Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 6, 1881, Page 2

2 WASHINGTO First Day's Regular Session of the Forty-seventh | - Congress. Keifer. Elected- and Installed "Speaker of tho Lower House, |: All the Other Nominees of the Re- _ publican Cauous Likewise =’ ‘ ' Putin Office, McPherson and the Rev. Powers Badly Scared Previous to ‘ the Vote. (Chalmers, the Bulldozer of Mis. sissippi, Allowed to Take : a Seat. ‘Nothing Done in the Senate to Change ihe Complexion of the Com- mittees. John Sherman Introduces a Bill to Provide for the Issue of 3 Per Cent Bonds, The Messngo Yet Guarded with as Much Solfcitude ag the As« sasin. Folger Now to Go into the State Department i and Browster to Be Attorney- “General, © - SOENES IN THE HOUSE. COMING TO ONDER. Bpeciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Wasitxeton, D, C., Dec. 5.—-The scenca attending the meeting and organization of the House today weresueh as are familiar to all who have been attendants upon the open- ing of Congress. ‘The thvons hi the hall of tho House was Very great, nnd an hour be- fore noon, thé tine of meeting, the press of members, ex-members, department officers, and aspirants fut the minor offices was so Great that’ movement: about the feor was diMeult, When the Doorkespers of the ‘Democratic Adninistration that Is about ta seurrender the control of the House lind -elenred tho. floor of those. not ‘entitled to Its privileges, there still remained about tho outer edge of the hall, behind the bar, 0 athick, binck fringe of peopte compaseit of exe meinbers, the oflicials of the dead Congress, and thd nominees for the new oflices. “SH GALLERIES were densely packed. ‘The members’ ’ gal- _ lerivs ware as full ns those devoted ‘to the general public, the whyes of the new mens Vers belng attracted by tho novelty of the scene, nnd the wives of tho old members having come to look upon fatniilar faces, The diviomatic gallery along showed that ‘the opening of n new Congress was not the “only chart of Washington ltée, for it was venrly empty, 2 > Ce tees ’ Atl o'cloek George M. Adams, Clerk of the Forty-sixt Congress, aeting under the ‘mandate ot the Coristitution, called tho House to order, ‘Tho old menibers, through force “bf habit, took tho sents which they had oc- cupled tn the old’ Congress, and those who hind goud-ones hoped that the chances of lot “would allow them to retain then. ‘The new sneubers generally ant near the old mentvers from thelr State delegations. TUE -PREEIMINARY ROLI-CALL then went .mouatenuusly forward, There was bur.one thing to do, which was to asver- -tahty by the rullcatl, whether a quorum of members was present, In ordur that that quo- tum might proceed to the further organiza: ‘Hon of the House, Pending the roll-call, the buzz aud hum of voices was 80 great that the Cleric often lind to suspend and rap for order that he mfzht hear the responses.’ There was much anxlety manifested amoug Republic- ans a8 to thio fate of Edward McPherson, the caticus nominee for Clerk, ‘There had been ‘nolsy threatson the part of Russell Errett and San Barr that they woud, as they termed Mt, ive him (MfePherson) “n dose of hls own medicing,” and, Inasmuch as he had just ‘vhosunt to bolt the regular tlékel fi Pennsyt- ‘vania oud to support Wolf, they, In tum, would decline new to support : ‘THE TRADITIONAL ENEMY OF THE CAMENONS, and ong of the most earnest opponents of the unitruleand the Pennsylvania machine. ‘Thy fact thot Sam Barr sat in hia ‘sont i earnest consultation with Russell Errett, aud that Barr id not take off his overcoat, and kept Als bat and gloves upon the desk, added to . the Repnbltcans' apprehension, He secnied ‘to be In rendinegs to start nt any nionient, but he staid, and all the Ponnsyivanin mem- ‘bers stnid, nud subsequently ate thelrown ‘words and voto for MoPherson, us will ap> pénr Inter from ‘the proceedings, ‘The de- feated candidates for Speaker snt for the most partinthe sonts whieh they ocaupied in the last Congress, and Mr. Kasson looked quite naturalin the old seat which. he had occupied tu the .forty-fifth, ‘There. was whut the preftchors would perhups call a chastened look about the faces of all the dae fented candidates, save thatof the ruddy, opun, boyish =| £ . MI NEED, f who was as jolly and xoutal and full of fun as over, Atv, Kussol was dlguitied and krave, and the few things which he did say: , Muring the day indleated very clearly thathe speedily w)ll coud to the front and lead the House, from the tloor, [f not froin the chatr, ‘There were baskets of lowers or bouquets ‘Upon the desks of inany members, but nove Were upon the deske of those who most needod consolation, excopt that Mr. Dunnell alone, of the Speakurshlp candidates, had _ .ltsdesk covered with two Inrge baskets of fine Howers, one less thau his number of votes “upon the lagt ballot, ‘The discropaney finn short thie was discovered, fer, goon after tho House had opgued, a. third basket was placed upon Mr. Dunnell’s desk, one basket + for-each of jus falthf{ul supporters, If he had had inoro votes his dusk would not have been lafgy enough tn have held the baskets, Among the other members whoag desks were ornamented by flowers through tho enthusl- asin of thelr constituents, the courtesy of tho indies; ‘or drafts Upon the Horal contingents at the Government greenliouas of the mens bers «'theinsetves wera, Judge Kelley, of PeunsylVanio, wha read his newspapers and disregarded the bouquet; Ryun, of Kandas, whose high, shintug forehead could Just be seen above’ un Juverted floral, horseshoes Pound, of Wisconsin, who had a towering asket; and: ‘lowy Young, of Ohio, who bad two, Upon the Demogratig side there ‘were no flowers, The party had gone out of bower, the vandidates were all alike defeated, Loerb pests. 2 KEIPER A sat chatting with members as they caine along, ‘stretching out both hunds often to grasp those thut were extended to hin. Keifer ts # large mun of the Ohio bulld, with ‘pleayant, though hanlly what would pe called pollshed manunera, 11s orm, as he talky with a member, iy apt ty be thrown vor’ of tho Touke more frequont) atin itt this way, and thnt one is Robeson. It used to’ be a great habit of Gen, Garfield, Keltor's ‘hintr is so .aray, bia checks so frev from whiskers ond so fatr fis complexion, that ft would be hard to guess his age were It no} for the grizzly gray beard of the man who {s approaching 50, ‘The coming Spenker was dressed in tmmacu- Inte Dinck, his Trince Albert cont boing tightly buttoned over lis brenst, Thera sauntered np to him, as he sat there, a Ane luoking, easy mannered man, larger of frame, dressed with enreless nentness, who slapped him on tha shoulder, Kelfer grasped his hnnd and the two stood thora chatling for n few moments, ' MR. WIRCOCK, for it was he, seented as hearty, ns coidial in erecting, as though he had been one of Keif- er’s mostardent supporters Instead of his atrongest opponent in tha Speakership can- vars. Over on the Democratic side a small gentleman with closely-buttoned cont, upon the breast of which dangled a gold eye-glass, was entertaining agroupof members. Le was telling them of the wonderful scenes ha had witnessed the past summer up near the north coast of Norway, of his wanderings aunong the tombs of Bible heroes. This was SUNSET COX, and by the bursts of laughter which wore heard from the galleries we knew that Cox was enlivening his sketches with lis eustomury How of wit, The Inte Speak- er of - the, House, Ramlall, who had Juss coma down the alsle with his waist circumseribed by Robeson’'s arin, touk a sent near the front row, put on bls glasses, and began busily to exautnie papers, Ile was notallowed very much opportunity. The new members of both partieyseemed anxious tomarke his acquaintance, and they were brought up to ifs seat one after another and introduced by mutual frlends, A TALL YOUNG MAN dressed with great taste In morning costume, whose heavy brown mustache could not cone ceal a pleasant smite, was Introduced by Sun- set Cox. ‘This was the Inte Controller Witls- worth, of Now York, Randall delayed Wads- worth some “moments in. conversation, Gen. Sherman sat. that thne —en- tered the malu. door In his qulek, nervous wiy, glancing over the house and then slipping Into the seat formorly orcu- pled by his otd opponent tn the field, Cen, Joe Johnston. ‘The members of the uew and ult House crowded sround the General of the Army, nnd It seenied to please him a8 mugh ag It always. does when this is done, Meanwhile Gen. Joe Jolmston himself was moving around amongst his fiends, con- spleuotia by renson of n very light-colored overcont, He met Sifermun, They shook hands nud sat down In the must brother-” ly fashion, sido by side. The pazescommenced torun to and fro, bearing messages, cnrds, and letters. ‘The doorkeepers came down the ulsles with big bouquets and floral decora- tlous, and ns they moved through the swarin- ing throng the flowers they bore touched up the sombre cofor with an effect whielt seemed from the gallery kaleidoscope. THE HLM OF HUNDREDS OF VOICES grew louder, Inughter and hilarity were in one corner, while areund the desk of tho sharp-volced Reed of Maine wasn group of members who seemed to be discussing with the utmost serlousness some proposition which Reed had made. ¢ : THE NOISE INCREASED as the hour of i2 drow nenr, and It seemed to be Impossible to bring with one stroke of the gavel order out of such confusion—lobbyists rushing hither and thither, newspaper eor- respondents buttunholiriz members, constit- uents secking ont thelr member and boritig- him with alt sorta of requests, officers of the House hurrying to- and: fro on various errands, membera difidently seeking seats or looking up nequaintances, pages skipping Mike grasshoppers under tho arms anid. some- tlmes alnost under the logs of members, 4 men with clafins, cranks with all sorts of petitions, politicians with schemes, seedy men, elegantly-dressed gentiomean—nll theso appeared on the floor in one heterogeneous qingg, from which camo a most confusing and ear-torturing sound, But, as if by magic; when Clerk Adams rapped on the desk order was evolved from chaos, THE MOUSE AS A WHOLE seems to compare favorably in goneral ap- pearance with that which was adjourned on tho 4th of Inst March. Some facys which have not been seen for some time were noticed today, Thora was Kasson—tall, cold in taanner, changed but Itttle In his four yeurs’ absonce'abroad, seated in an Incone spleuous place far toward the reur, ‘There was Holman, of Indiana, of whom go mich is expected, his desk alrendy lumbored with books and papers, as though he left it only yesterday, There was A. 5. Hewitt, whoso beard seems mora heavily tluged with gray than when last hore, but who was apparently fn Lotter health than then, a man,whoso ex- ceeding paleness of complexion was all the more marked by reason of tha jetty black- ness of hls beard and halr. A slight, dell- enta member took the seat of his predeces- sor, Mr, Fryo, of Maine. This was i EN-QOV. NELSON DINGLEY. Seated near Mr. Hewitt was Mr. Fiower, who: conducted the sticcessful.canvass agalnst Mr. Astor. . The youthful member from the War- ren County District of New Jersey, Mr, Har- rig, was almost concealed beliiud the massive figure of Mr, Klotz Aly Skin- ner, the successor of Warner Miller, was sheltered under tho wing of Anson Me- Cook, Robeson, whose blushes seom per petial, arose, and, witha decidedly sten- torlan tone, nominated Mr, Kelfer for Speaker. Mr, Ranuall was nominated by Mr. House, and Mr. Mureh, of Maine, nominated Mr, Ford, of Missourl. ‘Tho ballot which followed, of course, elected Mr. Kelfor by tavo votes more than a quorum of the Mouse, It seamed as if ; = MI, RANDALL AND Mi. IIsCOOK inust haya, had a proseience of what Mr, Adams, after announcing thé election of Mr ‘Kelfer, would say, for; when Mr. Adams designated ox an escert for conducting the Sponker to. the chair the two meniber Just named, by a remarkable colucl- dence both of thesa xentlumon were found ta bo standing by Mr. Kelfer’s slde, Each of the gentlomen seized the new Speaker by an arm, and, thus protected, the thrga marched down the ceytral glsle, Mr, Kolfor seemed Indoubt as to which of the two xentlemen he should keep fn step with, and his vltorts towards harmontous movement wero. not helped on by the numerous steps whieh it Was necessary to descond In’ order to rench the Spenkor's desk, Mr, itun- dall looked stern and dignified during this ceremony, but Mr. Hiscock seemed to have detwcted something hnmorous In it. Mr, Kelfor ascended tho platform, drew frou his yest paoket a-wad of note papor, unfolded {t, and read, fa the tremulous yolee of a frightened schoo) boy on declamation day, a specoh which must haye beon ¢om~ posud tn a hurry, , ‘ THERE WAS A GROUP OF COLORED MEN About tho floor of the Tuuge'that was note- bie and conspleuous, Anmoug them was ‘ex- Representative Rulney, of Sonth “Carolina, defeated candidate for Clerk of the- House, who evidently ts greatly disuppalnted, and who.thinks that the Hepublican. party.bas’ not treated hi falrly In rejecting hiw, ulter Yaylug glyen hhy the cancns ig! thon. iin the Inst: Congress. ‘hore was fiico, ox Senator fom Allssissipp!, now Ister-of Missigsl ppl, Where he 1s report, have really alded Luinar to secure 5 eegion, st wag udebt ot political gratitude, possibly, on the part of Bruce, ay Lamar did much for him. ‘Thore was Robert Smallz, of South Caroling, as black a colored .nan ag ever Bat in Congress,-who was noted for his herole conduct during the War jy viluting a Gov- ‘ermuient vessel out of Charleston harbor the ‘Treasury, who has Just a ed from around that member's neck, But one meu , under Rebel tiring, aud who but recently hag : been thd victim of Bourbon oppression In lls State, Ho isa contestant for one of the South Carolina seats, to which ho undoubt- edly was clocted, and is here In person to wateh his contest. ‘Thora was Lynch, of Mississippi, of the Shoestring District, who is awaiting the netion of the Republicans to blaco him-in the sent to which ho ts entitled, which CHALMERS NOW WRONGFULLY OCCUPIES. The avlrit of tho Republicans was pretty olearly manifested, Inter in tho day, In the Vigorous objections which wore made to his dole seated, notwithstanding hits prima fuctn certiflenta was reguinr, It was very evident, from the determined opposition made today: by the Republicans in tho Chalmers and the Mackoy-O'Connor cases, that the Elections Committee Is to.bo one of the leading coinnittees’ in the new House, and that, Ueforo many weeks nro over, tt may. confidently be expected that tho Republican wajority will be incrensed. ‘Tho rolt-catl was Interrupted to permit Clerk. Adains to correct ono ludicrous mistake fn preparing tha roll, Ho had Insertod In the New Iamp- shire delegation the name of the Goyernor of the State who signed the certifieats as the Iepresentativo. from the Second District, and had left off the name of the Representa- tive himself, About the floor wore many distinguished persons, Mr. Thompson, ex- Sceretary of the Navy, was there, aud was there perlinps to learn to his mortilicas tlon. {hat his successor had taken the site of the Denioerats In tho Jost Hotise, and hadidlenounced the Cheriqui Jant-clalin, whieh was ao greata pot of Mr. ‘Thompson's administrauion. Mr. Ambrose ‘Thompson's: speculative projoct ts likely once more to prove unsuccessful, ‘There was Clisby, of Michigan, the oll Reading Clerk, Who went out from the Hotise with- Mr. Me- Vherson, and who Is to come back agatit to Its old place with MePherson, and whose clear, friniliar voice will doubtless be hearil from his old place at the desk tomorrow. ‘There were a good many ox-members whose only oceupation in Washington {s known as that of. Kings ah! Princes of tho lobby. Finally the lung, tedious roll-eall was com- pleted, and the Clerk announced that thore Was a quorum prosont.. The Ropublicans observed with some relief that there were THER DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS ABSENT, afact which made it more probable that, even should some of the Pennsylvania lte- vubllecans Calli! thelr threats of bolting, the Republlean caucus nominee fer Clerk might sull be elected, ‘Two of the Demoeratia ab- sentees were Ledpold Morse, of Boston, and Jeuster, of Milwaukee, the Intter having too Jong delayed his return from Europe to tench the Capital. Verhaps the most con-" splenous izure upon all sides pending the ealling of the roll was W. Ey Robinson, of Brooklyn, the noted correspondent “ Riche- Meu,” A man noted for his wit and humor, who Is likely to be a rival of Sumset Cox, A figure not fess conspicuous was that of the Rey. J. Myatt Smith, a slender, trim, cler- {eal personage, who wore nn old-fashioned bincksiik-tint, and looked Iike a coun- try clergyman with 9 good. ‘share of humor, Mo gat neither, aloof nor among the Republicnns, and it was generally obseryed that the Greenbackers looked upon him asa traitor. He cortainly did not follow the Greenbaekers In their chimera in attempttig to elect their eandl- dates for Spenker and Clerk, but voted con- tinuously with the Republicans, ‘The roll- call boing announced, Mt. KEIFER was declared elected, ho having fecelyed 148 votes, five snore (owing to the Democratic absentees) than, wns necessary ton cholee, Mr. Randall received bls party vote, 129, while Ford, of Missouri, reroived 8 yotes: “the representative wurk of the Some ninusonicht wes created’ pending the announcement of the roll-call at the discov- ery tha My Uazciton, ot. Wisconsin, ong of the most prominent In scouring the nomtuas tion of Mr, Kelfer, was classed with the Grcenbacker Hazeltine, of Missouri, 23 vot- ing for Mr. Ford, Mr, Kelfer, In his speech of thanks, Ingdlented tho hope, or at Jeast the expectation, - that ‘this « will be n business Congress, Tis haps imay, ina measure, bo realized, but thove tg likeiy'to ba move Stalwart polities in this Cohgrces than has been witnessed in Washington tor many aday. ‘Tho Speatkor seated, the swearing in of members proceeded by platoons, those avho could take the fron-clad onth standing at the left of the seml-clrcular area in front of the Speaker's desk, thosa who hnd borno arnis agalnet the Republic standing at the right and awaiting the adininistration of tho modified oath, ‘The names of the members from Alnbama were read, whon the Revub- Means made objection to the swearing in of A MR. WHEBLEI, Mr, Wheeler comes from the Sixth Alabama Distriot, having the Governor's credentials, dis claim to the seat Is contested. by Lowe, the Greenback member of the lust House, and therecan benodoubt whatovor that Mr. Lowe reeelved largely the majority of the votes, "The Greenbackers wished to ‘amphasize this fact at the beginning, and they nttempted to do this Ina rather awkward way, through, Mr, Jones, of ‘Texas, a very slucere, earnest Granger sort of © man, who knows, Ilttle about the rnles of the Mfouse, but has a very stubborn sense of Justico, Ie insisted upon holding the floor without making 9 motion, in violation of the parliamentary rules and .of the established ordor of procedure, and to the surpriso ‘of ‘the Republican leaders, Spenker Kelfor was disposed to lot tilm have nis way,. Ilere Speaker Keifer made y IMs FinST UULING, fo the affect that It was for the Speaker to determine the order of procedure In the awearlng in of members, and he directed Wheeler to stand aside, ‘I'he Democrats tonk nilvantage of this ruling, A number of challenges were subsequently made, but fluaily all members having primn-faela cer- tifleates were sworn in and alt the oficers of tho House elected, Mr. MePherson escaped defuat by «very narrow margly, the Penn- sylyitnia members having’ all dually: voted for him, " MR. MOONE,” . of Memphis, a former, ury-goods merchant in that city, a now member with evidently a very broad aubition, who made himaolf con- splenuous fF Washington: lnat spring as a voyinteer leader of the party, entered the ats against Chatmors, - tle proteated against tho adutntstration of tha oath to Chalmers, ‘ ‘Tle protested jn tho name of the clvilization of thentneteenth century, in thé Interests of Justles and humanity and the Amorican peo-, ple, and all that sort of thing, Ills dotesta- tion of Chalmers’ methods in the Shoustring district mut with the hearty sympathy of the Republican side, bit Mr. Moors fs a new jnember, and: his indignation was forgotten: In the fact that 9 new mau imay not ventura to assume 4 leading place on the ‘opuning day, Besides, Chalmers had o° prima facia ‘corilficate, and Republicans have mado bit- ter contests in the House In favor of seating a mau on prima facia certificates, as the record of tha contested elections from the Southorn Slates under carputbag ‘goverment will show. Se that the Republicans did not sua: tain Mfr, Moore Ju his protest, butseated Mr, Chalmers, 3 \ THE VICTORY OF THE dMISSLSSIPPE: RULLe DOZEN fi however,’ is Hkely to be bug temporary, Wheu the Tennessee délegation was called to the front sud they hand ‘of Mr. Sloore was about to'be ralsed to take the oath, o cluar, rluging votce was heard from the Demucratic side, saylug: “4 In.the name of humanity, in tho nawe’of the clyilization of the ninefeenth century, fy the naue of tha American people, by the memory of my Mlond Casey Young, T protest against the admilulstration of the oath to Mr. Muore of the Momphiy: district." The voice was that of Braga, of Wisconsin, he of the Iron Brigade, and bis lmitation of Moore's declamutory style was so excellent that THE HOUSE BECAME CONVULSED IN LAUGH: “TER, Moore, under the ruling of Speaker Kelfer, 4 ¢ was compelled to stand aside. Thoro waa a similar by-play between othor inombers, but Anally all thombors having certificates wero seated, anil tho contests are to be conducted in the Elections Cummitten, ait. 0 PITENsON was olected Clerk: by 8 narrow majority. Four Ponnsylvants members and ono Mend- Juster, on the first cuit of the roll, declined to vote for him, and, as the flrat entl proceeded, {t becnno ovident that tt would be donbttul whothot Mr. MeIforson could be elected unless on a second roll-vll Domocrata «nud Greenbackors showld voto for him, Tt was thought possible that the threats of the In- surgents, Errut, Barr, and Bingham, would be carried out, and the friendsof MePherson had arranged to have tho voto tled and an- other ballot taken, when the wight Green- back votes would undoubtedly have een enst for MePharyon, if it had bron necessary to olect him. ‘Lhe friends of McPherson In tho Pennsylvania delegation had planned this, and were certain that thelr plan would bo successful, but the courage of the Ponun- sylvania insurgents failed thom, or thoir sense of party obligations induced thom to change thelr votes, and on the second call tho united Ponnsylvania delegation voted for MePherson, the hited enemy-of the Cam erons, : a 4 1f THE DEMOCRATIO ARSENTERS had been presont Itty possivle that tho Dem- ocrats might have been more persistent and Mr, Mel*hurson’s chances of election hnve beon smaller. ‘Chora was an’ attempt to de- font the election of the Republican caucus Nomineo tor Chaplain, Dr. Powers, Garfield’s pastor, bus It was not succesafitl Lad the facts about Powers’ extraordinary sermon atter the assasination been generally known in caucus, however, there Is ttle probability that he wotld haye been selected, It fy known that tha sermon grated unplensantly upon the Garfield housohold. Dr. Powers, who seema to ben man of fully 4 or past thot, ina card today sald that he was not old enotigh to have gone Into the Rebel army, although his father {s 9 Virginin Confed- erate, and ho himself lived in Virginia dur ing the War, PREACHER POWERS, . To the Western Assvetated Preasy’ Wastusartos, D. C,, Dee, 6.—Tho Rev, Dr. Powers, pastor of the church the inte Presi- tlent Garfield attended, was elected Chaplain of the Lloyse; but there was tepublicnn op- position, and this alarmed him. fast sum- mer he preached a sermon, which was tele Graphed to tho Western Associated Press, in which he referred to the nolltteal influences whieh, he sald, Jed to the assusination of Garfield. Le salt: “Tad there been no Stalwart contest against the prerogative of the Executive there would lave been no such assaultupon the President's life, Gul- teas ering Is but the terrible product of the yiclous, shimeless, bitter, Inflammatory ate tacks indulged tn persistently by thoso who have only personal ends to-sorve, and who wore dissatistivd with the Exeentive tte- ton, not because It affegted the Interests of the country, but because it was not in necord with their own precious counsol. 16 is not the vet of an irresponsible madman, Tho murderous report of Guiteau’s pistol on the sd of July was but tho tinnl eruption of a diseased jpoliticnl atmosphere. An atmos- phere pofsoned by the pestilential vapors from the cesspools of faction, and from the venomous breath gf slander. If is but the bitter fruit of the"spolls system, it Is but face wen,”? Vowers in a fetter to the Republican members ofthe Honse, touny, disclaims any intetttion of reflecting on the Stalwarts. In reply.to the charge that he was nota Republican he says liv was born In Virgluta, was foo young to be In the Rebellion, but, had he not lived in Washington, would haye yoted for Gar- field. Continuing hu says: 1 understand it ls alleged that'in a sermon prenehed by ino after the asgaslnation of President Garilolit, eharged = responsibility upon the Republican party or “a part -there-- of. It owas “not uy Intention Ju. that sermon: (notwithstanding published reports ant references to it, for whieh Tam not rusponsille)* to charge’ responsibility ‘pon the party who had so recently clovated wy friend to ‘the Presitency, but to correct what L regarded as an abuse, and to attack a system of oftice-begelng and Inflammatory erlticism of the Executlyo whieh made {t possible for a half-crazed oflice-begear, be- entuge of his disappointment, ‘to commit’ an net go dasturdly suid heinous as that com i mitted by Guiteawupon the Inte President,” IN THE SENATE, \ = NO COMMOTION. Z Breciat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tridunte Wasuixarox, D, 0., Dec. 5—Jurgo: Dévis presided over the .deliberahon of the Senato with great porsoual dignity, and showed that ho-has been studying’ tho niles during tho recess. ‘The Pater Scnatus, Mr, Anthony, of Rhode Island, looked hole and hearty attor his twenty years: of con- tinuous service, bit Hannjbal Hamlin was pbsant, and so was Allen G Thurman. John Shorman and Wilfain Windom, after haying left the Senate to preside sticcessively over tha Trensury Department, wore back again, Roscoo Conkting and Gen. Burnside, : who always attracted the notice of strangers, and who wore antagonistic, ara no longer here, Mr, Edmunds Is ag sharp-spoken and quick witted as ever, and Omar D, Conger, tho suc- cessor ot bluil Zach Chandlor, Is also witty and quick at repartée. ‘The Union army is nobly represented by Gons, Logan, Hawiey, and Miller, white there is no Inck of Southorn “Brigudlers on the. Democratic side of tho f Jlouso, ; GEN, MASIONE, with his Jong hair-and. beard, bright gray oyes, and fragila- form, nppeared jubilant. over his success In Virginta, while Book, of Kentueky, and Lamar, of Mississippi, wero also tho recipjents' of many, congratulations on their rediection. Morrill, of Vermont, re- sembles Charles Sumher more and: more as years roll on, and Aldrich, of Rhode Island, the last Kepresentatiye. transplanted to the Senite, appeared perfectly at home In his curule chair. An avalanche of bills aid res- ohitions was showered tipon the table of the presidlig ofticer; and In a iy or two the committees will be choron by ballot, or, rather, by the ballot of Duyld Davis, and the legisintive machinery wil be tn full opera- tion, Itt thies weeks an adjouruiment for the holidays will take Bince, Several Sona- tors have pet bilis witeh they desire to en- Act before that thie, om abany rate, to put them through te jonate, Ag soun 08 Wine dom dad buen aworn in and the reports of the Sonate olllcers read,, & Host oF aie Arey MEMORIALS, AND ILLS: were poured i for reference to committeos, ag soon us the latter are: appointed. Among the: most Important. of them were a resolu: tion by Scuutor Sherman for a jolut comuit- tea of both branches to take appropriate Congresstonal action on the death of the late President Garfleld? # bil by Suuntor Conger to promote the neiilty of the Iifo-saylng surv- jeu; ono by Ferry, of Michigan, instractiug tho'Coumifttes on Patents to report wv bill for the protectlon of; Innocent purchasers of patented articles, and limiting the tine of royalty elaiug; several petitions presented by Senators Voorhees, “Frye, and Coke for the regulation of railrond trattic; two bills by Sunator Leck, of Kentucky, ono author alae the recolving of legal-tender notes In vaymont of custome dies, mud one providing Sof thé rethremontof the trade dollar and Its recolungs tuto standard sliver dollars; two Dills restricting: deh ‘ CHINESE, IMMIGUATION; one fathered by Graver, of Oregon, prohibit. Ing the Importution‘of any Chinese whatever except Uiplomntists- aud their households, citizens of Chiug travgjiue dn this country, and students; ond on by ter, of Callrom nia, forbiddtug the'pringing into any Aimerl- ean port by any vegsel of more thau fitteon of the proserlbud-rgce; two bills, one vy Afor- rill, of Vermont, wid-one by Garland, of Ar ansas, for a tari commission; a bill by Windom, Sot Minnesota, to incorporate o Gurfictd memorial gollege; ono by Haly for a, commlttus to" fix!'on some mode dlfers ant from — the eaent. of yoting for President and VicePresdont;. and bills touching the further distribution of the Ala- bama award, and regulating promotion tn te naval service, Senator Sherman introduced WbI, which wentto the Committee on Fl hance, providing. for the Issue of not exceed+ inj $00,000,000 “of 8 per cent bonds, reise teres! or coupon, fy denominations of S30 und, uvwards. Sepator Logan presented u pett- uon, signed by about udozen army oliicers, for compulsory rettremunts of ollicers at tha uge of rt or alter forty years’ serv! TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1881 ‘WELVE PAGES ing to which ho sald ha dtd not care to be | considered os favoring the proposition, and Introduced it by reanest, He also introduced Jiis oltt DIU for the placing of Gon. Grant on the retired Hat, with that section of it pro- viding thot the President of the United States night, Incase of emergency, detail for ret- ive duty strigken out. Saulsbury’s bilt, providing for tha appoint- ment of a special committeo of seven to take into consideration the best moda of VOTING FOI PRESIDENT AND - VICE-PRESI- NT; “ond of counting and cortifying to the vote, and to report such propositions fora change in the law ns any seem expadiont, Is similar te tho Bilatue bill introduced at the closo of the Inst session. ‘Tho separate bills introduced by. Morrill and Garland for the appointment of 8 tari commission differed onlydn the mane ner of creating the conunission. Morrill’s plan ts to have nino. Commissioners ap- polnted by the President from cfvil life, tho uppolntments to be approvail by the Senate; Garland’ to have tho commission composed of three Sonutors, three Representatives, and tire exports sulected by the other six, ‘The .polnts to be cotisidered by the Connuisston uecording to both resolutions, are the same— to inquire into the relative effects of the taritt on tho diferent Industries of the country and Upon the Songuinor and producer; the rela- tive merits of the specitic and ad-vaforem syetomns; what, If any, tuproper diserimina- tlons exist; if the present tariit law cannot be situplified: and, in fact, to reviaw, the on- tlro turlif syatem, ‘Vost, of Missourf, Intro- duced a” bill providing for an appro: priation of $10,000,000 for carrying out, the plan of the Mississ{ppl_ Improvement, Com- Milssion, the approprintion to be divided anally between the Mississippi and Mis- sourl Rivers. Vourhees introduced a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interfor to ascertain and certify to the lands located fn military reservations In Oho, Andiqna, Ii- nofs, and other Western States, and the pay- nient by the Scerotary of tie ‘Treasury on such certification to the States of 6 per cont on the amount. Voorhees and othor West- ern Senntors brought wp the mooted ques- hon of delny in the finishing of tho agricult- ural report, and asked for the adoption of a resolution uf inquiry into the mutter. Inv- ing thus proposed a large amount of work, the Senators took A RECESS to await tho organization of the House, pro- -Tinuary to receiving the President's mesange. On reassembling Senator Edmunds offered # resolution thnt the standing and select com- mittees, as they expired nt the close of tho session, be revived and continued for the presont pession, Pugh offered a substitute that the President pro tem. be authorized to ileclde whether or not the committees shall bo equally divided between the two pariles, and, if he decliles they shall, thathe be further authorized to nae which committees. shall be composed. of & majority of Republicans and which of Democrats, the Senate then fo proceed = to elect, = Sunators to fill the committees on his designation, Kadmunds mado tho point of order on tho sub- stitute that tie Sennte could not vest such authority tn} presiding oflleur, Both reso- Iution and substitute meeting with objection went over for d day under the rules, At this volnt there belng to prospect of the immed! ate organization of the Jlonse, the Senate ad- Journed, A Sonator ty quoted tonight os having sald he liad learned that Judge Davis WOULD DECIDE AGAINST THE NEPUNLICANS {nthe matter of cominittees, tind that ho feared hls information was correct, ‘Tho Senate Sub-Committes .on | Bankruptcy did not take any steps toward: drafting n Na- ttonal Bankrupt law during recess, but will meet ina few days for that purpose. Sen- ator IMM, of Georgia, to whom was referred the papers flied In the cases of Senators Lap- ham and Miller, of New York, in the move- jnvut to wnpent them, said today he jad not yot examined them, but would this week, and would shortly report on them, TUR COMMITTEES, To the Western Assoctate Pres, + Wasnunoton, D.C, Dec. &.—Senator Pugh tntredueed & resolution this afternvan to divide the cominittces between the Repub- Means and Democrats, ‘This Induced the Re- publican Senators to hold a caucus, wherein they decided to Insist avon haying all the committees, ‘Tho talk in the caucus was to the effevt that the Démocrats have the Secre- iy and Sergeant-at-Arnms, wilt tho sub- ordinate. oflicers, and. the Agpubllonna are entitled to the conunitiees. ‘Those who ag- P sumed to have Information stated that Prest- dent Davig, of the Sonate, hid hidicated ka would not vote for any change of organiza- tion; that hig'vote would not asgist to turn out tho present oflcers, and ‘from this It was. concluded he Intends to vate to glya the Repablicans the committees, ‘This talle Indicates that the Republleans do not expect to be able to elect the ollleers: at this session, There iy soni dissatisfaction among tha Democratic Senators with Sergeant-at- Arms Brignt.. Ho discharged several Deno- cratic amployés, and appointed Republicans tor Republican Senators, and the Democrats protest ngninst this, | : POSITIVES STATEMENT, Wasirxotos, 'D, C. Dec, 5.—Sonntor David Dayls stated positively tonight that ho would not vote to tim out Ayy, of the pres- ent ofllcers or employés of the Senate, THD ELUOT. ‘ ‘MISSING FACES.’ Spectat Depatch Co The Cnteago Tribune. Wasiuinaton, D. 0, Dec. 56.—Cangress is back ngain, The Natlonal debating society hus resumed its annual sessions, It is in the busy, bolsterous House that the frequenters of the Capitol will noti¢e the most change. Among the 00 and more members and dele- Rates here aro many new faces. ‘There are tho famitlar faces loft of the r OLD POLITIOAL LANDMARKS, whioh have served a8 gulde-posts for a gen- oration of legislators, but there aro’ new and unfunilar faces, nud it's the appearance of thase new faces which gives the hall of the Uougoan unaccustomed look, ‘The changes upon the Republican site are yery marked, and the effect of these chanzes Ig yot to be determined. ‘The men on the Republican side:who towered aboyo all others, who wero teaders in the Reoublican party, and men of |. recognized eminence throughout the world, haye beon transferred to the Senate, have re- Ured t6 private life, ot have Jolued the Jong procession of tha dead. Their frees, yolcos, and fniluence will be missed, aud. it rematns to be seen who will take thelr places, ~ ‘Iho anestion of Republlean leaderslilp from: the flobr Is not less huportant to the party thitn the election of their ablest man for Speaker, +, TH NEW comnna.’ * ; Thore are abla mon left who tn the past lnnye ‘not usgerted themselves, Lsny in tho past, for It"lias come to bon recognizod fact of ot American Congrussional [fife that 10 new Comer may agplro to be a lender. . Lack of knowladxe of the rules of the Jfousc—n knowledge which caMut be obtained except by long experlence upon the floor—of Itself (squaliiies 2 new member from lmmeiinte leadership, ‘There oro besides very many obstacles to overcame, such as tho principle of sentority, jealousy, the clanntshness of the older members, whieh present an insur mountable barrier to the new comer In the linlls ‘of the Iouse, Age, which ts often urged ngnlngt a candidate for the Speaker- slip, is quite as often presented a8 a. reason fot ‘the recognition of leadership upon the oor, ; CHANGES BY STATES, kaye ‘Tf you take the Ilgt of the Forty-sixth and -Forty-sevonth Congrossesand compare thom, and tut your eye over the roll of those who have dropped back Into private Hfe, assumed: other dutics, or who are numbered with the deud, the changes-will be very marked.’ NEW'ENGLAND,.. } |g From the State of Maine Mr. Blaine, o loader in all the momoutous yeararslnce the War, had gone In a formor Congress to ‘the Senate to bo taken from ity for Garfield's Cabinet, and tu pass now, In early Doecethbor, to private life—where nobody thinks he, will Jong ‘remain. Frye, too, frank, earnest, vixorous, often cloquent, always popula, , Jay gone to the Senate, and already made his mark there. Hoe la succeeded In: the Honse by Nolson J, Dingley, a man well knowi In Maine, but who has yet to welte his name on the annals of National reputation, ‘I'he re- Mremont of Mfr, Frye tonves to Alf, Reed tho undisputed leadership of the Matne duloga- Uon, and Afr, Reed has’ ability enough to venture at Jeast to aspire to (he loudership of the House, which for: fully. twenty: years has been In a great moasurd elalpwed by the State of Maine. Mr. Reed is-young,. vigor- ous, popular, quick-wittsd, alert, aud is a rising man. FROM Magsaciusirra, * Walbridge Fleld, a mon of Jearning and Ability, but too much of a reeltso and o atuent to ever take a-prominent part in practical legislation, fina retired to the Bupremo Honch of Massachusetts, whiot he will adorn, and to whieh his-edueation aud Ws instes adapt him, “Io 14 quceoeded by dudge Ranney, aman of good reputation fv his profession, a fing sponter, successful fn the things of this world, and very likely to take a prominont part in Congressiotint con- teats, Dr. Loring, tov, ins toft the flouse to be Commssloner of Agriculture, aud fs do- ing more to give dignity and influonce to that bureau than any man who has hold the otlles sineo it was created. He ts. succeeded by Eben F, Stone, of Newburyport, a man who hins long aspired to Corigress, and who fs rated us 0 quick-witted, keen politien! man- ager. Gov, Ulailln, a business. Rupresunta- tive, hns been sueceadod by Join W. Candler In tho Eighth Massachusetts District. Mr, Candler is a putty of fine presence, of aratt Seat an Re ets aging men, and w No 0! y Mitott the business legistators of the Forty- soventh Congress. IN VERMONT, Bradley Barlow, the banker, the grent stage minh, te famous star-route contractor, who has been heard of moro In the Investigation into the star-route proveddings than he ever was, br ever would have been in the halls of Congress, has given place to William Grout, on aunbitious youne soldier, who hus yet to make his ninrk. 5 ‘fhe entlrs Rhode Island delegation tn the House fs changed. Nelson W. Aldrich, an nective, capable business-man, who can speak, has been transferred to the Sonate y the famented Burnside, Ife fs su Ilenry J. Spooner, also 9 dusiness-inan, is not much. known outside of the wary, are row lint of * Rhode Island and tho Provi- dence plantations? Latimer W. Ballou, too, the old editor and banker, whose earnest fice and thin voleo for 80 many yoats )avo bean foiliar to the trequonters of the Ilouse, has iven place to Jonathan Chace, 2 man vyen fess know in National affairs than Spooner, Little Rhode Island has Its record to make in tho new House. IN CONNECTICUT Joo” Hawloy, whom to be named {fs to be known, with his genlal manners and hts earnest speech, has been promoted to the Senate, and is syececded by Jolin R Buck, Swho will watt some yerrs, mnndoubtadty bo- fore he achivyves the reputation of his bri thant predecessor NEW Yon. Coming to New York, there haye been many clianges. Covert, Ttopresontative from Long Island, who, during his Inst your tn Congress, uchfeved a prominence of whieh ils first term gave no pramilsys ylelded toons of the most respeoted Congressional tradi- tlonsof New York, that a member should nothe returned for morethan one torm tintess he stand pregminent above all. rivals, and is succeeded by Perry Belmont, wealthy, ainbitious, the son of Aticust Bel- mont, who deserves woll of | the Domucratic arty, however {1 ho may have been trented by it, Perry Belmont, w- doubtedly, is one of the richest meu in the now Congress. Possibly not ns rich as he is, buta young, nun of the srine type and dash, is Roswell 2, Vilower, of one of the New York City districts, who defeated William W. Astor, another young man of vast wealth, Flower is elected to take the place of Levi P. Morton, many thes’ millionaire, now BMluister to the French Republic. ‘There nro a good many iillions represented by tho three mon ‘just named, and itis a fact not without slenificance Jn our polities that du- ents und politieal ambition are beginning to run close, tegether. an O'Reilly, the Brooklyn Alderman and Congressman, who arrived In Washington in the last Congress Justin time to. make Mr, Randalt spenker, and who made such desperate strucgia to retain his anlnty ig Congressman ant Alder- man, has guns back te ward politics, nd Is sueeeeded by William £. Robinson, known everywhere to renders of po- litienl Nterature in | this comer ag the old-time correspondunt ‘Richellou,”? Jie will bu one of the wits of the Honse, and will be the most formidable rival that San Cox has in his humorous specialtles. An- other noted change in the Now York delc- gation {a the retirement of tho nervous, ofec- trie, funny, earnest little Mr. Chittendeu. Ile 1a succecded by the Rov. J. Ilyatt Smith, wito in politicnl cfassitications has a big * 1)? written after lis nome, but who more than anya else in politics represents the antl Chittenden ticket, Outside of the bailiwick in Brooklyn which he representa the Kev, J. dtyatt Smith ts likely to bo a more earnest Republican than the Democrats, who once hoped to secure his vote, cau dream, . Nichg- Jas Muller, who hud quite a reputation as an enmlgrant runner at one time, Rives. way to the noted Ben Wond, once of tho Express, Q representative of 9 type of New York pol- ities which need not budesorlbed, Elnstain, the wealthy young German Republican, [6 succeeded by Phi IR Dugro,'a ‘wealthy mer- chant; Fernando Wood by John fardys Jimmy O’Brien, who was so. little in his seat in the Inst Congress that nl- most avery tima ho came to -Washington onan acensional visit he hind te -be intro- duced to tha dourkeaper, has retired to prl- vate life, aidis succeeded in Congress by AbramS. Howitt, ony of tho ableat aid most earnest mon on Ue Democratic side, ‘The banker Ferdon fs followed by Lewis ehh Lounsbury Is displaced by, Thomas Cornell, Who Is Hikely to bo a prominent man in the now Llours; Batlog of Albany, tho hulf- breed whose nanie President Arthur, sont in again ta be Consul at Hamburg, ts followed in the Sixteonth New York District by Mlohacl Nolan, and Warner Miller, the most fortunate young man In New York politics, ling been élevated to the Senate. ‘Che other changes in New York aro not notable, “NEW JERSKY. In New Jorsey Mr. Georgo M. Robeson romnlus, and if he is disposed to work will ‘be very fikely to Iny claim to leadership on the Republican side, Cbarles HL Veortis, whose career in Congress was clouded b: Irregularities in. business - transnations, [3 stigevsded by Jolin WUll, who did go much In former Congresses in the interest of chenp postage, And who ling not abandoned his favorit hobby, ; are : PENNSYLVANIA. In Ponnsytvania Heiator Clymor, who was 80 ninbitious and so unfortunate having, m oug stimmer married a wife, broken w fey, and logt his Congressional-nomination, has lilg seat Mlvd In the new Congress, by Dael Erinentrout, 8 Ponnsylvania Germin poll- ticlan of n good deal of power. Hendrick 1. Wright, a man full of isms and partteutary cranky on the labor and greenback questions, has had all bis sing pardoned Lint by his ase suclates fn Congress, aud the gid man lias gone to his zrave -honorad and beloyed by every one who Knew hin. Eccentric as he Ws, he was generous to a fault and the soul of honor, and his brethren in the Iouso of Representatives, aud the poor peuple -of his district, who were the dall Y recipients of his bounty, remain to mourn his lass. Jolm VW. KWngor, of the Fourteenth Pennsylvania District, hervous, fussy, f little Jers of an cloctria vet than Father U Mttendon, a perpet- Ual Juck-lngthe-box, the man who wag nl- ways the ‘first to rush betweon the tellers and’ to hasten ta tle sent to fivity attention to his remarkable explolt— which. was thu beginning and the ond of his Congressional tecord—Is succeeded by the Woll-known,.Samuol F, Barr, Join 1. Mitchall, of Pennaylyauia, another lnk youn min in, polities, who was so little hown in tha Louse at the this lis good Inck ene that many inquired who he WaB, Was lected to the Senate to succead Cot- (ros Ot ve”? and Js followed In the diousa by Roviert Wuikor., Algxandey If. Coffroth, u man of varying fortdne IneCon- Kress, ond of the moxt persistent of tia Ponstongrabbers has disuppanred from the Pennsylvania dologution, Andrew 8. Our tin nt fast stands upon the roll as a Hepre- sentative from the ‘fventloth Ponnsylyanta District. Thoss wha know the ola War Governor, aud remember how strongly his heart beat fur the Union cause, will bo gut priséd to kuow that Sppualt hls name Whe ward * Democrat” ia written. Harry White, to-whom Grant wrote hile antbthirc-ternt letter (which never yet has beon -satisfactor- ily explained), the- quickest man, to, get upon hiy feet in the Forty-ff{th and TParty- sixth Congresses, hay been unfortunate enough to have his pame dropped from folls, Ile Is followed by Jaines Mosgrave, ‘ i weat, a notable. wnat ‘1 Travoling west, a notablé missing taco in the Olio delexation Ja at of John MeManon. Ouo of tho clearest-leade, most forcible, direct, Inolelve speakers on the Democratic sides Ang aman who was the model of the Ditierest and moat extreme partlgansh iy, He Is followad by Henry 14 Morey, Frank }urd, the brilliant debater and .ablo hiwyer lies again yielded to the fate of polttics, and is retired, Finley, tvo, the jmmortal Fintey, the wan who alone ly Congress conuluered that Finiey, of Ohio, wag u atatesminn, fs jot: numbered In the delogntion ta the Forty-sov-, enth Congreas,-and with hin? have heel vk ware inte private ite Henry ta, Dickey vay. « Warrior, one of the fathers of the sll doliar, and Prot, Sfonroe. a INDIANA, From the failliar faces in Indiana that of a 7 1 ver Judge Bleknell ts mas reform ot some sortin tho tantt! the Presidgnt ling last one af It au yneateay (iuptha » Nu gone, and than comes the free of Avi tibnon, Ss. 1 hough eecontrie, perststey wu pa thorn in the aie otenina an tio vote tt iaotul fey ‘ faces whch wilt be eu menu: i senes from the Fort fe thosn of Githurt De badtatyte nf eeatess ata His, who Is suffering tho fate of many ee tras who have tired politietans, ant thats y i Jongres ford to lose. Naress can ‘poorly ag he case OF Clog 8 Most ean Wy 100, Thay old Taint eatin, In I1thnots 1tean Tarber, nT inois Tira Barber, wh fress loti enough to got amon tion {n the Torcitorles, Is followed by Ch 3. Farwell, who wiil be, ns he always 1d 1, ona of the myst enlelent, act lye, if fins tal working members that Chicaga, gull West, linve aver find in Congress, Pil {ig ilays has gone back to his Newspaper alter ih Unsuccessful elfort to obtaln the hanen or siiny other niisstun at the hands of Ga Garileld, Greenbury L. Fort amie anne fortunate promiso that fie would nore be a candidate for’ Congress, and, entelelt jnember that he was, has been followed be dudge Payson, who ‘promises ‘to ‘by We ! the Inost active nnd capable mon tn the eles ation. ‘Tout Boyd hing been aiteceeiled b, .owis; Stevenson, who WAYS seemed Fy ofploca with the Democrats, by Deitstae Snilth; and Forsythe by Moulton, eh oat i owe Towa has retirad Hram Price, ewe Indian Conitisstoner unier Gate but, it ts sald, is not to -be retained. ee things ire In hia way: ho is rowing foes from Wness, and he won't fe the Lhidiang ity whisky, a proceeding witch Js not Tike by contractors or Congressmen Sewall Farwell comes in Is place, Weaver, the Greonbacker, who Ie not Prostdeiit at the United, States, also disappears from. the Forty-soventh Congress, and ty followed by Mudison Cutts; while illatte, another Greenbacker, who sclntitiated or SDUttered during his troublesome two Years, bas been, followed by Jonn A. Ki Sapp ia In Con. 1 poste Kngson, suececded by Hepburn, / nuh Bane erat WHereny STATES, "The changes In the other Woes Ore less lmiportant. ‘Minnesotnestndy Blakes ack, Who had a recess long enough to per ot Henry Poehler to show that ho Was not a sory Prilttant membor uf Congress, Michigan hits supplanted the mill Newberry by Henry Lord; SeGowaenat® would not run agath, by’ Laoly, who, the father of & family, hag "been given, by the society writers, a reputation as a hand sone bachelor: Mark Brewer, gong as Consul to Germany, 1g succeuded by Oliver Spaulding: Mihomn itis Donoosale fea su ms Obs cratic flesh, w aa WWhsconsta® labo?” 1 . ec Wy Wisconsin “ Gabe” Bouck, with - dan halr, blue coat aud brass nitions alee, ts selised fo ls Living and fils ¢ ‘alton y uw penetiee, wed by Richard ete Bau THE souTi. in the South there are some chan Qmong the more notable the following Lowe, of Alabana, the Greenback Thde. pendant, who Js the possible Mahone of that tale, was defrauded of Is election by the Democrats, and will make a contest in this Congress, “ in Louisiana Br, Joseph Hayes Acklen ins been rotired to be ‘succeeded by Chester Darroll, & Kepubdlicitn, Mr. Joseph Mayes Ackten will now have abundant opportunity to understand why he was not successful !n Congress, Tho familiar face and excited tongue of Mr. ‘Thomas Turner, of the mountains of Kentucky, wil) bo nilsged. Hu is succeeded by John D, White, » Republican, who was ones before In Congress from that district. PROSPECTS OF ‘TK NEW SEN, - What) about the new men? [idle fs known, ° They hnve thelr records to make. It Is to bo sen whether they will como fore ward to take the places of some of tho more gsininent men whom they have succeeded. ‘Thore doubtless are many undeveloped fenders In the throng of nntried members who crowd the roll, "The talent for leaders shipls not possessed by all, The House ls » very trying place, ‘io be successful in leadership there requires the combioae tion of many qunlities such ns are hot met with fm avery department. of politienl Ife. Some: yenrs hence: doubt jess tie new men who now for, the first time take the onth, If they continue In political Mfe, will be among the glants of those days. For the present, finjnat as if miy stem, they will haveto wait. fiportant as they hay. Oo Within tha bonndaries of thoir own dlatricts, sone planus fg they are Ine thelr States, the Nation {sa field: te which many of them are but just beginning to cuter, ond In the matter of leadership an apprenticeship has to be served, Of course this does not apply to. the newcomers who have sluply returned to pubite life after an absence which It may perhaps be pleasant to describe as a yacation. KEIPER’S SP HECIL UPON ENTERING ULON THE SPEAKEN'S OF FICE, .Wasutnatoy, D. C., Dev. 5.—Speaker Keifer, whgh tho applause had subsided whieh greeted his appearance at the Speak er’s daykt, spoke as follows: ! GENTLEMEN OF THE JLOUSE OF REPRESENTAS mives: ET thunk you with w heart Miled with gruuitude for tho iatingulshed honor conferred on me by election as your bpeaker, I wi assume the powers of thiv bigh ailice with f trust, a duo share of difidence and distrust of my own ability to meet than ueceptubly to you aud tothe gayntry, 1 bel! that you, 484 body and as Individuals, wil give mo bearty support in the dixchurge of iny dutics, L prone todavotomysolt raithtutly and assiduously to the work bofore me. Linvoko your aud the cone try"s charitable Judgment om alt my ollicial acts, 1 will atrive to be Juutto ali, rogardivss of bart or section, Whon party prine[ple is invulved, will be found to ba Republican, ut, respeats, 1 hope to be nblo to net free from party blaa, It ls a alugolur fiat that vt thia mos Drospecous toe in our Nation's history, ug arty in aither branch of Congress pag an al i Jato majority over all othor parties, And ein therofore, purticulurly fortunate (but at ne other time sinco and for many yours priot isd the nocesston of Abraham Lincoln to tho Ken ‘i tive chuir bave thore Wea 80 fow unsettled ¥ i question of a National character in relation 10 which party [nea have heen olusely draw, AY National proaperity of the peoplo is In adval i of any other poriod in the biatory of aur Gor" croment, ‘Tho violenes of party spirit bus hy terlutly subsided, and, ina grent meusure, oOny of tho reasons for its oxiatenco nro Kade. Mat the universal tendency of thn people is to ated tain and contigne to build up tho unparale prosperity, it abould bo our bigheat autuy tu ba manently prgmote and not cripple it ae Congress should be, and I protuundly bow t will be, murkod peclitarly as q business Cone gress. It may be true that additional law i Yot necessary to give to ovory citizen Gan nt proteotion in tho oxercise of all his pol rh oe ue an Svaulysbalaniod ar tl aw rounds: A ind with no Fimpondng Presidential ele: ton to digtract ua fram purely legislative ee T venture to suggest thut the present inte nuspicious timo to cnnot laws to ard age ito Feourrenco of dangord coour inst cred Jusure tranquility. at perilous Uines in the foe Aman thanking you for tha frown Zits redgund npain’ invoking your wly aud Hel! ous Judgment, fm “roudy Wo take shy a orths acrll al by tho law and Constitution any ie with proceod with my beat auility, guider vhe aincere and honest purpose, to ulsclurye you duties bolonying to the altice with whlea, have clothed me. (Grout applause.) * BILLS. cath iy"4 8 PEM CRN SHERMAN INTHE ROLE OF ATT aL is Wasinnaton, D, ©, Dee. ina Sherman's bill to provide for the Isst 3 per cot bonds less fullowas rotary of {b8 j, ete., That 19 Beere mrcasticy ta herby authorised to reowlye a ae Trenaury aud at the oitlog of any Aulty ‘of Treasurer of she United States eau td tho United States tu the amount of &: ) hace’ tuultiplo of that sum, and fssue cn ax therofor an equul amount of FeRsTe Joe coupon body ‘ol tho United Btutes ot nominations of $50, 61,80, 81,00 SG ring of suck form a3 ho may presenti | Jf anuues Intereah wt, tie Fai0 OF fhe wt ae Pha ; rr Tibtaury tat tho’ Waitod states. poe eee south be oxempt from ull taxation by Haase’ Shuto authority, and be payable ne tuo ET oder of tho United Btates ufter Jun, 1, ue tie oF. it of thelr paymant to be determined ey aes ad the absence of auch loglalution, by eUOreLary Py regulations to ba preserivod by the Beer nig tho ‘Treasury, ‘The money: depute doctor fot shalt bo promptly applicd sol Rae vearlog demption Ot bond OE te Rl wiaouat iy pe tert by aed epostsunter ‘shits uct @kall not axcee ‘aun of U0; * gRNATON GARLAND'S BILL veel the su pquitnission topxamine hilo t Teal oe rh, with’n yivwy of Suc dof lation with yeferetica thereta, i by? fgso, wal a substitute fur the. Eaton DIM ts vig novides for. nine Coumlssitnr id re) Senuture, thre Tyee wild aig (0 lu ‘rou ¢! ey rn Hed ita nie rolutiye eifects upon ae lrg y eos tilt! tries of the country, Upon yy courts of the rowducor; hte t rls Oa ge produc ‘ad valovent sy steuisy e . if wus, Improper diseriusiuavens