Daily Republican., 1883-10-23
Washimgl0n Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

warrington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.
| WAsHiNGToN, October 22nd, lss3.-I haa
considerable talk about the great amount /
work which will be done by the coming &c
Sion OF COnyress. fes, /" said the talkatiy
omclai, they will revive the tariff, buy u
ths telegraph lines and attach them to tn
lngs Bank bill.provide for an appellate Cour
pass bankruptcy law, and revise tho III ho
OF counting the electoral VOTE"
That's what they will do is II ?" was re
Joined BY another. !" It's modest lIttls prC
gram. but would you like to know what
mink the lsth Congress will really do .
" Yes, replied the hrst speaker. :. Well
they will begin with sort OF bear fight TO
,he speakeiship and the offices Of tn,
House. The Senate will then take hand /,
the entertainment by small division on ID
own account for Its offices MAhone and Rid
dieDerger VIII be the dispensers of ctaritie,
IN this proceeding
:. Then Will follow the inevitable wrangl.
over the Committees, Chairmanships, and
places, and then the session will be over
me session over, what do you mean :? u
said the innocent. Practically il will be
over Lock at the situation. The House
ls Democratic The Senate is Republican.
Inc administration Is. we'll say it, neutral,
now the game fs to get q political advantage
out OF the condition Of things rhe presid ent
moves nfst he sends In bis message. The
larties will divide over its recommends tions
Tor there cannot be one which is not loaded
with politics
Take for instance the tariff. Any decided
action en- this quest on will be fatal to either
party They Will have sham battle over
II, and u WIZ be dropped. Take any other
proposed legislation. VIII either party al
low inc other to get any advantage of It's in
troduetion and passage. The political n,ax.
onisms OF the two part es will inevitably Be
iatal to Legislation In the 4sth Cor yress. II
'syoinE to he entirely devoted to one % rposs
president making
"!he Senators Will kill each other off "a
,Andidates In an amiable, quite aud dignined
way. Inc fouse, will howl, but will not ac-
,onpllsh anything.
The President will have an easy time
ihd the beet OF the situation, 80 for what my
,llnion 10 worth learn to tbs conclusion n
nat MS wise suggestions will excite admi.
alton for him and disgust nr b th
hcuses which will not act upon his
'dvice. ! think hc will carry of all the
,onors Wnich VIII even belong to the 4sth
~ do not anticipate that any valuable
egi Station VIII be accomplished, and on
'uly list next, when Congress will be ready To
'dIourn, things will stand az they are now
xcept for wasted money, demoralized par
res, crushed hopes, and fsttened ambi.
MY official friend to who these remarks
'ere made shook his head and walked off |
am afraid he was convinced. 1t Is getting |
Q be the opinion Of IA great many people that |
ne annual session OF Congress ia disg race |
nd material injury to tie business inter
sts OF the country IL an analytical chart |
ould be made of the interests that conflict
Congressional session 1t would look like
Chinese puzzle
The country is so vast that even its terri
'rlai limits are hlndrance TO It's laws The
orth and South cannot have equal pur.
uses The East and West are wide apart
interests. Trade jealousies are at war in,
very industrial act, and politics taint every
So " "en Congress meets, represents a
Imble ofirtsrests pulling in various direc.
0ns. lhe only way II measure gets through
all is by trading. The River and HarbSr
III is an instance Of this feaL,Ire. Every
ction has It's scheme for local Improvement.
these stood alone they would never get
majority for the measure. But The Cor
ittee room is turned into u trading shop.
~ votes are exchanged for like favors 70
az bills may pass. The merits If the
easures are 'he last considerations. II is
erely bargain. You vote for nv bill and
Will support yours. (
This being the active principle of all leVis- I
tion In Congress, 1t must follow that the 4
tc0me ts wrangle, reverend ing disputes,
riiamentary battles. and vile and yictous
ncessions. Whether there is remedy for I
Is state u things is Il great questi ion which
ust s0meday be met for the scandal grows /
proportions. H