New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-07

District Appropriation bill The use OF the word grau-
tude" rs motto in this seems TO be appropriate
Fifteen twenty Representatives the recipients OF
these floral emblems which the horseshoe Is con-
spicuous only tho desks of members who were re-
elected. An absurd report Is started that
the beautiful horseshoe which adorns the
desk of Delegate Caine, of Utah. bears the card
OF Field. Campbell of Ohio. who squeezed In by
majority of q has truly appropriate emblem made OF
two flowers. Here the jolly John Anderson, OF
Kansas, whose greetings and explosions OF mirth are
heard above all the hubbub. He is happy. and he has
cause be. for he independent, and received
four five times as many votes as the regular cand
date Here comes Knute Nelson, the stout and sturdy
Norwegian member from Northern Minnesota who went
a,fshing a few weeks age and caught and
pulled and nearly drowned by big Minnesota
pckerel He is kept busy explaining how 1t happened.
Dick" Townshend has captured the seat Immediately
in front of the Speaker from which Lewis Beach uttered
so many times the fatal 81 object" Townsend desires
to wear the mantle of Morrison in the next House, but
there probably is truth in the rumor
that he means surrepdtiously to Try n
on before the end OF this session.
There seems to be imminent danger of deadly rivalry
between " Dick" and his eminent colleague ludwig
Der Springer who coming down the aise wearing ear na nls
with hair aud beard and erect carriage VINO mas
st entered is BraSg OF wsgon' whS os "s9u made AND
who hates Villas for the friends
eye falls on Gunther his Republican successor. The
blond Prssian Americ an who is only who ever
so to speak wears his honors with becoming modesty.
Yes this is " Jack Adams OF New-York one OF tne
Jack said that he would walk all the way to the next
Democratic Convention If necessary In order to help de-
The clock is on the Of 2 the galleries packed
with visitors; the Sergeantat Arms comes in bearing
new coat OF gilt the officers of the House in their
places the s%ve falls and pd the M
burn lifts his voice in earnest prayer during wnicn most @
hall nnotced and sits twirling his thumbs mechanical
y and looking glum In front of him sits Holman LOOKING
esapan me- the BLESSINGS whh have
shOwered the members OF the House OF Representa-
mans first question when he reached WASHINGTON was.
Is the surplus safe T. An affirmative answer relieved
snow to his boarding house in cheerful mood The
of Judge Kelley the Father OF the House. is vacant ana
is % Vacant mt too too but he Is on hand for the roca which
discoses the presence OF 245 members moro than haf
life on March A. The Senate as usual. Is
ahead OF the House and its handsome secse fo
time notify to the latter body that the Senate Is
ready to communicate with the President; r.. -,.o.
Judge Reagan. the member from Palestine, Texas rises
says something which turns ont to be motion Tor the
Of to Ta on tge as
| be sworn in He explains that Mr.; C0x.s certncate
seSp saf Of the eU City yet OF
Cox has been duly elected No objection being inter
trics comes forward and takes the oath. Mr. Rusk the
successor of the Dr. Cole Of Baltimore follows and Is
succeeded by the late Mr. Beachs successor VINO holds
copy of THE TRIBUNE In hand while The oath of once
| is administered to him. As Rusk ana Bacon
go seats which death made vacant for them tele
graphc dispatch informs Wisconsin member that his
colleague, William T. Price died tais morning. the sixth
member of the House whom death has removed wlthln
year. Colonel Morrison that the recess pc TAX
en- half and nobody objects. The half houris
| a long one and there is talk that the Pres
| ident is reading his message to the un
! fortunate committee that at least three members
the will be compelled 10 admit tiat they Know
what contains During the recess the galleries tnin OUT
and members OF the House indulge in conversation Inc
unlucky ores are obliged tO take considerable chan
and good many of them make serious Efforts 10 explain
The lucky happy in the prospect that II lhey
live they will sit in the Centennial Congress Nearly
everybody the Republican side seems to he nappy'
The fatalities there have not been numerous as Oh the
opposite side OF the hail. where there axe many rueful
faces achiug hearts Even these faces brighten s
feelings OF Democratic Representatives whose maor
ties suffered average horizontal reduction OF onethird
the Message will be only twothrds long the one
of last
Anxiety of the committee appointed TO wait
the President Is dispeed by the return or the menu
bers at o'clock. Tie Presidents secretary follows
closely their heels and the reading or tile Message 10
begun a of members listen ana ,alnly Try
the reading in the confusion which prevails Be
fore the tired clerks have concluded aid motion is
made and carried to adjOin account OF the death or
Mr. Price which Is announced the hall Is nearly empty
The death list OF the House for the year 1889 includes
ArnOt and Beach OF NewYOrk Rankin and Price OF Wis
consin, Cole OF Marya and Hahn OF Louisiana.