The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1884-02-02
vAsBISGTos LETTER.
|, regular Correspondent.
,,saroN. D. O., Jaa. 20, 1884.

7. " Nam creditable, and the char>
Il unusually important. Over
I'M in Importance other matters,
l IN hostility shown by the House to
M Il railroads, through the almost
no,,s - adoption of the Holman reso,
which is a comprehensive for re-
d the public domain all those
I'M of land donated to railroads,
n where the roads have nor met
sditions Of the grant. The major-
\ was overwhelming 251 to Is and
! accented as the declaration of
sol;cy for the iuture. 1t dates the
of 4 gigantic scheme to plumber
Tsrnmens and signifies, the restora-
many millions Of acres of yalua-
n q The rigtful ownership. Mr..
h made this subject a special study
umner and the resolution is based
personal observations. Another
mani in the direction Of reform,
blow struck at ex-members ofCun
vho have abused the privileges Of
oor for lobbying purposes. Mr.. An
n 81 Kansas offered a resolution re>
M ex-melnbers before being admits
\ G1he hall floor. to obtain from the
n and order which shall be issued
he the tx-member declaring he is
hterested in any corporation or per-
avine a pecuniary interest in the
\ or passage Of !. measure before
(ress or the committees, and pledg-
M while the House is in session he
HI communicate with any person
Y an interest in legislation. Vio-
|rthis pledge the ex-member will
III be deprived Of the privileges of
locr. At times the chamber swarms
ex@members some Of whom have not
Flo Congress for years. Others were
|bers of the torty-seventh Congress,
|nsarly oil Of them are lobbyists, or
bneys" for tnisor that special inter
Iugar, whisky, claims, and jobs great
small. Having learned the ways of
nstion in former years, they easily
|iDce clients of the value of their ser-
Oh the floor, and the impudence Of
Class is appalling. Nothing short of
,ou>clad oath will cure this evil, Of
Il every honest Congressman has
eto complain.
,eaking OF an iron-clad oath reminds
bat one Of the first acts of the House
representatives. this week was to re-
tbe siron clad" oath. As the con-
ate record of a man in no way dis
fes him for service as legislator, it
TOO absured to retain on the status
stwo sets OF oaths, one designed to
out Of Office persons who had en-
in rebellion, and the other framed
Bssly TO lee them in. Mr.. Cox OF
Yolk spoke lengthlly in favor Of
as one in accord with the
|, but the bill would have come
more grace from the republican side
. aisle.
the working OF the amend",l Senate
which went into operation Tor the
time Monday. there has been a little
on. Senators have not adjusted
selves readily to the new order.
Of the rules is that when a bill on
slender has once been called and pass
YER it shall not be called again until
cslendar has been gone through.
ain Senators among them, Messrs
u and Blair, who were sponsors for
of the first called measures, were
b the Senate at the time, and SEEM
uch thwarted at not being able to
reasons for the faith that prompted
to ask the Senate to pass their
Senators revel now in the luxury
seclusion hitherto not enjoyed.
floor Of the chamber is visited BY
few Of the persons who have hereto
gained admission as the secretaries
Senators. Mr.. Edmunds is the
ghtsman of the stringent rule pro.
ing entrance to all but bona file
taries, and it is said he aimed it at
ms who, in the guise Of newspaper
spondents used their cards OF ainis>
to engage in lobbying.
9 Senate has been considering q
Dcs Of important measures during
1eek and has further discussed the
question. The House has passed
rather unimportant bills. Com
'es have discussed pensions, the cur
/, land grants, inter>state commerce
erritorial boundaries.
lications are that the democratic
rs propose to move very slowly and
Dns.y in formulating tariff legisla-
They do not think the Senate
! pass, Or the President approve any
ure materially reducing existing
i. Therefore they want to steer
cen two pointsof danger; not alarm
be East nor discnuraging the West.
realize the narrowness of this chan
but they trust the skill @ their