Daily Republican., 1884-01-14
Washlng ton Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent

From our Regular Correspondent
JANUARY, 10th, lSH.-The Forty
eighth Congress- has entered upon Its per
ilOus career Organization was com
plete, committees were formed ,rnachin-
cry was all In order for legislation In
both branches.
Now for the working out of the issues
Of the approaching Presidential cam
paign. Not only are the measures that
promise TO demand the attention OF
Congress important In themselves, but
every ons will be interested TO zee wha,
will be the attitude Of parties, and of
men The Democrats are following the
traditions Of their party. Family quar-
rels are now in or or.
A formal split in the ranks is threat
ened, and 1t Is onfessed by all that the
differences In the party, on radical
questions, are serious and open. Re
publican prospects are even better
than they were several months ago, and
the party will have nothing 10 fear SC
long AS the Democrats hold the present
tenor Of their way. No doubt an effort
will be made, In the name Of harmony
and policy, t. stop a controversy which
il no ominous of Democratic defeat
democrats say, when the party leaders
See the danger fully, and can confer az
to the best policy to be followed under
the circumstances, some sort Of compro.
mise will be the result. But blunder.
ing is proverbial with the party and IL
IL most probable it will follow ancient
traditions.
There is discord just now between the
House Judiciary Committee and the
Public Lands committee concerning
the Pacific Railroad land grant ques-
tion.
Messrs. Tucker of Virginia and Cobb
of Indiana are the rival chairmen, each
insisting that the matter bo referred to
his committee, and each greatly incen-
seal At the others Opposition. | could
cite number of such family rows.
Considerable work WAS done in com
mittee during the recess, but most of the
committees me, for the first time this
week, and agreed upon the hours for
their regular meetings. Several of the
appropriation bills are ready for the ac-
zion of Congress, and others will quickly
follow. Outside Of these supply bills,
the legislat'on on that will excite the most
discussion relates to the revenues and
| currency.
There will also he a determined effort
auH'h'h, 'he "''i'ary anu nasai es'
e"piish'heh' 10 encourage snipPlha J
W n.,p 'io "ni'hy 'n"oies', IhPioVe
.he N 'ssiss,PP, river PIiect VI" ma
chinery of the electoral college relieve
| the Supreme Court; arrange an i'm.
proved system of deaiiR with private
I''''ns i"u,e S'.lS'ao'ofy o"nhi"P'
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enough "oIh has peeii happeu ou. 70
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''"n o'''S IN i'a'' oteu PFos'h'eu III ene
'ooe'' ho SESSION 81 i"l mas oeoh
marked py an unusual hnmDer OF pro-
,ostc amendments 10 'h1 constitution, :.
Oneo' w 'ne saNSa1 was ny WI sumner vi
iscoi'Hi'' LOT 'Hhi,ipg the Veto power
oi inc fresioeht' ny proViaihg 'hat
measure may De passed over MS Veto
ny baJotity soee. "A OIL, was oneIeo
Wy MI hooiuSof,o' Ne" iorh' Caiii"g
on INC oecreta'v oI olato ior inIorha
t,oh as " "hether our ministers oDey
.ne Jaw, "hich iorp'dS onlten STATES
ministers 10 ioreien countries 10 appear
III puphc' III court dreSs, anu requires
mem 10 wear the oraihary apparei OF
American citlzehS'
:, a Dill was presented ior the iinme-
nla'e appropriation OF hlilioh hollars
VI accoIuan'e WIN inc urgent request