, 1889-12-19
Scenes Attending the
Opening Of the Fifty
first Congress.
CHANGE IN THE LEADER OF THE
DIPLOMATIC CORP.
Bill to Repeal the Civil Service Law

There was little or no excitement at
lending the opening of the Fifty-firs
congress on the Senate side of the
capitol. The public curiosity seemeG
to bc largely transferred to the Houst
side. 1t was noticeable that while the
senate galleries were pretty closely
packed with spectators, ladies were moi
Ill the majority us they usually are
They had preferred to witness the
scenes in the House on such occasions
Several Of the foreign delegates to the
| maritime and the Pan-American con-
! torenccs and a number Of ladies Occu-
pied seats in the diplomatic gallery.
| sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Min
lster, and Admiral kozen!lotf, of the
I KussIan navy, were among those
| present. The usual friendly greetings
| were intcrchangcd on the floor between
| the members and officers of the Senate,
| and outside the sun was shining warm
and bright III Il clear, cloudlcss sky
| Interest on the floor was devoted
largely to the Senators from the new
states. They had had seats assigned
to them on the republican side of the
chamber.
But over on the House side, things
were livslier. Everybody in the gal
lcries was asking everybody else in
their ncighborhood sto point out the
Maint giant, but the Speakor-olect was
| not there and did not appear until just
before his name was reached in the
roll-call, when he. came in quietly and
took his old seat. The defeated speak
ership candidates Woro on hand. Gen.
henderson WAS moving about as act
lively "a WAS consistent with the pos
session OF leg Of oak and receiving so
many friendly handshakos that he
might lave posed for Il successful
rather than Il defeated candidate. Mr.
Mckinley was in his old seat, as calm
and digniiIed a. when he received the
congratulation Of his colleagues aIrer
his tariff speech. Nr, Cannon tilted
back and forth IN his chair with hi:
arms folded across his chest. A brisk
horseback ride in the country the
morning after the caucus had shaken
off the dependency of disappointed
ambition and the usual amiable smile
played about the corners Of his eyes,
while his thin lips were drawn close
together.
Whsn..Mr. Carlisle appeared few
minutes before the congress was called
to order his colleagues gathered about
him as leader Mr.. Mills took his old
seat. y bunch of flowers wss placed on
Mr.. RandaITs desk, but he was not
there. He was unable to he present on
the first roll call of the new congress,
and very general regret was felt, re-
gsrdloss of what any mans views may
he on the tariff. The democrats want
Sandal in his full strength with them
during the session.
1t is not expected TO take Mr.. Reed
long to name his committees. 1t may
give him some trouble to place the
hundred and twenty-five OF twenty-siX
new members, but the location OF the
old members on the committees of the
last House WAS of II character TO be
assistance to him. Cannon will doubt
less be chairman of the appropriations
committee and Mckinley of the COM
mittee on ways and means. 1t is
thought Mr.. Lodge will be chairman
of naval affairs, Mr.. Bayne of rivers
and harbors, Mr.. Dingley OF banking
and currency, Roweil, elections, Pay
son, of public lands, f. B. Taylor, Of
judiciary, O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, of
commerce, Funston, OF agriculture,
Hit, ,sof foreign affairs, Millil1en, of
public buildings and grounds, ODon-
nell, Of education andj Buchenan Of
labor.
The recall of Minister Preston on ac-
count of the recent revolutionary up
heavaI in the politics of the Haytian
republic will place Baron de Fava at
the head of the corps diplomatic as its
doyen. This dignified representative
Of the NcapoIitan nobility presented
his credentials aS the representative OF
Italy's king i'll 1891, just enc month
after Chester \. Arthur, the Tarquin
superbus of American Presidents, sue
ceedcd Ia the bloody mantle of Gar
field. The Baroness de Fava, who will
be the first lady of the diplomatic corps,
is descended from Il Lombard family of
eminence i'll war, diplomacy, politics
and science. Her native city is Milan
and in her maiden days she was cole
brated throughout that picturesque re-
zion as 4 great heauty. The baron is
( tall and slender, with a distinguished
bearing. Vanity Fair predicts that
they will fill the pont Of precedence
under the ruIes OF the corps with great
distinction.
Mr.. Vance, Of North Carolida, in.
! trodured a nill III the Senate to repeal
the civil service law, He Ia evidently
determined that Senators shall have
am opnortunity to show their hands.
! The war on trusts opeTs briskly il
the Senate. The difficulty IL thr
matter will be to locate the enemy.
Well, its worth something to on
id,5nrocratIc friends of tho House tha