the umdigniflvd conduct Of Mr.
T, s'lsine And then II must be afmit'es
that while he has been in Congress dur
ling = period 81 unparalleled cxsravsgsnc'
and corruption. HE personal honesty hs
not been questioned.
1 sherman il an accom- 2lsshed hypocritt
While protesting patriotism. he would
Ist any moment b. willing ~ plunge IN
couniry in war, n he could thereby pro
mote his own selfish inssrcsts. Dnt:n,
his puhlic life in Washington. while en-
saged IN no other business osteusibly =
and while receiving The limited psy Q
,Congres~mar or Secretary Of the Treas
Iurv. he has accumulated = fortune -
Isimated at several millions. He j
known 70 have bcen the brains IL tn
! Presidential then Of 1875. md 10 h-v'
lbeen always ~ interruptions. plausible
Iambisious. avari.icSs demagogue-
| In regard 20 prospective legislation
|may ~ asserted that the House vii
Idrsi give attention 10 . change Of u
rules Then bill viii BE- presented n
giving the Presidential sucrsssion 10 th
,Cahinet II u sr.-ed thar the s~npors
ry President. rs,s .ded by such ~
would not he the peoples choice. bu
neither would an officer 20 he elected b
1.-The Senate. Such bill would meet fh
Iemergency better than any other pIa
that has becn proposed, fos u would &c
icure the continuance in power Of 10
Iparty and the Administrator elected b.
the people. :,
Then there will be debs'es on the 81
YER question. and . hard Aghs over
land the tariG. There are MANY tlseoric
Iamo, 2 The silver men. The West vii
Re for silver. the East agAinst II, and th
lSouth will be divided.
Tho session has opened very quietly
Ihut sensstioas will come later. ANON
lthem will probably be : scheme cf Re
publican Senators % imp>sch the ~
;torney General In connection with ID
great telephone case.