The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-07-05
Correspondence Of the True Northerner.

r Correspondence Of the True Northerner.
, WASHINGTON, d. c. June 22d. 1878.
With the exception OF national convention
; which fuses suddenly upon the presidential
nomination Of Polk, Pierce, or a HAYES
there is no spectacle in this country 90 depress-
ing to believer in republican government az
the ordinary close OF session Of Congress
Both houses OF Congress adjourned sine die
yesterday morning At seven o'clock the delav
being caused in the engrossment Of the Sundrv
Civil bill. The scenes in the house during the
closing hours were Of the widest DESCRIPTION.
many OF the members being decidedly the worse
for liquor. Everything was confusion and dis
order and after two O'Clock, recesses were
taken every other hour. as means of restoring
order and bringing members to their senses
The galleries were thronged throughout the
night, and the drunken ribaldry OF MANY OF the
spectators added to the din. Many captious
and nnimportant amendments were made TO
the sundry Civil BILL and It kept osciating be-
tween the two houses every two or three hours
During the recesses in the houses the pages.
joined by members, amused themselves bv
singing comic songs, and the galleries Joining
in the choruses, made the welkin ring. From
indications, the proceedings OF the House NAV
be aptly described as a II. o. T." high old
time
The Senate relaxed somewhat from its CHS
tomary dignity, but was convent OF quiet and
order in comparison with the other end of the
Capitol. While waiting upon the House, several
unimportsnt bills were disposed Of and at
seven o'clock the hands Of the clock were turoed
back about ten minutes. in order to allow action
on few minor nominations just made by the
President. The Senate went into executive
session, confirmed the nominations. and. mon
opening the doors, adjourned.
President Hayes remained in his room IN
the Senate side oil night, up to the very minute
OF adjournment the last bill be signed being
the one providing for commission to select a
new site for the National Observatory. A good
joke IL told on the President He had made
oil arrangements to attend the commencement
OF Princeton College, which takes place to day.
and where his son 10 to graduate. He WAS ALSO
booked Tor speech there. With this idea in
view. he had gone to the Baltimore and Pstomsc
depot last night, and WAS about to board the
nine O'Clock northern express, when 10 Wa
captured BY committee Of Senators and hust-
led on to the Capitol, whore hs was detained
oil night signing bills. II may BE- imaginsd
that his feelings were not of the plsssantsst.
The disgraceful scenes which signalsed the !
last memorable night session will long be re-
nembsred, and il the names Of those who
figured most prominently in these Bacchanslian 9
'rgies are not gwen to the public, IL is only =
because feeling Of patriotism and a sense OF
indignant shame, which brings the flush of >
niger to the cheek, has led the representatives =
u the great papers in our cities to fling I
charitable mantle of oblivion over the CRYING
ices which ll-lnformed foreigners might DOS
ibly suppose to be national. L
They form, alas the outward manifestations -
u dread disease, whose roots are deep and :
sngerous. These sad and mournful spectacles =,
re but the outcome and expression of those n
eadly symptoms which mark the feyerisb d
estlessness OF disjointed time: for when "
ubhc decency is 30 far forgotten By the chosen fC
'w-givers OF the nation, it is because the civic s.
irtues which made that nation great and AZ
lorious. have been laid aside like cumbrous 81
nd forgotten garments in the Cave OF Gree p
his Congress, which has been in almost con- :,
tant session since the 18th of last October =,
'ight months), has. according to the SAVING OF ID
enator Bayard, done lees good and less -
arm than many persons expected" In fact.
ne OF Its chief merits is that it has done very &C
tile; Its sins are mostly sins Of omission. 81
side from the River and Harbor bill. Il ia VI
nifty OF not single job and the lobby has =,
'ne no business at all at this long session. for an
70 River and Harbor bill is job which needs or
lobbying. People who imagine that the ca
lsness OF legislative body is TO pass a. rel
any laws as possible, will be disgusted with Ar
o oegsarly account Of the acts of the Forty L
tn Congress. But the more sensible people. sn
10 remember that Congress is never So near WI
blunder as when 1t votes, and that debate w. w.
its real business, will be thankful TO have w,
t OIL so we'll. The present Congress has die
ne but little harm, II it has done absolutely sb
good. Considering that over four thousand W