New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-07
outrage Ike This. Mr.. Bayard is now conduct
ing the Nations diplomacy. The outlages will
L.. continued indefinitely
THE RECORD or CONGRESS-

TIE RECORD or CONGRESS-
The adjournment of Congress brings relief
II needs but little comment, for the record Of
This Congress lr,s been fully anticipated its
short c,enlngs and its misconduct have been Ie-
corded. The death of the surplus resolution
leaves ONLY one measure passed by Congress
that afl Gets the financial future. That one, the
n,ovi,ion allowing tlr issue of small silver notes
mon the same terms with silver certificates now
outstanding, may lead to some trouble unless
I'm, Treasury is careful to cnicrce the law strict
" its purpose, ut III events, WAS paper mt'-
ti,ni Thus have, a. the net result of the
fist session of Congress under "A D,mpcIatc
Administrations no reduction Of taxes, an Ill
crease of app OPERATIONS, The failure of IL meas
ure calculated 10 bling the CURRENCY to SILVER
basis no bankruptcy BILL no increase of duties
TO-, the defence of wool groves or other indus
tiles which aye greatly depressed by foreign
CONNECTIONS, no provision for better foreign
mil service OF for adequate coast defence, II
conttenptibly inadequate provision for the
NAVY. and only an attempt to initiate the paper
circulation.
The effort Of the House to change the tamil
has been sufficiently con~ide ed and IT. defeat
VA, due to the etedfa-t resistance of the Re
publican minoli ty The Democratic majority
tiled to abolish the duties on wool altogether.
The imports of wool during tie y,slr ending
Juue 80, the first of a Democratic AdmnlSt. IL
ton. we're 4o,96s, 537 pounds clothing wool,
against l1,475,SS in President Althu : L, t
wear; 7,l9S,5,; pounds oomblng wool, agains'
z.7sO,75l and SO9l7,Ss7 pounds carpet
wool. against 5G,339,jjO III all lz9,OSl,9j
pound, under the first year OF Il Democratic
Administration, a9.llnst 1886. 20 under the
last wear Of Republican Administration. When
# is considered that the cOnSt. auctions and the
Jules of the Dcpa, tmcnt have great power to
affect the inv oits, and that the wool growers
of this county have only twicc-in 1877 and
SSO-btsD compelled to compete with H. Ii -
mportS IF 10 cig,n wool, il may he anticipated
that their opinion. as 10 what the Adminl>tia-
non has done and the Democratic llr.-c h.rH
u-od to do. Will have somc effect on the ccsn
mg election.
The nc.cl>c of approp' iatlon>, however, l.
he most important icitdic in the Ic,"ld 81 Ihl-
Cogcss. All Democratic plctcncc OF -ule 10
economy will be met ANA tc,lc! by the com
plii,oq OF app, piat.o'l> voted whrh The sun
ll.adv ob-c.v,s. >hoWS " The lI 90 ( totai,
with il single exception, in any yea q. p',ic"
,ircc the o,crum-mt began 10 cN>;." lct mo-
ne dollar Wa voted 20. coast defence. nc;wlih
landing the ci1nc>t amt lolu,rit appeal of Vi
TIlicn APP OPERATIONS NJ ",~iIy ior 4 ro"r-
-:liizaton # the Navy wcr refused, notWlih-
-tAldng the cln,Nt appeal 81 the SeuoL1y.
The G ippllns oi the i".ci4,n III al -. wee 10,
Pos a-L.i- .cI... I'll ia Wis sustained by the
action Of a u mrcr.llic House. In many otlrl
respects app. p.Ittlon- necessary g." the wei
l.nc of the country were rciu al, ~ ooici T."
make "A pl,fcnc. q. economy. while ic Kites anH
w.i.tun app upilltOn- L. >iti-iy = iilrI
other iohbc.. .Wcllod the agg. c-.Iir - la -c.>
that ~ Mr. lIi>cock hls shown. IN h.> elective
,m.,.k,. a d,licit lor the ca rcnt year l. wri.
n gh newt .hlc. No .uppo. ter q. the IN jolr
vii maintain that the hIg s'->i'n %. Go. gii'~-
h.,> bean H., fully spent. % that IT. re "id h
been III any ro.prot cirlitibc 10 the mgo.hy
y 81. ly al he time Ina been wasted ~ tulilH-
disputes, al clio t, to break down important III
du,tii,.-, OF in assault. whch lave ior the
mot pat been Ii pply dcicicI. upon the ig'li'
nr the interests Oi c.iz,n~. The Eitle nm
hat Congr,->S his devoted To The consideration
81 gave public questions la> ben IN lnly -.
,nptd III listening to the clmp. on I'm MI
Of IcpudidtpI, o. iniiaIi0ni,t-. ANA thc I "n-,.,
eliot made ly the lIou-c without succc>~ 30
behalf ol a!,y m,..>tur WI, t" >'.luc the dcb-c-
ileih Of thc nlunu. currency Ia shyG
tudaid.