The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1897-01-02
AT WASHINGTON.

Special Correspondence Sea Coast Echo;
The young man in politics is to
the front again. On last SatuI-
day Mr.. Charles II. Crisp, son and
successor to the late ex-Speaker
Crisp, was sworn in asa n member
of the house. His credentials
were not in proper form, but
unanimous consent was giyen,a and
he was sworn in. lie is tie
Youngest member Of the house,
being not over 26 years OF age.
When the oath had been admini-
tered he took tho seat formerly
occupied by his father. He re-
ceived round of applause from
his fellow members and was warm
ly congratulated by democrats and
republicans alike.
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! Congress has adjourned for the
| Christmas holidays. Secretary
Olncy has given the members
something to think Of, and there
promises to be hot fight over
: the Cameron resolution, which
the senate committee on foreign
, relations reported favorably,w when
they re-assemble. The secretary
and the president say thnt the
right TO acknowledge the indopen-
dence Of naticn resides in the
president alone. A great many
prominent senators say such right
belongs to congress, and they pro-
pose in exercising it in passing
: the Cameron resolution, recogniz-
, ing Cuba. Mr.. Olney has assured
Spain that the president will not
recognize tho independence of
Cuba, no matter what the legisla-
yi.tjve branch of the government
y-r,l. AeIN'- Mr.. Cleveland has re-
"a rs-ss.I-- ,platrs.stter u3uck hunt and
'r nay do. rusls. Syre, Of rEssd g 2ss'zsl'
at turned from hiSS = env5sen
" has approved of tie sJio, ass'S,- 81 6 I. /,
statement and he will accordingly
pay no attention to the action of
% congress. is quite certain that
h the resolution will not be passed
N by the house.
J. Mr.. Laul's bill to amend the
postal laws was taken up by the
house for consideration, This
u bill seeks to take away the sample
., copy privilege from newspapers
l. and To denounce second-cass rates
y. to serial novels. 1t il estimated
- that this bill will save the govern
= ment twenty million dollars Il
d year. Forty thousand pounds of
n serial novels pT 2 through t,.th
10 mails every year. ..rS2he abur.. lfsF W
u 'she second class privilege has cost
!. the government two hundred and
. forty million dollars, in the last
. ten years. One paper was held
!, up rs a sample of the kind which
n uses the government. 1t is one
of that kind which is used entire
- ly as an advertising medium, and
10 claims a circulation Of one million
II two hundred and fifty thousand
# day. 1t is published in Maine
,f town. -.
70 Each day brings something new
Il and beautiful to completion about
the new congressional library.
The first of the three magnificent
'e bronze doors has just reached
= Wasbngton from the foundry Of
# John Williams in New York. All
i, who have seen it agree that no
= more beautiful or artistic piece of
Il workmanship in bronze can be
70 conceived. The door is fourteen
n ana one quarter feet to the top of
), the arch and the extreme width is
- eight feet. 1t weighs three and a
;, half tons, but being swung on pi-
v vot bearings, child can move it
st easily. The door is designed with
two panels each bearing superb
: female figure and surmounted by
\ an arch holding a group of my
Il theological figures in artistic pose.
a These doors were designed by the
Il late Olin Warner who received
4 fatal injuries while riding in New
z York City last summer. There
q are to be three of these doors
u hung and it is estimated that the
& entire cost will be about seventy
& five thousand dollars.
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\ The annual feast for the mem
a bers of the press gallery at te-
n Capitol occurred this week. For
y the past fourteen years ex-con-
Y gresham Harry Libby of Virgin
Z ia has sent 10 the press gallery a
4 couple kegs of Lynnhayen oysters.
y Doorkeeper Mann provided plates
A and forks, and the Correspondents
d in the gallery tenderly cared for
4 the Oysters. Only one correspon-
4 dent in tie gallery did not eat
a oysters and his fellow scribes a.
4 sured him that there was some
n thing wrong in his make up.
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4 Clerks of southern congressman
s bad Christmas present this week