Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-07-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
july 3, 1884.


july 3, 1884.
Both Houses of Congress are work
ing hard for an early adjournment
and the progress made during the
past week has encouraged the hope
that next Saturday may be the clos.
ing day of the session. There are
some political embers in the Fortif.
cations Bill that could be famed by
debate until they would light up the
last days of the session with an an.
cry fire, and possibly detain the law
makers here until after the Demo.
cratic National Convention. There.
fore, Chairman Randall does not de-
sire to have the adjournment resolu-
tion adopted until day or two be-
fore the House is ready to stop work.
BY holding it back. the privilege ac-
corded of suspending the rules six
davs before adjournment, in order to
pass all sorts of bills will be with
held, and the chance for mischief
avoided.
The Senate is now discussing the
River and Harbor Bill, about one
half of which has been approved.
Indications are that some important
works are to be neglected, or are to
be allowed to drag along in an aim
less, wasteful way, while small jobs,
which are more for the advantage of
individuals, stand chance for i'm
provements.
The House is debating the bill to
pay government employers who have
worked more than eight hours a day
since the eight hour law was passed,
the extra compensation to which they
claim title. This discussion has
brought ont n number of snowy
speeches from members who hold
that the labor market can be regu-
lated by. legislation, without regard
to supply or demand. Some of the
most effective criticisms of the bill
have been offered by Southern Dem
ocrats, many of whom have escaped
the contagion of hypocrisy and
demagogism.
Hereafter it is thought the Con-
gressional Record will show only
what actually takes place in the two
great deliberBtive assemblies of the
country. Senator Vest, of Missouri,
offered an amendment to the Legisla-
tive Appropriation Bill, which was
adopted without dissent. 1t pro-
hibits the publication of speeches in
the Record that have not been de-
livered on the floor of either House.
The fiercest gale of the week in
Congress grew out of a dispute about
an undelivered speech. Representa-
tive McAdoo had simply done what
is often done. Incorporated into such
a speech newspaper article pub
lished last January, which had been
reprinted from Maine to California.
1t contained among the list of citi-
zens who held vast tracts of land the
name OF John a. Logan. Senator
Logan saw this in the Record, and
asked Representative Valentine to
say it was not true. The latter obey
ed, and proceeded to make much ado
about nothing. He said Mr.. McAdoo
had tried to stab one of the brightest
and most gallant Of soldiers, an as
sertion which the Republicans greet
ed with applause. Another member
intimated that Mr.. McAdoO would
not have uttered the statement on the
floor of the House. The Democrats
would no longer submit to such talk,
and Mr.. S. S. Cox came to the de-
fense of the gentleman from New
Jersey, pledging himself il Mr.. Nc
Adoo had made an error in copying
the statement he would correct it.
Both sides of the Chamber smiled at
this, and Mr.. Randall hoped that
Mr.. Valentine might be permitted
to go on, as the New Jersey member
was quite ready to meet him. When
the latter obtained the floor he said,
among other plain words, something
about standard bearer with Indian
blood in his veins, who IN his greed
to absorb territory in land made
for free-holders and small farmers
went under cover of his brother-in-
law to New Mexica and tried to pre-
empt the most valuable land, which
already belonged to another class.
To unfortunate savages, who were
unable to protect themselves. He
also said he never ought to strike a
man with an inuendo, when he could
go to him and say, Thou art the
man." When he took his seat his
friends applauded, while the Repub-
licans could only jeer der;sively.
Mr.. Blaine has had his household
goods packed and shipped to Angus
"a, Maine. During the past week
his son, Walker blaine, went
through the departments here search-
ing for boilers. A list was made up,
and these men are given to under
stand that II they do not stimulate
some enthusiasm they will have to
go next March, If Blaine should be
elected.
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