The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-27

WASHING
COngress--The End Of the
Session.
The Currency Bill--Getting
ThrnnDh
The District Ring and the
MOiety Swindle.
Queer Safe Robbery-.-A Good
Appointment.
THE END or TnE SESSION.


WASHINGTON d. c. June 90, 1874.
The end Of the session fast ap.
preached to-day at p. IN. the first ses-
sion of the forty third congress closes
and nsvsr did body OF legislators go
home to face a more dissatisfied people
than those who have sat here for the
past seven months and done nothing.
This has been bad session for the
lObbyists. but they hung on till the
closing hours aud hoped against hope
that their job might 90 through.
Those who are interested 10 small mat.
tiers through the corridors leading to
the senate and the house and the but
ton.hole senators and members to re-
member their "little bills" The
president was at the capital nearly all
day yesterday signing bills, and
great is the anxiety of those inter.
ested in private bills to know what bills
he had signed. Last night the CALLER.
les were crowded. A great many sem
ators and members have already left
the city and in weeks time the gay
cspitol will present dull and deserted
appearance and the hotel clerk now too
"Di," to say good morning, will be do
lighted to have chatty friend drop in
and help to keep him from sleeping on
his post.
GETTING THROUGH IN TINE.
Congress was determined to get
through by the time agreed upon and
hurried up business in manner that
ssvorsd very much ola total disregard
Of every thing but their desire to 90
home. The house sent bills to com
mittees Of conference before their dc.
tails had been considered. This was
done with the river and harbor bill;
the Anendmsnt Of tho tariff bill and
witk AT # the sundry civil appro.
pri.ieR Bill sThe amendment relating
tS,tAe eiyil service. upon which there
i Asgrti isst difference. was also re.
fesre4 n The committee OF conference
IN Pslgn S~Axd pill, ronn-.y 70
gssenl expectation. WAS settled with
outIhe ysas and nays being called
To the ppipitiatsd, tho house Tor the
past two days seemed like the play
room Of = iunatic asylum. Even the
senate was the scene of considerable
confusion aud this was unusual, as this
grave body generally conducts itself
with due regard to propriety aud dig.
nifty.
THE CURRENCY BILL.
The president yesterday sigoed the
compromise currency bill. This was
done on the pressing solicitations Of
his personal political friends as a mat.
ter Of political eIpediency-it being
urged that IL he did not sign the bill
and thus do something" for the couu.
try, the democrats would sweep the
held next fall. President Grant
never scs without motive-neyer
losing an opportunity to advance his
Interests personal and politi.
cN-and he threw himself into tbe
arms CT the hard money men for inter.
sstsd motives. Now he finds that he
has alienated portion Of his party
the inhationists-from hin and in his
desire to conciliste them he signs the
compromise bill-which has nothing
init, but it will do to go before the
people with and say We have done
sonsthing. By signing the bill the
president has for the present prevented
s'ssnpiets breaking in two Of tn. re
publican party.
dySATOR rINT.v