The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-11-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
The Extra session--No Work Done
Yet-Where Does the Faut Be-
long?-Cameron and the English
Mission-The Reconciliation Of
the Dollar-An Early Adjourn
ment-The Mexican Question.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 80, 1871.
Two weeks of the special session are
over, and nothing has been done. con-
TESS to an amount OF disappointment.
The fault, if 1t be a FAULT, is clearly with
the House, as the Senate is perpetually
organized, always has Its committees,
and is ready for business at q moments
notice. The historian, and not the writer
OF current news, must determine whether
or not
SPEAKER RANDALL
was justified in deterring tor two weeks
the appointment Of his committees, and
thus preventing for that length OF time
the transaction Of the business for which
the session was called. Having advoca-
ted his election and afterwards commend.
ed those who voted for him, your CORE,
sDondent will be slow to condemn any act
OF his which is not plainly to the disad-
vantage Of the country or the party. But
why should he not have appointed the
committees before this time: Why
should not the party have an opportu.
nty OF further commencing itself 10 the
people BY entering at once upon the dis
custom Of those important questions Of
finance, Of the indian service, and OF civil
service reform, and OF economy, which
are of interest to all:
If 1t was the wish Of the speaker that no
adjournment should take place prior to
the time when the regular session COM
mcnces in December, there Is no public
sentiment which would have condemned
the introduction and consideration Of sub.
jects Of general legislation at this time.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
1t seems to me, has nothing to lose by an
early consideration OF what Is OF interest
TO all the people. The States which vote
on the 9th OF November, II, as believe,
they would now sustain the Democratic
ticket, will not be helped to do so by any
sliuilng or preyaricaton on the part of
Democrats In national position. But,
however that may be, let US liaye Dem.
ocratic party, no matter how New York
or Pennsylvania may vote. There Ia
something far better than expedlency.
The National Democratic party has de.
tended principles too long and suffered
too much therefor, to abandon It at the
Of expected victory.
1.-THE proposed appointment OF
SIMON CAMERON
as minister to England can be supposed
10 have any good effect, it must
be In the same way as the inebri.
ate did q good work, who accompanied
the temperance lecturcr--he may serve
rs an lawful example," But il Is not
believed such an appointment will be
made. Mr.. Hayes can hardly afford at
''''s ti'Hc, 10 break up his cabinet and dis.
gust decent Republicans as well
as Democratic senator's, rs he would do
by sending Cameron to represent tho
United States in my civilized country.
cameron once said, referring to physi-
cal misfortune Of another Rcpublican
who was appointed TO Office by johnson.
that lie ought to DO sent as minister to
the Guano Island If to any place. The
general and no doubt correct idea of
Cameron's morals is that they best it
MIN tor residence abroad In n private
capacity. Official position at any place
would be an insult to Its people, as to our
own.
ADVOCATES OF THE RECONCILIATION OF
SILVER
are in high spirits believing, after count.