The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-24
From Washington.
from our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 10Th, 1856,

that when resolution declaring certain
day for adjournment is agreed to in al
vance, the last six days OF the session arr
made suspension of.ru!e days. AT suci
times some of the worst jobs ever know
in the history of Congress have beer
passed. The "jobs" are anxiously await
ing this harvest time. Every job that ha'
been knocking at the doors OF Congress
this session has fastened its hope upon this
annual period when the unlocking OF the
Treasury vaults is declared
Messrs Randall and Morrison are cred
tied with this plan TO prevent Jobs get
ting through in the hurry Of the last days
of the session. If they succeed, think OF
the disappointments and blasted hopes that
will fall at the heels Of the Forty Ninth
Congress. Even should this session be
marked in no other way than with de
tense of the National Treasury, II would
have an honored place 10 the nations his
tory.
But there are otter ways ia which the
present session Is remarkable. /! the
House itself has not completed all the leg
islaton that was hoped for, tie committee
have done more work by far than the com.
mittees of my previous House. They have
considered and reported TO the House over
9, 100 bills, during this first session. In
both sessions of the Forty Eighth Congress
ONLY . 500 bills We're thus acted on. The
flood of bills that has been poured upon
the present Congress is also unprecedented,
over 10000 having been introduced into
the House alone.
After repeated attempts and failures, the
House has succeeded in passing one little
private pension bill over the Presidents
veto. Speaking of adjournment, it is
robable that the last days Of the session
will be involved in a heated political de
bate at the Senate end of the Capitol. The
Senate is expected TO pass resolution Tor
the printing Of Presidential veto messages
from the organization of Congress to the
present day. They will probably be in the
hands of Senators within week. This is
the prelude TO fight.
Referring to the prospects tor adjourn
ment, Representative Bland, the silver man
of Missouri, declared that the Senate was
moving even more slowly than the House
in furnishing prospective veto material"
for as such he characterized the River and
Habor bill The length Of time the Sen
ate consumed in pcttering over this meas
ure made him think the Senate seemed
more anxious for the grab than the House.
Now" continued be, IF the President
sees fit 20 veto the measure, no power can
prevail upon Congress 10 pass the bill over
his opposition Representative Hatch,
also OF Missouri, and one OF Oleomarsa-
rines bitterest toes, has said that he
strained his conscience In voting for the
River and Iarbor bill when ii first passed
the House, and that he will not do il a
second time.
Congress has voted TO reduce the mile
age of army officers from cents 10 cents
a mile That Is about twice what il costs
them to travel. But the allowance of Con
gressmen is still 20 cents mile, the same
as 10 the stage coach era. The clamor, "On
what basis of right OF reason is this: ?" has
failed, so far, In impressing Congress with
thn necessity OF doing something for itself
In this respect For short distances, 20
cents a mile does not amount to much, but
on long distances 1t counts up to almost
criminal extravaganza.
Take, for instance, the trip TO the Pacific
slope. The entire expense both ways for
one person need not exceed $500 includ
ing the best Of everything. Yet the Gov
ernment allows Congressman 3d. 300 and
upwards, and thus he is allowed 10 make
from 5000 to $1,000 on a two weeks run.
The New York members are allowed $40
each 10 come here and go home from
Washington, and the Chicago Congress
men get $40 each way, and travel on
passes.
The gayest legislator at the Capital, If
asked TO present a bill for his personal ex
penses, when not travelling officially, would
not dare to run the figures up 10 the pres
ent legal allowance. II he should, II would
be likely TO cost him his seat in Congress
rs soon as the people of his district learned
the fact A fair mileage rate, actual nee
essary expenses would probably not be OBJ
jected to from any quarter; but the 90 cent
rate is an inexcusable extravaganza. Dem.
ocratic economy is permeating every
branch Of the Governments service, how.
ever, with a slow, but sure and steady pur.
pose Sooner or later II Will reach and re.
move this outgrowth of long period of
corruption
The Bee Hive Dry Goods Store is known
10 Chicago Us the busiest store in that great
city.
Although Millinery is their leading
feature they have increased their stocks of
regular Dry Goods, such az Dress Goods, |
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