New-York tribune., 1875-03-08
THE LITE CONGRLSS.
PRESS vERpIcTs on ITs WORK.

The last session of the XLITld Congress has
proved one thing assred'y TAat H. tlat the power OF
This Congress gun has ended there you'd be los
Goubt about usefulness an gool dea. ieSi ar
Providence Journal Rp)
The truth is the XLlIId Congress has been
rot So mucn u faut for anything u ma done ~ lO
what IL failed 10 10; 10 has been III sory >lclang,
tlli distracted, nnd inefficient Person y hs Elrin
he's have b. en- above the average IN intesri'y ana
purity puhiei they nav, been unequ". 10 the oec'
SION BJston Journal R'p)
It may be truthfuly said of the XLlIId
Congress- that 10 cOnsuhned lees mschif thi Il con
F5r, iii shows that the majority .. the Represent
lives were DEGRADED plrtisan-; bnt the defeat Of TIE
Arkansas iob demons rates th1t tley are au'c To ia-
cidia.esrals.-tUuca Observer % D-m)
As far as orr observation and information
car ue relied on az present, We are bound 10 as nat me
XIlId Congress bls been co,ruptand that i- cei5-
alln whether wise ,lsc. has not been procured
throug gh impr pr means The predictions OF session
chlracteriz.d Gv bribery ant 81. manner ~ dishonesty
have not been iGldiica.- baltimore American tKepJ
If ever Congress died unl.ncnted the
XLIIId i rs tA CAc N3Le 50 20 ~ q, - ~ u
others more, Numerous, IN pos session 81 rewards tn9
are .oth 70 departing. essay feeble cheer; nj h"
overwhc ming pr'poniefancr OF 'c"rH anl eonlaL1 Is
TOO plan 20 6c gnoreu.-IbA.tinoIe Ua]otte lOc-iJ
Viewing the history Of the XLiIld Congress
"a a whole, ild tDgt IT. imlort.li tci' ~ sehe..'
nature are very few la number and generally not ol
IN mem The general verdat vii be that The Congress
crsryes credit Tor wat II has omitted or aed 20
Had is course during its first session been
more man and str, -Hforwdid, the Republican party
would u! aBl, have escaped Che reyels II sustained
l.,t Fa, and many of ia members vn) are no" re-
ur,ied 20 private !! u'gdt have Ornamented tie ma
touai nils q Legislation r at least two years oneer.
Fzud.y and hall measures are nOt elements OF political
srreuG.l.-l Troy Times (hepJ
Nore than one-haIf of the members of the
present CONGRESS Will iy retire 40 tAr sccI ph
81 private life 1t to-day. and ho record OF their
- wax lsDlp for the pasC two years "l Dc maze u'
When the verde; up'I tbs SO tcwardshIp - rendered
We are inclined 20 uepeVc IL VIII De composer r tr
.tNo words l!t -feaIherei."- National Il put Ilcan
(WasLing on Adm. OrgaD)
The worst oifense of the XLlIld Congress
wa that 1t legs.ted badly apd bin y, and with so
te regard for the interests Of its vast constituency
tat II di Alt ne enemies OF the Republican party
could not dot aieuated from that party the IOne-t
and intecaut voters Of the in such numbers
"a 70 hand tre control OF toe XLIVh Congress O
the DenocrIts.-t Philadelphia Inquirer (hepD
A more G. eerng prospect presents Itself TO
the Americlu people today. IL mas been less tDhh .
week since the l.epuDhcan majority IN Congress seemed
determined carry cut the wishes or the Pfcsldrnt m
gross and In tail, md place II AIS CRIMSON snute
Ing hands" peace and inerty OF the American Re
public ButConRre's ms aJnIlno,i 3 WIunP1 :
the 7sacrlnce.-l Louisville CourerJOurnaI tDemJ
The history of the world may perhaps be
r,usacked IA vain lOT legislative hOtY shtch, uIter II
has received the seal OF abundant pnblic drapproval
ana had most NJ ITS members sheIy9u ior a"ess @ 49,
sIaton, deliberately out Heroded Hcrod IN measure
TO which all former blows the Constitution were bni
chids play. No wonder nobody drops tear over me
bier Of the XLIIId COngress-lNewark Register (ni)
The day Of partisan legislation has passed
for two at least, and tue hepuDcan record i
made up There l. little Ill the history OF the past er
sion 10 he proud Of That the spirit of the OF
the session accordance with the desire OF the re
uublicaus of the country, We do admit. What Oi
wrong been done must bo iepudiIted ia the name Oh
the party often grossly msrepIesented Now the worst
true Republicans must show that they have had enough
of theu4 and their works.-IBost Advertiser (RepJ