The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
The closing hours Of Congress
Scenes and incidents precious to
Adjournment Z. day--A Bumcombe
Resolution-Pet Schemes carried
Mount Vernon a Romance.

From IA regular Correspondent |
WASHINGTON, D. q. June 18th, rs. !
The corridors Of the capital were
Ihronged all day yesterday and to-
Cav, and the Hobbies of the respec-
tive houses were absolutely jammed.
Men, and women, too who have been
watching pet measures for months,
perhaps. pressed forward in search
of members to urge the for'orn hope
of one last attempt. Dignified Sen
ators escaped from one eager consti-
tuent only to fall into the clutches of
another. Every door a besieged
by a score or more of persons whose
hopes were centered in some bill or
other proposition, and in their eager
ness those people had all sorts of
suggestions.to make as to how their
own measure could be put through.
There seemed to be a perfect army
interested in the Sunday civil bill.
Reporters, as they hurried through
the corridors, were stripped by anxi-
Gus persons with the inquiry: ''can
Won tell me where / can see the Sun
day civil bill?" Hundreds of per-
sons, with real or imaginary claims
against the Government, had hopes
of being made happy at the last mo-
ment by finding their figures ineor-
porated in the Sunday civil bill.
When the first copies came from the
Government printing office, Secreta-
ry Gorham's Office was overrun with
applications for "iust one,'' and when
these could not be furnished, then a
sight of a copy was requested. When
the eagerly-sought bill was obtained,
the pages were turned with nervous
hands, and in nine cases out of ten
the result vas disappointment. On
the House side the scene was not less
stirring; members were besoughs TO
do all sorts of impracticable things
for the purpose of getting bills lying
deeply-buried on the Speakers table
through. .
In the House this morning, in the
midst of the confusion incident to
the last days of a session, Mr.. Thomp-
soc, of Pennsylvania, was recoganiz-
ed to offer a bumcombe resolution
authorizing the appointment of a
committee of seven members to sit
during recess to inquire into the
causes of business depression and
what means, if any should be taken
to restore to labor its rights. The
resolution was the extremity of dem
agogism, but was passed by unani
lmous consent, for the reason that nc
one dared oppose it without the risk
being misunderstood. The Congress
will adjourn this evening. The con
: fusion in the House to-day is i'm.
(. mense. The majority of the mem
bers are upon their feet, stamping
bawling at the top of their lungs
t and fairly paving the air with way
ing arms and outstretched bills
while the Speaker with his gavel de
iiberately keeps up the racket to thu
best of his ability. One cannot bu'
think that if the Speaker shoult
sometimes exercise the pedagogue''
!. prerogative and rap some of thns'
. obstinate bald heads instead of tina
much abused desk, the effect woult
be better. Thus, both Federal an,
s Confederate heroes of sanguinar,
: battles fought long ago, are at thi
moment engaged in a bloodless bu
u scarcely less bitter contest for su
e premacv in halls of legislation in
stead of upon CORY fields. Perhap
d the conflicts of to-day are less dan
gerous to life and limb, but they ar
extremely wearing" very noisy, an
IS apparently interminable, for what
ever is now the bone of contention
one of those things "no fellan ca
IT find out" 1t is surprising how pc
# itics and personal interest mix u
"a the leaders of a nation.
While a hungry crowd of laborin
men were knocking at the portals {
ID the capital crying for recognition an
t. aid, the Senate decided to provid
\. for Lieutenant Hoxie for whom a
ungrateful committee had failed
IL provide when shaping the Distri'
Bill which as stated in my last ha
D. become a law. A most bitter discu
or sion, arose between senators Morrise
!, and Beck, the former having offere
;. an amendment to the Sunday Civ
70 Service bill repeating so much of ii
act providing for a permanent for
of government for the District
columbia, as limits the rank of c
fieer to be detailed from the Eng
neer Corps as a District Commissio
er. The law as passed contains Il
word captain" and now Senat'
IL Morrison in the eleventh hour fn'
ill that his pet Lieutenant Hoxfe h
been left out in the cold and by o
ed structing the most important me
or sure pending, succeeds in carryil
his schemes will be remember
the hero in question vas married b
a few days since to Miss Vim
45 Ream. Senators Salisbury al
VOORHEES, favored the amendment.
The regents council has been tt
In event of the past few days at Mou
'as Vernon. In the mansion, around
table that belonged to the Washir
ton family, the board of regents We
IN present. Mrs. Laughton, the rege
ro- is ill in London. At the meeting
was stated the trouble with rega
,ed to steamboat contracts had been
ne ranged. A new boat is to be Blu
to run over the route between Was
". ington and Mount Vernon. 1t "
be named after our distinguish
townsman W. M. Corcoran. The
fairs of the association appear FRI
ell the report to be in excellent con
,tion. Certainly there is great i
mo provement in the appearance of
lcll roads and walks around the groun
ley The rooms furnished by the sew
set, al States with relics add much to
not interest of a visit to the old manSi