Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-11-10
Our Washington Letter.

pleted appreciation Of the science of
"IIow not to do it," Two weeks of
the session is gone and beyond laying
q broad foundation for iIterminable
debate in the Louisiana and Colrado
matters, nothing of special Importance
h S ben done, senator Morrill, took
immediate steps to secure the removal
of old documents which were stored
under the Capitol roof, down into the
basement as one precaution against
fire, inasmuch rs the roof where these
documents were ored is not nre
proof, being wood covered with cop
per- Again both Houses have pro-
vided Commission to procure some
method for preventing such prcsiden.
tial muddles as occurred last fall and
winter. These matters constitute the
only business transacted by our So.
Ions. They.haye referred the question
of Louisiana Senator and Colrado
Member to the proper COMMITTEES and
have been adjourned nearly all the
week in, order to attend the races at
Baltimore. Senator Beck remarked
that his constituents would regard
him rs derelict in duty if lie did moi
attend the races and though we are
unable TO say whether he spoke for
the mass of his Senatorial brotheren,
we know that many of the most dig
nified Of them accompanied him and
were as deeply interested apperantly
as he III the result. Whether Mr.
Beck, shared in the wholesale deple-
ton Of purses which was visited upon
his Kentucky constituents their bet
ting on the wrong horse, is matter
we are not advised upon. But if his
chagrin and Disappointment equals
that's oil, Ten Broecks unfortunate adj
mirers, from his State, whom we meet
here,.it is well the Senate adjourned
to Monday and thereby spared the
Countrp u Kentucky ebullition Of
temper, for more wratly set has not
been seen here since the Electoral
Commission voted 8 to Z. Not q step
has been taken as yet towards appro-
priations rs Mr. Randall only to day
gave us the House COMMITTEES and the
Senates adjournment over to Monday,
is based on the ground Of being I'M
able to work in the absence of these
Committees. Such dllatoriness GER
tanly indicates continuous session,
for if two weeks are requisite to do
nothing, sactual work Evil require
months to perfect. Bills and nasur-
cs of all kinds will require time for
maturing, andss discussion by the Com
mittees in charge, and the appropria-
tions as we'll as admission of members
promise unlimited warfare of words,
and beside the first Auditor has de-
cided that this extra session does not
cary double mileage, hence our opin-
ion that we are necessarily drifting in
to prolonged and unbroken session.
Messrs Cox of N Y, and Conger Of
Michigan. the two hamorists' Of the
House, have had their former success
in enlivening the wearisome monotony
of debate!with their salies of wit and
it is refreshing indeed to have large
body ofsleepy; people lLthoroughly a
reused into roars of Laughter, by n
Speaker who can inject into his speac!.
some bright point Of wit Or calcsm
therwith saveing the audiance from
the soporilic influences of speeches
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