Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-07
WASHINGTON JOTTINGS.
Incidents at the Opening Of Con.
gress.-Notes Made by the Way.

tut lOuhN NJ tuc OptllIB OF COIl
gress, and heard the announcement
Of the vote electing the Hon
Tom" Reed (republican) a
Speaker Of the House. He had Is,
votes, while Carlisle (democrat) hat
l54, and one candidate received on,
vote. Some thought he voted fol
himself, but he didn't. The '.Chair'
appointed Carlisle and Mckinley
1.-THE latter being the next most
favored candidate at the republican
caucus) TO lead the Speaker.
elect to the chair. They had
to fetch him from one Of the
Committee rooms, and he had the
appearance Of a giant as they led
him up the aisle. He was then
sworn in, and made n speech, short
and to the point. Mr.. Heed speaks
in q clear tone Of voice, and with
very little nasal accent. He comes
from Maine, is Of colossal form, and
ooks like ga cross, between Robert
Ingersoll and Prof. Lewis, with n
little Of the weight Of the much
respected Judge Wright to grace the
combination. 1t is said that he is
a tornado in debate, placid as he aI-
pears in the chair, and has figur-
atively made many Of the members
feel his oratorical weight upon their
political corns.
The members were next sworn
in, in squads Of about twenty at n
time, the representatives from the
new States causing n ripple Of ex-
element as they approached the
Speakers desk. The representa-
tives from Arizona, Idaho, WyOm-
ing and Utah formed a lonesome
looking quartette, but the Hon.
John T. Caine was as graceful
gentleman as any that appeared on
the floor. He locked dignified |
enough for senator, and could not |
help picturing in my mind Utah as
n State, with some Of our most able |
citizens on the fOOs of both |
Houses. God speed the day when |
territorial vassalsge shall cease in |
the United States.
II is believed that Mckinley will |
be appointed chairman Of ways and \
means committee and Cannon OF
appropriations, Of which Hen
derson will be member. He is n
long-headed Scotchman and prefers
to be next 10 the funds, as there is
more influence in that capacity than
any in Congress, rs well as every
where else.
Senator Edmunds-the favorite
in Utah-was chairman Of the COM
mittee to wait upon the President
and inform him Of the organization.
The country will doubtless have
been geographically submerged with
the Presidents message before this
relches YOU. The republicans will
pronounce il "sublime,o while the
democrats will speak OF it as $50 So"
When the republican majority was
shown by the election OF Mr.. Reed
for Speaker, there was a burst OF
applause on the LEFT Of the House.
The democrats who were in the
majority last time did not look quite
so enthusiastic, but ithey accept the
situation in hopes for the future,
based on the recent election in sew
eral States showing democratic vic
tories almost unexpected.
This city Is swarmed with con-
gressmen, lawyers, lobbyists and
visitors with axes to grind on the
congressional stone. Veterans with
limbless sleeves and going on
clutches are as thick as '1iberal
colonists'' before an election.
Changes in the pension laws are an
ticipated, and everybody who has
ever heard a gun go of expects TO
draw tactical nutriment from the
breasts Of the government during
the rest OF his natural life.
On Thanksgiving Day | attended
the Covenant Church, and put my
mite into the same contribution
basket with President Harrison.
His $50 bill was doubtless more &C
ceptable than my "quarter," but
nobody quibbled about the discrep-
ancy. We had scientific sermon
from the Rev. DIR. Bartlett Of the
New York Avenue Church. He
gave us some Oratorical touches
which reminded me Of Brother
Bywater, and showed his familiar
ity with science and history, as
well rs common sense. His
text was, "rOday If We
will hear Ny voice. Among
other good things, in speaking Of
keeping in communication with the
Almighty, he said, "Did God speak
TO Moses on Sinai, and at Calvary,
and mas He nothing to say to this
great nation? II He spoke on Sinai
il was as the sounding Of the pipe,
while today it is the full organ.
Then il was the notes Of the lutte,
but now He gives us the full Orches-
ira. Today He touches with His
mighty hand the whole gamut from
the bass to the soprano. All we
have 10 do is to keep our auditory |
swell of the music" Revelation, as
well as other Mormon doctrines,
is becoming n popular theme under
the cover OF sectarian Oratory.
Some portions Of his discourse
were quite humorous, and ELECTED
smiles from the congregation.
Imagine such Hsacrilege" would |
have Mortified the Presbyterians Of
another age. But now common
sense is largely taking the place Of
pharisaical sanctimony, and poor
humanity is not expected to cruelty |
itself on Sunday that it may be
saved the rest of the week, even in |
the Church Of the Covenant.
A son Of General Sherman is lee |
turing here. He is Roman Cath
Ole, and is advertised as the Pew. |
Father Sherman. He addressed an |
audience lately in the Catholic Uni |
versity just dedicated. Churches
are as frequent here as drug stores in |
a prohibition State, and people can |
get any kind Of religion they want
20 pay for, from the mass that COM
mences at $50 in the morning on
great days and lasts till IL, TO the
colored Methodists, who convert sin
ners at several meetings every Sun
day, and take up three collections at
every meeting-the dark man thus
eclipsing, financially as well as ply
sically, his white brother whose re-
ligious proclivities he duplicates.
But / must now close, and tell
your readers about the great institu-
ton known as the General Land
Offic' in another letter.
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