Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-10-31
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, Oct. %.

w 40 II dANGiON, OCt. 10.
The business cut out for the extra
session, viz; voting appropriations to
discharge Indebtedness now existing on
Army. Navy and United States Courts
account, and to provide for those arms
of the public service for the balance of
the present fiscal year, hang fire, await
ing the designation Of the proper COM
mittees by MIR. Randall to which the
message, cut into appropriate 'chunks," "
is to be referred. It is obvious that
President Hayes meant to leave Mem
bers of Congress no pretext for linger-
ing here longer than the 5th proxmo;
and he is reported as very desirous that
the business imperatively necessary, be
promptly transacted and then that an
adjournment be as promptly effected
leaving him ample time to prepare his
annual message, after the estimates of
| Department and Bureau heads shall
have been received With the ex-
haustive discussions had at the last
session of these appropriations, pro-
tracted debates over them can now on
y come from factious opposition, de
sire to embarass the Administration or
to enhance home popularity SO as to
make it available at the November
elections. The exigencies Of Democra-
cy require no bamboozling of voters
under the stale pretense of economy
and reform; besides the demagogue re
sorts of last session would be rather
perilous than otherwise The hurried
reouisitions of several Democratic
Governors last summer on the Federal
Government for troops to protect them
against the strikers, has reduced Bour-
bon representatives. to just one gEiev-
ance, the old howl of fraud; and though
the Democratic legislator of average
manhood would consider himself es-
topped from all further silly complaints
of the working of measure for which
that party was practically unit, yet
the stream of vituperation and foul
abuse of the President burst its bar
riers at the jubilation meeting over the
Ohio triumph and is still running at
full bead. Black burn, who if at all
sensitive to the adherence with which
the name is still remembered, would
court seclusion, uncorked himself and
there was no mistaking the malignant
sentiments still animat;ng him toward
all those who struck at the ConfederacY
or contributed to its final collapse.
Representative Banning who is un-
pleasantly associated in the public
mind with the exploits of Eph Holland
and his gang of imported repeaters and
ruhians, continues to attract attention
b. his vigorous denunciations hurled
against the turpitude that encouraged
Mr.. Hayes to hold on to the Presiden-
tial chair procured by IS to 7" though
Mr.. Tilden was more than anxious to
relieve him.
Gen. Hawley and other influential
citizens are laboring diligently for ear
ly and favorable action on the recon-
mendations relative to representation
at the Paris Exposition, and the unani-
nifty of public sentiment in favor would
seem to preclude any apprehension OF
opposition. With the exception of a
small sum to enable us to be represent
ed at the Stockholm Prison Congress
to which we have been formally invited
by Sweden and Norway, and an appro-
priation needed for repairs of the Pa
tent Office, nothing further in the way
of money is asked; and a few days
hard work would dispose of all the bu-
siness actually needed to be done at
this session. But Senator ingalls, has
given voice to the wishes of many
western constituencies by the introduc-
tion of a bill providing for coming sill
yer dollars and making them legal ten
ders for all debts, public and private,
save those specially contracted to be
paid in gold. He will not BE- entirely
destitute Of Eastern and Southern sup
port, and the matter of resumption
threatens to precipitate itself SO that it
cannot certainly be predicted that it
will be short session. The opposition
| to Mr.. Harlan's confirmation does not