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ER1DAY MORNING, MABCH I. 1881.
| ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
few DAVIS since business took to Washington "he'.
we remained TO witness, for the first ume' the
ka,ony of an expiring Congress The scenes ". 49,
cnr interest bu, the effect upon the observer was pam
Ill r,o,,f,no To rs who had for many years ooserV
"a -. M,6ed deliberate and orderly proceedings OF our
a.,. eoaIa.nre the contrast presented al "ashngon
h;l. source of pride 10 vrginan was Illuminating 70
citizen of this great confederacy Justce oehoeao anu
aHeayen's first law" order, seemed 10 nave ho~h " W
800 - hen nmpled under foot. Our first glimpse OF tho
srnyno Congress was in the House on FRIDAY mornine'
The measure under consideration was the report OF the
ine committee for tine relief Of the public printer rom o
hydhins Of contract the beneficial clauses OF which ths
Government itself hadnued The subject had been 50 u"y
examined and discussed and the time for action so
-. a. rov;ona onestion was moved and sustained Az
once The factions opponents Of the measure hurried on oy
Hood hound persecution of their victim, rcsol'ed " '
Imaginable device and parliamentary stratagem oi ue
.nch a. calls of the House, motions to lay On ie o'
Of the ayes and noes telers on said cais ~c. We ~
.cbemes however, failed, and after seVelal mus =
,,sbe warfare the resolution was passed. Du' e' 49,
N. HINT was not abandoned-for Wentworth ehae"'oe
he's fphf
he was frustrated In the ngorious game pursued o Wv
os;on il was mortifyng to every adnirer OF Sou' oaio
lin, oa,,an,rv chiyalry and magusamity 10 see n'' %
,,;ves c,o.e,v allied with the spiteiui ana ina..o
E,sna of MARYLAND ami the unPrincpied Hce'o'''
o1 ,n;an;. cr,wel Of Ohio Wilmot Of Pennsylvania
o,hr ~ ,h,. ilk 1t grated on The ears Oh every
- 81 n,ufot TO hear Mr.. Burt OF SCUM Calo'iha, sus
ms friend from Illinois" Wentworth the repfooa'eD
of action 10 strike down the Editor of the Union
1T &bo ohpre
lin, and struggling disunonist here and there inc
cou,n.rn members showed themselves to be guided
!, HIGH sense Of Justice and magnanimiy Ihough Tue
..,ure finally failed 1t is Of pride 10 know mat
evey member from Virginia. in both Houses Oh
whatever their party antes conflicting views on ms
waved question of the day. this OCCASION came up ua
nousy 20 the standard Of justice and right
The resolution which, after so long struggle was sus
tanned by the House, went TO the Senate. oh Tue heA
II was read first time, and would have passed hen o M
,hs objection of Turney of Tennessee copperhead ds
,no,st and whose yindctve malice Nature has plainly
stamped on his countenance. The River and Hafoo1 OH
con,nmed nearly all the few remaining hours OF Congress
.ven them there was sufficient time left for the senate
10 pass the measure of simple justice to the Public Pnnte
PARTY and personal hostility however, could not allow suc
m opportunity for revenge TO pass unmpoVeo iuhey 10"
but Seward was there and called the ayes and
and tho trio Pearce of Maryland Ewing OF ONO, ana NAM
II. Of Maine put their heads together and their de-
termination to defeat the measure BY speaking m INC "0
of IL the termination of the session Under these ccu
stances Senator Footo very properly withdrew the reso
,ton Tho CRYING injustice and outrage OF THIS prcceea
Ing stand forth garingly, when it is borne IN NINA
that after the defeat Of this measure the lighthouse o
.pproprianp thousands for the whole coast was pass
cd Without being read-and yet, claim wnlch oo'h
Houses had sanctioned and which had been sfted IN
eyery way must be discussed to death Anoher eemeh'
s Injustice ia the fact that an allowance Of So cent IN
der the prices Of lSl9 made 10 Gideon Co.. Without
opposon while under exactly similar circumstances 'no
fctous of the claim of the public printer for oo
pcr cent less than those prices, was spoken 10 oea! "
NOT blot on the American character that the u ;
which we have been taught regard the most dgnned
body on earth should such Senators as we nave
.erbed blinded by party prejudice and nsensbe to every
motive Of justice and magnanimity :?
The defeat of this and Of other important Chains
tamonQ hem the bill for the relief OF the Woolen anuac
turing Company this city which was managed oy 'he
agent Caleb Jones' with great skill and energy) geay
Attributable TO the extraordinary course of Mr. Clay and ms
ociaes attempting to press the River ana OH
through at so late stage of the session. On Saturday, ne4
10 the last day of the session. the Civil and Diplomatic A
preparation Bill which the very existence OF the govern
en depends laid aside and the River and Haroor M
taken up Though warned of the peril 10 the approp
alton bills from such movement the majority the irenas
of the River and Habor Bill resolved to press II on al all
hazards The minority who had constitutional scupies In
regard 10 the bill and had been deprived OF oil opportu
nifty of examining provisions firmly an periodically de-
ferned TO vndcate their duty the the coun
nv and themselves and the issue which had been
rendered They stood calamity for the right and they sue
ceeded-or the friends OF the River and Harbor Bill at
O'Clock ON Tuesday morning. had beat retrea-and the
bill was not again up The app reputation bills had the
narrowest escape-and it was ah ough they appopa-
ted forty millions of dollars they could not have
,he pre.dent of the United without signing Accor
ding 20 the TAYLOR doctrine they should have cen vetoed
on the ground of hasty and nconsiderate iegis
The American people have conception of the loose and
vreched manner which public BUSINESSES by
Congress.
Until the last few days. the session is wasted in heated
apitaton and useless debate and them keep the wheels Of
government from stopping, most sums OF money
arc voted away acehorse speed without moment for
knowledge or even examination Fortunately for the coun
nv and strange ash may SEEM most OF the andpandeng
schemes many bills voting sums oil money LOT
purposes fell between the two houses One
of the most singular and nauspcous signs at
the army Of agents besen the Capitol for vast schemes OF
expenditure They constitute Of fourth estate-and
by many the "Lobby force" is regarded potent the
voice of Congress ITSELF This matter hope TO see re-
formed We have no present dwell upon the evils
tending to consolidated and dangerous government which
must strike the stranger with disgust and ALARM The only
safety in recurrence the virtues and prin
cipes Of the fathers of the Republic These principles are
carefully guarded by the Democratic party than by any
other party in the counyand to the country must look
for rescue from the of consolidation and ruin to
which 20 great tendency is manesting itself. But
enough for to-day.
CHEAP POSTAGE.
To tho surprise Of many the bill reducing the rates Of post
age Law at the session of Congress just expired On
of the Of business and the conflicting pro-
visions of the House bill and the Senaes substitute it was
thought the whole measure would fall through The House,
however very readily assented to the Senas proposition
which, though rather RADICAL yet in making the reduction
moro gradual is vastly preferable to the House measure
Except regard the coinage Of hreecent pieces the law
does 60 into operation until the LIST July next re-
duces the average of postage both upon letters and
newspapers nearly one-ha The following schedule which
We find In the NJ Y Journal of Commerce. shews the rates