New-York tribune., 1871-11-30
TIE WORK BEFORE CONGRESS

IyPUKTANT NEA>l hEs-IE'DiNIt w W.
Grrs> TO ABSORB THE fUNC riONS OF STATE
LECl>iATt"ES.
,rpoM 4 nrr,l.L CORRESPONDENT OF rnH TRlbCNEl
W,s,Ivt;T,v. ,,ov. 27-Whcn the first session
o,u,\II,d Concr 9, crtlci, last Alr there had been
over ?sl hij.. in rclicclin tin s'na", ana m"rN 81"
Ills ana j., { rr,oiii1ns in III" H1lsc Allowing i"i
the li,,s tn Warc presented in hnh houses IN frm
,d NJ ll lr'y -. ~ 70 rcmHincd over 5n) dfi r"At
proiccs # ,ll;on thc result Of the short. ha'.
o.aniscd -, us sion. 1t may be r'ncmhrroit th'
beside tlr Kr-El1x rl 10 treasures ~ importance e."
through BOTH houses. There was no disposition I" ~
into ,,n 4 Al L. :i-laIu. In tho House the committees
were nv. ~ 'ac' ani The Senate committees dd ho
work. RI. cv"at nf embryonic l"glS a'ion pro-
posed was therefor, only developed a. fr AS t1e hrSt
t,acc OF SlANc exist nee, and wAs 'ft IN III" p''
ho,c> of co,ni,trr..o1ms to wait further NhdZau"u
The 500 and ~ srr ~::uS for lava remain therefore,
a roul = ~. .i. ready to l. worked nj d'!ilS Tue
coming session.
glancc oy,r thc Gc q: rra'c3 hlS shows mar they
coat III vcry fw ideas {" hc cr,t'd 10 thc present
C,ncrcss rly ,uccH;ls a. them are t3euh~occessiui
projects % the XLI> Congress, rc'i'cd ny 'h'E au'
t,r and - The Tnauder the greater part ar" small
private bs tie expressions Of tho crnfc 1doa' "r
new-ncdgcd members, who began writing bills ana res
ou;irs a, tncJ had tied themselves III their
seats ,ti drawn III sirily. The titles of ,hcsc bills
arc instructive rcad?-. ms showing tr great r. &c or
su,cc. wit, which CoYrr'ss GeIl-. and tie constantly
wild, mn. o,rrc ~ it. activity, and they would furnish
f'.on: az 30 those WHO assert that tho tendency
Of or to, Iar mt is stsaA y toward ocntra zltion
No Onc c.n L.vc watched tLc DORIS "I congress
since t,c wer without observing that almost every
sSion is !, ,ghc ~ the e!y into sOule now fed OF
ici,,tto: lcfor, 'c 10 Il" exclusive control Of the
s.:c, .h,r. tr Tolk thit hcloHgS 10 Congress, ~
" time usage 9n' general cor,et j. never d"he too
vel. and oiea nc n ted Cor want OF time for ITS nc
.rr r. hrri. = .lciS c,1,'.2 lea; Giuc ont toward
nrld> ~ action and constant assertion Of he"
irW,., r"' t". - '.ainl'l.
o,tloi;- ~ t...s -. OF wo:l, already prepared FOR
>.iou would asto'>h thc s;Nc~n II &. 60
D. c ;,.. u Bot for The headings Ia the -ci az "f
ii I'M .,.ic," and "ln the HolSo ot E"p'eSchfa-
i'.c," rc e TIE top OF Ii" bis, hoy woUld imarh'
icy Lad /, ,i,I; lc' u as.raEgo Ld1 "dSeo, imn-'u;"
,ci =! tea gathered .rons tac legislative halls OF ever!
s.to III the Ui II. aId from TIE o city Councils
and O.l,r LurI Law 4G~hAc hoIi,'. Here are uis 20
ra,tc ciiy Jnai.nas arl hls g. end - great ones
viii Nast q. g ia, and Iltnccly iTduc!s'S; DIS |"
,ch3t GIs O r!.;Ch.- AMI l.,iS 10 c't'I'1 !ic' Oh
81 ,Is 10 IdI L. every great comm r'tl port ih '-'
g. be; Ni.i~ pay Smith Brown or E":'n~"n Tor bi'
urtwp u cotton. aud bills TO on" me trAlin: companies
to spccu'J: - tci ia China and Issue paper mcncv In
J:;4L; L cc-ufacc t:a digging Of di.chcs for irii-
rat.c iu IA! aHi ells 10 GUihV,1c the 'J.;t-
iiou Of r.ir"Ad ,cIr.i4Ics in North Carolina. Alter
III D.;- A.". e. - .MLifJ county virginia
o., ,ll>t4I, Z. he Irr,l:a, ,i0a u: Sh'iid !ONIt>
tll to o.. i.. system q national edurat!oa. NoXt
roncs L!ll 90 eu' >dzo Il!TclA from Portland Ne.
20 Cn.,a.J and th- j. followed hr bill 10 pay Eitha;l
G1,n few iuI lrcd d'rs foT TIE IL" Of lis ma iI'
rrT bcuiinz chain oh'cs Nothing l. too great for the
.Jrgro- mi"I to prsppo with, ani ncthi"S escape,
lis notice trrO Icl I>i,Ur..i'C II nh r~ pt,, r"intue
cosd, at!ol &C.. cor -tu: opal ANA incl,S to d-""
sion of thc ..t ~ dr-;,ns AMI Ia Kinds. Sci1orA
cote To- hur an iIl ia he W 81 Ind 5, aid tIpn tIn
ttlr drEt! f. giving away lai-Acrc IN Canf"lua,
TO paving s;r, I in W,Shincton H. oid times Goa
Tr"-s was s"lt " at!o. i debating society ia the do
ir, Of which icV >",e hrsi L. ;lc politicians took much
IL crcSt No.T. 10 rldn Eu"vt N what Crr' may see
~ c improve dama;' h;> tGs;ncss. 10 incrcas or d.
'ur'sh tie cot ot Ia, fad. clothing and uc or to
iht G. ah'd-r Us persona! freedom Corgro ss eArchcS
Tdi road ',.;tDy AZ! iir;ov ri les manufacturing
corporation on tie same diy Ii scts ron To- w"ra hur
inc s"- The AcutiaI Isands and reduces ;hc wagcs
OF iro-lEAkl in Pennsylvania. 1t gives black men IL"
ri 1t TO hold oi,c In ONO, ani Chaps five hundred white
INTO Ill ia south Carolina. II looks after the love-
If Lnti ilna and the domestic relations Of people iii
Utah Slapu'1crS ia Maine, fishermen IN Mats,chueu>
merchants in cwYork, niucrs in l'nnsi lvaIa. to-
hFcco Ianc. in VII gina Ct;ilC rai>cTS In Ohio, corn
Rr"woI. i'll Inos iice-i'anicrs in South Caion luh-
brrncr ~ Wisconsin, sodhsSer' in Col"ra 10, wine
mixers in ti!fo:uil, and mcn Of Il thousand other
upatio~ haze nj AL Immediate conccrD, IA lIson and
III 30, Lri. IL a.. '.,lcs q. Congress.
eti..i,I .tlnt ms tat nc over o'i H.; +rs ion
l'.ca>c,r .; iho %e.t range HAd vai,! fsfj'cis
pp;~.u .r tlc action Ct C1nC!ess. as and indications
g. ~" IL, = c tendency ~ legislation d'iin% the com
"
vth tho i'll. Itwc"n t'' Introduction ~ u li'l and
:, f. a. t..,,., tlc ,0vt.e long and lst. With
many yi~;." and pr"bah'c Catas.lopEcs, that of
IT, G,r I. Il now n@nk it l. dru1tiu ii fifty ever
~ .fcy though and no one cau noN tell which will
b, .icLi'y &c., ones. Many viii never 10 heard Of
an. Wi, weather tlc storms Of windy debates,
att .~r>. tGc rocks Of The y as and Nays. Some
have .IrDc.A pas age EIUHgi Cnc House, and then
D. torn &" pCc fy OppDs ng element, Of opinion IN the
c,o oi al sil rEnoiiceI IL tine qrksahd' Of com
L. s.s Ti, Eve hundred vi H.. have the channel TO
I,r. Nts ha vii ne ovcrtasn and crow dcd ly feet
ui tworr m @ tors.nd morc that will be launched
..u oi. res, 'iui!cs. Each memher las dozen
ina; ho has constructed during the long Naca
Son. ready to sct a,rt soon as hc c.n ca,2h the
Speakers sc.
After Iivg the private tll.. the incst
,.s Of mos, :re. LrJ.nccd lac: spring and now OH the
nj Of the iw" hon l. the Land Graut bills These
p.ol,c t. ,-.r.cr eivo land to Iaihoad companies
ia every Stat, ana Territory west OF the Mis-
,l-,.pi. aAd also III tie State- Of Wisconsin,. Mch
gan. Virginia North Carolua Tennessee, Alabana and
florida. s"nc OF III >c are praseworthy prcjects
which cam 4 oa. viii settle II, tract, Of value
lands. prevent further lndi and greatly
Cucc the c\i"n-c of maintaining frontier military posts,
aud OF trSp Eias ard supplies While others aIe
shameless Jobs loI piuhdcring the Governments After
Tie railroad b, the next numerous, class includes the
Various projects iOr rCvSiup American which
came toSotnng the last Con trcss All Of these are
revived Trey compIi~c hi j. fol slbsdiZng steamship
lines to ports in England, France. Germany the Med
c-rancgn II yicu ne West InG."S lra,. the tntvich
I-isnds inn L. j pan. the East In'cs. Australia, and
n w.Znaiaid and bills for encouraging ship building hy
lountica aud 10y moGitca'icns al The Thiih laws. Next
IN order On; Of nuincr>, the bills for the
tOn OF Government buildings IN various ctie- bills
rftabsLmg judicial districts. new port Of entry,
aud new hard district. aud creating additional ofices.
and bills i1rorpor,tc various companies which hope
for sGmc adyar;le from the national character given
l., .lnrnt Congress. Three four notifications
Of ,h. Birirap. law pendinc, about ~
amendments of the Tax and Tarif law intending the