, 1873-12-05
WASHINGTON.
sconou at the Opening Of Con-
ETOss.
Tho Fight Against Mytholouy'-casccrly
eEd Booth.
JOHN r. IIalo--rho Pennsylvania
Constitution.

Iron. Our or,, Corrfspondcnt.
WASHINGTON, Deo. i, 1879.
To one who Fronds tho recoHs IN washington
there lH something melancholy abont tho rosnrn
OF Congress, jttht us Bome pel,slvo scolar l'ails
with grim feolinga Tho bursting Of tho suda on
Tho trces which summon lin frora hts winter
cell 10 tho nlatc,,ul lnbor Of tho year.
scESEs.
Tim townspoope, however, focl contr0riwiao,
and hang out their goois, anil covor oil
tic ho,lso-fronts with little sGns OF Rooms to
lot" aad "Ial,lc-l,oard." Every yoar nomo.
thing is aided to tho luxury and comfort Of tho
city mud at prosont tile improved style Of oqui-
pngcs and liyorioa recalls to tho Congressman
tioho old rattlet7np coachos driyon by tipay
nigllt-owl-, and llned with coarse linen, with
cushions stuffed with hogs brlstles. Which our
Into Southern compnriot iamonts amongat tho
imaginary granJours Of tho feutla period.
For n gloat country 1t is q very slmplo and
ncghborly villaso.lifo which our Cougrcssu,ca
cad. Tho days oxistorce begins ut tue hotel.
with brcnkfast, cigar, iattor-writing, and
intrusive calls mn TO comulittee-hours, when tho
two. parallel railways which traverse tho
mile bctweon tho liotcl-gunrter and tho Capitol
carry 1nomontois burdens of public mon. and
camp-fullowors, aud misunderstanding chars,
hnd fcstivc young women, to tho foot OF Capitol
Hill, whero they nil scale tho torraco8 ut bsi-
ncsa-trot, eclaoal stopping to regard my Of tho
boautios in tho architecture or tho Landscape.
Aud thus, all breu4hless. thoy aee landed in tho
rotunda, whore tho stunning buzz Of sounds In
that vast conravity soou}s to suck Them in lilo
laayes in I'll eddy, mud then distribute them on
through little portals to tho House or tue 6enato
sdo respectively, whore, again, cncl procession
aoploS8' ana' hHe company removing guafa'
aehoa ono man through 'll's oomm'stee-room
door, and another through that. while the rem
naut drop into tho Hall Of Legislature. And
tho galleries meantime begin 10 biackou, as II
,'.' ~ ,sss.4 ~ ,'...a'. 's e, 49,.
~ 'no "ono'.t .. n'1"h p",tlc'es no'h sno ",
mosp1iero, anu tho lohe melancholy Indian ana
the melancholy white 1nhn who guard tho big
clock oppobito tso Speaker, nro observed bv him
n I'm Drarso,v nor.,in1 hni1, IN +ho ,n7,,,to md
la,,s' ~ ~ - Sao a
uo,A ,n"ua ~ wv '.'o"' " !S' 4n"u 'A' ePe"A"
or brinys tho wooden gavcl down, md his re-
velenu frien1, who has been whiting ut Ills aide
aeycral minutcR tn ear1 mn lonest nanny drons hie
oro.I,1, a,,, o1a ~, =. nc, a,,aor ,,a;1s .nd ~
~. s.s....,.: a s ,A,ts',.' "''s Aa' e W.
ecn' tecoen'tloh ot sao nelllcssneas OF goVeEn-
so'e1nn'ty into the ,ntnsplrjng rectangular area
Of tue great hall, whore every man must havo q
desk or our hIertioA arc lost.
THIS CONGRESS-.
n"u INV N44Ey lAAFo hoLc AuA AoNa ats Dlnluu
is tie Speaker for another toln and tho inferior
oll'en'e, for tho most part. retnaln there. On
tue floor IL clear majority ar nov faces, which
represent, to some degree, the awhkenod con-
SCIENCE nnu alalm OF the nntlon after
tho exposures OF tho past year.
1onder we recognize some oao
who dropped out OF hlEht, ana was thonsht TO
!llSc hcea purleu IN tno Gava OF alacpnlan but
ho st9ck to 10, pu'loa al INC strings ana 10 is
bacN III lilh eeat ani th!nhs IL nlgusy com'ort"
nbe placo 70 DO. Ho" ~ iitt!o III an ihulsiaanl 10
SO groat congress Whnt wonder ls It ehat,
with yass country pressing around US and Toll
lug Oh neo y 'Ge ne oap ~ rau a "y1 pSst,oe vno
mighty Vo!d "htch VIC real,za When Wo
sec Congress! Ao" natufhi u is tlat,
Willie We are III the qaandafy, Some
Instant OCCASION ea'es us the tfou1lo ana &C.
notes tho ltan. ~ Gfaut was doveopcd ny the
roll OF battle, mud Lncoln py the accident OF q
convention pitched atnong Lis roar;ng neigh
bo,n. % ,,..u.. .r.u, ,.
Tho ofon1ng OF congress afforded room Tor
holo. No conest OF consequence en'blttered
either eauc,'A. Inc next pres1doutial election il
vet rc'notc, and, u.egefore, the four Or 1iyo
"scuts" WHO hayo rra2tcod with halr-ol ~ to
whot.cr they could stand Tug Lords anno!ntins.
kept IN tho Underground. There was no talk Of
investigating, rovansing, or destroying al, body
or auyllH;'s, heca'lsa ti1a last ConErasza proved
clearly enough the had state OF shlAss, and worry
few 'nen hnvo como to Washington this year with
tho Intention of oSperlmenlng in 1ooDory
T.io:c aro 10 bo few contests IN tAe House.. In
tho Senate, tho Louisiana, Anban1a. a11t perhaps
sontA Carolina Senators VII be challenged. but
probably without c!lecf. WHAT men do ~ ti.o
future will determine illelr 8tandlnS; for tile
past III NOW rcn,otc and the gWestiosx' befose
tho po'r!o aro too grave mud selerai for Nero
meand!sri:'E. LIZ ton to ono tnns YOU GU prove
a1iySa:;!S generally charged OH plst Matters for
there Las not bcou ono railroad bill put through,
Go'g,taa without corruption or evasion Of aouo
l. -i1IH M In Y1nH ri
THE EEAL nug,SEss
before this Congress IL the true clhnin'tion
Of true syuleni Of political ocouomy
and flnaucc auA tho establishment Of
so1no principles. equitable ana docisivot
bot"ecn Tie ptoElo'and the carrying companies.
1hche are questions III lmpol TINT ~ tho Atnesi-
Gun Congress ilas eyer kni to deul with, and
ConEscss coycr fat down tp tho contemplation OF
aH' rellcnlH wllero to eyidence il so <'ontradic.
tory, tho prlncipns Interested 80 Vehement, mud
tic nrnonnt OF knowledge and honesty to bo ou1-
ployed IN tho set.loascnt 30 unovenly diBtriLu-
uted. --..-...---a