Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-03-27

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Mr.. Ednunds. who has long been re-
c0enixed ~ tie leader OF the Repubii-
can majority. and consequently The
leader OF the Senate when they ruled il,
seems especially unable TO realize the
fact that he occupies that position no
longer. The leader or the Republicans
he may sill remain, bal the leaders Of
the Senate are now the men who, while
the Democrats were IN The minority,
divided between themselves the hon.
ors OF standing at the head OF the party.
We aIlude 10 ThGFmanand BsysFd Of the
North ndWhyte and Lsmarofthe South.
.Nr. Edmunds. forgetting has changed
relation, as we have said, undertook TO
play the part Of the leader, BY mapping
out the work 70 be done at the present
session. He offered q resolution that
legislation should be confined 10 the
passage Of The necessary appropriation
bills. The Democratic party, according
To- Republican ideas, is responsible for
the extra session. They forced IL upon
US. say the Republican minority. They
did il to carry oct their own purposes.
Very well: when the new Congress meets
they have the majority end are RESPONSE
bic 20 The country for the kind and amount
ofiecislatIon which Is enacted. The dem
ocrals acted very properly. therefore, in
promptly laying Mr.. Edmunds esga-
lIoa on the table. II was not for nm
10 undertake 10 dictate TO the Demo-
cratic majority in Congress upon what
subjects they should legislate. especial
ly at the extra session which he, a.
loudly as any one else. pr0clsHns was
rendered necessary By the Democrats
for their own purposes. Il will become
him better TO LET them bring forward the
measures which they determine are me-
cessary TO carry out those purposes, and
he can then oppose them il he should
see fit TO do so. with all the ability and
eloquence which he possesses. II the
Democrats adopt measures not for the
good OF the country, they are response
be To The people and will be dealt with
by them at the proper time.
II is no evidence that the Democrats
intend to make this long session, or
that they have any design to 60 into
general legislation, that they unanimous
~ voted 10 lay Mr.. Edmund's resolution
upon the table. c. course they intend
TO do more than is mentioned in that
resolution, as the lest oath law and the
Federal interference with election
laws" are TO be repealed beyond doubt.
Beyond that we do not believe the DEM
ocrats intend TO go, and II must not be
imagined from this vote that any such
Intention exists. They simply desired
10 show Mr.. Edmunds that the MAORI
~ in Congress were fully capable OF de-
Gliding for themselves upon what mat
tiers they would not legislate. That
there is any real intention Of prolong-
ing the session or going into general
legislation, no one believes. The mat
ter will, however, be put at rest by the
Joint deliberation of the committees ap-
pointed by the caucuses OF the two
houses. The result, we apprehend,
will be an early adjournment, after the
passage Of the appropriation bills with
clauses repeating the laws above men
tioaed. The responsibility OF another
extra session will then devolve upon
Mr.. Hayes.-BaH. Sunday Meas.
9-Mayor Cooper, OF New York, is
having lively time with the Police
| Commissioners. Several days ago he
notified them of their probable removal,
and demanded that they show cause
why they should not be displaced
Yesterday the Commissioners waited on
the Mayor with their counsel, and at
tempted 10 have their answers to the
Mayors charges read. The Mayor
would not hear them; the lawyers in
sisted and a disgraceful scene ensued,
in the course of which the Mayor threat
ened to have the room cleared by the
police. Mayor Cooper appears 10 be
actuated by desire 10 give The peo-
pie of New York a good govern
ment, but bis conduct in this case would
appear to have been very lndiscreet.-
lie should either hare removed the
Commissioners promptly and finally, or
else have given them full opportunity
TO be heard.
De- II seems, from the statement of
an witness published in the Natal
Witness, that Lord Chelmsford, the
British Commander, was taken COM
pletely by surprise by the Zulus. and,
but for a lucky accident, would have
been killed or captured with all his
staff. Col. Lonsdale, one OF his aides,
happened by the sheerest good luck TO
stumble upon an ambuscade of Zulus.
and succeeded in making his escape and
giving the alarm, else Lord Chelmsford
and his escort must inevitably have
fallen into the snare. The battle field,
after the massacre, presented horrible
sight. The bodies Of the dead had been
shockingly mutilated by the savages,
and In many cases the heads had been
cut of. The British loss is now found
to have been 81 officers and 7S6 men.
The Zulu force is said 10 have outnum-
bered the British by $4,000.
e%The election Of Col. John c. Burch.
Of the Nashville .7mericaa, as Secreta-
nv of theU /. s. Senate, Is a high but
well-deserved compliment TO an excel
lent gentleman and talented Journalist.
The only journalist who had previously
filed the position was Col. John w.
Forney, who was elected, we think, in
1872, and held the place for many years.
H5-Mr. Watterson, of the Louisville
(Ky.) Courier Journal, made q siren