The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-24

Jug udys, llle DelluVe proposes 10
make the remainder of the session
as lively and as hot as possible.
Something must be done during
these torrid days to elevate proceed
ings into harmony with the ther-
mometer. Preparations are being
made for heated political debate
in connection with the vetoed pen
sion bills. All Presidential veto
messages from the organization of
Congress to the present day are to
be printed and sent to the Senate in
a few days.
Several Republican Senators ex-
pect to make violent assaults upon
the President, and one New England
Senator in particular is making
elaborate preparations for hisspeech.
If he carries out his intention, that
particular Senators will be attacked
from the Democratic side and
great sensation is promised. 1t is
said a case will be presented charg-
ing him with exacting from a widow
5000 for procuring her pension since
he came to Congress. That is a
terribly grave charge. Senators and
Representatives are forbidden by
statute to receive Il fee or gratuity
for any service before the depart
ments. The penalty for violation is
not more than two years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary Or notmor
than $4,000 fine, or both fine and
Imprisonment. They also render
themselves subject to expulsion
from Congress.
On these warm sultry mornings
there are three Congressman who
can be found in their seats at 10
o'clock. That is considered a verv
early hour as the House does not
convene until II. NJ. These early
birds are Warner of Mo-, Lyman of
Iowa, and Ellsberry of Ohio. Reg
ularly at that hour Mr.. Warner may
be seen at his desk with IL pile of
books before him. He seems to be
the hardest student in Congress.
But Mr.. Lyman has moro pressing
business to attend to. His district
has more pensioners and claimants
, probably than any other in the
United States. Each mail brings
him heaps Of documents which he
must put together and formulate
into bills. In order to keep up
q with his work and retain the good
g will of his constituents, therefore, he
q has to be at his desk while his col
q leagues are at breakfast. Mr.. Ellis
berry completes the trio who reach
q the House before the pages, and he
makes use of the time by answering
letters.
p The tendency towards rufiianism
y in Congress has been quite marked
n of late. Scarcely a day passes that
G some member does not call another
:, q hard name or utter some coarse
' threat. 1t was generally conceded
4 few days since, after the disgrace
a full encounter had occurred between
g Representatives Cobb, of Ind, anC
!, Lizard of Nebr., that it time for thu
# House to assert its dignity. Tht
I collision took place Just outside tn,
. Hall Of the House, and was the re
i suit of acrimonious words used in
q side discussion of a question thel
! under debate. Both men had gon,
is outside for the purpose Of fighting
. it out Insulting language was ex
:, changed and Mr. I4iaad, who is
- young man, struck Mr.. Cobb, VIII,
is about twenty years his senior,
severe blow. \ ring on Mr. Lard
finger cut Mr.. Cobbs face making i
lie bleed and for the interference o
II friends, Il rough and tumble fgh
Sc would have ensucd.
lie And then, later, the dignified Sen
" ate Chamber was the scene wher
le two presidential candidates cxchang
n ed opinions Of each other and of tn
lie sections they represent which wer
lie anything butcomplimcntary. Gen
ID eral Logan wanted to increase tn
appropriations for several Ill, i'm
proymcnts and Senator Edmund
'' opposed itas unfair to other sections
g Logan, with some warmth, letortcC
IL that Edmunds had got for Vernon
IL more than her share, and was no,
y fighting everything that Ill, askc,
u for. Sarcastically he added tina
IL Burlington, Vt. was a much large
y and more important place thai
le Chicago.
'e Mr.. Edmunds replied that as tn
Ill. Senator never told an untruth