The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-06-05

Our Washington Letter.

Jul ~ vteo111l1SUOlI ACUtCIs .
Good Time for Congress to Adjourn
Unfinished Legislation The Electoral
Bill-Political Prospects The Silver
Glut, etc.
WAsnINGroS. D. e.. May 26, 1880.
EDITOR CHIEF:
Agricultural operations cease on
the Mountainside when the eruption
begins at the crater above. So Con-
gress ought to suspend business or
the attempt to do business when the
Presidential Conventions begin. All
legislation consummated between
June 2 and election day in November
will be very little, and that little very
bad. There is disposition within
the last few days to ignore the House
proposition for adjournment on the
3lst of this month, and prnlong the
session into the month Of June. This
may mean July or August. l still
hope both parties will agree to get
away by the end of the month, but
there is no certainty of it. The ap-
preparation bills are we'll advanced
except the general deficiency bill and
that will probably be reported to- day.
It stays behind the rest, as one trusty
person behind a picnic party, to pick
up what ever little valuables may
have been left by others. AS the bill
will now be reported it will be COM
plete in itself, but either in House or
Senate it will receive amendments to
cover what was unintent;onally drop
ped from other bills or is found at the
last moment of the session to be nee
There is never, or hardly
ever, any debate on this bill. Ex-
cept these appropriation bills l don't
believe any important measure, with
the possible exception Of Senator
Bayard's special deputy Marshals bill
and Senator Morgan's joint rule for
the Electoral vote, will
pass, even if the session is prolonged.
The former re-enacts the provision as
to deputy Marshals which the Presi-
dent vetoed. Two months ago in the
Immediate Deficiency bill, and the
latter provides that both Houses must
concur in order to throw out a single
set of returns whenever there is more
than one set. These are both party
considered by the Dem
will almost certainly pass.
Of tho Democratic presidential sit
uation, as seen here, nothing can be
said except that Tilden seems to have
the lead SO far. There may be doubt
as to what aspirant is second, but I
think on the whole that Hancock has
more strength than any other. This
is merely the Washington view, how
ever. There are no indications be-
yond the fact that Pennsylvania will
present his name, and three other
States are pledged to him, that he is
Or will be more successfully pushed
at Cincinnati than Thurman, Hen
bricks, Field or Payne.
The Plethora of silver in the custo-
ly Of the Treasury, demands that
some new method shall be adopted to
put it into circulation. The House
refused to provide for building ad-
ditional vaults, claiming that there
never had been an honest effort on
the part of the Secretary to ensure its
among the people. 1t is
unwise to spend money in
boarding it when it should be in the
hands Of the populace. The millions
appropriated by Congress-, disbursed
all over the country for public build
ings, pensions, etc, furnishes a medi
um of distribution for silver that will
ease this Treasury redundancy. The
people who do the shoveling, carting,
blasting, ETC., clearing out creeks,
rivers and harbo1s and erecting pub
lie buildings, feel no antipithy to
silver. When they receive their
weeks wages they will not consider
treated unfairly if one
half or even all Of their, one, two or
three dollars per day is paid to them
in the dollar. of our daldics.n The
country store with whom they will
spend portion Of their earnings will
not refuse to take it and pay it out
again to the farmers for corn, wheat,
bacon, butter, eggs, etc. The farmer
and his frugal Molly will welcome it,
and spend it last, preferring the dol
lar which will not burn and which
the mice will never choose to make
their nests with.
Where shall we go this summer? is
the question that is propounded to
pater fumilias at the breakfast table
by many fiaxen haired beauties. The
whole list Of desirable places is dis.
cussed, the expense of each calcn-
lated, and the opportunities of fine
hit in the way Of beanx taken into
account, and soon yon see "a grand
cavaicade of humanity moving out ol
these mansions, uniformed 10 busters
fats aud other summer regaIia
tianked with a battery of Saratogs
trunks, band boxes and budgets