Evening journal., 1892-12-05
OPENING OF THE HOUSE
A Busting and Hilarious Assembl,
Gathers-Hearty Greetings.

It was a bustling and somewhat hilar-
ious assembly that met in the House of
Representatives. If as has been stated
on apparently very slight authority,
there is dissatisfaction among the Demo
cratic majority with their speaker,
Mr.. Crisp of Georgia, and a disposition
among those of the 52nd congress who
have been elected TO the 53rd con-
gress to make a congress when
the time comes for a new election, the
heartiness with which all these members
circulated around Judge Crisp and.
asked and gave congratulations, did not
indicate it.
The certainty that the clerks roll
call, when made up would disclose a
majority in the next congress on the
Democratic side almost as large as this
gave an air of iubilation to all of the
chiefs. William NJ Springer, of Illinois,
back in full health with all his bounding
elasticity renewed and with the red rose
in his coat lapel blushing more conspic-
uously than ever. must have made his
palms ache by the sounding slaps he be-
slowed on the backs of his fellow mem
bers. Benton McMillin, of Tennessee,
who shares with Springer the titular
leadership Of his party was almost
equally eXuberant.
Even the sardonic face of Judge Hol-
man, relaxed somewhat from its habitual
expression of considering what his pro-
totype on the other side of the Atlantic
Joseph Hume, many years ago used e
call 1.-THE sum tottle of the whole, anc
almost broke into a smile.
Republicans Making the Best Of 1t.
The little band of Spartan Republican,
penned up on the other side under tn
leadership of that gentle shepherd
Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, were ais
making the best of a bad situation
burroughs, of Michigan, Henderson ant
other leaders had the satisfaction o
knowing that they had not been lost il
the general wreck and that their force
would be strengthened materially so IA
as debating power was concerned, b
the return of Cannon, of Illinois, Geal
of Iowa, and other strong men to tn
next House. The prevailing anticipation
of the Republican leaders seemed to poin
to lots of fun to be derived from the III
! disputed possession of all branches q
the government by their opponents aftC
: March A.
, On the other hand the Democrat
/ leaders manifested grave determinatio
to assume the full share of responsible
put upon them, and to take it up an
1 carry il through to the wisest enl
Self contained, imperturbable Judge Gu
, berson, of Texas, received many saluti
1 tions as the future attorney general.
simpsons Senatorial Aspirations.
The little group of populists, who
). fortunes remain almost the same in Il
t next House as in this and who ha'
}, fallen very considerably short Of the
Z expectations of holding the balance
? power. were in two moods. Jerry Sim
y son. Of Kansas, was eXultant over
triumphant election in spite of 4
strongest kind of opposition and W
e figuring on a transfer TO the sedat
r atmosphere of the senate to be enjoy
=, with his friend PETER.
, "Tom" Watson, Of Georgia, who le
:, here bouyant with anticipations ofre.el'
- tion. came back deeply disappointed
= find that the object of his senator
= attack, Judge Cobb, of Alabama, h
pulled through, while he had been !,
I behind. and that the Alabama now kni
- - "where he was a" while the Georgi
: did not.
p There was not a full attendance of {
= house; there seldom or never is at
- short session until after the Christn
H. holidays. Many of the congressman W
have failed of re nomination or re elect
af and they are numerous in the press
- house-naturally relax their vigilan
~ y especially as it is generally understc
- that nothing except routine work in co
of mittee on appropriation bills viii be
- tempted until January. ConseQuen
~ ~ many members wait until after the h
- day recess before putting in appearan
n The house adjourned at LAO p. m.