Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-11-12
THE NEXT SESSION OF CONGRESS.

The pot has already begun to boil In
Washington under stimulus Of the
early meeting and organization Of the
two Houses Of Congress. Tho two
bodies will reasssmble two weeks from
next Monday, and c~aucusing, button
holing, wire-pulling, etc., are now In
order. The chief point Of contest will
be the speakershlp Of the House Of
Representatives. Mr.. Blaine. the pres
cut Speaker, IL Of course a candidate
and has probably much the best pros
pect Of success. Wheeler, Of New
York, and John A. Kasson, Of Iowa,
both have aspirations In that direction,
though late reports say that kasson
has withdrawn from the contest.
Wheeler, however, is still in the field,
but probably will not command one.
third the votes which Blaine can swing.
Blaine Is an aspirant for the Presidency
aud Is perhaps to-day the strongest and
most popular man in the Republican
party. There are very few rumors
concerning tho Senate organization.
1t seems to be generally believed,
hewever, that Matt. Carpenter will
not be reelected as President pro tenn
Of that body. The effect OF the Wig
orous protests against the salsry-grab
and its supporters, Of whom Carpenter
IL n Of the most conspicuous the
scandal In which he figured a 3 q prom
lnent actor at Long Branch last Sum-
mer and the result Of the late elec-
tions will probably serve to teach the
Senate Of these United States that the
people do not commend either their
late legislation or the leadership which
they have forced upon the Republican
party. 1t looks now as II some OF
these most conspicuous and blatant
demagogues would be forced to take
a more discreet aud less prominent at
titude In the coming session Of Con-
gress. 1t may be that the eyes Of the
more sagacious and less audacious OF
our Republican Senators and Members
of Congress have been opened to the
danger menacing the party from the
assumed leadership Of Butler, Cam
eron, Carpenter aud their co-corrup-
tionists. It Is possible that the advice
of the ore quiet. sensible and honest
men In both Houses will have some ef-
feet hereafter. and that the protests oil
the foremost Republican and Indepen.
dent journals OF the nation against
the venality and sel1shness Of the last
session have had their intended influ-
ence, and that our law givers will adj
dress themselves during the coming
Winter more to the task Of remedying
existing evils and legislating for the
popular good, than as latterly in press
lug through land grabbing schemes
and subsidy swindles which have ell.
riched them and their masters. the
vast monied corporations of the coun.
try. at the expense Of the rights Of the
Industrial classes. We look for a
thorough overhauling Of some Of the
frauds which have scandalized this
Government during tho past year or
two. There are plenty Of subjects for
Investigation, aud the evident tenden'
cy of public opiulon Is a demand fol-
the exposure Of corrupt legislative and
administrative officers, and not only
their exposure, but their removal.
Had Congress done Its duty last Win
ter by expelllng every man who was
found to have been tempered with In
the Credit Mobiller swindle, and fol-
lowed up such action by condemning
the authors Of the salary grab, and re-
fusing to thus rob the Treasury, the
Republican party would not have been
on the defensive to-day and smarting
under a series Of ~dlssraceful II no. Sc
rious defeats. The only course LEFT for
tho Republican party Is at once to as
sumo the aggressive, to condemn both
by word aud deed the men and meas
ures which have dimmed the lustre OF
its achievements and withdrawn from
its organization large numbers Of Its
most eminent and most faithful adhe-
rents. We look. forward to the next
meeting Of Congress with the firm
hope Of seeing a wise, honest and In
telligent course Of action resolved up
on, and carried out by our Republican
majority.