New-York tribune., 1896-12-08
CONGRESS MEETS AGAIN
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intently listened to the reading of the Pres-
dents message
Among others who appeared early We're Mr..
Dingley's colleagues of the Ways and Means
Committee. Messrs. Payne Dalzell. Grosvenor.
Evans, Tawney, JohnrCn. Hopkins, Russell.
Dolliver and Steele. all Republicans. and all Of
whom reelected There sat the Iowa
delegation with hardly an absentee This is one
OF the strongest representations in the House
of Representatives-solidly Repubcan-and
every member Ct 1t was reelected as he de
served to be, and there were Cannon. of Illinois.
chairman Of the Appropriations Committee. who
has not yet grown gray in the service. although
he has been a member of the House for twenty
one years; Boutelle. chairman of Nava. Affairs.
who pointed out os the next Secretary Of
the Navy-another indication of the tendency TO
turn 10 the Pine Tree Stat. for Cabinet timber
as we'll as for Speakership timber: Galusha 4.
Grow. ex-Speaker and one of the oldest young
men in the House.: Barthod'. of Missouri. who
was returned by 4. majority of 1000 to the
next Congress against a majority of 5000 two
years ago-"Whicl, shows where the Dutch
stood" as he remarked to-day: Wadsworth, Of
New-York chairman Of the Farmers Commit
tee-but why attempt further to particuarize?
MANY FLORAL TRIBUTES"
For an hour before the Speakers gavel
fell at noon. pages and dooikeepers were kept
busy bringing III and deposting floral trib-
utes" upon the desks Of favored members. until
the hall resembied a flower show and the fra
GRANGE ascendei even to the galleries. One Of
the most appropriate pieces beautiful
floral chair. which was placed upon the desk OF
Chairman Babcock of the Republican Congress
sional Committee, and also of the Committee
on the District of Columbia. behind which piece
Barrett. of Massachusetts, promptly ensconced
and modesty tried to efface himself. Another
even more elaborate and brilliant piece was
that which graced the desk of Mercer. of Ne
braska. Upon it emblazoned the word
Secretary" Mercer being secretary of the Re-
publican Congressional Committee. The desk
of Apsey, of Massachusetts. vice-chairman of
the same committee. was also suitably dec
nro ofo6 q nd no mi a
In the House to-day were Babcock, Apsley and
Mercer. to VIII )se interchangeable industry and
intelligent and skiful management Of the Con-
gressional campaign is largely due the COM
Portable Republican majority in the next House
OF Representatives.
pieces on the desks of Republican members were
bound or marked with yellow ribbons. and it
was remembered that during the later days OF
the campaign the yellow ribbon decoration acted
upon the Popocratic candidate for the Pres-
dency very much as red flag does on an angry
bull.
1t Is seldom that the gallery reserved for for
sign Ambassadors. Ministers and attaches is so
we'll filled as il was to-day. probably on account
Of the general desire to hear what President
Cleveland would say about foreign affairs The
French Ambassador came early. and with MS
companions, occupied the front seat, so that
the British Ambassador was Obliged TO take a
seat behind him. This may not have been
pleasant for the latter. At any rate. he took
and went over to the Senate. where he obtained
a seat In the front row. Spain and the Spanish
American republics were well represented. and
the reading Of that portion of the Message re-
lating to Cuban affairs was listened TO with
the keenest attention.