Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-02

or TINS reason the contest LOT the mousse
offices lacks vitality, and the various can
didates who have opened up headquarters
in true convention style have been rather
lonely.
Regarding the House Rules.
Representative Catchings. the leading
member of the house committee on rules,
called on MIR. Crisp and remained for
some time. He has always been Mr..
Crisp's lieutenant upon the floor and his
valued adviser in private, so it was at once
assumed that he had been called into con-
sultation respecting the committee as
signments and the house rules.
Mr.. Catchings shares Mr.. Crisp's views
respecting the length of the special session.
Touching the rules, he feels that while
there is urgent necessity for the adoption
of some rules for the government of the
house very soon after the house is called to
order. there is no present reason for any
radical revision. Under the old rules,
when the ma ority really desired to reach a
vote upon a pending question, the result
could be attained through special order
or rule from the committee on rules. The
practice, he thought, had lost none of its
efficiency and was still available. II
changes are to he made in the direction OF
ture consideration and an exhibition Of
the actual necessity of the case.
1t is impossible that there will be eau
Gus of the majority of the senate this week.
Senator German, the chairman of the
Democratic caucus in the senate. has taken
up his quarters at the Capitol, but he has
not yet given the Issue of call considera-
ton. Ii will of course be necessary for the
Democratic senators to get together and
decide upon question which will proba-
bly, be the first to engage serious attention
in the senate-namely, the right Of admis-
sion of the three senators from the north
west, whose titles have been challenged,
but Senator German feels that there is no
need for haste in the matter, and the eau
Gus will probably not be held before the
middle of next week.
The Senate's Patronage.
Senator German, Sergent at Arms
Bright. and Secretary of the Senate Gen,
eral Cox had long conference at the Capt.
toll. and il is supposed the subject of the
dist ribution OF patronage under the two
officers who take hold next Mondny was
up for consideration. The gentlemen de
MED that there was any significance at
tached to their meeting. and when asked
how soon the offices would be distributed
made the reply to the effect that the senate
u
depended on its action.
1t is known, however, that all Repub
'"&n clerks and officials who are ahsen
..,d the city have been advised not to re
| tuln until notified, as the Repu blicans haC
not yet caucused and determined who the.
| wanted to remain as the representative o
the minority. There is consequently mucl
uneasiness among the Republican official
| as to who will I've retained as the favore,
| few
The senators present in the city are a
follows Call, Cockrell. German. Harris
| Martin. Mills, Mitchell of Oregon. Pugh
Quay. Vest, VOORHEES, and White of Lou
| iSIana.
Senator Vest of Missouri arrived fror
the west and at once plunged into a mas
of mail that was waiting his arrival. II
declined to discuss the matters that woul
come before congress, OF the length of tn
session he had no doubt but that it woul
be long and continuous one.