The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-18

Our Wosn1nGtO0 COrrcoPon0enOes
wAsmsGroS, June II, 1883.
Res,ms Of fe Standardization Of the Loboy-7he Op
posstion--7he Senate and the Hyass-Tratdtial Asps.
rants, dc.
Another such sesson tina. which has just closed aud
che lobby system In Congress- Is annihated Just think
OF IL, not a solitary railroad grant Not single patent
extension! Not new mail steamer grasuity voted.
Not book ordered 70 DO printed for the use of Conf
gress Nothing but desoation and blank dsmsy staring
OF the eyes OF the few vutures aud cormorans who
remained there TO the last ia the hopes Of little bit Of
windfal In the osing honrs Of the session. Bat no
windfa cae and, with ank carpet bags and long drawn
faces they At length yielded to destiny and helped TO
swell the ranks Of the refreshing army from this nov de-
serted city.
II the srst session Of Congress under the sdmnistra.
lion OF Mr.. Buchanan were remembered in after year
for nothing else than for the humiliation OF the rrup
and corruptirg system OF lobby agsscy, thu
single event will mako remembered, for IL
Is TO be hoped ha has iaaugurated an era o
public honesty and Congressional respec,abany.
Even though Maeson allowed to retain his seat ad
draw his psy and record his vote, s the poison OF his
contact rendered hamic by the recollection Of his
fre ard even he seemed have forgotten the canning
OF bis art or .. leas he bought the part Of wisdom
and prudence abandon It's practice. And SO, with II
sxcepa,n Of one little job Of $4,000 for the bsnea OF
Gales seaten OF the National Inteliigencer with proba
bly, share therein for Wendell the public printer there
was no. single matter legislation out Of which the
vutures OF lobby could possibly hope 70 have any
pickngs.
The causes Of this wonderful and mos, desirable change
were manifold The administration known " be do
tcrmnedly hostile 10 tho corrupt association Of publ
puadercrs the treasury depleted and economy WAS
imposed by absolute necessity Tho Speaker Col Orr,
had all the hidden springs and Of the or
~
Committee with Cornich Mstteson and Fellows aud knew
how 70 guard against II.
The nov hall Of the House Of Representatives ". 30
devised a. so sou, on, oil outsiders from personal oommu
MON with members during the hours OF business, and
there bad grown up readiness 10 raise committees OF
invess the slightest pre,snccs which OF Itself
acted a. wholesome terror All thcsc causes, and per-
naps Others combined produce result ~ which the
country has reason 10 rejoice.
In taking comprehensive view OF the results Of the
session will be seen that aside from the contemp bio
squAbble over imaginary political rights OF handful
q border ruaAs and asoltioas,s 10 Kansas legsla
tive Of any importance interest 10 the nation WIS
passed The business Of The secession WAS Of practical
character provide ways and means for the carrying
90 OF the government and reduce the expenditures
10 The lowest possible point consistent with ell
cheney. And In this, must DO said, that the
opposition eide Of the House showed Issc most willing
and ready 70 cooperate with tho administration side.
There Was facous opposition manifested from first
20 the last day OF the scssonno parliamentary lodges
resorted defeat carry measurc-but everything
was dose and in q fair aud STRAIGHTFORWARD m amer
The only obstacles that inerposcd the passage of
the necessary and ordinary Appropriation bills
from The republican, but from Tho democratic side OF the
House; and indeed has been matter OF remark THAI
N the republ ,ans had ntsrposed fActous objections TO
che transaction OF business the regular Appropriation bills
could not have been passed IL but fair TO give the
devil bis due, and In that sp! compliment the repub
leans In the House for the course they have
seen ID 10 pursue. An isssasos Of this hberality
their part was the fast Of . republican member from
Michigan (Mr Howard) moving, when the hfteen million
loan bill was under consideration 70 amend thu bin by in
crcasing the amount 10 thirty Millions and that amend
ment was carried ia committee, although subsequently
los, in the House, consequence OF M having been found
nsoes.ary in the pressure Of business, 10 resort 10 the
psrIamenary expedient Of moving 70 strike on. the
nsct,np canseshe effect 81 which 10 bring bill back
ieso the souse stripped al s mnsn u zoe
lions IA vss dose BY sort Of unanimous c,nsent,
without even division. This 90 opersaon OF opposing
eiemeuts in the Hcose Ia phenomenon alnoes IS re
msksbe and nearly creditsbie 80 The exsngnshment
OF the lobby agent system =, -. A..
while the popular branch Of Congress has been thus
emitting itself s pubBc esteem the senate has been on its
Size, earning pablo c1ntemp- Having spent the wnoe
OF The session In stupid and resouc debate on
or unmportan SUBJECTS they set 70 work within tne CLOS
ing week TO pile all the independent subjects OF egss
tOp that they thoud have been attending TO- and stun INTO
the sppro raon bills In the shape OF amendments thereto
no matter how ipcoDrucus and out Of place they might
be. They have rule In tho Houee which PROHIBITS the
putting into an appropriation bill anything that g not
already authorized By Law. That rule, however proper
e. Il evidently 10, docs not prevail in the Senate aud
when The bills cJne back from that body 70 the House
laden down with amendments, many OF them repeal
ing Old laws OF enscting neg ones, utterly
connected with the service for which the
made pariiamt nsasy etiquette prevents the rules OF
order from being applied 70 them, they would be Il
cered in the rs instance Of the House. In this way the
senate appended 70 the Post Office Appropriation BILL for
instance, an amendment-very proper IN the right
psoe-sbolishine the ranking privileges another, which
would be back ward step In civilization, increasing the
rates Of letter postage Eve cents and another the
silcst that any sensible body Of men could have been