Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-16
The Coming session Of Congress,

In less than seven weeks the FOrty-fifth Con-
greSs will have resumed its second and final
session. BY constitutional limitation 1t must
adjourn sac die on March 4th next. While there
are a great many political schemers who would
be glad to interpOSe captiOus opposition to Sec
Rotary ShermanS resumption plan. il is not
thought that there will be any practical legisa-
ton accomplished which will retard the return
to a specie basis on the 1st of January next. 1t
is quite probable that the Senate bill, making
greenbackS receivable for certain duties and
for the purchase OF per cent. bonds. will be
passed 10y the House in thS first week of its ses-
Sion II not passed before January list there
will be no necessity for its passage, as the
greenback. Under the resumption act. will then
have by law the same purchasing power as the
gold dollar. With the great probability that
the financial question will not be q disturbing
element. nj least after January 1st next. it is
not beiieye I'd much will be done in the way of
new financial legislation by the present Con-
gress. Provision Will have To be made for the
takinS Of she next census. II is also probable
that some method OF determining the results OF
an election OF President and Vice President,
which will 40 away with the troubles which
threatened the country two years ago. will be
agreed upon. The appropriation bills. it is
thought viii be passed without much opposition
and the outlook is that there Will be no Oc-
CASTOR which will require the converting of
the Forty-sixth Congress in extraordinary ses-
sion. Tie republicans will certainly desire to
prevent an extra session, as both branches of
the legislative department will, undoubtedly be
then democratic. and special session would
mean tie reorganization OF the Senate with
democratic officers. Prominent democratic Sem
ators aver that it is not the desire OF theirparty
TO force an extra session. because UNTIL i'm the
course OF events. the proper and regular time
arrives fOr the Senate'S reorganization they
hafdiy care 10 bring that event about solely for
the purpose OF dividing the few offices which
The control OF the Senate gives the democratic
party. OF course, some of the old schemes will
be brought before Congress. The tobacco men
Will clamor for reduction of the tobacco tax:
the whisky men will seek a reduction of the tax
ON spirits: there may, too. be a renewed aglta-
ton of the tariff question; the Presidential IN
pleaSantneSs will be brought into the House by
the repor, OF the Potter investigating commit
tee: the few greenbackers in the present Con-
gress will be loaded with buncombe resolutions
Tor effect at home. but despite all this the out
look is that nothing much will be done for good
OF Ill. beyond the necessary work of Congress-
the passage OF the regular appropriation bills.
The color question crops out curiollsly I'm
Baltimore sometimes. In the trial of a case in
counsel. Mr.. O'Bren. made some illusions to
what had been said by -darkey" who had
testified the previous day. Judge Brown sug-
geSted to counsel that il would be better to
speak OF him as .'cOlOred man. rather than |
''darkey. which term his honor appeared to
regard as Objectionable. Mr. O'Brien in reply.
thought, with all Difference to his honor'S Opin-
ION, that II was matter OF taste; all the law
books and legal papers spoke OF this class of |
people as negroes" he had only kindly feel
1ngs towards them. and in using the word ..dar-
key he did so TO avoid term which was dis
agreeable to most OF them. The judge signified
his satisfaction with the cOunSeI5 explanation
and the regular business was resumed The
coOred people OF Baltimore ii may be said are
making considerable progress, and many of
them are no longer sneered at as "niggers.r
AT the meeting OF the school board last night
two petitions were received, one from colored
citizens, asking for the establishment OF an
evening school for cOlOred persons, to remain
open during the winter; and one from the pr.
pills OF the highest class in a colored grammar |
school, saying that they had completed their
studies In the school, and asking for the estat-
llshment of an additional grade, so as to enable |
petitioners Ito become an ornament to soci-
ety.. Both communications were referred to
the committee on cOlOred schools |