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LETTERS FROM THE METROPOLIS
May q, 1911.

intently fixed upon tho proceedings OF Con-
gress, tina, suppose very lislo else will be
Of interest to your readers. The action Of |
tho Senate though not closely confined to tho |
financial affairs Of tho country rs might in
many accounts DO desirable, has yot furnished !
high qualification to those who desire prompt
despatch in public business instead Of lntor-
minable and pointIess speeches. Tho ridi-
culous attempt of Mr.. Secretary Woodbury.
to dIsprovo the statements OF Mr.. Ewing's
lucid Report is in perfect accordance with
tho conduc, Of that celebrated functionary
while at the head Of the Treasury depart
ment. Ills assertion that "at the time the !
present Administration camo into power tho
government was free from debt must strike
every one asa great joke Levi is stupcn-
dous wag! His speech was most sf1sctually
demolished by Mr.. Evans, Of Maine. An in
teresting debate was had on the Mcleod case
all Of which you will Of course have seen re-
ported in tho Washington papers.
The House is at length organized after
having disorganized itself and blundcrcd on
through sixteen days without accomplishing
any thing at all in tho way of business =
Nothing but energy, strict attention to the
business of the Special Session and prompt
reto upon long windy, aimless speeches, from
whatever quarter they may'comc j, now wan
ted to carry tho financial measures demanded
by tho country 10 their final enactment, and
thus sustain the Administration and its poll
cy against all the claims Of Loco Focosm
and Jacobinical faction.
The Resolution of the House granting S25,
600, to the Family of Gen. Harrison, will
most certainly meet the wishes of the people
Of al! parties Throughout, the country. Mr..
GIlmer opposed tho bill, contcnding that
Congress had no right to grant this sum us
gift: if the bill could be demanded SO as to
make it a compensation. he would support it.
This is a fair specimen Of Virginia 'abstrac-
ton
/ The foreign news by tho Acadia, you will
OF course have received by way Of Boston.
1t is evident that the Tories in England are
getting tho worst of the bargain in their at
tempt to drive the Ministry from their seats.
/ Sir Robert Peci's resolution was got under
debate and there was evidently no very We
hemcnt desire on the part of its advocates to
press it to a decision. If the Ministers dis
, solve Parliament and 70 to the People on
the question at issue, as it is nearly settled
they will, the Wings have every prospect Of
d high success. The cry of Cheap Bread is
one calculated to be popular among star
c vingpeoplc, and there is n fair prospect tina,
the selfish, grasping, crushing policy Of the
:, . Tories will receive an efficient rcbuke. O
Cornell is working with all his might and the
= cry OF Repeal and Reform is yet most po-
. tent throughout Ireland. Lord John Rus.
n sell will Of course be elected in London, bu,
n not without terrible struggle.
:. Nearly all hope Of the safety of the Pcsi
,. dent is now abandoned in England Those
$. who had relatives on board have gone into
d mourning and observe tina, a day has beer
IT. sppomtcd at Lloyd's for the settlement 9th,
e assurances. The news from China is Ger
"a tainly Of great importance. Negotiation
At have proved iruitlcss, the Emperor has or
c, dcrcd Kcsl,en into irons for his trucklngto TIM
rs barbarans, and a resort to arms has been had
10 Tho British have taken the Boeuc forts ant
IN arc also in possession ofthc Factory at Canton
~ What will come of it remains to be seen.
as Nothing Especial interest has occurred il
s, the city, either in the political or business cir
u clos. As is usual thousands Of our citizen
as are leaving the crowded metropolis for tn
~ cooler and more hcalthtu abodes in the coun
n, try, and Of those who are left presume fe,
r remain from inclination. Business is O
~ course declining as the warm season ndvan
is ccs. An unusual, amount of building seem
~ to be going on. Especially in Broadwa
~ and Pearl Streets, the Oldest and most decay
ne cd structures have been torn down and thci
J.. places will soon be supplied by others NOR
he worthy those princcly streets.
gu Another number Of Bronson's Quar,crl
o, o. Review has just made its appearance
of The leading article is upon Social Evik1n
e, their Remedies, atopic which has engage
ne the attention of the philan,hropic \ prme'
he from time immemoral. The writer say
TX, that no has succeeded in awakening the pull
a. lie attention to his doctrines, and now pre-
O.. cecds to their discussion. Tha, is well thoug
nj of! So il seems that in all his previous d
he airibes against the rich and his scnsless r;
~ wings about human rights, tyranny of soc
ETY., and denominations in general, he was OF
ir- ly cndcavoring 10 catch the car of the public
rs and since he has now succeeded in rousing
10y some degree Of life that huge and insensa
led monster, he will now proceed to talk to hil
The remainder of his article is nearly d
tailed exposition Of the evils that at prose