St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-07

earnestly to work from the. start, it has
before it, as already stated, tile priv
leged question of the right to seats of
Senators Mantle, of Montana, Beck
with, of Wyoming, and Allen, of Wash
ington. Should the Republicans insist
upon disposition of these cases,
nothing else can be done until they are
passed upon. Another privileged mo-
ton pending is Mr.. Hoar's resolution
touching Senator Roach's character,
with Mr.. GOrman's substitute, and still
another is Mr.. Chandler's resolution of
similar nature, concerning Senator
Power. So far no line of policy has
been defined by either party upon these
subjects, and it is probable that in both
the senate and the house the parties
Will caucus during the week to agree
upon their respective plans of cam
paign.
The House
will be called to order by Clerk
Kerr, who mas been selected by a caucus
of his party for reelection. but who
would nevertheless have performed
that duty under the law. as the hold
over clerk of the last house. even if he
had not been chosen for reelection.
When he calls the roll he Will look upon
nearly 100 new ana untried men, and
will find many familiar faces absent.
Prominent among the missing are
James Ii. Blount, chairman OF the COM
mlttees on foreign affairs and pOStOffices
IN the previous congress, who, after
nearly twenty years of continuous
service, voluntarily retires from
congress to seek other fields of ambi-
ton, and who is now on his way back to
the United States from his duties as
commissioner paramount and minister
to Hawaii; Mr.. Herbert. of Alabama,
promoted to a seat in the cabinet; suave
and gentle Gen. Forney, of the same
state. who declined reelection after
sixteen years of valuable service, chiefly
on the appropriation committee; John
E. ketcham. OF New York, familiarly
known as Whispering Jimmie" +" whose
deafness has not prevented him from
being an Obedient servant to the public
for
Fourteen Congresses;
ourteous Peel, of Arkansas. chairma II
of the committee on Indian affairs of
the last congress; Shakespearean Henry
ByTne, of New York, the chairman of
the banking and currency committee of
the last congress, and the uncompro-
missing opponent of free coinage: Mas
sachusetts' noted quartette of culture,
Cabot Lodge, transferred to the senate {:
Sherman HOar appointed district attor-
ney); John E. Andrew and George Fred
Williams: rugged burlesque B. E.
Taylor. OF Ohio, Gartield's successor in
the representation of old Joshua
Giddings' district. ana who through
his term of service has never.
failed TO be at his desk opening his
mail as the clock struck 10 every morn
ing; three promi nent Western men.
Shiyely, of Indiana: Cable, of Illinois
and Wheeler, of Michigan. the latter of
whom so often interpOsed between the
fierce EnlOe and the aggressive Raum
during the pension office Investigations
or the last congress; veteran William
Mutchler, removed by death since the
last congress, to the regret of his col
leagues and the house; John HemphilI.
of South Carolina, chairman of the
District of Columbia committee, and
firm friend of capitol improvements;
and
Tall Mr.. TiIlman.
of the same state. whose oratOrv, like
his clothing, was hOmespun, but effect
i've. The sturdy form and stentorIous
voice of ManSur, of Missouri. will be as
much missed as the ready Irish wit and
jovial good fellowship of his colleague.
John j. O'Nelil, but John O'Neiu eX-
poets to get back by contest. Last.
bOyish. smooth faced, Where Am | :
At' Tom Watson, of Georgia. Will be
on the roll call of the missing from the
Fifty-third congress. The on-lookers
from the galleries will also see familiar
faces which have been missing for wears
in the halls of legislation. chief
among them homeIy Joe Cannon.
OF Illinois. When he is seen again
in his favorite attitude. one foot
on his chair and his sleeves pulled up
to his elbow, he points his dexter finger
at the speaker he is sure of a hearty
welcome from political friends and op-
ponents alike. Mr.. Updegraff, of Iowa.
whom Sunset Cox used adrOitlv to put
forward. comes back after a long alb
Sence. So does grizzled, earnest Gov.
Gear, Of Iowa. Henry Blair. of New
Hampshire, will now have the oppor-
tunity of airing his eloquence on his
educational bill on the house side.
Veteran Dan Sickles, of New York. re-
enters the legislative field, which--he
left many years ago. There will proba-
bly, little done in the house the first
week, owing to the nOn-existence of