The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-06-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsnlHCToH, June 70, 1878,
Editor Democrat

Tue iirst session Of :he 4j,h Con.
srr>s cios,s ,-.u.y or tomorrow, and,
prohlH,y 1o:td3 soon. The evil in.
encsca q! IL. .:aIc has been upon its
deliberations y man hot elected has
been in the White House and to that
fact-thc most conspicuous instance
Of frara il I'll the history Of govern
msnt--ruy probably lie traced mvcG' Il
the bad legislation, tie disregard Of
promises Of reform. aad the loose NOR.
':als u iucivilGa! !ar!iIbc.s, which have
made tits session OF tonsrl IS one to
be remembered with regret. To have
fraud SO ccuspieuou<Iy triumphant in
politics IA country where mems ut.
tcni.on is given constantly to politics,
is cure to make fraud popular ;u bust
ness, in social life, aud, as, this session
Of Congress shows Us, III legislation.
Whcnthe record is mair'nP Te .shslI
net lie proud Of what has bccndonc at
this session. The best aEi aides, Dem.
ocrats in House and Senate have meant
WE'LL but there has teen little party
discipline. The duty Of Democrats
throughout The country is to sc,urn to
Congress those Democrats WHO have
been Democrats AID telSavc in pri.
vatc life thOss who we're elected Us lem.
ocrats'iu!aavo not aclci With the party.
Then the rcxt Ccagrcss will be Of ben.
eft TO tho ccVntry aud re shall have q
party aud net NIB III The campaign
Of 1850.
Below is ILc resolution passed in
the House on Friday last, by a sub.
siautinlly unanimous rctc. - d.
Of" Ecs0iiyd, dhHt the two Houses q
tue 4j;h Congress having counted jhS
votes cast for President and Vice Pres.
ilcnt Of the United States, and having
declurcd' rutherford j. Hayes to be
elected. President and William a.
l'Wheelerf to be elected Vice President.
there is 10 power in any subseQucn,
Congress to revise that declaration. nor
can any such power be exercised By
the Courts Of tho United States or any
other ttibuIal tia, Congress can create
uuder the Constitution" -. ..''
! 1t IL said ihat in the Senate vote
upon tho resolution would be unaui.
nous. 1t mag rev be understood that
a President can be reached cnIy by I'm.
p!achmeu.. 80 : .
/ Greatly 10 the disappointment Of
many c" ious persons, Mr.. Po,,cr's
cOnmitIsr has ROT yet taken the test.
'nony Of Mrs jerks, supposed to have
teen ut one time custodian Of Sher.
mans letter promising protection 10
Anderson and Weber. She las been
in town about ten days, and is in con.
slant communication with Shcrmau's
attorney.
There was scone Of wild disorder in
the house last night over the bill to
pay the Fishery Award. Bcu Butler.
4 borp outlaw, had to be taken in hand
twice by tue SOrgcaut,at. Arms.
Speaker Randall displayed the proper
lirmncss and decision, as, indeed, he
always does Butler carried his point,
which ives tho defeat of the bill. a
,wO-'hirds vote was rcquirGd.
Zack Chandler and p0mcrOy wish 10
come back to the Senate, and there is
said to be considerable popular feeling
ID Eansas iu favor Of the latter. IT
will be remembered that the $1,000
scandal which defeated him was local
affair, and Kansas Republicans seem
to believe now pomlruy wus the victim
Of u trick. Its questionable, however,
whether men like l'Omcroy. Chandler,
iiamlin, Harlan, &C., ought 10 be kept
III retirement, The occasions which
gave tAcal prominence arc Of tho past.
TO be sure, Kansas made mistake iu
selecting lDgals to succeed Pomcroy,
aud Michigan made another, AM it is
not unlikely, | suppose, that Maine
would scud Hale if she retired Ham.
liu, tut errors like this ought not to
force the permanent retention Of worn
out aud Inefficient men in our highest
legislative body. Huron.
Fur COngress-lst District.