The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-30
Freu oar Regular cnrrs.p~ne<nt
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsnrxeToS, ID. T., Jan 10. 1885

During the past week The debates and
acts ~ Congress bsve touched = variety
OF subjects The French Spoliaiion bill.
which Was fir>f brought up eighty three
years sgn. has passed both houses and
the Nicasaugusn bill. which opens ~
the widest aud grayest possibilities. ha,
been debsted- Jefferson Davis and Te
cuns~eh sherman have both revisited n,
glimp-e- Of the moon. and the Senate
has voted 10 restore Ciysis $. Grant Il
his rank ia the army. There was con
siderable surprise expressed II the fac
that Democratic Senators voted with fh,
Republicans to rvsfore Cen Grant. hu
more surprise will be expressed il ihs
Democratic House shall allow the bill Il
become a law
Human idolafry never reached NOR.
heastly depth than in IL worship o.
Grant The country does not owe q
much 70 him ~ il does 10 hundreds O
Others But because hef.as lost HE i'll
gotten fortune through stupidity and
fraud. and BIZ wonderful health through
prolonged dissipation. the Senate. . por
iion Of the press. and herd of million
aires. dissolved ia mauilin pity over ~
exsmpIe of spurious greatness 10 which
history furnishes NO parallel
There sse decided objections agsins
restoring General Grant TO bis rank il
The army. The last time he held powei
~ president Of TIE United State. he usef
ia 20 disperse Southern legislatures. ans
20 overawe opposition 10 The iraudulen
seizure Of tie presidency bv the con
-pisator- Of 1876 The Edmond-' bill
proposes TO plrce him only on the setires
lit 10 Generals. but The Supreme C0ur
has decided thar the retired list il - full,
q part 20 the army - the sctive list. sns
that the former may a. any time be call
ed into service
suppose there should he another die
pused election. - in 1876. or like ths
uhirh occurred only last November
How easy sud how natural chad anothe
than Arthur l,ern ia tie WI lite House
would IL have been for Blaine to sum
mon Grant. as senior general. 10 ASSUME
command Aud With hi- name ans
lg.rrsfig.. and the fsnaiicism nf his idol
afors. the crime and shame OF 1910 nigh
have b-fn repeated history never re
p4ass itself. but folly aud crime are per
prrusi These dangers may be treates
- frivialfirs. since they are not immi
merit. bur il viii l.e the part Of folly 4
make them even remotely possible b.
plaring Grant agsin ia the army.
There = disposition on the Demo
cratic sidr here IL both houses 10 a.
nothing ~ this short session except pas,
the appropriation bills. The remaining
:dny- ct Tie session are 80 few and fh.
appropriation bills still 10 be considered
are 20 many that this postpcnemsnt 4
smother Congress Of ali legislation vii
be easy % accomplish.
Ii j. not smong the impossibilities ths
there NAV be an extra session. and. for
number Of reasons. il need not be de
precsfed. A. ID l. now. more than
YEAR commonly inferyenes between th,
election ni Congrrssmen and the begin
ming 10 their duties This fact has ire
qnently been commented upon - oppo-
al 10 the spirit of our Laws. and objec
rionable- The election and the service
should BE- brought nearer together eifhc
by spring elections. or spring sessions
There l. certainly no reason Why OF tw,
men elected 20 coordinate public trust
at the same time. one should enter npor
Office ON the fourth of March and the 9th
er oa the first Monday Of the followin.
Deremher.
/, Bat spart from the abstract question
involved il will scarcely BE- disputed b.
those st all familiar with The work nov
thrust upon Congress. that its ordinar,
sessions are II insl eqnaic length 20 en-
sbie il 70 cope with il legitimate busi
mess IL il true that much time is nov
v astcd. and that more would be IL tb
sessions we're longer. bot that does no
argue that Congress should not give il
self tsir chance % 40 it, work.
Tie Presidents social duties have KEEP
him busy during the past week. and ar
likely 10 employ bis evenings Tor scm
time TO come lie has abandoned al
idea Of visiting the New Orleans Expo
sition in an Official capacity and has >,
Informed The board Of managers. III
expect-. however. 20 mske short visi
10 the Exposition after the fth OF March
aud then. Of course. he will 20 IS pri
vate citizen. lie had hoped 10 sttrn'
the Exposition during the month OF Feb
ruary. aud had consequently refraine'
from extending his engagements int
that month.
G. "A s.