The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-05
PEOPLE OF THE HOUR.
Sights Which Compensated for the
Hard Work OF Getting In the Senate.

Sights Which Compensated for the
Hard Work OF Getting In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March At was worth
chamber when its clock was thrice turned
back by white barred. white bearded Isaac
Bassett, who was appointed page in the
Senate of Daniel Webster Just before he en-
tered Grandfather ssHarrison's cabinet
as Secretary Of State President Cleveland
was the focus OF all eyes. It was rather
startling even to President Cleveland to be
so suddenly brought under universal ex-
animation, but he stood the fire bravely
and returned it right and left. On his right
and Immediately in front sat the supreme
court of the United States, Chief Justice
Fuller and Associate Justice Lamar, his
legacies to the government, sitting at the
head and foot respectively. Behind them
sat the gaudy Diplomatic Corps, most Of
them wondering what it was all about,
and behind them as many of the House
of Representatives as could be crowded in
there.
THE CABINET.
On the left and Immediately in front sat
his own cabinet. Secretary Bayard and
Attorney General Carl and, separated from
Justice Lamar, with whom they sat among
the leaders of the Senate this day four
years ago, having lost all but honor since,
sat conspicuously among the eight, looking
less changed by all their trials than many
of their former colleagues sitting behind
them.
President Cleveland must have thought
with satisfaction that only death and his
own appointing power had been able to
break his cabinet in four years, and with
relief-a relief which appeared on all their
faces-that he and they were now about to
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burdens. and which were not light. Next
to them sat Gen. Sherman and Gen.
Sohofield.
THE COMING CABINET
The senators, looking as dignified as pos
sible in their crowded quarters, sat behind,
together with such members Of the coming
cabinet as were in town.
BLAINE's PRESENCE.
Mr.. Blaine was of course, as usual
the foremost. He is always prominent
person. He made his entry just In time to
catch the last applause which President pro
tenn. ingalls, permitted. Passing directly BY
Senators Edmunds and Sherman, neither Of
whom spoke to him, he made his way
Senators Stewart of Nevada and
Payne of Ohio and from that
time on kept up constant chatter which
attracted constant attention. Mr.. Blaine
looked old and gray. The bags under his
eyes wsre heavy, but he was either happy
or took pains to seem so. Ex-Secretary
Window sat on Senator Sherman's righf,
looking more like George W. Childs than
ever, not a day older, apparently, than
when he entered President Garfeld's
cabinet
LIKE AN INTELLIGENT HIsCoCK.
Gen. Noble, looking, as a New Yorker
said, like "an intelligent Hiscock, sat on
Senator Sherman's left, a gray-haired,
gray-bearded, but animated and vigorous
looking man. Gen. Tracy and Gov Proctor
both large, gray, comfortable locking men
sat decidedly farther back. SO did W. H.
II. Miller another gray-headed man, who is
about Gen. Hsrrison's size, but much less
impressive. Everybody was looking for
these men, and then for the
new senator's, especially tho two
young society men, Higgins of Delaware
and Wolcott of Colorado, both Of whom
seemed 70 please the ladies. Behind these
men sat more members of the House WITH
the other people admitted to the floor. II
was so crowded that Congressman Reed
and score OF others had to stand up. but
Congressman Randall got a seat. Messrs
Carlisle, Mills, w. c. =. Breckinridge and
William j. Scott, were literally conspicu-
Gus by their absence.