National Republican., 1880-03-25

offer bills with their titles under cover of
Arabic numerals. Their being referred
to wrong committees is productive of con-
fusion and waste of legislative business.
THE Chicago Times says 1.-THE best law
"yers in the Senate are surprised at the
"eflectiye speech of General LOGAN, and
"say that it has demonstrated the fact that
he is thorough expert in military law"
THE New York Tribune is now scratch
ing at the eyes Of the rumor-mongers be-
cause of their Irritating activity" and for
the further reason that the rumors they
put forth of General GRANTS peril were not
verified.
THE next act of wrong on the part of the
Democrats will be, no doubt, to oust Mr..
ORTIZ and give his seat to Mr. McCABE. 1t
will take long time to iathom the depth
of the sea of outrage the Democrats are now
navigating.
TIE Cleveland Lcoder has made up its
mind. 1t thought it was for GRANT, but
was not sure. 1t hates SHERMAN-it is
sure of that So it declares for BLAINE to
spite SHERMAN. "Roll on, silver moon -
same as before.
THE bureau established here to further
the interests of Justice FIELD in the Demo-
cratic National Convention is busy at work
sending out his two dissenting opinions in
the late political cases before the Supreme
Court But it will all 90 for nothing
A GENTLEMAN cannot, under the cover
"of monkey-shines, escape the responsibility
"which rests on him"-so says Mr.. Town
sHEND. Was it monkey-shine Mr.. 4.
was cutting when bill 50 was referred to
the Committee on Revision of the Laws?
II is evident that Senator THURMAN
knew what was wanted when he suggested
what was supposed to be badinOge at the
time-a committee to investigate Senatorial
scandals. As matters now look, that would
be little the busiest committee in the
Senate.
THERE is nothing now so highly appreci-
able by the United States Senator as his
parliamentary privilege, which shields him
from the shafts of the law when he in
dulges in offenses against right and pro-
priety. Parliamentary privilege is a great
institution in free country, and covers n
multitude of sins.
THE Buffalo Express is of opinion that if
there is any one thing on which President
HAYES is firmer than another it is prob
ably the subject of Ohio appointments.
"with him about who shall be Census
"supervisors in that State, it had better be
prepared for terrific contest"
GOVERNOR VAN ZANDT, of Rhode Island
has a covetous eye upon General BURN.
SIDES seat in the Senate, and he is no triaol
when his heart gets set upon an object
BURNsIDE's term closes in 1881, and when
Governor VAN ZANDT decli ned the gov
ernorship recently there was no difficulty
in understanding what that meant.
THE stabmadc at Senator KELLOGG by the
Tribune, as it alleges, for the reason that he
was identified with the scandals of General
"GRANT's maladministmtion of Federal
"dilairs in Louisiana" is in keeping with
its blind and almost insane course on the
Presidential question, Its madness and iu-
discretion are only cqualod by its teuacity
aud malice. 1t has Ossailed no Democrat
more bitterly for years than it now doe:
General GRANT and his friends
THE general business Of the country il
Congress must DO delayed every time {
Democratic clown desires to crack joke o
throw somersault Or practice a feat o
ledgerdemain in the ring. This may be fur
for the performers, but it is bad for The
country and its interests. TOWNsHENDf
little trick the other day cost the House
more than two days labor to get itself ou
of the snarl, and it is not entirely extricated
even with that effort and expense of time
IT appears to us that the House Commit
tee on the Revision Of the Laws" is Al
present an unnecessary one. The business
for which it was created is over for the
present, and until any codifying or revision
of the statutes is again necessary, will moi
be wanted. II is very handy committed
to refer bills to which properly belong tC
others, but this won't do Mr. HARRIS, ol
Virginia, is chairman Of that committee
aud his desire to have his clerk employed is