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Congress.

| During the past week the Senate has
been occupied nearly all the time by
speeches on the Louisiana outrage. With
the exception of Messrs. Upton Rep.) and
salisbury (Dem.). the floor has been in the
possession of members of the Administra-
tion party, who have been loud and voci-
ferrous in their repetition Of the ku klux.
White League, murder and assassination
stories, which the Attorney General re-
hashed and served up again for the nau
seated public appetite in the Presidents
special message. But since the report of
the Committee of the House, showing the
absolute falsity Of all these statements,
| these blood-and- speeches have
attracted but little attention, further than
created by their blatant absurdities We
belieso that Mr.. Logan, of illinois, was
awarded the palm Of success in this style
of oratory, which is more peculiarly suit
ed to his rearing and cavorting feats. 1t
was generally supposed, when this shall
low pated coxcomb had finished, that he
had proven himself beyond peradventure
the most consummate ass that ever assum-
ed the lions skin; but when Mr.. Upton
followed, in reply, he did what all suppos-
ed an impossibility made Logan ap-
pear still more ridiculous. At the end of
the week the Republicans held caucus
and determined that this debate should
stor, as it was damaging their party every
day in more ways than one.
The fact is the Republican majority is
playing deep game-the stake being
their success in the next campaign, and OF
course the Democratic minority is endea-
voring to Illustrate their scheme as far as
possible. The Republicans wish to avoid
any unnecessary discussion and pass all
the appropriation bills before the 4th Of
March. when the present Congress expires.
If they can do this, they will have achiev
I'd a great success, for thereby they will
leave the President with the army at his
back and full appropriations to pay and
transport it for the next two years. With
this military power in his hand, they think
they can safely trust him to manipulate
the elections in the Southern States. so as
to secure to him not only his coveted third
term, but renew lease of the power to
themselves which is now seemingly slip
ing from their grasp. If the Democrats,
by debate or otherwise. could succeed in
defeating the army appropriation bill an
extra session of Congress would have to be
called at once, when the Democratic House
could annex such limitations and provis-
ions to this bill as would prevent the use
Of the army for such purposes as they have
been made the instruments Of recently in
Louisiana and Mississippi. That they
may be successful, and thus spoil this
pretty little game of the Republicans, is
our hope.
The House OF Representatives, during
the past week, have been busy hammering
away at the appropriation bills and a
little miscellaneous business of no impor-
lance. Both Houses adjourned from Fri
day over to Monday.
On Monday, in the Senate, Mr.. Sherman
(Rep.) being entitled to the floor on the
Louisiana question, in pursuance of the
caucus agreement, gave way to the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill which occupied the whole of that
day and the following one.
On Monday, the House was for awhile
occupied with the bill proposing that the
people Of the District of Columbia be au-
thorized to transfer the subscription of
$500, 900 heretofore made to the Piedmont
and Potomac R. R., to the Southern Mary
land r. r. After quite discussion, into
which the question of the bankruptcy of
the District entered largely, on motion Of