The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-16

eraI Interest.
Washington. Nov. 15.-Congress viii
convene two weeks from next Monday.
Al the capitol preparations have already
been made for the reception of the new
body Of lawmakers. and an interesting
session is anticipated. The Senate cham
Der and the House of Representatives win
be dressed in bright new carpets. and the
decorations of the adjoining rooms and
Hobbies are more elaborate than usual II
appears that the Lawmakers OF the gov
eminent are disposed 10 preach economy
in the public expenditures in all matters
save in the fitting up of the House and
Senate The advance guard of lobbyists
and hangers-on are here, in anticipation
OF a renewal of the treasury looting'
system that characterized the former
Reed congress" The jobbers and the
special attorneys are predicting that
there win be a general attack upon the
present tariff law, with a view TO revising
the entire tariff system. The incoming
| congressman, however. do not enthuse
over that suggestion. for they seem to
realize that the business interests of the
country will not stand any further tariff
| tinkering. few notifications in the ex-
listing law may be made, and several err
rors will probably be corrected, but the
wise men in both parties are opposed to
renewal Of the tariff fight.
Some of the new members-elect are al
ready here, but the majority of them will
not put in an appearance until Tom Reed
arrives and opens his suggestions book,
/ relative to the makeup OF the commit
tees. In view of the fact that there VIII
be no serious objection to his election TO
the speakership. there is no opportunity
for fight, so far as that position is CON
| cerned. There will be lively scramble
for the minor Offices Tor each repuDAcah
member comes to Washington with the
| impression that the party depends upon
his individual support for success. They
will discover their mistake as the session
progresses after they have been relegated
TO the tail end of some inslgnlncant COM
mittee. The new congressman Will be a
| feature in the coming session, SO far as
numbers are concerned. Most OF them
are now engaged in writing biographical
sketches OF themselves, Ior pupucdllon
in the first edition of the Congressional
Directory. The country Will not know
what an array of legislative talent drltted
into the halls of congress in the last ma
tiOnal election until each individual mem
Der has informed the editor of the Dl-
rectory what a great man he is.
EX-Speaker Crisp looms up as the natur-
al leader of the democratic minority. lie
win receive the complimentary nomlna-
ton f-r speaker without opposition; I'hat
in itself will be a formal designation as
leader of the minority. Although the DEM
ocrats in the House cannot eN-
peet to cut much of figure
in the framing of legislation during
the coming congress, they may be able
by uniting their forces, TO make consider
able trouble for the over-contdent ana 100
! ambitious majority. As a leader of the mi
nority in the Fifty-frst congress, Mr..
1 Crisp won most OF his national honors,
| and he may be able to win the Georgia
senatorsbip. 1t is possible that Mr. Reeu
| may seek to retaliate upon Mr.. Crisp Tor
/ the latter's attempt to discipline the big
| Fellow from Maine" in the last congress;
oil a~Fa hot
Crisp is revived, with Reed in the chalr
and Crisp on the hOOr some interesting
| history may be made.
| will be a grand scramble for the leadership
/ on the floor. 1t is customary Tor the chalr-
/ man of the committee on ways ana means
/ to occupy that position, especially when
/ the tariff question is the leading issue OF
/ the session In the coming congress the re-
| publicans may decide to make the foreign
/ policy of the government the paramount
| issue. In that event the chairman OF the
| committee on foreign relations would be
| the practical leader. 1t may be that the
question of economy in appropriations VIII
| be the battle cry for the republicans IN
view of the fact that they claim TO nave
a "walk-over'' in the coming presidential
election. In the Fifty-first congress, when
they realized that their party was going
out of power, they at once saddled eNtraV-
agant appropriations upon the incoming
democratic administration, and the bur
dens of that political trick are still rest
ing heavily upon the people. In selecting
lieutenant
will probably choose man VINO Is IN
thorough accord with him on all the great
political questions of the hour, for false
step or an ill-adVised move on the part OF
the leader of the House, might seriously
affect the presidential aspirations OF Mr..
Reed. AS far as natural quaLncatlons are
concerned, Gen. David b. Henderson OF
Iowa, who expects to be chairman or the
committee on appropriations, would make
an excellent leader of the majority. lie
! possesses ability, long experience in the
/ &c nor IL
manding in figure and voice. lie IS warm
friend Of Mr.. Reed. but he is pledged to
support Senator Allison Tor the presidency
and he is a little tinctured With the free
silver poison. IL is possible that. Mr.. Reed
will confer the honor of leadership upon
his colleague from Maine, Nelson Ding
lev who is conservative as well as able.
Ex-senator Edmunds of Vermont is al
ways an interesting figure in national pol
| tiles, although ne voluntarily rellred from
the Senate to become the attorney OF sew
eral rich corporations. He was here few
days ago, expecting to look after the in
terests of the sugar trust before the SUI
preme court. Now, every body around
the capitol is aware of the fact that Sen
ator Edmunds, as he likes to be called,
is fond of a little stimulents, but he does
not care to have his "nip-takings' too
public. The other day, while at the cap
itol looking after the interests of his
clients, he went dOyn into the Senate
cafe AS he passed the lunch counter he
gave a knowing wink to the colored man
in charge, and proceeded to back room
InaI was ufOcCupICI. A HlOiiltifl ldAtI d
waiter with a little decanter and dash
of ginger ale on the side Joined the eX-
senator in the back room When Mr.. Ed
munds was a senator he was very chum-
my with eX-Attorney General Garland,
then a senator from Arkansas. Senator
Edmunds was chairman of the judiciary
committee, and it is well known that he
always kept a decanter in his committee
room. When Edmunds wished to have
Garland make trip to the committee
room, he had an unmistakable signal,
which Garland readily understood Ed
munds would settle low down in his chair,
clasp his hands under his chin, and grad
ually reach for the end of his nose with
his index fingers. All the while he was
watcing Garland intently. When the lat
ter answered the signal in the affirmative
Edmunds disappeared through the repub-
lican cloak room, and Garland would
follow by way of the democratic cloack
room. The distinguished pair invariably
proceeded to the committee on the judici-
airy and Smiled"
Visitors and tourists are not allowed to
take their kodaks into the supreme court
room. It is said that the dignified and
silken gowned members of that high Ju-
dicial tribunal were deeply mortified re-
Gently by the report that a kodak fiend
took a snap shot at Mr.. Associate JUS
fire GraV of MASSACHUSETTS,. while he was