, 1881-01-21
WASHINGTON.
Another Congressional Cruz
sade Against Enterpris-
ing Newsgatherers.
Capt0rs Of the Chinese Trcatics
Tlrcatcnetl with tic "Capi.
tol Coolers
Passage, in the House Of tho
Naval Appropriation Of
S14,461,0 900.
A Long Speech by Dr.. Loring, Of
Massachusetts, Heard with
Close Attention,
The Day in the Senate Occu-
pied with tile Indian
Land Question.
A. Terrible Pha1anx Of Woman
Suffragists iSurrenders to
Senator Conkling.
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The Ponca Imbroglio Now Going
Against Schurz and in Favor
Of Boston.
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Hrs. Iiayes Is Grcnt Friend OF Fitz.
simmons, and Iie viii
Not "Go.'
The lsthmus-The 0ensus-1ngersoll-
Operations Of 4 Nofarious Scoanlrel-
Notes.
The Ponca lmbroglio How Going
Against Schurz and in Favor
| Of Boston.
Hrs. HIRES Is Il Grcnt Friend of Fitz.
simmons, and Iio VIII
Not t1Go.''
The 1sthmus-Tho 0ensus-1ngersoll-
Operations Of 4 Nofarioug Scoandrel-
Notes.

Special ntspateh 70 TIA caseaau Ittbuae.
WARRINGTON, ID. C., jan. :.0.-The grave
announcement will hG made tu-nOrrOw TINT
the Senate, 1T executive sesstnu, Is eutlstder-
Ing the propricty Ut enleayurln. to discover
how the Chinese treaty wns printed. 1t
Is very possible. that tic Senate may con-
clutle to create an inuttsttlol1 Ut tllIs surt,
mid to exercise Hla ycry arbitrary ant
ul,est,QunbIe constitutional powers which
1,lally Of Its members clnfnl, alul that that
body PROPOSES IL 1nprisuh American citizens
fur having enI}rayored tU toll tho people
what their representatives are doing. Tho
story IS MI old onc. There arc fnw nlcn
wllo consider themselves tho ecnsois of the
Sennte tho guardians Of Its 5,t,blIc IND pr1-
yate morals.
THE cUsronrASs OF IT'S sECRETs,
and tho Indicators Of It's h0nor. II seems
"yery" necessary for usose few gentlemen,
occasionally, to secure II Victim, cltl!er ~
their lrl'lo OF oce Or to their tyra1lIly.
T''cre nre SOME Senators wllo claim thnt
tile Sento HAS hot 0lily legislative flt'lc-
tions, but TINT 1t Inns 1udlcla! mil
i'l1uis1torlal power; that, Ill 1act, tho Coll
grcss Is III absolute body, with power nut
less arbitrary or desEotlc than these OF tito
SpaItstl Elluuisii1nn, which l,o court Of tliu
country umy nverralle or question, AMI ut
which ITO cit1zc., shall complain. 1t Is die
Tutors Of this sort wtIu arc always tlrntl!lg
nhuut
TILE DIGNITY AM, M0RtI.s or Tlt: SENATE,
and seeking to puiitst, st,,liehody fir vL0at-
Ing II rule Ut secrecy Which IL contrary tn tIlo
spirit Hf American Institutions, TlIb ChlneSH
lFcaty. tle ae"5 eG!tceiit1'le Which II troa''-
Hing tic mi'''ls ht snl'1o Senators, a', In all
its SUBSTANCE Ntea 'l''ltslaet! dayS oe1ofo THO
mare i"r1a VI 1t WAS pr'lttea' ata' ho
ihofe cohlft!eto s!tslIa1afS VI u npWare"
anywhere ttlnn III ali anlslurlzcs' inter
vlew with one OF TIC a"serhhIeht,s
commissioners to China let men VII" slick
IN tic baeK Mt everything l'Fn"'ss 1i"" 10
nl'e'i tut, ut Ills lato 'ni'r of Inc session.
| Senatorial sifag-l'et, and to spc'lt valuable
time III pulling tho JOURNALISTS IN tl1c f'tsk'
a,u[ IN attempting 10 eoinIe! them to tllsrlosd
Lilo sut'rccs Ut t'!elF Information.
TUE SENATE, or cotIltSE,
ca,l oniy attempt tn 10 this. M oilo expects
| tint tl,uy can Succeed in securing .tl1u itf0r
| tuurtsoucl In luxurious apartments I'll tho
Cupttnl, C0ngress,1,eii, tn f,trlhor IT.
| CREASE their pnwuss, ulMl perhaps in
ptlrt, To tntInttIate tho press. llliya
enacted Il law whle! Is extremely sewers III
| It's provisions, and which m.tkes II 1,is-
tcu,eatlor uycll to tlcr.ine' 10 answer u sues
tim which llny tcild tu dlsgracu ur rcaIttcr a
witness infamous. The Congress Ut tllu
Umttetl Stntt4s lsn5 thus dccIAreu Tint a1l
| tAuertcn,t citizen shall not bu protected by
thu safeguards which tho c0lLlil,otl law gtyUs
lo
r,r ,,,,,tn,.ysr s.,,.,rcr or CHEAT 1uurA,y,
TIw INV inv fs IL. f1llows. "Eyury psr.
spn WIN, huyIng lHuI, Summoned III II wit