Middletown transcript., 1871-03-11
CONGRESS-.

Inc Forty-irst Congress, q body that
has proven great in It's lit,lcncss. has nd-
journcd sine ic,---bccn snuficd ou, by le-
gal dissolution, just when it threatened to
become dangerous to the liberties of the
people and the security OF the government
This fact was proven when on Friday night
II required continuous vigilance on the
part OF the Democratic minority. aided by
the efforts Of a few honest minded Eepub-
licans. to ward of some of the most vii
famous attempts to swindle the government
that ever disgraced the memory Of origi-
nators. The result Of this vigilance is
seen in the fate Of some seventy bills for
landgran,s which would in The aggregate.
absorb more than 10, 1000, 900 acres of
our public lands. aud other bills which
would take from the Treasury probably
SlU0, 900 900 in money.
Another disgraceful feature of the de-
libcralious on Friday night, was the al
tempt Of Garfield, Of Ohio, to secure. the
assertion in ar alroily prepared resolu
ton, proposed by Mr.. Dawes the word
rules" But Mr. Brooks, of New York.
suspected the object and protested At
this time probably fifty members of the
sober aud probably forty of the fifty were
asleep. Suddenly the greatest excitement
occurred Mr. Brooks cried "rcvolu-
tion. Elridgc uttered threats il dnr-
ii,ld persisted. Garfield got scared, and
though he vchcmcntly urged his PROPOSE.
ton. hc did il in the face of defeat, and in
sort of baby tone, reminding one forci-
b'y Of ''Wadiiloye," the oycrgrown COW.
a.l
Finally the Democracy agreed to hear
what was 70 follow, il The word rules
should hr leii ont IN Dave. resolution and
thr result, was even worse than WAS cxpec-
t,l. Garfield actually proposed, that rs
the fnrty-iirst Congress had twu-thirds
Republican majority, aud the Forty y-saconi
Congress would haze practically, littlr
more than bnre Republican maj,rity.
thr furty .irs, G1ugrv,, should prescribe
ucw rule applicable hereafter only, that
majority should usarp The present pow
ers Of twu-thrds aul The minority should
b. deprived Of il power to make 'iilaory
mn,nus ts rules ARE made for the pru-
lection of the minority. aud Ia curb the
iGpctu1.ry of maiarilia> Mr. Iiroole
word ''geyolutiou is the lifting term for
II ..Iication 10 embrac, GH.ialTs at
tempt
Immediately after tho aljaurnmeu, tie
fartv-serund Congress convened.
The lee President without leaving
h, ,,u' called 10 order ,hr Sruate Of ;he
l'nrDy.s,cond Congress The roll was
tlu called unl tha new msmhcr, werr
sworn in The namcs of ". Npuo. 81
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II, aul Nr. Clayton, oi hkan.a,. warr
not rnlll Hi credentials Of Mr. t,all-
,hw,it Of Aitnnl: Mr Bloleett 81
Georgia.: Mr. Hamilton aud Gnernl
E,yuols. IT Texas. w,ie lil over 10
awAi, iuye.'i.ltien The usual commit
tays wore appointed - notify the Prysi,
don't aul the ilopsr of the Organization a!
ttc Senate, and at f. y the Senate al
jonrupl until iu .aar
The House II |. prcscutaiiycs II til
l'urty-.ecoul tensfes, Va, thcn called ta
egle. rs III, ciest u IT, lat lioasa, an-
tn roll called t. ele-'j,n ot Speaker
was then in urler aud Mr. Bhina II
Maine was eleritl over Hon q. W
Morgnn. Of Ohia. by vote # Is Ia -
Tie Speaker was conducted to tl,a chnir.
hNd, A!ltE y thhlN aAltltE'i iN'A tlit bAAli
Of onic, Tie memhers uf House wef.
then sworn in. anl the officers elected. =
Tho usual committees wrr' appointed Il
wa, on the president aul S.na,' Aifer
di,pasiug at sa.He routine business. til
drawing ot members iar saal, tob PIN
On it, conclusion, the House adjaafael
until Tuesday
Congress mt AGAIN on Tuesday. I'M
adjourned iii Thursday The President
he siguilicd an intention to srhi ia
message in the tpnfsr ut wreS. H.
therefore asks TINT congress will hot i'm
uydiatcly iis a aay # adjournment. In
The Senate the resolution ot the llou.e +
adjourn was lAii al the table \ number
of bills were introduced, and the mem
mortal Of cx i nafor Abbott, uf Saftli
Carolina. was pre.en,.d, claiming tn seAi
81 Scnutnr-cleet laner If that State.
Tho appointment Of committee aud all
iournmcnt were tie subjects OF discussion
in the House. ia the rn,ir>c ot which Mr.
Butler called attention to the rnliiiea
state of the South u reason why Con
gross should not aiiungu and il is highly
probably that this consideration will IL u
potent with the majority in the pre'ent n
it has been in tn past, notwithstanding
thc wcl.kunTn wish af the country thu
Congress should "a home aud lgt nlen,
tinkering, whore nothing but unrest and
excitement can follow their schemes ana
devices for perpe,oating party power.
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