The sun., 1882-03-19

an eye to future returns. Ignoring the pre-
vious action OF the Senate, SEcoR RoDEsoN
reported favorably resolution to send to
New Orleans no fewer than five Senators and
ninc Representatives, the latter to bc ap-
pointed by the Speaker of the House, to help
celebrate the event. and to testify on behalf
Of the people Of the whole Union their apprc-
citation Of the services of ROBERT CAvELTER
DE LA SALE, and their respect for his mem
ory" SEcoR robson added that he would
always be glad to report favorably "any
thing which may tend to remind us that we
have common country, with common in
terests, associations, progress, and destiny"
Tho absurdty of requiring fourteen dele
gates to accomplish the purposes thus ind-
Gated is obvious, and becomes the more stiik-
ing from remembering how often fewer than
nine members In the House or five in the
Senate make a difference OF quorum or no
quorum, and the loss or gain OF days bus
iness. Mr.. Cox, in recounting the famous
voyage Of LA SALE, suggested that 1t was
by no means necessary, in order to respond
tittingly to the courteous invitations sent to
Congress, to actually send members, to the
detriment Of the public business. Mr.. WASH
BURNE, however, declared that, as fifteen
States Of this Union are washed by the
waters Of the Mississippi and its tributaries,
the Government OF the country should iden-
tify itself with this great event." while Mr.
GIBSON came to the rescue with an intima-
tion of the rich treat in store for those Con-
gressmen fortunate enough to go:
Orators atly chosen will recie the virtues Of the
great pioneer-how he was fashioned on the model Of
HoxER's heroes of Achillean temper
"Impiger, irscunLus, inexorabilis. acer.
How he breasted famine, disease, and dsappoint-
ment the fury Of and OF the the southern
heat aud the rigors OF the frozen north how with
enthusiasm surprising that which beneath the i'm
penetrabe mail of RICHARD the Lion.hearted. he ever
pressed onward ocean, lake and river among cruel
and savage foes in the tracSess wilderness discover
the West and endow America with the richest
jewels in her dadem."
1t occurred to some members, however,
that Congress, instead Of being lost in ad-
miration of the number Of States that are
washed by the Mississippi, had better con-
slider the number of States now flooded by
that river and the number of people needing
help from its ravages. And at last Mr..
HASKELL Of Kansas, State not burdened
with ancient historic memories and lying
beyond LA SALES route spoke as follows:
" Here we stand with calendars clogged with the
public business declaring in the presence the country
1t Is Impossible for tu listen the demands
constituents for lack of time. with bill from Ways
and Means Committee pending this morning and a
ject OF special order submit there are people
enough in the Cnited celebrate all the grand
events which have passed into history without del
esating from this House to attend upon junketng
expeditions anywhere"
SRCoR RoBEsoN's resolution was over
whelmingly defeated, receiving but 30 votes
out of LOG cast. The precedent thus estab-
lished may well be recalled for the discom-
future OF future junkcting schemes.