St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-07
THE WINTER SESSION
Of Congress Began Yesterday at High
Noon With Fairly Good
Attendance.
Brief and Formal Sittings of Both the
Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives,
Each Body Adjourntng Soon After the
Reception of the Presidents
Messa re,
Out of Respect to the Memory of De-
ceased Colleagues--Cox
Sworn In.
Special to the Clone.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-COngress opened
very quietly. There was the usual amount
of hand shaking congratulations for the
le-elected anG regret for the defeated. but
there has been almost no political talk un-
til after the message was read. The aver
age congressman takes very little interest
in the legislation to be enacted this session.
Still it must be said that good many Dem
cratic members from the West and South
quietly but earnestly express determina-
ton to force another vote on the tariff bill.
Very little general interest is shown in anv
other prominent national question, though
each one of them has few warm friends.
The presidents message has been favOrably
received so far as its general line is con-
cerned. and it is judged TO be much more
stateSman-Iike inst rument than his first
message In its spacaltieS it is much criti
cized- His recommend alton to put into
force the Mexican reciprocity treaty, and
his
HINTS ON RECIPROCITY
with the West Indies confirm the general
expectation. His recommendation to lower
the tariff does not really satisfy anybody,
though Morrison and others claim it is an
Endorsement of Morris0n'S bill. The ma
jOrity Of the free traders had hoped he
would make special tariff recommendations,
as they believed that they would be able to
pass bill to take Off the duty on wool,
which, it is claimed, would be acceptable to
she president. Several prominent Demo
Gratis claim that the adjustment OF the duty
wOul d be the shreNdest thing for them
10 do, as they could lose no
Democratic state thereby, but would surely
gain California. Colorado and Minnesota in
the presidential election. That no PROPOSE
tion. or even hint to reduce or abolish the
duty on sugar has been made is considered
a wise political move. On the silver
question, the president IS as sound as last
year. Ii was expected he would sug-
geSt a compromise, and perhaps one look
ing to the deposit of silver bullion would
have been acted on. but no unconditional
suspension b.ll can be passed by this SeS-
sion according to
THE GENERAL OPINION
of congressman tonight. Congressman
White is pleased with parts of the message.
DO you think it will please Minnesota
Democrat s p
.'Of course" said Mr.. White. ''and it ought
to please our farmers, of all parties. The
president is gradual conservative and rea-
Senator Mcmillan was found in his COM
mttee room.
''Wnat do you think of the message?" asked
a GLOBE corr espo. dent
Haven rea Il and didn't hear it,
"Yon cent express an opinion on his tariff
views then?'
oh, yes I heard that much. | think he
stra' dies the question. IA one sentence ne
says, the iaboring inan is hurt b the tariff,
and in the next says The manufacturers
having mil. l.ois invested must not be dis
turbed by changing the tariff. He blows hot
and cold to eaten both siies-"
Maj. Strait thinks the recent Democratic
success in Minnesota was free trade vic
tory and finds the presidents tariff para
graph good reading. AIr. Nelson says it is
a fair message. but it will displease the
Democratic party. To repeat the anti
silver recommendation was unwiSe in Mr..
Nelson's opinion.
THERE Is NO MENTION OF DAKOTA
in the message,' said one Dakota Democrat
to another todGy Al the capitol. Il should
say no. said Jerry Murphy, of Iowa. land
there's 10 mention of the Hennepin canal,
either. / don't see what in blank he founi to
write about after he had left these two things
out"
This is all nonsense, all his talk about Da-
kota gOvernorship,' said Judge Clifford TO the
GLOBE correspondent. Nobody knows any
thing about H. Now what | say about il you
can believe, for Gil Pierce and l don't htch.
The truth of the matter is Smith Weed and
William Smith have given Judge Church ali
the backing we cJuld, and it is Il good one.
Pierce's relations with the president are con-
hdential and purely business like. He will
stay in as long as he likes, and go out when
it suits his convenience"