The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-12-11
THE SHOW OPENS AGAIN.
Opening Of the Last Session of
the XLIXth Congress
MARYLAND MEMBERS ON HAND.

MIR. Cox EXCHANGE. Pearl Scarf-ria tor
His OId Sea,-Th. Presidents Party
Disappointed By His Message
Personal Gossip-Gs.saI
Washington Ssws.
WASHINGTON. Dec. The Forty
ninth Congress beg al the labors OF It's
last session without an incident of any
usual interest or an event of IA dramatic
nature occurring. Several bills and res
"lutions were Introduced Ill the Senate,
but none OF pnbllc Importance. Alter
journed.
All the Mal>l. nd members were at
their Sis. Mr.. Compton having taken
possession OF the seat occupied ry DIR.
Cole. Mr.. Rusk. the laLter's successor,
Was compelled To locate on the K publ
eau side of the chamber. 1t is the Gus
tom III both houses for Senator'S and Rep
rsseIitaJives To 10 III tue grab
game when All eliS IDLE seat is the pIize,
out It would be only tar TO permit tht
successor To occupy the seat of his imme-
oil ate predecessor, Tor the remainder OF
the Congress at least b n, III the Seu
ate as well as the House, when a member
dies there Is a pusa TO get Ills seat unless
it be in the back row. AT tie beginning
OF e4cn Congress 50 is are chosen by 10
in the House, but there is no such dlstri
button in the Oenate. A new Senator it,
variably finds himself located in the worsr
seat of the last low. but If he pusses>,s
any OF the national get up be so"n be-
gins to study the sick y-iooking Senator S
tor tue purpose OF estimating which on'
owning good seat is most likely To die
soonest, aud it is 4 common occurrence
for Il claim to the Seat to be entered lou.
before the breath is out of the failing
Senator's body.
Senator Wilson arrived IN the city this
morning and was in his sat when the
gavel fell to call the Senate TO order. III.
has been i'll bad health all the fall, he
says, but felt somewhat better to-day.
Senator German also was promptly OF
hand, looking cheerful aud confident.
Some of his friends who were not wanted
10y the public printer called on the Sena-
tor to see about their reinstatement.
When Mr.. Cox, of New y ork, took the
oath of office he found himself in the ON.
barrassing position of having to occupy
a seat on Tie outer row upon the RrpnU.
lican side. But from this nbarrassmenl
he was relieved by the courtesy of Rep
resenLatIve j. ID. Savers, of Texas, VITO.
upon being introduced to Mr.. Cox. con
graduated him, his parry and the cpuntry
| upon hts return To Legislative labor. MI
Savers then Ill spirit OF courtesy ten-
dered his seat to Mr.. Cox. This seat is
prominent Que of the Democratic side.
aud was occu pied by Mr.. Cox during sew
eral Congresses. MIR. Cox, though 10th
To dislodge Mr.. Sayers, was finally ln-
duc-d to accept the courtesy, and taking
from his scarf "A pearl pin of the desIgn
of a star aud crescent presented 1t to Mr..
Sayer. as memeuto of the occasion.
In the House the re ,dlng OF the mes
sage was ID farce. The buzz OF converse
ton among members on the floor com
-
| Mr.. Finulay, who had mauag' d 10y tax
| ing a position near the desk to catch
some portions of the message, did not
seem, when spoken To atLerwaId, To have
a very high opinion of the document. He
| thought the President had strrdiled the
tariff questlou-that one porll of his
utterauces on that subject was written To-
please Morrison and auorher portion IT,
please Randall. However, the tariff re-
former, whether they are sincere OF Tot
declare that they are pleased with the
| Presidents attitude on thls mnnentous
question.
| Ehe President : reit erarInu Of his fnni-
ness tor civil service rel, + IL Is dI>appolut
| ing to the Democrats. Randall reada
| that portion of che message to mean that
tho President " Ill SIMPLY observe and en-
| force the civil service law without under
| taking To extend the ~ stem. 1t may be
| that MIR. Randall Is enabled to put this
| Interpretation upon the evil service chap
ter from something that the President
| has whispered into his ear ot his real
plans aud purposes; but Democrats who
do not enjoy the Presidents confidence,
and who read the message without any
other light than the interpretation OF
| language. cons rue 1t IL m-nn that he
intends to adhere To his notions of re-
form.
While II is yet ton early to form an es
innate OF the general opinion of The mes
sage, it is apparent that It's fist reading
has been Disappointing % the President
own party. As rule. the Democrats
want as little civil service reform as POS
sible for the rem .Inder of this admins
tration. They had hoped that Cleveland
would leave the gap open tor quiet re
treat on the civil service question. Tuey
are DESTROYS OF paving the way To sue
cess in 1883 by a partisan use of patron
age. Many hints have fallen from Dem
ocratic sources of late to the effect that
the President was convinced that Demo
Gratis must have the offices as All incen-
tive to active party work, and possibly
Mr.. Randall knows thai the reform doc
triue of the message is submitted as
very good theory, while the practice OF
the administration VIII take another
course.
THE PROCEEDINGS.