Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-27
Delnocralic Judicial Ticket.
Our Washington Letter.

W ASHINGToN, D.C.,J nne Il, 80
At { O'Clock this morning
Congress adjourned after ses-
sion Of eight months, after do
ing good and bad deeds and Or
uniting 10 do good and bad ones
TO about the same extent as at
other sessions. The prevailing
hard times and the many unlul-
filled promises of reronchment,
may create belief that this one
session has sinned above all its
predecessors, but this is not so.
The great failing has been
that, though working in full
light, Senators and Reprcsen-
fatives have not seen that tho
ussges of flush wac times
were not suited 10 a time of
profound financial depression.
They will be wiser when they
meet-iR December.
The appropriation bills were
finally passed, except The small
or ones such as the West Point
bib, covering a much larger "a
mount than when reported from
the House Committee.
The crowds around the two
Houses last night were some
thing unprecedented, and the
confusion on the floor of the
House OF Representatives sur
passed anything / have eyer
seen. 1t is 20 be noticed, how
ever, that, except the inci eased
amounts in the regular appro-
pliatIon bills, there was no ten
dency to extravaganza. No
subsidy schemes succeeded,
and the largest and most perse-
vering lobby Of this generation
WAS defeated on every mea sure
it had hoped to force through
in the late days OF the session.
Dir. Potter's Committee viii
sit here for short time for the
examination of several Witness
cs, and then some Of its mem
bers will proceed TO Louisiana.
The necessary attendance Of
members of the Committee on
The proceedings OF the House
has prevented much progress
Of late.
The city Of Washington has
cause For gratitude to this Con-
gress, having received more at
tenlion than ever before, and a
system Of Government having
been adopted which will give
positive value to property which
cannot now be said to be worth
anything The taxes were alb
sorbing real property, and bust
ness was dead. Congress now
assumes one-half of our expen-
ses, and that will save us from
complete ruin.
The House defeated a meas
urc, which had passed the SEN
ate, providing for the payment
Of such mail contractors as had
carried the mail in the South be-
fore the war and had not been
paid by either the Federal or
Confederate Government.
1ne proposition 10 make
greenbacks receivable for four
per cent. bonds, and for custom
duties after October /, 1873,
passed the Senate but failed in
the House.
The jurisdiction of the Court
Of Claims was extended consid-
crably, though no claim arising
more than six years ago can be
presented under the enlarged
powers of the Court. The Court
is to consider claims against the
Government and report on them
10 Congress if found meritOri-
ous, and Congress is not TO act
upon any private claims not SO
reported. The object is 10 keep
worthless claims out of Con-
gross. AUSTIN.
~ The late Mr.. A. t.
Stewart, the millionaire, once
came to the conclusion that, al
though advertising was a good
thing as a ladder, it was of no
great benefit to him, as his name
sold the goods. As, test, one
department only of his estab-
lishment was advertised. Its
business overtopped that of the
others SO Immediately and so
largely, that Mr.. Stewart con-
cludcd that to get the full pow
en- Of his name it must appear
81 prsater's ink. His advertis-
ind managers say, s'from that
time be advertised more largely
THAI ever in the papers"
~ The Tennessee Press
a ssociation is 10 mceti in Galla-
tin ia 1879. Its session in
q ..nx,,illa last week Was large