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tentlon, L snall now resume my seat .
U. S. CONGRESS.
Correspondence Of the Saturday Chronicle.
Washington, March IL, 1910.
Dear Sir This week may be truly called
a broken week. After the New Jersey case
was settled, (Which was on Thursday
Wednesday brought out Jenifer, Of Mary
land, who is not the most cool and patient
man in the world, and the way he tried TO
find fault with the committee on elections
pleased the great Mr.. Smith of Conn.,, who
takes delight in doing COOP. MediIl, Of Ohio
and RIres have, however, held their own
and more too; notwithstanding Graves cam
to the assistance of his brother politician, no
advantage was gained over them. Medil
does not make threats for the sake of seeing
them in print. He goes il for telling the
truth. and he will tell it too, though the old
gentleman from Hades, with his cloven foot,
should request him not to do 50 as n partic-
ular, favor. But ! must not he political,
and so here goes it for news without COM
ments.
The Sub-Treasury bill has been. after
some little debate, referred to the committee
of Ways and Means, when it will come soon
up for action. Then hurrah for 4 fight. A
long debate about printing the minority re.
port and other evidence in he New Jersey
case, has used up the time Of Congress with
the exception Of Saturday.
fes,eriay and to-day. S ,turdai. private
bile were acted upon and none passed. 4
very hard days work Truly these mem.
bers Of Congress are to be piticd for their
hard and small pay. PreGF should bring in
a bill to pay for ,cashing AMI Jncndiag, the
times is so hard on lm.
The Red river raft bill has been commit
ted. The Cumberland road question has
been rejected by good round majority
The New Jersey members, with the excep.
ton oil Mir. Vroom, have been sworn and
seated. The hundreds of petitions that
have numbered up the members tables, have
been sent TO be killed Off in the committee
rooms. Sire and Fight" have shewn
some few claws. and peace is about being
proclaimed throughout the land.
Mr.. Barnard, Of New York, has offered
petition against the admission Of Florida as
a slave State. The Speaker has decided
that to be debarred by the rule UPON aboIi.
ton petitions, and the House, upon an ap-
peal being taken. have sustained the Speaker.
lie is right, and the people will sustain him,
| am confident, in this matter.
IN the Senate, various propositions have
been made and debated. Lumpkins' resolution
TO adjourn has been laid aside for two weeks.
The Salt drawback has agrin been called up
by Mr.. Benton, for discussion and repeal.
The rights of Americans on the high seas.
under the flag " whose stars Of beauty crown
the world" have been beautifully and no.
bly, discussed by Mr.. Calhoun, who intro.
duced some pertinent resolutions in relation
TO the same.
The House has begun to grind, and when
the present hopper gets empty. another grisi
will be poured in by the Senate ingood time.
The House once originated all important
measures, and the Senate sanctioned the acts
if they agreed with it, but now the House
is so busy that the Senate has to do the duty
for it, and then offered an adjoarning reso-
luton to spur them up to doing something.
merely BY way Of form.
1t is said that Randolph of New Jersey,
is in danger of being set aside, from illegal
votes. No fighting. thermometer rising.
Yours, ID