The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-06

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tion..GcneraI Washington News.
wAsuIxerox, D. O., Dec. 5.-A few
minutes before IL o'clock to-day Vice
President Morton emerged from his
private room in the rear OF the senate
chamber, took his seat in the presiding
officers chair and at IL o'clock pre-
cisely raped two or three times lightly
with the ivory gayel, and the last ses-
sion OF the Fifty-second Congress had
been duly inaugurated by the senate.
As usual upon such occasions the gal
leries were crowded to the doors with
the wives, daughters and sons of sena-
tors, representatives and their friends.
In the private gallery reserved for the
families OF senators were the wives and
daughters OF senators OF all parties.
Neither Mrs. Morton nor any one from
the white house was present
GOOD HUMoR.
Senators arrived in numbers early
and soon every one seemed to be con-
graduating every other person. The
Democrats were congratulated on their
recent victory and the Republicans
were told that their chance might come
again in few years. All seemed glad
10 meet again, and those who have
been invalids some time came in for a
large sized share OF good wishes. Look
ing down from the gallery the sem
ate chamber seemed veritable bower.
On every desk was floral offering OF
beautiful roses OF all colors, pink
chrysanthemums and bits OF ferns and
other delicate green. On the Vice
Presidents desk was rich mound OF
small roses OF all varieties, interspersed
with smilax and maiden-hair fern sent
from the botanical gardens.
Some admirer from Indiana sent sena-
tor Voorhees, n large bouquet with
card bearing the information that the
state had given the largest plurality Tor
the presidential candidate since Grants
first torn and congratulating the sena.
tor on the result.
Hon. Patrick Egan, minister to Chile,
was on the floor for while talking with
many OF the senators, and so was Chair
man Harrity and Mr.. Mahoney, United
States minister to Venezuela,
tits customary at the beginning OF
Congress for the party in power in the
senate to have a caucus to discus the
plans to be pursued during the session,
and to-day proved no exception to the
rule. AS soon Us tho senate had ad-
journed the Republican senators re-
paired to the reception room and for an
hour talked over matters but without
any conclusions,
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO.
The present composition OF the COM
mittees was discussed incidentally as
were the two bills for the admission Of
two states, Arizona and New Mexico,
but no action was taken and the caucus
adjourned without really accomplish
ing ANYTHING. 1t was made apparent,
however, that as the statehood bills
will probably be vigorously pressed by
the Democratic senators, there is need
for the adoption OF some uniform policy
upon the subject by the Republican
senators. At present many Of them
probably majority, are opposed to the
bills, the objections being ostenstbty
based on the illiteracy OF large part OF
the population of Arizona and New
Mexico; the fact that many of the in
habitants are not Americanized, but
speak only the Spanish language.
Back OF these objections lies the
fact that the two territories
are now represented by Demo-
cratic delegates and might fairly be
expected to send Democratic senators
to add to the adverse majority IN tho
senate during the next Congress. There
are some Republican senators, how
ever, who feel il the new states are ad-
mitted by the act OF Republican SEN
ate and President, they might be
brought into the Republican fold,
while to reject their application now
might be to insure their admission after
tho Atm OF March by the Democratic
senate and hopelessly ALLEVIATE the new
states from the Republican party.
Somo OF the senators from tho rewlY
admitted western statcs-notably Sen.
ator Dubois, OF Idaho-are OF this opin-
ion; and besides they feel so grateful at
their own admission that they do not
feel disposed to act uncharitably toward
the few remaining territories. The
subject having been fairly launched in
the Republican caucus to-day cannot
in all probability be Withdrawn, and it
is likely to form the leading topic for
discussion at the next caucus.
THE POPULAR SIDE.
The house is the popular side OF tho
capitol, and whenever there is a field
day it is in that direction that tho
crowds wend their way. Tho halls
leading to tho house were iammed with
people long before the hour for assem-
bling, and the chamber itself was alive
with people.
1t was impossible to give seats to all
those who carried tickets OF admission,
even after the sacred precincts OF the
executive and diplomatic galleries had
been invaded. In the executive gallery
the only representative oil any branch
Of the government was the son OF Chief
Justice Fuller, while in the diplomatic
gallery Mrs. Romero. wife OF the Mexi-
can minister aud the attaches OF the
Spanish legation wero the only reprcs-
entatiyes OF the diplomatic corps.
The floor OF the house looked as II 1t
might have been transformed into a
vast conservatory. Never before, per-
haps, has there been such wonderful
display Of flowers as to-day. There
were posles for congratulation and for
coincidence, for the donors had not been
unmindiul OF either tho victorious or
the defeated.
WORLDS FAIR AND SUNDAY.
The initial step looking TO tho enact