The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-08-10

WASIIINGTON,.D ID. g., Aug. >, 'U.
The cool weather of late has revived
travel, especially i'm the direction of
the Centennial, and to large cities near
by, i'm which there are points ofintercst.
There are now more people in the
streets in Washington than there have
been at this season of the year since the
war. The reason for this Is that Con-
gross Is still i'm session, and which with
its hangcrs-on, the Centennial visitors,
and lastly the retention here of so
many department clerks swell the
crowds OH the streets.
If your correspondent is rightly in
formed for nineteen years Congress has
has never been i'm session through the
month of July. Were it not that the
leading spirits In the democratic House,
were i'm easy reach by rail every night
Of their families Congress would have
adjourned long since.
A review of the Record Of Congress
sional proceedings during the past week
shows that little or nothing in the way
of needed legislation has been accom-
plished. The end of an already too
long extended session, seems as far of
as ever, Notwithstanding it IS the OK
pressed desire of the majority, that an
adjournment, without day, should be
made us soon as possible. Since the
completion of the work of the st. Louis
Convention, it has been quite evident,
to a close observer, that the democratic
majority in the House of Representa-
tives, are not the masters of the situa-
ton, but their movements on all I'M
pOrtant questions are controlledand di-
rected by outside influence In the inter-
est of their party in the approaching
political contest. There Is as much an
tagonism among them on the finance
question, as there IL on the same subject,
between their nominees, AMI 1T Is more
than probable that until some agree
ment can he arranged between the
leaders ut Saratoga, no action will be
taken by the party in Washington.
The result of the meeting ut the former
place, is awaited with the most intense
anxiety, although they assume to at
tach no importance TO the caucus, which
Is i'm daily session ut that famous resort
for political intriguors. Some OF the
more candid and unwary of their num-
Der, have been forced to admit that tic
difficulties I'm the way of u rccOncilia-
ton of the sentiments of their nOmi-
nccs, and their followers, are almost in
surmountablc and il is certain no agree
mcnt can be reached without such II
sacrifice of principles on one side or the
other, rs will cndangcr the prospect of
their success either in the East or in
the West. Trimming must be done,
and how it can best bc done Is the great
problem that the democracy are now
endcavOring to solve.
The refusal of the House to adopt the
report OF the Committee on Elections,
which gave the contested scat To- the
republican Is generally recognized as u
concession to the cx-confcdcratc ele-
ment in the Virgnian delegation, as 1t
was only accomplished by their most
untiring efforts In the way of solicta-
| tons and even threats.
The Confederate House of Represent
atives that brought Custer eastward for
n witness, and sent him westward to
fight Indians with reduced force, has
substituted 1880 per month" for 1859, y
originally proposed, and stripped the
dead hero of his volunteer title Of Una
ior-general." Served him right. No
business 10 war against "clivaric gem