Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-06-22
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

atloHS cut OUT WHICH nau Deen reported by the
committee for the improvement of streams
that small boy might straddle at high water
Davis, of Illinois, Whyte and Jones, of Flor
ida, were at first excused from serving on the
committee appointed at the request of Mr.
Matthews; but were afterwards replaced, with
the understanding that their labors are not to
be pressed until after adjournment. On
Wednesday the Deficiency bill went through
like a flash, without amendment, and sixty
five bills on the calendar were disposed of,
making with forty-two passed on the previous
day, one hundred and seven of which the cal
endar has been relieved. The debate on the
substitute for the House bill to repeal the
Resumption Act was quite interesting. Bay
ard, always able, led the opposition, but
seemed to be hampered by his early teach
ings and declarations. He seemed to realize
the fact that, under a responsible Govern
ment, neither gold nor silver is necessity as
a means of barter and trade, but his record
would not permit him to acknowledge it.
Coke and Wallace, of his own party, gave
him some sound views on the other side, and
the substitute was passed by vote of 45 to
10. 1t makes greenbacks receivable for duties
after October l, and for four per centum
bonds on its passage.
The consideration of the Sundry Civil
(Omnibus) bill, which passed the House on
Thursday, brought to light the fact that hon
Orable members have become solicitous about
the coming election. They showed iber-
ahty III appropriatlng sums to construct and
finish public buildings in striking contrast
with the economical theories by which they
were guided early in the session and in the
last Congress. Mr.. Wright, Of Pennsylvania,
who has often been denounced as a dem
agogue because of his persistent advocacy of
the cause of the workingmen, had his re-
venge. Mr.. Foster, of Ohio, urged the ap-
preparations on the ground that the unem-
ployed should be set to work, whereupon
Wright observed that 1.-THE number of dem
agogues was evidently increasing. Senator
Howe, while discussing the River and Har-
Dor bill, gave vent to language which placed
him also in the category of this much mis-
used word ''demagogue. In this Republic,
who are the ''common people, and why
should it be reproach to lead them, if there |
are so few who, in their didactcs, fail to 60 !
back to the root of things, and who permit !
the masses to be mislel by the use of catch |
words that, in our day, have meaning the
reverse of that which, in the days of ancient |
Greece scared the aristocracy, because of
''the proprieties. The debate on the Silver
bill of Senator Jones, of Nevada, taught
of intelligent people what they
knew not before and when the time comes,
as it surely will come, when such root doc
tors as Froude, Herbert Spencer and others
shall gain a hearing and be understood by the
an electrical light will be thrown
upon the question of capital and labor that
shall cause existing laws to become inverted.
For its own sake capital should encourage the
tribe of "demagogues;" otherwise, heads will
all, as they once fell in France. Dodging
he question. which has long been the rule,
will no longer do; and it is therefore surpris-
ny thdI u DOtIy- 50 independent as the Sen |
tie is supposed to be, should by a vote of 81
o % postpone the House joint resolution TO
enforce the eight hour law until December
lext. The music must be faced at last, and l
hey will be the luckiest in politics who first
ecognze the fact. A mass meeting will be ,
eld tonight in front of the Capitol, and a
passed asking the reconsideration
f the vote by which the resolution was post
oned. The National Party, as it is called,
making tremendous but quiet strides to 4
rasp the power that belongs to numbers
he Advocate, published in the State of New
-ork, has paying circulation of 800, 1000
Il acquired in less than year-and 81 900
them during the last week The pre-
rietor has had offers of money to aid in the
utilization of editions in French and Ger
ian, and is now holding them under consid-
alton. The Rip Van Wrinkles of both {
arties would do well to ''shake off old Law
nee" and do something. The bill to give -
le District of Columbia a permanent form
government, which has at last become
", is regarded with satisfaction, especially
: the property holders. The governing
,wer is vested in three Commissioners, who
e appointed by the President as at present.
ncle Sam pays half of all expenses, and
xes cannot be levied at higher rate than a