The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
A SHORT SESSION PREDICTED.
senator HiIIs Future-The Dead ST.
Ience of Mr.. Reed.


Washington, Oct although the re-
assembling Of congress does not occur IN
til the first Monday in December. Wash
ingtonians are commencing 10 prepare for
the reception OF the law makers and the
army Of clerks. lobbyists and visitors
who are drawn to this city every winter.
The hotels are brushing up their best
rooms. the boarding house keepers are
contemplating fancy prices for small
rooms, with poor feed. from the array of
new congressional talent to be found in
the Fifty-fourth congress. 1t will take the
first termers" a year or two to get their
social bearings in Washington, and 10
cate to an advantage. The new congress-
man always pays more for his accommo-
dationS than the veteran, who has learned
by experience that the best living IS not
always TO be had at the high priced no
tells. The hotel proprietOrs and the board |
ing house keepers are hoping that con-
gress viii get into a fight over the IMAM
cial question or the tariff and thus pro-
long its sitting until late in the fall OF
1886. the veteran statesmen, VINO nave
been here this week, including EX-speaker
Crisp, Senator Burrows, of Michigan, both
having had long experience in the House, |
predict that the coming session will not
be long one, because the republicans are |
not disposed TO go into the manufacture |
of campaign material for their democratic |
rivals on the eve of presidential election;
he also predicts a short session.
There are number of senators and rep |
resentattyes- ELECT here this week, conse-
quently there has been much political talk. |
Senator HID was here for a day to attend |
to some law business in the supreme court. |
To some Of his personal friends he talked
quite freely about the political situation |
in New York and in other states. He in |
sists that he did what ne thought was for
the best interest of the Democratic party |
during the recent state convention at
syracuse, when he attempted to harmon
iZe the Tammany and anti-Tammany fac
tiOns 1t is the old story of the we'll |
meaning, peace-maker getting a sound |
drubbing at the hands of both of the COM
batants. While the senator from New
York was here, the question was fire.
quently asked, what has the political
future in store for Senator HIP He has
not confided his intentions to some of his
best friends who now realize that he can
hardly be classed as presidential posi- |
bility, so long as Cleveland and Whitney
are in sight in New York. He would like
very doubtful If the democrats can regain
control or the legislature in the coming
election. Those who profess to be on the
inside in New York affairs. state that |
the democrats may capture the state SEN
ate, but II VIII require some very vigorous |
work On the part of the united democracy
to control the lower house. Under the
circumstance the outlook for Senator
iHlll,l Is not very encouraging, from polit-
The dead silence" of Tom Reed is
causing some of the republican leaders
considerable anxiety. All efforts to en-
tice the big Fellow from Maine" to come
out of the woods have failed and his most
trusted leutenants are not fully advised
Of his plans for the future. 1t IS said
that he is engaged in sizing up the MEM
bership of the next House, with view
to announcing the committees before the
Christmas holidays. It is conceded that
he will have no opposition for the speak
ership, except the profunctory opposition
from the minority, who viii name ex-
Speaker Crisp. Mr.. Reed will have but
r44lFxv In. oil aef
his various committees, for there are
more committees at his disposal than
there are second-term republicans in the
next House. Under the circumstances it
will be an easy matter for him to bestow
upon all of the old republican members
a committee Craftsmanship, thus avoid
ing any friction on that score. lhe first
termers" do not expect TO be thus hon
ored, so that prompt organization of the
House is possible. There is an abundance
of raw congressional material for Mr..
Reed to work upon, assso many of the
MEMBERSHIPS are unknown to him either
personally or politically. In such cases
the speaker has to call upon the member
elect for personal sketch of themselves,
or wait until the first edition of the Con-
iis he'd '~ y '-' '''N : i'1
The friends of Senator William B. ALI
son of Iowa claim that he is the second
choice of nearly all Of the leading as
pirants for the republican nomination
for the presidency. They assert that he
tingent. the Mckinley followers are sup
posed to be ready. to throw their strength
to the "Hawkeye' senator when Little
Napoleon is shifted out, and II is also
said that Reed is. not unfriendly to Al
lison If the nomination must go west.
In the meantime Senator Allison is smiling
in all directions, looking wise, but nor
committing himself on any subject.
There is no disputing the fact that Sem
western republicans and his long service
IN congress has created the impression in
the minds of many persons that he is a
great man. His career in the Senate has
been successful because he has been a
member of two of the most important
mmittees-appropriat and finance
He seldom has pronounce views on any
subject but he is canning enough to ger
into all the big debates and get out again
without taking a very advanced position
on either side of the question under con-
sideration. He can talk with great earn
estness and work himself up almost to the
verge of excitement. SO that the spec
tators in the galleries fancy that he is
terribly wrought up, but when the Con-
gressional Record is consulted next day
II will be found that Senator AIlison.s
position on the pending question is still
very cloudy. Allison has posed as a dark
Coming home from Europe Ex-speaker
Crisp was shipmates with Senator Aid
rich of Rhode Island and Smith of New
Jersey. Naturally, with three such we'll
known public men in the same company.
there was a general discussion of the
is one of the leaders o. the rennbIicaD
side of the chamber, said the republicans
viii make no attempt to reorganize fine
Senate next winter, for there is nothing to
be gained by going into a fight over a
few committees and the limited amount of
patronage that is at the disposal of the
party in power. Mr.. Crisp also learned
after ne returned to Washington that
this sentiment is shared by other repub-
lican senators.
perhaps If I were to boil it down.
suggested the. space writer.