The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-07
The Daily Argns,
ROCK ISLAND. ...........1LL1Hors
Concluded from second page.

ASOuCIuUCu ITOm second page,
two men no matter how able, are not
strong enough to endure the brint of Dem
ocratlc attack. The Democrats although
their majority is too small to be relied up-
on with much confidence, are, to all an
pearances, better organized and led than
10 the preceding Congress. They have in
Hurd, OF Ohio, and Carlisle, of Kentucky.
a powerful accession of forensic strength
while such parliamentarians as they had
In the former Congress remain in this.
Mr.. Conger, of Michigan, is always alert.
and appears in the reports, perhaps more
frequently than any other Republican, but
he seldom appears with strength
and never with dignity, he acts as
an lrritant to the majority; his
role is what that of s. s. Cox was formerly
on the other side, but, like Mr.. Cox, he is
but little feared. 1t is quite probable that
the republicans have undeveloped strength,
men In their ranks who are quietly looking
on, bldIng their time, but the Philistines
are upon them, and it cannot be denied that
they have in the ranks of the opposition,
such toeman as have not been found on
that side OF the house for years. In noting
the words and the manner of the speeches
on tuesday, 1t was apparent that those on
the republican side were little bombastic
and sensational, while those on the other
SHE were terse and argumentative. Those
OF MIR. Muldrow, Of Mississippi, Senator
Lamar's successor, and Mr.. Hurd were
particularly able. Gen. Chalmers, of Mis-
sissippi, made a very eloquent speech, and
| it was impossible not 10 admire it as an
oratorical effort, but it would have an
swered better for fiery campaign Grafton
than for the deliberate argument of a
statesman 10 a legislative body. While
the childish personalities between Mr.
COnger and Chalmers will make the
"groundlngs laugh, they cannot but make
the judicious grieve." When a represen
tative of Mississippi says that represen-
tative of Michigan reminds him of court
| fool with black swallow-tail substitute for
cap and bells, and when the representative
from Michigan replies that the MISSISSIPPI
plan reminds him of mons
key chattering and grinning on hand or
gan. the country is reminded Of the very
| lose manners of fish market. But both
the criticism and retort were received with
rounds of applause, not only from the gal
eries, but from the floor Of the House
| Speaker Randall has almost completed
MS arrangements or committees and Will
announce them to the House on Monday,
7th inst, if Congress shall be in session on
that day. 1t has been the policy of the
majority to adjourn over Monday in order
to prevent the Greenbackers from intro
ducng financial bills Monday being the
only day, according to the rules, on which
such measures can be introduced. The
Greenbackers do not, of course approve OF
this sharp practice, and, it is said, they
have threatened to so over en- masse tC
the Republicans if they are to be snubbed
in this way by the majority. The Demo
cratic majority is such small and uncer
tain quantity that they can i'll afford to
make enemies of neutrals. Three or -four
Democrats are sick, and MIR. Stephens, Of
Georgia, although he keeps his wheels bet
ter than in the previous Congress, cannot
on account of his feeble health, always bt
relied upon to vote. &. A. 5.