Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-30

WASHINGTON, May 81, 1872.

WASHINGTON, May q, 1872.
SENATE CHAMBER.
A week is not great while 1t never
seemed long to US in the Green Noun
tains, or in most of the places to which
our meanderings have led, but to recount
the last week in Washington is to look
back over succession of scenes, Incl
dents, and indications that seem to throw
our last point of writing a long way
back among things that were, now no
longer, except as historical facts. A
week upon the double-quick, a forced
march along the national highway, COM
PEELED to make professional note Of its
indications-its sloughs and gullys, in
viting delay; its unguarded precipices
threatening destruction, the political
banditti secretly ambushed, and the more
dangerous enemy in the garb of friend,
to do this may be thanllless but not
painless duty We have not the space
if we have the ability to detail all the
events of the week; we have not the
ability, if we had all other requisites, to
portray it as future has merged into pres
ent and present rolled into past. Who
ever closely scanned the developments
of week.-Mrs. seen the unknown take
shape in realities, and been able to look
forward to the possibilities, and uncer-
tainties of another seven days without
something akin to shudder! Impor-
tant as has been the past week it sinks
to comparative insignifcance before
what everybody seems to regard as of
transcendentally more Importance, the
unknown of the weeks which are to
come. Concerning this week, daily eX-
perience teaches that the wisdom of the
wise is foolishness indeed, the most Of
the wise seem to comprehend this and
keep mum. Said prominent editor
and proprietor of two journals, to us
the other day, 81 thought a month ago
that knew something. ] now see that
! know very little and every day con-
vinces me that | know less than | did
the day previous" We forbear to pre-
dict his precise degree of humility fifty
years from now at that rate, but ven
ture the assertion that, if appearances be
not very deceptive, he belongs to a class
in Washington whose name is legion,
largely differing from his class in the
merit of franlzness.
The last week of a session is renowned
for its peculiar character. From time out
~. .s,,l .
of high pressure and double action.
Congress never does its work and then
adjourns, but first fixes the time of adj
journment and then crowds on all steam
AS rule this might not work in ordina-
ny affairs, but in such inordinary affairs
as legislation, we have seen it work for
long time.
One of the first things done by the
House was to concur in the Senate reso-
luton to adjourn on the Goth instead of
complying with the Senate request to
return the same TO the Senate without
concurrence. The two coordinate
branches are sometimes jealous of each
others encroachments on their respect
i've rights, Captious of their own dig
nifty they do not always refrain from
snubbing each others noses when they
are found sufficiently long to intrude
upon each others domains, this was one
instance (also, ride the first tariff bill. }
This was also construed as intentional
on the part of the House to defeat the
IN TX Ink bill by fixing the earliest prpb |
able day of adjournment
The Senate accepted the situation,
being philosophically inclined, and after