The New York herald., 1872-12-21
WASHINCT
Congress in the Throes OF
the Holidays.
HFALUTlN ORATORS RUNNING AWAY.
Shilly -Shally Policy Of the Man
Of the Avenue.
OUR OWN PARTICULAR CATACAZY.
P0lygam0us Questions Disturbing
VirtuOus Legislators.
FUNNY FLAPPING OF LAME DUCKS.
Congress Before It's Race for Epiyootic Geese
and Turkey and Healthful Sauce.
MsHFALUTN ORATORS RUNNING AWAY.
Shilly- -ShaIly Policy Of the Man
Of the Avenue.
OUR OWN PARTICULAR cATACAzY.
Polygamous Questions Disturbing
VirtuOus Legislators.
FUNNY FLAPPING OF LAME DUCKS.
Congress Before Its Race for Epizootic Geese
and Turkey and Healthful Sauce.

Congress Before It's Race for Epizootic Geese
and Turkey and Healthful Sauce.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 1872.
The Fun OF the HolsAays-dobilicr as .
Convenisnce-WhoC Carss fbr Laws
The Credit Mobilier people can hardly pass
merry Christmas after the full exposure Of their
operations as given In the HERALD. 1t appears
that some OF the shrewdest men in the House were
tempted by Ames and r0ped in by Alley, although
others, IKE Boutwell, and Banks, saw cat under
the meal, and declined to thus enrich themselves.
This Spartan nrmness OF B0utwelrs will be made
she most Of by Butler in engineering for MIN the
coming Senatorial contest while Dawes will suffer.
whatever Anles may say or may not remember,
the testimony already before the Committee shows
shat Dawes did receive and pay for ten
shares Of this Credit Mobi.ier stock, and did
received dividends on it, although when it had
ceased to pay well he virtuously sold 1t back 10
Ames. This WILL damage the chance OfDawes to sue
ceed Wilson In the Senate, and 1t will enable Butler
60 repay the damage Dawes did him when he en-
deavored to get the republican nomination for
Governor Of Massachusetts. Wilson was another
OF the victims OF Ames and Alley, and they also saw
that the son-in-law Of Dawes-Eliot Of the Freed
mans Bureau fame IN the HOuse-had
his quota. whenever Ames sought to en-
snare Q Congressman by Offering him this
stock ct par he would refer the victim
20 Alley. or course Alley would vouch for Ames
and then the latter would offer to guarantee ten
per cent on the stock offered provided he could
Ceive One-half OF the income above that rate. The
iamest ducks after the Massachusetts, men are Gar
ned and Bingham, OF Ohio, and Scholeld, OF Penn
sylvania.
1t remains to be seen whether the House will
tolerate as . representative man who has delib-
eratey sought to secure influence by begulling his
colleagues into becoming stockholders. As for
Alley, he broke down 80 completely In attempting
to crossexamine Colonel McComb yesterday as to
excite sympathy for himself and pity for Ames,
VINO suffers from his advisers stupidity.
Big and Little Statesmen on the Run.
''See how they ran" The three blind mice did
not display more alacrity in escaping from the
sarmer's yard than have our Senators, representa-
tives and lobbyists in leaving this Capitol to enjoy
ther seventeen days OF holiday vacation The i'm
pecunious people OF the district had hoped for the
enactment Of the Deficiency bill, which contains
m item Of $l,25oO0o. sadly needed to replenish
their exhausted Treasury. But Senator Rice per-
sisted In taking mp the time Of the Senate dur,
ing the nrst part OF the afternoon with his
recital OF the political feuds In Arkansas,
Ada the House gradually dissolved until it found
itself without qcarum and adjourned: When the
Senate did get at the Deficiency bill It was fought
by Edmunds, Of Vermont, who does not think the
street in 'front.' Of his house here has been properly
graded, and by Logan, who expects to be the capt.
taln-t the e-Mississipp-vaey Presidential candidate
IN 1876, but they were generally voted down, and
the bin was finally passed by the Senate with some
trifing amendments. Nothing can now be done
Hntil the House resumes its sessions in January
10 concur In these amendments and meanwhile
thOusandsof destitute people here will pass any thing
but merry Christmas. The Board OF Public Works
In carrying out their plans have not only spent all
the money at their command, but the appropria-
tiOns for paying the fremen, the police and the
school teachers. 1t had been hoped that Congress
would have made the appropriation, and that these
funds could be restored to the Treasury for their
legitimate purposes. But now Christmas turkeys
ran be purchased by submitting to extortionate
discounts on pay warrants by the Shylocks here
abOuts 1t was not gracious in Congress If it in
tended to appropriate this money to do it thus
grudgngy.
Little Congressmen Hurrying Home for
the HOlidays-BlOws Aimed at Our Inn
passable Executive.
The exodus of congressman homeward bound for
the holidays commenced yesterday, and when the
House met to-day there was no quorum left. This
was to be expected for during the week preceding
the holidays congressman are like schoolboys, i'm
patient to hurry home before school is out Mr..
Dawes vainly whistled for q quorum. There was
none to be had. The Senate was just then discuss
ing the Deficiency bill apprOpriating 250 600 for
the Board OF Public Works, which was passed in
the House yesterday, and the quorum was required
to be on hand for It's final adoption in case the
Senate returned 1t with an amendment. Some
Of the members were in the House
from q sense OF duty, others because they
are property-holders in Washington and
personally Interested; but it was all cloves labor
lost" At the opening OF the proceedings Mr.. Por-
ter. from Virginia. introduced two joint resou-
iions, one proposing constitutional amendment
for the election OF the President and Vice
President and the other for the election
OF Senators by direct vote OF the people. The
resolutions were referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee, and VIII doubtless be acted upon after the
holidays, as the complications that might have en-
sued from the death of Mr. Greeley, had he been
elected, have aroused Congress to the urgent neces-
sity OF changing the present cumbersome and dan
gerous mode OF eecting the Chief Executive.
Polygamy In Peril-No Cannon for
Grant--shilly-shaily Policy.
II the forecast OF the political prophets be not
all astray, the Utah social and political situation
viii next loom up as the great problem to be
solved by the administration. The servants OF the
ancient seer and reveator, Brigham Young, are
already here in strong force, but with decreasing
confidence. Hooper and Cannon, the Mormon dele
gate, without his four wives and Territorial At
fOrney Snow, are here zeaously striving to
mould Congressional opinion to resist the coming
storm The President has on several occasions
recently expressed in the most earnest manner his
determination to put an end to the lawless pro-
ceedngs OF the polygamous saints in Utah, and to
do away with their peculiar institutions" He
HAS said that II necessary he will place Phil Sheri
dan at Salt Lake with 10000 troops, and will en-
force the laws without war. Leading Senators
and congressman are ready to pass the necessary
1aws, which viii be presented after the holidays;
ana acts repressing polygamy IN the future while
protecting the unfortunate women and children
Yictma OF the Norman craaa apa rannla.,nr tha