The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-11-01
FROM WASHINGTON.

| gress, as yet. Here we are, fellow clti-
zens and brethren, at the close of the
second week of the session, and yet the
standing Committees of the House have
not been announced. But Speaker
Randall promises us their announce
ment ON Monday, and after that we may
| expect business. The Senate has a
perfect organization, and could if it de-
sired, get to work at once; but as the
Presidents, call for the special session
involved appropriations, the bills must
of necessity come from the House of
| Representatives: hence very little can
| be done until the House gets into work.
| ing order. 10th Houses adjourned
yesterday till Monday.
CONTESTED ELECTION.
The contested election case, which
have largely occupied the time of Con-
gress thus far, have been referred to the
Committees on Privileges and elections,
| and when the cases are reported from
Committees then the food-gate of elo-
quence and argument will be opened
wide out. The average Congressman Is
right at home on contested election
case and if ever there is an oppor-
tunity for him to endear himself to his
constituents it is when the broad field
of politics presented in case of this
kind opens up to his enraptured vision.
The contested cases now before the two
Houses of Congress are very interesting,
and we look for lively times over them.
The case in the Senate is that of VIM.
Pitt Kellogg, Republican, and Judge
Spofford, democrat, from Louisiana, the
former holding his certificate of election
from the Packard government, and the
latter from the Nichols regime. The
whole Louisiana business is likely to
be opened up in this contest, and venti-
lation will be the order of the day. Well
al, we have to say is, let the ventilation
proceed; we can't see that the Republi-
can party is in any danger OF losing
anything by the complete expose of the
whole matter.
The contest before the House is also
a lively item, and gives every promise
of being on hands for some time to
come. The contestants are James B.
Bedford Republican, and Thomas NJ.
Patterson, democrat, both claiming to
have been elected a representative from
Colorado. AS Colorado is entitled to
only one member in the lower branch
of Congress, the state must remain I'M
represented until the question is decided.
The contestants start out full abreast.
like two spiritd race ponies. May the
best man win, which is the Republican,
of course. But as far as appearances
now present themselves to the naked eye
of newspaper correspondent, the case
stands about thus: Mr.. Bedford has all
the law and facts on his side but Mr.
Patterson has the majority of voters
and as a democrat Is never deferred
from voting by the abstract principle of
right, we fear Mr.. Bedfords chances are
rather slim.
CONGRESS AND HORSE RACING.
Both Houses of Congress adjourned
over, the House from Monday till We'd
nesday, and the Senate from Tuesday
till Thursday, to attend the races at
Pimlies near Baltimore which are COM
ing off this week. They (Congress) not
the races-the races adjourned over one
day, too) didn't just say so in their mo-
tons to adjourn. but everybody knew
that was what they meant, as the papers
I'LL &c %,,-- L L..
and hundreds were departing on early
trains to see the fun.
Senator Beck, of KY. who made the
Senate to adjourn, said privately that
he must go to the races, for his consti-
tuents would not think he was represen-
| ting them if he didn't. The average
Kentuckian, you know, is ''some" on a
horse race, and the Senator from the
clark and bloody ground, 4" was willing
| that his sport-loving people should be
represented even at the expense of the
suffering, neglected interests of the coun-
try. which are longingly, anxiously
looking toward Congress for succor and
relief Such is democratic consistency
| REBEL RAIDS
Merriman of North Carolina intro
duced into the Senate bill to repeal
the Statute which bars rebels from pen
sions. The Gotten Tax refundment bill
will again be pressed. A bill has been
prepared which compels payment for all
property taken during the war, without
regard to the loyal status of the owner,
and it constitutes the Court of Claims
the tribunal for making the awards. II
any bigger or more wholesale steals can
be organized than either or all of these
| we VIII confess our Ignorance in hOcus
pocus. Each measure will receive the
full Democratic support of the South,
and as little good can be expected to
come out of the Democratic Nazareth OF
the North, loyal people must make up
their minds to face the MUSIC that all
kinds of rebel raids upon the national
treasury will be the order of the day
in this Congress-. If the slight republi-
can majority of the Senate is not vigil
liant every dollar of our resources will be
stolen.
SOLDIER MATTERS.
Mr.. Ingalls,, introduced into the Sen
ate the equalization bounty bill which
was killed in the spring of 1876, and
which brought our unequal bounty laws
| down to first basis for ali soldiers.
He has also introduced bill granting
arrears to all pensioners back to date of
discharge,
A NUMBER of the independent papers
show signs of fear that Hayes will be
forced to abandon his policy. He GER
tainly encounters great deal of opposi.
ton where he should receive support.