Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-11-03

The amount OF appropriations and the
effect of certain legislation is deter
mined to a very great extent 10y these
chairman. Hence the absolute need
devoiving upon the Speaker to select
the best and purest men for the posi-
ton. Alf Kerr in several of his SCI
lections was governed more by per-
sonal preference than by the fitness
OF the apOintee, and whether Mr. Ran
dali will rise above partizanship
or personal preference will be seen
after we hear his announcements.
Nearly all the corrupt legislation of
Congress is chargcab to the action
Of committees, and were honest capa-
Die and yigilant men always apoin ell
Chairman, fewer frauds would he en-
acted into statutes. And were the
constitution so amended as to compel
a vote of yeas and nays upon every
bill carryi. g an appropriation of
monies, not one dollar would be fitch
ed from the Treasury, where now
there are thousands. Members will
advocate measures, force them through
the committee in charge, trusting to
sneak them through the House or SEN
ate under the general negligence
which permits the passage of hundreds
of acts without a single vote being
cast pro or con for them. We have
seen a score Of. bills at time become
laws without vote yea or nay, the
Speaker simply reading the title and
because of no objection would declare
the bill law. We have fear as re-
CARDS the Offices to be filed here in
the city, that all may, like MacDufs
hens and chicks, be taken by one full
swoop by Ohio men. We thought two
winters ago when the hungry horde of
Office seekers poured in upon us from
the South, that the like would never
be repeated. But here is Oao sweep
down in our midst like an avalanche
with inHumerable candidates for every
Office in the gift of the Executive De-
partments and House Of Representa-
tives.
The hungry legions from that State
swallowed up all that Mr.. Hayes HI d
to dole out and are now turning their
attention to every other Department. 1
They want everything. Doorkeeper,
Booll-kecper, Folder, Messengers,
everything from loaf of bread to q
silver spoon, and are not particular,
the majority of them what they get,
beyond light airy work, good salary,
nothing to do, aud assurance that they
will never be removed. Col. Polk,
the Doorlleeper, takes his meals at the
Metropolitan ard lodges in little
two story house III one of the back
streets. He goes in by a side door TO
the hotel, slipping out the same way
and hides himself in his room, assigns
as reason, his desire to keep from
being overwhelmed by the immense
hordes OF place seekers who bcs:igo
him at every turn With their importu-
mites.
We may chronicle the first round
and blood for the sill critics, inasmuuh
as the monetary commission appoint
ed BY last Coz gr~ss, has reporLcd ~
favor OF reconciliation OF silver and
powerfully argues its plnt. That
Congress viii adopt some OF It's rec
concentrations is u foreg )ne conclu-
sion, Bat how far it will 90 towards
restoring silver 10 its old baisis is, Of
course, predetermined for so diverse
are the views of both Senators and
members of Il c House, without regard
to party lines, upon monetary matters
that ii is impossible now to indicate
the course of legislation in regard to
them. In fa party lines are 50 brok-
en- in Congress, that we have no dis
tinct policy laid down by 1t 10 he pur-
sued in the future, Many Of the Re
publicans are wrathy ut Mr.. Hayes
and yet dare not attack him openly.
because the democrats viii uphold
him III his Southern policy, rNservIng,
however, their unaloinabie right of
calling him ugly names. GA the silver
question it is State against State ami
party against i self, and Dundrcary's
dog problem is not more perpieXing
than that. How will Congress be able
to reconcile its homogeneous views in
to such proper shape as will give the
country wise and prudent legislation?
Short work was made by the Demo
Gratis in the organization Of the House.
AS indicated in our last. NJ. Ran Ia i
was elected Speaker, the opposition
being unable to concentrate upon any
one candidate against him. Under his
parliamentary experience everything
after ne was sworn was soon running
in apple pie or Ter, that is to say, the
way he wanted it.
The House on Monday last both on
the floor and in the galleries, was
crowded with people DESTROYS Of see
ing an exiting contest over The al
mission of certain members under jhe
call Of states by the clerk, Mr. Adams.
But the strong majority OF the Drmo-
Gratis, and their parliamentary skill
pat an immediate quietus on every OBJ
lection, and rs consequence the Or
ganzation became mecrly Ing
dull and sleepy preceding Of calling
names of Members. Mr.. Hale OF
Maine male himself at one time II
1 subject of intense merriment by u
blunder in supposing Mr.. Patterson
of Colorado as duly enrolled, and this
was nearly the only relief given to the.
monotony of roll call. We are now