, 1880-06-15

agafn lrnA to all approval Of Tho bill this
year. 11ut thls embarrassment to the Excc,,-
Two should suggest popular nRltatlon for
sucl. law rs will cnnhlc tho President to
VETO my Item or ttunls In nit appropriation
bill, a1ut thus strlko u,,t the wastptnl portion
wllllc leaving tho mcrft0rfOus parts. This
Inv, which otiginate.t In Illinois aild has
sfneu heeD att0ptetl with Erent benefit fn
other Stalps, u enable tho finvrrnnrs ni,,l the
Mayors of ciltcs to pruscct Tho public agafnSt
plumber and extravaganza, ought to ll0 MP
piled rs well tn tho National Government.
ADJOURNMENT OF ooHGnEss-N0rH1Na
DONE.
Tomorrow ia tho clnslMg day OF tho pres
eht session af Congress. The Democrats
itHvs dragged ont tho session Of nix ani II
half mouths tn tho last, AMI only consented
t0 tlsspcrsc whcn tho j)emocrattg Nntfonni
Convention ten'apdctl their attention. They
Will go from Washington u Cincinnati. II
will bo chango III locat1ot un1y, but II con.
tinintion Ut tho same lmrt!san eiEort 10 &C.
caro tic Presidency which has governed tho
majority In Congress espr Slice itnlpt.
Notwithstanding thu concentration af tho
Democratic politicians III Congress Oh The
rFshlsntfal prlzo, which Is sought as II
isleaits to secure n distribution Of tic Aroiis,
one OF tho strongest arguments tint will lo
matte agail,st a1,y candidate the Democrats
1nny nominate will be found In tile record of
tic present Congress.
Thu prcse,,t Congress met In extrn session
Gil tie 18th Of btarcl,, lsiD. 1t WIS convened
for tho specific purpose Of pnssing certain
appropriation bifls necessary to tic n,atntc~
nn1cc of the Government which Its prct1e-
cessor Ind failed 10 provide. Thu work had
MI hecn tlono, and III one week Congress
might have passed tic necessary llcas-
tires attd adjourned. But, tustcad 1T
doing 30, 1t spent nearly four mouths
In q desperate efFort to uuttify tic
Election laws and to bully tho Executive
Into n surrender of lls veto pnwer. This
program became s0 offensive to TIC country
rs to excite universal protest. The Denlo-
cratic majority finally yielded TO ttlg fOree Of
publE opinion, passed tho principal MP
proprfattons, anil adjourned. 1t omitted,
nevertheless, to vntc tho necessary supplies
for running tho United States Courts. Eycn
to this dny these supplies have nut been
granted, Some Of tic Courts are closet for
luck Ut funds 10 pay expenses, md tho others
VIZ ALRt VleBa hHlt tuihNt5A fAfNal[ES hl1GN
hayU been nlatle by Republican 0fctals. Tha
work Of tho oxtra sesainn cost tho Democrats
universal defeat In tho fail elections of lust
year, and tic influence Of tint work Is not
set lost
The present rcgular session has not bcell
MI Improvement tipun tho extra scssion. It
has lastctl longer and accomplished MS little.
The 1lullittcatton polEcy Of the extra session
has been distinctly approved ~ by tho
failure during many months to pro-
vide far tho deficiencies left over
from tho proyinuB session, n,ld (al hy
finally passiMg tho Deficiency I'LL for Court
EXPENSES with q rider altnchetl whicl. was
designed to cripple thu execution, of the E!ec-
tion laSs, anu w]lfrl. very properly called
out tho veto Ut President lIayes. III this
manner tic DoMoeratie loadcrs have ut,stt-
natey dettctl public opinion, rs expressr'! so
c,npllatcaty Mt tho e!ectiolls Of lust full, allt
have matla Il desperate but futile effort to
prepare tho way far free frauds Mt thu prest-
4lential election Of next November. Congress,
upon It's adjournment tomorrow, will 1enve
the Democratic lmlicy at nulliticat!on more
tltrcctlyin issue l,efnru tic people thai 1t was
lust fall. because 1t has Insisted upon .hnt
policy Ia spits Of the rebuke of Inst faIl's
| clncti0,s aiul bccauso II now Congress fs to
| be elected mkt fall, which was not tho cast,
! ut Inst year's elections.
! Asldo fru,n this striking evidence OF Vi
cious lntent t,,s records 1T tho Forty-slxtll
Congress will be searcl,Utl In vain for u Single
Il,easslre Of general usefulness. The present
! session has lasted nearly seven months.
During That tins tho Democrats have been II,
con'pletn eaatYo' of bath Houses. All they
will iaye accomplished vii! be tho I,assnge
| Of the usual appropriation bills. including
several millions Of Ao1lnrs for thu annual
river nnd hatbor Jobs. This work, If most
! carefully tnntnrrd III tho interests OF ecO,,e,
my, ought not to consnMe moro than two
months ih tiine, Had 1t buon tho purpose of
the present Congress to DO merely the routine
work mud nyoid NIL changes III legislation md
new projects OF lazy, 1t might haye a.l lIournrll
five months ago. MIL ut 1east clain!cA tho
credit for I. brief nnll inexpensive session.
Tho Democratic maJ0ylty hass preferred,
however, to Impose upon the people the cost
Of III, unusually protractct session. alid thay
have positively nothing to show fur II.
T'hero are many things which tho present
Congress might have done with benefit Ia
tho country md credit to itself. Thcro ara
some things whteh were actually demanded
by the peopls Bnt nll llayo been neglected
with equal indifference by tho Democratic
leaders.
Quo OF tho obyions duties of tho prcsuts
Congress wis to mature talr anA nl1eauntt
law declining md regulating thu count Of tlle
Electoral vnta fur President. 'rl!e expert
ence Of 1875 nadu s,cl, II n1rnsuro essential
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