The Baltimore County union., 1883-02-03
BILLS PENDING BEFORE CONGRESS-
THEIR GENERAL AND POLITICAL
IMPORTANCE.

The present Congress has now only abou, four
weeks TO work and transact business before the
18th OF March. Though Its members have been
tolerably active and industrious In preparing Inn
Portant measures, yet there 10 much of significant
moment remaining to be done. aud there Is not
much time LEFT to do Il in. AZ tho Republicans
have at present good working majority In the
House and moderate prePOnderanee in the SEN
ate, IL becomes especially important In point Of
political we'll general policy. looking to their
own and the country's permanent prosperity, that
no time be lost In passing such measures Us arc
necessary for the csuntry's good aud demanded
by the people. Still more pressing is this upon
Republicans Ne a party, In view Of advantages
pending In the future. The next House Of Rep
rssentativss will be Democrats. with very small
and uncertain Republican majority In the Senate
II therefore becomes the moro impsriOus for Re-
publicans to make hay while the shines. not
permitting a day or hour to be lost in passing
such bills important to the country at large
measures that will rebound TO their credit and
prove universally popular. This done and the
wind will be taken ou, Of the sales Of Democracy
TO very great extent in not allowing IL oppor-
tuui,y OF getting the credit Of measures generally
needed and desired by the whole people.
OF these We may mention the Tariff bill. the In.
ternAi Revenue amendments, the Postoffce BILL
the Presidential succession bill, and some other
important measures. Those just named are. how.
ever, Of the most pressing moment. and. II not
definitely acted upon by the present. will undOub,
edy be takca up by the mex, Congress and 50
framed as to gain support and popularity to the
party passing them.
The Pos,ofhcc bill has In IL points and PROPOSE.
tiOns which are sure Of securing great favor with
the popular masses. One Of these. particularly Is
the reduction Of postage charges on letters. news.
papers, paskag gcs and other matter passing through
.he mails. This 10 in the category Of cheap post
age and ever carries the masses Of the people 10
its favor. giving strength to the party advocating
II. A golden opportunity must therefore be los,
to Republicans IL they fail in its support aad
speedy passage.
The same arguments press with equal IL not
greater force touching the Internal Revenue bill.
People have long since weared Of paying many
features Of this taxation exae,el by this law
They feel and indeed know tito be obnoxious, op-
pressive and unnecessary. Its cxactions fall most
opPressively upon the poorer classes.
There il, too, elamor about having certain de-
sired aud popular notifications made in the
Tariff. These are generally asked for by Demo-
crats because they believe the industrial and certain
portions of the business community call for them.
1t should be work Of the Republicans, whilst
still in power. to properly amend or modify this
law. If not, il may become a serious barrier
agains, them a, the coming grea, National con-
test. The Civil Service bill has fortunately been
passed aud may be pu, down to the credi, Of the
Republicans in both Houses. lie, them use well
their time between now and the final adjournment.