Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-05

Of having 70 spend several hours IN or
gsnizing the House the House may be
ready corrective the Presidents message
within . few minutes after the call to
order.
There are plenty Of reasons for adj
journing "out Of respect &c, for
death has laid lis cold hand upon NOM
bers Of both bous es since August. in
addition TO the death Of ex-President
Arthur, the Senate " Ill have to rcmem.
Der the death Of Senator Pike, OF New
Hampshire and several members OF
the House, including Beach and Arnot,
Of New York, have died since adjourn
ment.
Last year Congress adjourned on the
fist day latter doing full days work.
"out Of respect for the memory Of "
Vice. President Hendricks. On the fol-
lowing dsy (also after q fall days
sork) the House adjourned "out
Of respect for the memory Of" Reuben
Ellwood, who had been a representa-
tive from Illinois and had died. No
member dies without the House I'D.
journing for the day in consequence.
The day selected may be long or
short time after the member dies, and
the adjournment may be very late in
the day-just as late, perhaps, as if no.
body had died--but it comes. What
ever may be the motive for adjourning,
it is considered the right thing to ad-
ourn "out Of respect for the memory"
of the dead member. Congress never
adjoprns twice for the same person,
but every death must have one adjourn
ment. and that is in addition to time
which in every case of death is SGT
apart for the delivery of eulogies to be
printed. Beach, who died the other
day himself, when he was living sorely
grudged the time that was given up to
these funeral orations. He wanted to
have them all delivered on Sunday,
which would prevent any encroacb-
ment upon the working time Of Con.
gress. The place which Beach held IN
Congress was unique; so was the re.
cord he made. He was hated by near
" every body because be stood in eve-
~ body's way, made it study to be
dissgreeable, and never lost an oppor-
tubity to raise an objection. / wander
ed into the empty hall Of representa-
tives the other day, and, paying visit
to the desk which Beach used to occu-
py, found lying in it still the wooden
paper weight which be used, and on
each of the four sides Of that ever.
present psper-weight were written the
oft-repeated words 81 object" ! am
curious to see what sort Of eulogy will
be pronounced over Beach by his col
leagues whom he used to worry so.
Of the Democratic members Of the
Forty.n ninth Congress who have failed
of reelection to the Fiftieth there arc
some who beyond question hold Nj.
Clevel.nd's Administration RESPONSE
BILE there are others who hold him en-
tirely blameless and continue to declare
that Cleveland is the only man who
can possibly be either nominated by the
Democrats or elected by tho people in
1888, and some take a middle view.
They say that be has gone astray in the
past but now he is becoming Demo-
crat. There is reason to believe that
the Republican Senate will take the
view that Mr.. Cleveland has become too
much of Democrat in practice for his
mugwumpian professions, and it seems
quite likely that, short as the coming
session must be-for it must end on the
Sd of March--it will be long enough
for the Republican Senate to pull the
administration over the Goals and give
it q severe scorching about appoint
ments made during the recess. The re-
ins.atement Of Benton, of Missouri, the
Democrat, and the refusal to relnstato
Stone, Of Pennsylvania, the Republic
can, will not pass without severe crlti-
cism, and . close comparison Of civil
service reform theories with the civil
service refOrmer's act. There may be
quite lively time in the Senate during
the session which begins Monday,
especially in secret session, when the
Presidents appointments are considered
for confirmation.
About the only thing that promises
to enliven the proceedings in the House
is the possibility that some member
may cause an investigation Of the Wash
ipgton police force to be made, with the
view Of finding the exact reality at the
bottom Of the report that leaked out
about the proposed scheme to watch
wayward congressman and extort sp-
preparations.
1t is likely that Mr.. Morrison, the
veteran champion of tariff reform,
would like to have another chance be-
fore this Congress dies (as he will not
be in the next to reduce taxation. 1t
is quito probable that he will try again
to have his tsriE-bill, which is now with
| 10 900 other bills on the calendar, con-
sid cred, with the view Of having 1t
passed. But the shortness Of the ses-
sion excludes everything but " BUSH
pess.n There will be no time for AGA
demic discussion, aud there is no pos
sible chance for the passage Of any
tariff legislation by this Congress.
There are plenty of bills Of all sorts
private and public, on the calendar o.
the House--upwards Of l0,000-some
to suit all tastes, but they will remain
on the calendar to the end Of the ses-
sion, which will also be the end Of the
Congress, and then will happen what
the English call "the slaughter Of the
innocents that is, the death Of all
the bills on the calendar by prorogs-
ton. There is a difference between the
practice in England and, here. In Eng
land the bill dies with the session, while
here it lasts as long IS Congress.
| notice that quite large number oil
the representatives who lived expen-
siyely at high-priced hotels last year
are going to be content during the
present winter with the fare and conve-
niences of the moro economical private
boarding. houses. Gentlemen who do.
pend upon their salaries and who failed
to be reelected find now that it will be
necessary to restrict their spendiogs,
and there are many Of them.
There are some new members o.
Congress to be sworn in Monday to
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