The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-01-17
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WASHINGTON, ID. o., Jan. 10, 1874.
~ the Editor " the WoKENoeA>- ADVOCATE:
CONGRESS.
In my last promised to give you some
news about the movements of oar Con
gressmen in the Capitol Of our great Re
public But their proceeding during the
interval have been So purile that they
would faIl to interest your general readers.
III the Senate they have had kind of a
fgnily squabhle over the nomination Of
Caleb Gushing for the Chief Justiceship.
some IF the Senators could not tel wheth-
er he was a Democrat or a Republican.
With those his abilities were not of as
much consequence as his party proclIvi-
ties. If they could BE sure he was Re
publican Of the right stripe they would not
hesitate 10 confirm the nomination. AS
they were in doubt as to the fact, they
thought it best To take little time and
consider the matter Others could not
see why his fealty to the party should be
doubted DID not General Grant make
the nomination. ana vas il e. be supposed
that he would dominate other than a Re
publican II the first water The Demo
Gratis and Liberal Republicans are afraid
there Is q ruse ia l.. fir they say that
Cushing has been Al things At All times.
the LOBBY
is disguised. The members that compose
it complain that to1 much valuable time
has been consumed ~ quihnllug over minor
affairs and that the business It the nation
their little pet scheme hy which they
mean to rob the tolling mass, out ~ thou
sands Of millions, IL land ara moneys
entirely neglected
TOM SCOTT, THE GREAT RAILROAD KING,
is IN nowise abashed He entertains Sen
ators and Representatives at his rooms,
attends certain fashionable parties where
the affairs Of the public are talked over,
and where the ladies' exercise a powerful
influence in forming the opinions OF Ger
tain of orr Representatives and senators,
ia regard to certain legislative questions
III which the lobby is particularly interest
ed Some If his schemes are already
shaped. or partially shaped into bills,
which. should they meet his approval,
will be presented to Congress, and high
hopes are entertained in certain quarters
that they Will be passed by that body.
THE BANKING INTEREST
is greatly excited, not to say alarmed.
They find that the True American Mon
etary System" has more friends in this
Congress than they were aware Of. There
is one thing certain: If it should fail to
elicit full and tair discussion under the
Kelly bill, it will have to be met before
this Congress adjourns.
TUE MEMBERS
Of House and Senate have set their faces
sternly against any extension of expendi-
ture All estimates will have to be cut
down to their lowest figures. This will
most likely bring on a conflict with the
friends of the administration, out of which
some grand developments may come, I'M
less, indeed the party lash be brought to
bear upon them, and they once more
spurred lick their masters hand, or what
is not improbable, that the President and
his Cabinet through fear Of an exposure,
will Weld to Congress and be satisfied to
deduct their oiCn pirate expense during
the next fiscal year. 1t will be time
enough for the grand exposure to come i'll
the last official year, when the most delin-
quent can take trin across the Atlantic
for the good Of their health. You may
talk Of gold as you please, but | can assure
you
An j. not gol that glitters,"
aud it will be found so one Of these days.