The national Republican., 1869-01-30
our w..hipstAc Acorr..pondenee.

Daily additional demonstration are made
In Congress going to prove that economy In
husbsnding the Government resources 10, now,
for the frst time in years on years, fhs rule oil
national legislation. The last such indies
tion WAS the refusal OF the House yesterday
to take up Mr.. Moorhead's "little tariff bill,"
as II is termed. This measure while not pro.
posing to take a dollar directly from the Ma.
tional Treasury. would, II enacted, prevent
An IndeanIte sum-perhsps millions Of dollars
from going into II, which must go into II
II the bill be not passed. II was ably engi-
neered, and Its passage was expected to be ae- |
eomplished by the support OF many members |
and Senators who have "littie" tariff axes Of |
their own constituents 70 grind this winter II
possible.
NUMEROUS ions SPOILED.
Every man Of them doubtless had his "little
amendmenp cut and dried, which was expected
to have been voted for by every other member
who proposed to seek corner In the bill 10
which to insert his own. II however lacked
votes enough even to get II before the House.
GRANTS IDEAS TRIUMPHANT IN THE HOUSE.
II 10 clear from the prompt and emphatic
refusal OF the House to consider this bill that
Grants views on the subject OF Government
economy are stronger with the House than In
there 10 believed to be Increasing restiveness
with reference to the entire independence
which Gen. Grant SO far manifests, as It 10
clear that he Is likely to gain a Senatorial
supporter for every one he may lose by doing
what he believes to be his duty regardless Of
any public mans personal interests or wishes.
| l see nothing In the rumors Of Senatorial out
| breaks against his expected independence
likely to move him from whatever path he
may have determined on following.
TINE WORKS CHANCES.
For the hrsttime In the history Of our Con
gressional legislation, the adverse decisions
OF committees kill all propositions so reported
on. This undoubtedly arises from the fact
that never before did the committees Of either
House Invariably sorutinire all business com.
Ing before them so closely as this winter.
Hearing detailed arguments, and patiently ex.
amining many witnesses In every contested
case has not heretofore been the rule OF Con.
gressional committee action, as 1t certainly is
at present. Even members of Congress now
attend these committee trials, and make argu
ments pro and con pending measures such as
up TO this winter, they were In the habit oil
making only in open House or Senate.
THE SECRET OF THE CHANCE.
The accumulation Of important business be-
fore Congress to an extent rendering II ut
terly impossible to dispose Of It all by open
and baulky consideration In the halls, 10 al
! the bottom OF this so great Improvement and
} reform In legislative methods and modes
} which are thus being sssimilated to the prac
tiee Of the English Parliament.
ANOTHER NECESSARY LEGIsLATIvE REFoRN
Were 1t possible to induce Congress to put
n stop to the oral delivery OF speeches In Com
mittee OF the Whole on topics not nominally i
under consideration, by ordaining their de
livery in manuscript at the clerks or repor
} ters desk for publication In the Globe, at leas
} one third the time cfevery Congress would b,
economical. 1t would save the Nationa
Treasury hundreds of Thousands Of dollar
annually to pay reporters for taking down
and writing out such speeches for members In
their own rooms, and to pay clerks to make
abstracts of them for such newspapers al
might wish them. II am not mistaken, tn,
English Parliament long since abolished th'
practice concerning which / now write. Be
fore that body no speeches are delivered no
germane to the subject matter officially befor,
them.
As distasteful as this reform may be to bun
combists to this complexion must we come a
last and that, too, In very few years.
THE NECESSITY FOR AN EXTRA SESSION.
SNEAKER CnIfsr srnisinad. a dav yor tw
, telligently disposing OF the urgent nations
business now on his (Speaker's) table. l ca
conceive OF no other plan than that 1 sugges
above, that will avoid necessity for an extr
session running well nigh from March 4th I
July next as the bills that must be digeste
and disposed of, the enactment OF which AT
necessary to keep the wheels OF the Govern
ment In motion, will take that time for thei
proper consideration, even though little othC
business be approached.
THE REEs SWARM.
A throng gathered around the door OF th
Senate's Committee on Railroads this for,
noos, In the belief that that committee wer
cossideTing In detail a general plan for aidin
In the construction OF railroads without cos
to the National Treasury a scheme as pra'
ticM as that of" mahogany plank out OF pin
ss~-dust,"I sPpreheud. This crowd WAS, {
course, composed Of those familiarly style
the railroad ring.
HOPE DEFERRED.
Nothing definite was however consummate
In the eommittee.room. A subcommittee
said to have been appointed to consider an
report on the subject.
THE LAST coMBIEATIoN.
A combination has doubtless been forme
among the outside representatives. Of the 70
lowing roads, viz; the Northern Pacific, Souti
ern Pacific, Kansas Pacific, California PAeiH
Atlantic and Pacific, and International Pacin,
none OF whom seem Just now paeiheally di
posed towards the temper OF Congress relatiy
to their several schemes.
THEIR SCHEME.
This combination Is said to have dete
mined to ask for ~, 900 per mile, secured o
hrst mortgage bonds and also to offer tn
Government the right to tax Q one third II
gross earnings of the several roads as add
tional security. From present appearance
they do not bid fair to get forty cents per mi
out OF the National Treasury, though all theI
works, If constructed, would greatly benei
the country.
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