Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1880-01-16
OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Congress AgaIn-PrOspeets OF a long
y Sess6a IN New Member Anxious
30 Hear lImssir TAX Mr.. Town
sheut Proposes
.Congsess has resssembled after two
weeks holiday recess, and though a few,
Ahere and there, -haxs talked of an early ad-
journment, the Prevailing opinion is that
the session will last until sometime in
june-fhe HoHSe-has- shown a dIsPosf-
tion to hurry along the appropriation bills,
and even if the Senfte Should be ernoved- -by
the same spirit, it will not signify short
session. In the first place this is what is
termed aN'new Congress" That Is, il IS
largely made up Of men who have not
served -befeFe.-1Atil ii-tiese~new- w-merrigeFs;;
as well as the old ones, desire reelection,
and every one Of them, perhaps, has some
pet measure, or may bea dozen, the pass
age Of witch viii add to his strength and
-pI3pularity in his district. Before another
session Shalt convene, the. congressional
elections win have been held, and there
lore these bills must be acted upon at this
session ip order 10 assist the sitting mem
Der 70 another Term 1t is, ,tFHe. the lBew
members bad the advantage, of an extra fiEtl7
session, but the political questions then be h.e
fore Congress mQn9ppHzed its attention,
to the exclusion Of genera, and special
legislation Since the 9rgrpizstion of the
present Congress, many bppdreds. Of bills
have been, introduced, and not dtweptY of
them in all have yet been acted Gpon.i 70
say that Congress will adopt the g. plan at
tributed to Speaker Randslh Of passing
appropriation bills and forthwith adjourn
ing. is to suppose that 6 the members in
tend to sacrifice the interests " Which Htheir
districts, respeCtively,, have entrusted ato
them, to an idea that the party. might be
benefited bys ffshoUt sessions" e If any lone
oan suppose such a thing he can learn
better BY eoBversing zwith"a few OF 5tlle
special bills.s Each member will answer
that while heis willing to defer to the In
teregts Of party, his first duty isit6l his eof
stituents; and that heimeahs TO serve Them
arst. Then, besides the unusually large
number of bills pending thefeiis che ftatl-
ciall question, which VIII lead to 3 discuss
ion of some length in the Senate, If 7n0t ID
the House, to- Some Of D the Senators
have devoted their holiday s.tecess' to the
preparation of speeches upon the Subject Of
fHance, and they expect to deliver them
Before many days! There are other bills,
to-, that viii have to be debated. For
INSTANCE, Represehtattii75ee ,,T6w2inishend, of
Illinois, says that he intends To press his
Bill / regulating the transfer Of causes from
slate to federal courts Tr oyer which there there
was SUCH q contest in tfheg be- House during
the extra session. This, became 2, party
measure, the Democrats urging it ,aalnlfd ,and, the
Republicans. 9PR0sing it,apd there has
been nc, change q, sentiment upon the pro1
Pristy, Of the bill iQrlqn Congress will scarcely
adjourn before, June. bus .hRord 3s3i zis
I The sentiment in. Congress which has
been Cropping. out for . long time in fayor
Of. sbollishiiRgJ foreign missions, 0r=lofs at
least, modifying the system and reducing
the5gxPeBss, has been given voice inDthe
shape of a yes0iution sqbmittedi by, Repzea
sentative Epwashendg 70 This resolqtioni di1
reqts. the committee on foreign afairs to-
enquire intelthe exPediency5 of abOlishing
ENJOYS Extraordinary and ministers Wresis
dent hemthei Unlted States to foreign
couptriesg and to- report to the HGuseh the
conclusions .usaohedgW The opinion That
the1rapidE g MEANS of ic6amnnicati6P now
existing between this eountfy and the cap!
itals Of che wof4dy can be utilized to tran
saet international business more promptly
and more economically than by ministers,
is not altogether. ddafhed to- Democratic
Qpnggessms9, but Just If9 sYbat j extent 1T
prevails cannot be ,aseertainles ,RRptiB Mr..
TOWnshend's resolution shall come up for
aeaob; iTeys@ 9d uGy ~ Tf9a IL
Washington, D. G., Jan. 10, 1880. a'eTI
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