Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
trrom our Regular cosrespondent5

(From Our Regular Correspondent1
Both Houses of Congress are
working hard for an early adjourn
ment, and the progress made DUR
ing the past week has encouraged
the hope that next Saturday may
be the closing day of the session.
There are some political embers in
the Fortifications bill that could be
fanned by debate until they would
light up the last days of the session
with an angry fire, and possibly de-
tain the lawmakers here until after
the Democratic National Conven-
ton. Therefore, Chairman Randall
does not desire to have the adjonrn-
ment resolution adopted until day
or two before the House is ready to
stop work.. By holding it back,
the privilege accorded of suspend
ing the rules six. days before adj
journment, in order to. pass all sorts
of bills will be withheld, 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 inn
portant works are to be neglected,
or are to be allowed TO drag along
in an aimless Wasteful way, while
small jobs, which are more for the
advantage of individuals, stand a
chance for improvements.
The House is debating the bill to
pay Government employees, who
have worked more than eight hours
day since the eight hour law was
passed, the extra compensation to
which they claim title. This dis
cussfon has brought out a number
Of snowy speeches from mernbers
who hold that the laborSinarket can
be regulated by legislation. without
regard to supply or demand. Some
of the most effective criticisms OF
the bill have been offered by South
ern Democrats, many of whom
have escaped the eontagion Of hy-
pocrisy, and! demagogisn. g IA
Hereafter it is thought the Con-
gressional Record will show only
what actually takes place in the
two great deliberative assemblies of
the country. Senator Vest Of Mis-
souri,, offered an amendment to- the
Legislative appropriation, which
was adopted without dissent. It
prohibits the publication of speeches
in the Record that haye not been
delivered on the floor of either
House. t - . tk-t' ''t ~
The fiercest gale of the week in
Congress grew out offs dispute about
an undelivered speech. Represen-
tative lMcAdoo, had simply done,
what is often done-incOrpOrated
into such speech Il newspaper ar
ticle published last January, which
had been reprinted frorn Maine to
CALIFORNIA. 1t contained, among a
list of citizens, who held vast tracts
of land, the name of John A. Logan
Senator Logan saw this in the Rec
ord and asked Representative Val
entine to say 1t was not true. The
latter obeyed and proceeded TO
make much ado about nothing. lie
said Mr.. McAdoO had tried to stab
one of the brightest, and most gal
liant of soldiers an assertion which
the Republicans greeted with APP
plause. Another member intima-
ted 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
defense of the gentleman from New
Jersey, pledging himself if Mr..
McAdoo had made an error in
copying the statement he would
correct it. Both sides of the cham
Der smiled at this, and Mr.. Randall
hoped that Mr.. Valentine might be
permitted to go on, as the New Jer-
sey member was quite ready to
meet him. When the latter OBJ
tanned the floor, he said, among
other plain words, something about
a standard bearer, with. Indian
blood in his veins, who in his greed
to absorb territory ia a land made
for independet free-holders and
small farmers, went under cover OF
his brother-in-law to New Mexico,
and tried to preempt the most val
liable land, which already belonged
to another class. To unfortunate
savages who were unable to protect
themselves. He also said he never
sought to strike man with an inu-
endo, when he could go to him and
say: "Thou art the man." When
he took his seat his friends applaud
ed, while the Republicans could
only ieer derisively tf% se~
Mr.. Blaine has had his household
goods pat ked and shipped to Agus-
ia, Maine. During the past week
his son Walker Blaine, went
through the Departments here
searching for boilers. A list was
made up, and these men are given
to understand, if they do not simu-
late some enthusiasm, they will
have to go next March, if Blaine
shOul1 hn elected