The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-08-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
TIRING OUT THE SENATE.
Congress Adjourned al Last-Tedious
Habits OF Orato-y.

WAsHINCToE. August S.-The first
session of the Forty seventh Congress
died to-day by sheer exhaustion. 1t has
been dying for several days, though there
was some doubt until yesterday when the
final ending would take place. Its fate
Was then settled. though the exact minute
was the result of circumstances. 1t was
not without some difficulty that enough
life conld be infused into the House TO
get it to die Ill Il proper and becoming
manner. 1t was the longest session for
twenty years, and some Of those who
have made the computation say that the
session was the longest in hours of actual
session of any since the organization OF
the government. The amount Of legiSla
uion perfected was by no means in keep
ing with the time it took to do it. The
delay is Justly blamable on the House.
Members OF the House may and do deny
this, but the record is against them.
While this is =" the Senate is not at all
bame!esS. Much ,aluab BILE time was lost
by tireSome and unnecessary speech max
ing in the St,uie. The day of orators
as some one has truly observed. has pass
ed. We are now in the morning of
another day that of eSSayists. The eff
fort of the ma. ority of Senators seemed
to be to make as many or at least to read
AS mauv speeches as possible ANA to ex.
tend their length as much as possible.
Thus one of the debaters, who is known
by the occupants of the correspondents
gallery as the silent man, made near
~ one hundred aud fifty columns OF set
speeches as printed in a Congressional
Record during the session. This does
not include the columns of matter said
by him properly in debate. With the cX-
ception of the speeches of Senator Vest
and one or two other Senators all of the
big speeches of the session in the Senate
have been "cold y speeches-thati is. sub
United to paper before being delivered.
Senator Voorhees,. who was so famous as
n speech maker when in the House. then
known as 1.-The tall Sycamore of the
Wabash has never made a speech of
any importance in the Senate that has
not only prepared in advance, but read
from manuscript. Senator Lamar has
fallen into the same habit since he came
over from the House. The dying Sena-
tor. Ben Hill. was about the only Senator
OF late that has been graduated from the
House who has not done the same. Many
of these spec hes had for listeners less
than dozen persons, and these would
TO read these productions took time,
! m"ch tlhe: ana ior 'his IMPROPER con
SUMPTION Oh 'ihie Toe oetiaIe cannon eS-
cape so'1t cIit'c,s'h: me III Tue House
! "c"a'e can oe i'''''eu os '''o operation
y. I''r p''' nv S,'o'' " ''.i.
y '"'>e eau 'e 'pp''en III 'ue oe"i'e' tiie
"eod'e "c'hS l'"ett'"''! ""''i''e"' IN
a.iples Vi i tI,s 'I v ,o"'la n, ''ie tc'luaSS
! 'P'e'i VI iie's W n.y. "a, ''' "'i'' ~. d
i,io'c ieoeh' '"'c .''o 'o"i I"t ho'iiy i'e
uass spee1n vi SENATOR lioG'h AGAINST
l'| 'o.ia u'te' 'ei''"'"'eiii'n' III 'he
army ny
c noie wy" W., ou. nc" III ei'nol nlHnci u
oonSresS .h's altelnooil 10 see INC "'ha,
i,'S up t,eii"''i h"'i ~ 'i'e 'enaVe' anu
speaker Meier IN tue House, each maze
three minute speeches. III aecialihS their
respective bodies a"loufhed: ~ the
Sthlte !Ae FF ,tffhtHa W" -sth ana dig
,i'ho'i. IL usual "h'ie III 'i'e House mem
hers i"f moment forgot ,helr dignity.
and answered the Speakers bret but
| pleasant references I" them by hearty
applause iouh hahd-riappinS and some
cneerihS 'eihS thc way IT. ioul" express
SION. Inc pr" ;eedinSS When bound VII!
make 600 pages, WINCH viii by aiyis!ed
~ wy
LAST HOURS OF THE SESSION.
! As IS customary nt ina ,.Iosipg or =,
s..sio, ~ Connrass tho pra.;dant ac
cnmnanicd bv his Secretarv If S,ate
was at the Canit,I tn dav ready to an,
prove any measures requiring their sigma
| ture The rresi6entiaJ nartv ocrnn;od
fine Presidents nriye room in me Senate
! winm Will, r,;t:,,.. t,.e i;,a ,r,aj MI,
in:,ri,,.,.,,, o',!'.',rI ~ srn,tnrs and
uenresantatIvcs ;rresnecrive of na:tv
called and ma; ,heir resnects +, pr.l;,I.nt
| Arthur.
The CLOSING nrnceedinos ir fhe Senate
we're remarkabIv o,;nt and orderly az
! comnared with similar occasions Th.~e
was :, lact of risl, AID bns,, il viii. h nS,,.
aIlv charaeterizes the olosinr of \ session
| There we're attemuts made to smurole
through two bir schemes relative 81 0en-
s;,.s i,;,b i,ai ,h,v neen snccesstuI
would have taken MANY n dollar ont of
the treasury. Mr.. Voorhees, called nm u
| bill TO increase the pensions of all soldiers
who had lost a hand or a foot in +ha iate
war Mr. Platt ohairu,, ri ;hn cam
r,i,,ae ~, ,pns;ons ;ntarnosed v;rnrnns
protest, aid the bin vert over NJ,
! Cameron. of PENNSYLVANIA. made -, af
| fort to have n hill nasseI -a,ou;nn ~,
daughter &c ~, ,,,a tlnl Inrrsv - tLa
! 4inI:ty- tonrtb Eennsvlv,n;. Noinntoa.,,
| Tie lin Vas nnnosed NV Nassrs e.,
platt Uawjev and Loo" ,,nr;nT tha
discussion il VA, shown That he HonnG
! lady lad rracaivad nrn.inn IF Il. ,'a'
month unti! She reached ~. aa.' NJ ~ ~
teen years whom nn,,cye. ,'' ~, n-f I,r b.
va, 40, ..,,,.,s,t ;n fnr,h..r ,,.rs;.r, Sht,
| ;s move n,.t t,,entr- o;,rht ,n,rs nmd the
| I'm ,,r,rneo,, -, ~ ~. - zoo
| per month. Mr. cameron SAID 1t was 4
geni 80 w,thlraI 80, Ib mS apsrt; ,n'
| Mr. Hawiav sa;d he ms nn,,oSeS ~ th;
ganarai nr;nc;nIa IF rensiopiun IVA ,t LIZ
dren Of spldie,s for if he lonr ''o vow" on
cned in tl,t tha ,,e ,,a M ny H eiln,
w., 'i;If,o,.l,, stntn hal. ~ ~
Sana.a nor 70 he oarrie3 a,r,v ht, oI.;ta
bio ras,;',a.. .,,,d st,n'noaoa ~, roo+L'i
,;noI,bnai7 aIn,,,aan in.l TO- pa'n ,;t ,'n,'
Xiv Ha sa;d Va wa. , ,i'T r.;a ,ioel
tIe soidisrs and tIair - " .'iTh4 "a
va aunnsed ~ asfa h,;s 1,'rt' .nS, ~,
expenditrre of millions in eyepsc :: tho
| his remarks Mr. cameron attempted to
| uersuade him to reient and leaned far