Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1842-09-15

having been negligent and inotten tive to bus.
mess, it is due to them that few facts should
be presented to the Public from which they
may judge of the truth of the accusation
The first ground of complaint against them.
was Of delay in the passage OF the oeneral
Appropriation Bill for the civil and diplomat
| ic expenditures of the Government The
time of passing said bill by the House for the
last ten years, at each long session OF Con-
gress, has been as follows:
In 1882, on the 9th of May.
In 1884, on the 9th of June.
In 1886, on the 9th of May.
I In 1888, on the 9Th OF April.
In 1910. on the 9Th of May.
The average time, then, taken to pass these
| bills for the last ten years, was to the 18th Of
May. At this session, the General ApprO.
priation Bill passed the House on the goth of
April: that is, 81 days earlier than the aver
age time for the last ten years, although, ow-
ing TO the duty of inquiring into and correc.
ting errors and abuses which have grown up
during the last twelve years in the admins
tration of the finances, much more time than
usual was necessarily consumed in exanTfE1.
ing and debating the details of this and other
appropriation bills.
If the business done by the House at these
two sessions be contrasted, it will stand thus:
AT the second long session under Mr.. Van
Buren, there were,-reports made. 7l6j bills
reported, 5g4 bills passed the House, I'll.
AT the present session there were,-TepOrfs
made, l,O96; bills reported, go; bills passed
the House, 800.
The general result ola comparison is, that
this Congress has made more reports, passed
more public laws, and done more important
business than any Congress which ever con.
vened since the formation of q Government.
During the late session, moreover, Congress
mas passed two very important bills which
have always required great deliberation, and
occupied much time, viz, the Apportionment
Bill and Tariff Bill.
The four previous Apportionment Bills.
viz those Of 1901, 1911, 1922, and 1882, oc-
cupied the House, on an average, just thirty
days each.
The average time required to pass the four
great Tariff Bills, viz. those of 1916, 1924,
1922 and 1882 was sixty nine days each.
Comparing the business done at this ses.
sion with the business done during the long
session under the Administration Of Mr.. Al.
AIMS, it stands thus:
Under Mr.. Adams-Length of Session, l7E
days; Reports made, 25l Bills reported.
29l; Bills passed, l54.
AT the late Session.-Length of session,
269 days; Reports made, 1909; Bills rept'd,
6l9; Bills passed, 800.
BY this statement itappears that Congress
has done, at the late session, more than dotl-
BILE the business that was done by the Con-
crosses at the long sessions under the Admi.
nistration of Mr.. Adams.
1t is further 10 be observed that conside-
rable part of the time of the House was coll
sumcd in tho discussion of Executive Vetoes
and Protests, for which Congress should not
be held responsible.
Thus, by a simple application of the rule
OF addition and subtraction, it is proved that
the charge against the present Congress of
neglect of business is unfoundcd. whether
preferred by its enemies or INDUCED in bY
its friends; the latter having been in many
instances induced by a sense of suffering and
a keen perception Of existing evils to expect
from their Representatives 10 Congress inn
possible achievements.
Considering the obstacles which the wings
in Congress had to encounter from power
ful minority opposing every thing which the
wings proposed ; a smaller body, elected as
wings, siding with their opponents on almost
every occasion and an Executive taking
occasion repeatedly to head then in re-
gard to the measures which they most ear
nestiy desired to pass for the relief Of the
People-when we look back upon these and
other difficulties which lay in their way, il is
matter for surprise and wonder bow, by pat
they were able to accomplish SO much. For
what they have done, they are we'll entitled
to the thanks oftheir constituents Int.
: OurHAGE.-Ane:npt to shoot a Conductm.-
The Conductor on the Great Western Rail-
road, in collecting the tickets from the pas
sengers on Tuesday night, beyond Pittsfield,
met with an ugly customer in one of the Sec
ond rate cars. The fellow, when asked for
his ticket, refused to give it up, when angry
words passed between the parties land as the
collector was about leaving the car. the fell
low drew pistol from his pocket. and fired
at him. Luckily, he escaped unhurt. The
fellow was taken care Of until the cars reach
ed the deserted part of the road, when the
passengers handed him out, and after chas-
Using him for his villainous conduct, left him
in the woods. The passengers did wrong
The scoundrel should have been handed over
to justice, and made to feel the penalty of the
law.
Ne'o Mode Of Cooking C,eum6ers-A
southern paper, we preceive. recommends d
new method of preparing the cucumber. ID
says you must pare off the rind, then cut the
cucumber into slices lengthwise, dust either
side of these slices with corn meal or wheat
flour. pepper and salt them to please your
taste; this done, fry them brown, and YOU
will have one of the most delicious dishes
that you can imagine combining in their fla.
vor those Of the oyster-plant and egg. plant.
Other healthfulness, thus cooked. there can
De no question, and of their palatenbleness,
. ENY WNnn Al.A ~