, 1870-07-18
WASHineT TON.
End Of the Session.
Failure of Parties
Norton Dead.
Politics and Investigations.

Norton DcAO.
Politics and Investigations
FROM oCk OWN CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON. Jnty II.
Tomorrow is The Ias. day of Congress. For
khis md all other b!es5;rsa, wo return thanks.
THE 1L0rOu uF DEsroSD.
1t has been = dry, inp.acticable. dwelling
teesion, with all the. gas at the beginning and
little todA water at the end Every year
demonstrates more and more tho fact that
Congress is prey to iis oHn defective organ
ization and rules Of procedure. TIE commit
tcc work which il the vital work Of Congress,
is shisled by everybody, AMI public business
tumbles into the general chamber like man
who has just got out Of bed, and reels, half
dressed, into ballroom. The consequence is
that everybody Oh each committee who has
neglected his duty III tho commit.ee-rooua, in
4ists upon making diuusive speech before
the general Congress, and thus tho Globe il
crowded down will, debate, sud he.ps OF
words, replies and explanations, and, after a
ltmsrkably illogical talk, the vote is taken &C.
cor,ling to The disposition OF the lobby.
To amend all this. il il necessary that the
hour for the beginning or The scssion should
I've changed from noon to 5 o'clock. and this
cil give cntuulitlces three or four hours for
etcAdy work in the cool aud luxurious com-
n:ittee-rooms tl.el, business will come down
to Congress nsrortcd and arranged, and, with
Int one speech from tho majority and one
fri m the minority, setting forth tho conclu-
eions seve1ally arrived At in committee,
Consrcrs can vote correctly. 1t has occurred
10 me, and it has heen subject OF conve1sa-
tion among pat1iotir men during the whole
eeseion. that Toform Convention, somewhat
Ike tho Constitutional Convention Of 1llicois,
might meet this fall, and suggcst
10 Congress and the people thorough re-
form, not only in the cnmbrous mode OF
lesirlatioo, Int in many ether matters. wlcye
Congress- is too much interested to advise it.
SELF For example, the civil service of the
countf! i. in 20 dcrlorabte condition, that
the weakest part OF the American nation haa
come to be its government. Tho average
Congressman is inferior to the average edu-
Gated citizen: the government clerk is not
equal in capacity to the merchants clerk tho
government is not equal to the merchant
and every year, ~ the resources, population,
and demand Of tbs nation increase. public
tuaincss gro1s more angled and confoundcd.
Jobbefy in public funds, franchises and lands
has become high profession in America, aud
Congress ever 90 we'll disposed, finds it i'm
tsotsitle to det sct and defeat the Vaccinations
Of these shrewd outsiders. This fact shows
the superiority OF the EpeculatoEs to the leg
islature. Very many Congressman are hard.
working, devoted mon, but they find them
serves oa'heo .! t.e natrte OF tho sn1es' en"
.ole.%ep'a ..n ana nA.als OF .ne't eoleagoes'
1'e Ane oNa ite"'.n'''n az a'1ir' 'non'- sotae 70
o.hets' "heh 'neE uo meet arc composed onls
" tue snsnmsn '.s e'ete' anu so1ao os'e IN
.eic1.ta "elnoes' !pas, cn'eaneFs mus u
c"ss ~ triumph, Anu a"a'.s arc epfee'P'ta1et.
uloa ooi.etc's ha1i raw lhe 'sst hoN's Oh
..le ees'iou Aa'o 4'ssc'' "as.et '"er ''a'ltu.''
.ni''se' ouo INC great appropriations 1ei''reu
".ao's .l'e soNeiom''. "a'" '.e" oe.esfeo
~ '"e 'a.ts' aath VI me sees1e'' Anu '.e"'
eAea N'.o' sn "ho 'Ae,''Ht''e WHICH na'
se' "i"u tAo s'oano VILE" Tue coah 1Era'''a
a'no'. uo"o' .z....,-....
ctn '"ea ieeA 1nat pto'esta1'"',' OF DC
Enption oi tie tttte OF tlAhss mere, iSthsoSti
a"a!. Tue country Il no hlos 70 nc, csch where
Ables. Farty conventions are II" longer patti'
otie hooies ot Meh eA'Ecreu toscther 10 re-
dress grievances and define tho status OF =
largo pafi 81 Their 1el'o"-c'''zons. The Dem
orfatte parry las MOI itcen patr'o'tc on ono
oeeasion ios tne 'as' t"'1se seaf"' aha tue mass
OF 1ts mcnoces na'e 10 hiShef principle taan
etahbosh opp'sl'aoh 10 Whatever tne other
parry can d", Gooa or esh ana MEX winch u
the ehanee BEN: asaf',ss sho sooa oeeaase II
might fceomnena hsel' TO the people, Ias
cans OF .oe 'tme' INC "'Hhes OF the county,
and thc PRACTICAL nights o! thinss have no
weight WITH ts's 1nut'nonH anil aurly oppose
hon. ihe Neputilc1n Pasiy, On tho other
band. Gy long tenure 81 power, md BY
secreaner TO its original CONVICTIONS, hss be-
come soEGy with corruption and jobbory.
tto - = ieisti@' "''n ee0uus4 "n'i
9'n'tons. ee'"eeh suese '"o orean'zataona
tue na''on o' ereat men 10 ~heE we oe4ons ~
shcs,t'ceo every Gay: 10 IL nos lime 1ot inc
nos' numerous party IN tno hatoh-tno Hcn
WHO arc acquainted with these parties and who
despise them-to step out and Indicate ite
wiehes
DEATH OF MORTON.
A Senator, about whom We know ye.y little,
has Just tlic.1 within one day OF the end of tl.t
ression-Norton. Of Minnesota lie looked te
bc strong. lorg-l,vcd gentleman, and, al
though he WIS Al years Of aEo, he appeared
TO bc not moro than IS, yet those who Lat
looked II lis pale fAcc-whose white hue VA,
somewhat concealed l,y his heavy moustaehe
and which took fictitious strength from hi
dark co!orca eye and lsair-rnight have re
marked that lie looked like cnnsumptive
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