Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-05-23
ADJOURNMENT FIXED.

Congress has at length nxed upon the
22nd of June as the time for final ADJOURN
ment. If it holds to this, which it is
hoped it will, there must be short speeches
and good deal of work in the few weeks
that remain of the session. Senator Nor
rill has taken an important step to expe-
dite business in limiting the amount OF
talk in the Senate upon the appropriation
bills, which he has in charge. In the
House there is also manifested a DISPOSE
ton to attend to business more strictly.
And so there is hope that Congress may
be able to adjourn at the time set.
In must be acknowledged that the coun-
try will feel relief when the session is over,
not that the results promise to be of an in
furious or discouraging character, but be-
cause the leading subjects upon which
Congress has been engaged have excited
unusual attention and anxiety, and people
are weary of waiting and watching in
suspense. What could have been more
annoying to business men than the uncer-
tainty which has attended the financial sit
uation from the time Congress metz" Bust
ness could not move briskly under the agi-
tation of the currency question. When all
deuot is removed as to the action of Con-
gress, which cannot be until it is finally
done with the question of the currency,
business will be relieved. The veto was
great help, but while Congress sits the
infationists contrive to keep the country
in ferment, although there is not much
reason to suppose that an initiation measure
can receive the approval Of the President.
We believe that the net result of this ses-
sion after all will be favorable to the in
terests Of the country. 1t is rather early
to tell definitely how the account will
stand, but the look at present is encourag-
ing. The salary grab went overheard at
an early day, with such attending circum-
stances that the scheme will never be re-
vived until holder than Butler undertakes
it. Then the moiety system and the San
born contracts have been thoroughly over
hauled, and are on the broad road to aboli
ton, thanks to the courage with which
leading republicans have pushed the work
of reform within the organization. The
strictest economy has been instituted in
all the departments Of the government.
Investigation has probed the unsound
places in our financial management and
the knife has been applied wherever it
was found necessary. If the sound cur
rency men. have been out-voted by the in
fiationists in Congress. the battle has been
saved by the President. There is no doubt
that from the conflict of this session upon
the currency there is to come the resump-
ton Of specie payments. The inHationists
will never again be SO strong as they were
at the opening Of the session. Through
the smoke and dust of the fight and labor
of the session the republican party is
coming out strong. 1t has purged itself
Of the wrongs and abuses which grew up
under its patronage, exposed its unworthy
members, and placed the civil service of
the country on niger plane of morality
than it ever before attained. A few
weeks more will tell the whole story, and
we think it will be one that republicans
will not be ashamed Of