The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22d

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WASHINGTON, Jan. gid
The annals Of congress during the past
week have not been exciting, but import
ant work has been accomplished In both
houses ard Ia mmt,ee. According TO
custom q large number OF new or renewed
bills were presented on Monday. The
Fitz John Porter bill Is again the subject
Of debate and oyatoIical drivel IN both the
| fIouse and in the Senate. II Is a great
pity that this question cannot have "a final
eX,ra-lee islatve and extra political settle
ment, Congress 10 entirely To expensive II
tribunal 10 try the grievances, whether
they be jus! or fictitious, OF oil tile general
Besides o politico.!eglslatlvc body is no,
from common sense point Of view com.
pe,ent court 10 judge n question that
would seem to be Of q purely military and
tactical character. Gen. Logan is expected
10 make the creates, effort -: hIs life on
the Fitz John Porter Bill this week
When he last spoke on this subject he
drew sublime picture Of the ship OF state
tossed on The billOws Of treason, bu. steady
and firm because supported by the pillars
OF liberty. Logan Is immense as word
painter, ana consistency of metaphor trOu
bles him no more than correctness OF
grammar.
The temperance question was discussed
N side issue way in the Senate las. week.
There arc two immense restaurants in the
basement OF the Capitol one under the
Senate ana the other under the House 70
these restaurants senator's representatives,
and hundreds Of visitors a0ou, the Capitol
go for refreshments. The rules say that
no intoxicating liquors" shall be sold IN
these restaurants, but the rule has been
evadeQ and the initiated have been able to
get what they want2d in tea cups under
the fiction OF tea. During the discussion
Of the new rules Senator Frye, from
Name, told CHASTITY story to the effect
that he had seen a CO mmOn iabOrer in a
blouse, with breeches IN boots, drinking
bad whisky out Of a common crockery cup
at one Of the Capitol restaurants. This
was no doubt an appalling picture and
enough TO make the bronze Goddess Of
Liberty shudder, bu5 y close analysis Of,
the invcctlve of the dude minded young
senator will show that the saa,.dai and the
crime was chiefly In the blouse. the
bvcechcs ana the boots of the poor work
man. The lobbyists and pimps, the male
panders and the female panderss who
have been supported about the Capitol by
Senator Frye'S party until they own It,
dress better than the workmen, hut they
are infinitely worse and more hidcOus
than blouse breecheS, bppis and bad
whisky.
The new rules OF the Senate g INTO
force this morning, AID democratic sen
a,ors are determined 10 take advantage of
every means IN their power to secure the
enforcement; Of the provisions respecting
the order OF business. If rigidly adhered
to the new new rules promise TO shorten
the work Of the Senate considerably and
make It's action more dependent upon the
merits of q measure than upon the per
slstcacc OF the Senator who has II In
charge
The Mexican treaty OvetsaadDNs IN i'm
poy,snce oil other matters now before the
Senate, and If It's friends choose to attempt
a reconsideration OF the vote Of last Fri
day, the week In whole or great part may
be given up to ~ There are no measures
of great importance upon the calendar of
the Senate at present Mr.. Callom's bill
for the reorganization OF the legislative
power of Utah, some discussion OF which
has already taken place, viii doubtless be
reached early II the week, but the only
question about 1t Will be with regard 10 its
reference. The measure, involving ~ it
does the reorganization nj The entire gov
ernmentai machinery Il Utah, would ma
tura!ly go to the committee on Territories.
Among the measures which may be re
ported from committees during the week
are, the bill introduced by Mr.. Sherman
authorizing the issue oG circulating notes
10 national banks proporlioned n amount
70 the market value OF their bonds; Mr..
Edmund's Civil Rights bill and the Ship
ping bill. These measures have been un-
der consideration respectively by the
Finance, the Judiciary and Commerce.
committees during several Of their recent
meetings, and committee work upon them
is supposed TO be nearly concluded. 1t
none Of thesa matters are reached or II
they do not occupy ell tho week, the bill
providing form OF civil government for
Alaska, reported by Mr.. Harrison, from
the committee on Territories, vii! come
up and will give rise TO some discussion.
BURIED IN THE WAVES.