The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-05


Thomas A. Hendricks, they had
done long days's work before they
adjourned. In fact there WAS not
time enough left to read the Presi-
dents message that dsv, which was
one of the reasons why II was not de-
livered and read until the day follow
ing. Circumstances are different now.
Instead of having to spend several
hours in organ zing the House, the
House may be ready to receive the
Presidents message within few min
utes after the call to order.
There are plenty of reasons for ad-
journing "out OF respect" ETC., for
death has laid its cold hand upon
members Of both houses since August.
In addition 10 the death of Ex.Presi-
dent Arthur, the Senate will have to
remember the death Of Senator Pike,
of New Ham nshire, and several men,
bers of the House, including Beach
and Arnot, of New York, have died
since adjournment.
Last year Congress adjourned on the
first day latter doing full days work.,
"out of respect for the memory of"
Vice-P President Hendricks. On the
following dsv (also after a full days
work) the House adjourned Tout of
respect for the memory OF" Reuben
Elwood, who had been a Representa-.
tive from Illinois and had died. No
member dies without the House ad-
jouIning for the day in consequences.
The day selected may be a long or q
short time after the member dies, and
the adjournment may be very late in
the day, just as late, perhaps, as if
nobody had died-but 1t Gomez.
Whatever may be the motive for ad-
journing, it is considered the right
thing to adjourn tout Of respect for
the memory" of the dead member.
Congress never adjourns twice for the
same person, but every death must
have one adjournment, and that is in
addition TO time which in every case
of death is set 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 deliv.
cred on Sunday, which would prevent
any encrOachment upon the working
time of Congress. The place which
Beach held in Congress was unique;
go was the record be made. He was
hated by nearly every body because he
stood in everybody's way, made it a
study to bs disagreeable, and never
lost an opportunity to raise an obiec-
ton. l wandered into the empty Hall
Of Representatives the other day, and
paying visit to the desk which Beach
used to occupy, l found lying in it
etill the wooden paper weight which
he used, and on each of the four sides
Of that ever present paper weight were
written the oft repeated words, II OBJ
iect." l am curious to see what eort
of eulogy will be pronounced over
Beach by his colleagues whom he
used to worry 30.
OF the Democratic members OF the
Forty. ninth Congress who have failed
of re election to the Fiftieth there are
some who beyond question hold Mr..
Cleveland's administla alton RESPONSE
BILE; there are other who hold him en-.
tirely blameless and continue to de-
clare that Cleveland is the only man
who can possibly be either nominated
by the Democrats or be elected by the
Peep in 1888, and some take mid.
die view. They say that he has gone
astray in the past but now he is be-
coming a Democrat. 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 pro-
fessions, 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 Repub-
ican Senate to pull the administration
over the Goals and give it severe
scorching about appointments made
during the recess. The reinstatement
OF Benton, of Missouri, the Democrat,
and the refusal to reinetate Stone, OF
Pennsylvania, the Republican, will
not pass without severe criticism, and
close comparison of civil service re.
form theories with the civil service
reformer's act. There may be quite a
lively time in the Senate during the
session, when the Presidents appoint
ments are considered for confirma.
ton.
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 Washington police force TO be
made, with the view of finding the ex-
act reality at the bottom of the report
that leaked out about the proposed
scheme to watch hayward Congress
men and extort appropriations.
1t is likely that Mr.. Morrison, the
veteran champion of tariff reform,
would like 10 have another chance be-
fore this Congress dies las he will not
be in the next to reduce taxation. 1t
is quite probable that he will try again
to have his tariff bill, which is now
with 10000 other bills on the calen-
dar, considered with the view of hay
ing it paased. But the shortnoss Of
the session excludes everything but
business" There will be no time for
academic discussion, and there is no
possible 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 OF
the House, upward of 10000, some to
suit all tastes, but they will remain on
the calendar to the end of the session,
which will also be the end OF the Con.
gress, and then will happen what the
English call "the slaughter Of the i'm
nocents"-that is, the death Of all the
bills ON the calendar by propagation.
There is q difference between the
practice in England and here. In
England the bill dies with the
session, while here it lasts as long as
Congress.
l notice that quite large number
of the Representatives who lived ex.
pensively at high priced hotels last
year are going to be content during
the present winter with the fare and
conveniences OF the more economical
private boarding houses. Gentlemen
who depend upon their salaries and
who failed to be reelected find now
that it will be necessary to restrict
their spsndings, and there are many Of
them.
There are some new members OF
Conpreag To he aworn in To I'll vacan-