National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-19
A DEMOCRATIC VIEW OF CONGRESS.

The Chicago Times is among the most
able Democratic journals in the country,
and yet it has become thoroughly disguised
with the performances of the present Demo-
cratic Congress- 1t discovers what every
Democrat in the country who is not
blinded by the preiudices and hates
that cover the South rs pail must
trining with the national welfare and the
peace and tranquility of the country in its
present unparalleled policy of demagog-
ism. The Times reminds Congress that it
is now in its fifth week of the extra
session of Congress called for the pas
sage of the two ready-made appropria-
ton bills. Statesman BECK announced that
the Bourbons would pass those bills in
one day. Neither bill has been passed yet.
One of them has passed the Representa-
tives and is now in the Senate, which
House it will hardly pass before the end of
this month. The other is still in the House,
where the flood-gates of speech-making will
be opened on the party measures that have
been tackled TO it, The names of over sew
enty members are on the Speakers list for
speeches on this measure. Every speaker
will be entitled to the floor for one hour
The usual length of each days sitting is
four and half hours, of which not more
than three and a half are available for
speech-making on the pending bill, for the
morning hour can only be dispensed with
by two-thirds vote, which the fiscal phil
osophers are not likely to permit From
these data the public can form an Opini on
of the length OF time yet to be consumed
upon the two bills which Statesman BECK
assured the country Congress would pass in
one day What will be done after they
have passed and been vetoed by the Presi-
dent and what time will be consumed in
doing it, can only be surmised II is con-
ceded by all but the more malignant revo-
lutionists on the Confederate side that the
session will not close until the appropriations
have been made in some way. 1t is also
most probable that when they have been
made the two Houses will straightway ad-
iourn. Yet there are few members who do
not now expect to celebrate the Fourth OF
| July in Washington.
The Times recognizes the speech of sena-
! tor BLAINE as the most effective yet made
| in the Senate. 1t says
The facts exhibited by BLAINE, showing the
number of national soldiers that are imperl-
ing Republican institutions in the Confederate
States, were evidently obtained at the War Of
flee. The Coniederates in Delaware are
alarmed about the overriding of the popular
ballot by troops at the polls, yet in Delaware
there is not a single man wearing the army
uniform. SO, too, in West Virginia, yet there
is not a single soldier in that State. In Mary
land the BourhOns arc alarmed about the lib.
erty of the ballot by the presence OF 1872 urtl-
lerymen taking care OF the public property in
Fort Mclienry. The BourbOns in Virginia are
arising in their might to preserve the liberty
Of the ballot against 2S2 men in the school of
artillery practice Mt Fortress Monroe. The
voting liberties OF North Carolina are endan.
gerod by 30 soldiers guarding a fort at tho
mouth of Cape Fear River. The South Caro-.
| lima ballot-boxers are trembling at tho menace
of their rights by 120 artilerymen In the forts
that guard Charleston harbor The Georgia
Bourbons are terrified by the presence in that
State of Just 20 soldiers. In Florida there are
1872 in charge eff three separate posts; in Ala