The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-13
Forty-Third Congress.


The closing scenes of the 43d Congress
were marked by such excitement aud con.
fusion that it will be several days before
the country will know all that was done in
the last twenty four hours Of the session.
Of course the last hours were productive Of
much legislation that was simply robbery
of the Treasury, but we are not prepared
to say that this robbery was greater than
usual at such time. All the general
appropriation bills were passed and signed.
OF the bills that failed, the most prominent
were Senator Morton's in regard to the
election of President and Vice President
of the United States the Senate Steam.
boat bill; the Texas Pacific and other sub
sidy bills; the House Force and several
Amnesty bills; various postal telegraph
schemes; the Senate bill for the payment
of the French spoliation claims the bill
declaring the intent and meaning of the
Union Pacific Railroad acts the bill for
the establishment of Bureau of Iuterna-
tional Commerce the Morrill, bill for the
better government Of the District of Co
lumbia; Senator McCreery's Cheap Trans
portation bill, and the New-Mexico bill.
The Bounty bill, fathered by Senator
Logan, was passd by both Houses, but
there being disagreement as to certain
amendments it went to conference com.
mittee, and when the committee reported
to tho Senate the report was laid on the
table. The bill was subsequently signed
by the Vice President through a mistake,
but it did not receive the signature of the
President. This bill as amended would
have taken at least $50 100000 from the
Treasury.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
The New York Tribune, says We have
reason for thankfulness that Congress which
was so subseryient to u bad Administration,
which had so little conception Of its duty to
the country, and so constant and overpower.
ing sense Of its obligations to party, and
which was so short sighted and wrong headed
as TO have Butler for leader, has finished It's
career. We may some time get worse lot
God help US if we do.
The New York Herald, SAYS ALI the ap-
preparation and supply bills were finally hur.
ried through, so there will be no occasion for
an extra session, which relieves the President,
who does not wish to be dependent on his
political enemies, aad the Democratic party,
which wishes to see the result of this year !
elections before committing itself to definite
policy. The country is to be congratulated
that this Congress has done nothing to aid
Grant in his aspirations for third term.
The New York Wortd, says:--The Forty.
third Congress was not merely weak it was
bad 1t not only did little or nothing to ad.
vance the interests Of the country, but il went
as far as it could to render the country unfit
for freemen to live in. Ii is not too much to
say that il it had not been for the resolute
action of the Democratic minority in the
Senate and House Of Representatives during
the last four weeks the late Congress, when il
adjourned yesterday, would have left the
country in peril of an overthrow OF its instltu.
tons.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, says The
worst offence of the Forty-thid Congress was
that it legisated so badly and blindly, and with
so little regard for the interests OF its vast
constituency, that it did what the enemies of
the Republican party could not dot aliena.
ted from that party the honest and intelligent
voters Of the country in such numbers as to
hand over the control Of the Forty-fourth
Congress TO the Democrats.
The Brooklyn Eagle, says This outgoing
Congress is, beyond all question, the meanesi
of which our history bears record. 1t con.
timed in power after il had ceased TO repre-
sent the majority Of the people; and, in face
Of its knowledge Of this fact, il continued in
tho line Of action the people at the polls had
most empbaijeslly repudated.
The Washington Republican, says The
straightforward. Republican journals, as well
MS the independent Democratic press, ioin in
unmeasured Remuneration Of lis many oms.
sions, aud the general lack Of consistent policy
which characterized lis proceedings. No
preceding Congress has ever succeeded in
giving such general dissatisfaction, both 10
party friends and political opponents. The
truth is, however, that the opposition really
has cnnse 10 rejoice,