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WAsHISeros. Oct. 26. 1856

There is much speculation just now
in regard to the complexion of the
Fiftieth Congress. There is great
diversity Of opinion, of course, as to
which party will have a majority. AS
Hon. S. S. Cox said; athere will be
many holes in the House. The places
of many prominent men will be filed
by new ones But Senator Kenna
thinks the democrats will have at least
twenty-five majority. They have such
large majority in the present House
that it is not believed it can be over
come unless apathy shall prevail to
much greater extent in the democratic
than the republican districts
The boldest declaration Of the pres.
ent campaign was made by Blaine In
a recent speech in Lewiston, Maine.
which was in effect that The republicans
would repeal the civil service law and
at once turn out every democrat in the
service of the government. Civil SER
vice commissioner Oberly, taking
Blaine to task, sail that having en-.
deavored to make himself acceptable
to the temperance people, tho laboring
men and every shade of religious opin-
ion, he now seeks to commend himself
to that portion of the democracy op.
posed to civil service system, in order
to make his ''calling and election sure.
In the campaign of 1884 he promised
to purify politics by introducing the
very system which he now deprecates
SO strongly, if the people would honor
with their votes. Mr.. Oberly re-
marked that it was the boldest state.
ment Blaine had made SO far, and
showed his swivel-like proclivities.
A gentleman from New York, a
leader of the democratic party in that
city, who was here during the week,
was speaking of the presidents natural
anxiety in regard to the success of the
party in New York this fall. He has
been on trial for eighteen months, and
he thinks the people of the state
which put where he is will express
their opinion of the administration and
its method at the polls this fall. He be-
lieyes they are with him, but he does
not know it certainly, and that renders
him anxious as to the result. sYes,
continued he, aClevsland's present
term is experimental. But If the
Democrats carry the next general elec.
ton they are in for twenty FIVE years
of power, and nothing can stop
them.
The journal of the House of Repre-
sentatives for the first session of the
present congress has just been issued,
and it is exactly one half larger than
ever before. 1t was SO bulky that it
had to be bound in two parts Of six
teen hundred pages each. Some heroic
remedy is needed for the bloated Con-
gressional Record, and it has been
suggested that Congress adopt rule
that no man shall make a speech from
manuscript. That would take out the
worst trash which now seeks a harbor
within the official chronicles.
Mrs. Cleveland is employing the
pleasant autumn days in overseeing
the improvements and repairs upon
their country house. She drives out
there almost every afternoon, accom-
panied by her mother. The interest
ing stage Of decoration has been
reached, and the important question OF
ceilings, carpets, and draperies is under
consideration. Since the purchase of
his little farm the president has been
much interested in agricultural mat
ters. He intends to sow tive ntY acres
in clover, and an orchard of New York
pippin trees is to be set out. Grape
vine arbers are being added to the
place, and several cows Of fine breed
and other blooded stock are to be sta
bled on the premises. Mr.. Cleveland
has been advised that man of his full
habit, doing SO much mental work.
needs something more invigorating
than riding out for an hour or two.
So he is anxious to do some of
the granger work himself this fall and
next spring, if only for exercise.
The farm is so far from the road that 9
passer-by would have to scan the prem.
ises with fed glass to recognize any
one. He can work to his hearts con-
tent, consequently, without being
watched. The President will find
great deal of comfort in this place
after the business CT the day is over,
and he is entitled to it, for he is work.
ing his Life out in Office.
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