The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-08-18
The work Of Congress.

New York Herald.
The long and drcnry session ~ last
draws 10 close. aud the republicans 20
home TO give account % their constilu-
Tents 81 what they have done and omitted
% do. What can they say % the peo-
lplc?
We can imagine republican Con-
iurcs~man going home and, having
Iacheyed renon'nntion. issuing an ad-
ldrcss 10 his people 10 rive them an ac-
Icount or lie work Of the session. IL he
ldcalt fairly with liz constituents he
would have TO tell them something like
lihi-:
-BEl.ovEp AND RKsrKcrrD CoxsTITu-
IF<rs-The following are the principal
lcvenis 81 lie long and weariSone session
iof Congress luz closed NV When We met
Mr. Eobcson. ~ New jersey proposed
IMr. Keller, of Ohio. M speaker. We
would have chosen Ait. iiobeson himself
but we thought II would ue lnsl a. wei
Ito take Mr.. keifer. especially A. be came
from Ohio: and - The arranEcMcnts had
|heen made before most Of " got tt
Washingion We accordingly elected him
IMr. Robe-on and Mr. kietcr thefeupoi
4 framed the committees, taking care NJ
first. that Mr.. I;obcSon himself should
. have the most important places. which
lie for his own ends desired second that
lPcnns>l,ania. which hy Mr.. Koheson''
Arrangement had supported Mr.. kiefer
Iand thereby made bis election possible
should have a. many Important places a
Ill members desired. three, for instance
a on the ways and means committee third
n, tlat lie experienced democratic mem
hers should he carefully put on commit
.ltecs with whose business they we're leas
familiar fourth. that Nr Robson shouis
.hnvc republicans of his own kind on th
|comn.i,tccs which be desired 70 control
, ana finally. that Mr.. a. =. Hewitt. whom
Mr. Robson specially disliked, shouls
he on no committee AZ All. This last, m'
friends. was mistake, for il gave thi
''--ltroublesomc person leisure 70 DO grea
laal Of mischief to Mr.. Robcson's ans
Jour plans.
u "Ncxt, my respected constituents, th'
slPres!dcnt told us In his message tha
there was large surplus revenue owe
lone huudrsd and fifty millions and ad
Iviscd ~ 10 repeal a number Of trouble
somc taxes and reform the tariff some
what. But we knew better than that
.lMr. Robson called us into caucus earl.
Hin the session. where we rcsolved-firsi
lthat no internal taxes should DO repeal
led and second. that the House was un
!. XXX ID reform the tariff, for which reasol
1--we would allow no changes, but refc
THE tariff 10 commission. by thi
means YOU can see that we put q stop Y
: lall ridiculous appeals 10 lower the take
land secured 10 ourselves the spending 2
Ithc big surplus revenue. Thcrcupon "a
IAppropriation committees went Y
alwoik. as also the River aud Harbor an
y Public Buildings committees, and Will
these were busy in preparing ways 4
|spend the surplus we proceeded 70 rcgu
:" late the Mormons. That was safe 70 dt
q 'dlbccausc the Mormons have no friends
Then, as some misunderstanding news
lpapers began 70 urge upon us the Presl
= dents recommendation 10 repeal the 81
D'vcr dollar act. and as this question bcga
Ito prove troublesome, we got UP ION
ItarifT debate. which was safe 70 90, Oe
cause We had before resolved that notI
ling could bc done with the uriii.
Ithis way we avoided disagreeablc az
ltation for the repeal Of the dollar of ou
fathers and kept the party togethe
Next. beloved constituents, We got up
congressional committee. under "
chairmanship of The talented Mr. Hu'
"a hell. of Michigan, and while that w
preparing "a levy assessments on thc 2
IN ilcc holders 10 raise the necessary 'gii