The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-08
FROM THE CAPITAL.


From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. C., Dec. 3. 1894.
Congress is with us again; And IA very
much sadder and somewhat wiser Congress
it is than it was when it adjourned last
August. One who saw the ending of the last
and the beginning Of the present session and
who was entirely ignorant ofthe Intermediates
occurrences would not need to be told that
something important had happened. and the
faces of the Republicans and Democrats
would give him an excellent clue to guess
what that something was. Proportionatc
to their number there was better attendance
OF Republicans in both House and Senate
than of Democrats. A Democratic member
OF the House pcrpetrated the following just
after the Democratic chaplain had concluded
his opening prayer: II say" he said in Il
stage whisper, turning his head towards the
member seated next to him. that fellow has
an almighty poor memory" "Why?r asked
the gentleman spoken to. "Why? Why
great Scott: he omitted to say II word about
the great November catastrophe Just us
though the loss Of $1,000 year by such an
awful lot of us was an insignificant affair
already forgotten. He should have given us
Il word or two Of religious consolation: we
need it. The contemplation of the loss of
his own job ought to have aroused his
sympathy.
If Mr.. Cleveland really wishes TO STE the
warning factions of his party i'll Congress get
together amirahly his wishes are not made
apparent by Il hurried reading Of his message.
On the contrary; the impression left upon
one mind is that he merely offers them
choice between accepting his views and being
kicked out of the party. and that he doesn't
ear" very much which they choose. Already
there ar" mutterings of the coming Demo-
cratic storm, and il will heromc more diff
cult to keep it from bursting after Secretary
Carlise's financial scheme. which is fully
endorsed by Mr.. Cleveland, has been sub.
mitted to Congress and has been fully taken
III by the Democrats. Il majority of whom
hold opposite views. The scheme in all its
details Is part of Seer, tary Carisles annual
report, which will, ii is expected go to Con
grcss tomorrow.
IN" honor of receiving the greatest oya-
ton extended to any individual member o
the House upon the opening day belongs to
Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed. whose big face
beamed with sunny smile which wis con
tagious an! who fairly shook his ccphantinr
sides when he was iocularIy asked if he was
ready to take the Speakers chair. He vas
constantly addressed as Mr.. Speaker, by
both Republican and Democratic members.
Some very ugly reports are again being
circulated in connection with the names of
Senators GormHn, Bricc and Smith. and the
sugar trust. 1t is charged that Il double deal
Is now on hand which, to put it in the langll-
age OF the street, is to catch the public both
going and coming. The poor mouth the
sugar trust is putting up is to stavc of further
Congressional legislation and also to force
down the price of sugar stock held by those
VINO are not in the dead. and in order to aid
the spectators it is said that Il great stir and
prctense OF adv"rs" legislation is to be made
III the SENATE. Verify. the Fifty fourth prom
isrs to be known in history as the sugar Con
grrss; but there seems to he no probability of
ahyhodys getting punished. except the poor
public.
senator sherman does not rs Il rule bother
himself about rontradcting newspaper
stories i'll which he figures, but in the
statement that he helped Mr. Cleveland
llN up :he financial portion of his message.
He don't care enough about ordinary mis-
representations to run them down. but he
draws the line at being charged with acting
as financial adviser to Secretary Carlisle and
Mr.. Cleveland. He considers that an extra
ordinary Misrepresentation.
Representative Cannon, of Illinois. ISM Il
man OF yindictivc or rcvengcful nature,
although when the occasion calls for them
he can throw his share of oratorical brick
bats. When asked whether the Republicans
would during this session taunt the Democrats
with their defeat, he said: ''Ir they show rs
their scariled backs and ask US to do some
rubbing | think we can find IL little salt and
water handy to touch up the sore sports .
However, what with their apologies and ex-
plantations and finding fault with Cleveland /.
do not think the Democrats will give us a .
chance to get in Il word edgcwisc'
The calibre Of Mr.. Cleveand's Cabinet was
never more for"ihly demonstrated than by |
the annual reports which the members. with .
the exception ofSecretaryGresham who makes .
no report, have SUBMITTED. OF course nobody .
expects anything thrilling or exciting in I
these annual reports. but the public has a .
right to expect something better than the .
common place work which was put on them .
this year. There isn't "A single department in .
which score of minor officials could not be /
found who could, given the same facts to
work on, produce in one weeks time better
constructed and more concise reports than
those which have been signed by members of .
the Cabinet.