Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-30


There Is still some hope for the Potomac river
appropriation, as the conferees on the river and
harboF bill, after acting in spirit OF diamstri.
cal opposition for a week or so, are now begin.
ming to evince a more amicable disposition. A
compromise of some sort on the everlasting
Hennepin canal question is now talked of, IN
return fer which the House will perhaps yield
its point against the Potomac and New York
harbor items. Ii the bill should succeed by
this means IL would still have To run the veto
gauntlet. SO that its chances, though brighter
than they were, cannot Yet be called brilliant.
The folly of massing together, in one over
grown and extravagant measure, all the enter
prises in the line of internal improvement,
good, bad and Indifferent becomes more
clearly evident every year Either Congress
should give the executive power to approve
aud disapprove separate items in the appro-
priations bills, or the different items should be
presented and acted upon in the form of indie
pendent bills. At all events, and in some way
or another, the Ubiquitous log-rslling process,
which causes nearly all our Legislative scan
oais. ought TO be and must be checked.
The movement TO carry the remains of the
late Chief Justice Chase to Ohio awakens and
gives fresh force To the oft-repeated inquiry why
NO statue or other memorial has ever been
erected in honor of that distinguished citizen.
That Ohio did not choose his effigy to represent
hes In the statuary hall of the National Capitol
was little To the credit of that great common
wealth which he served so well, and to whose
history be gave imperishable luster; but the
Tact that she did not do so does not absOlye the
people vi the whole country from their duty in
the premises AS minister of finance during
the dark and psrilous days of the rebellion, Me-
Chases services to the Union were not less
valuable than those of any general in the field,
nor We're they less worthy of grateful recogui
ton. His name is inseparabiy connected with
the great struggle, for the prosecution of which
his genius provided the necessary means, and
his voice was always heard not only in favor of
the right, but in opposition to the wrong.
There seems To De more doing just now in the
way al talking about statutes than in building
them; but when the time for action comes
again, among the first 10 be put up should be
one to salmon Portland Chase. This much the
nation owes to- itself.
The rnaI adjournment OF Congress may he
near at hand, according To program, but it Ger
tainiy doesn't look so. In order To get through
Monday, as proposed, everything will have to
be finished up tomorrow night, and it is hard
Id see how the Senate can do what remains for
1T 10 do befure then. Besides the surplus reso-
luton, On which it is now engaged, there are
the pension vetoes the navy increase bill, and
the Northern Pacific, Notifications, deficiency
and suudry civil disagreements, which must
be attended to. There is also long calendar of
onconnrmed nominations. The Senate has
proved on many occasions that it is indus
trious and capable of hard aud quick work. but
even Senators are mortal, and there are only
thiris-twa hours between now and sunday
morning.
The incident at Pittsburgh yesterday when q
vast audience rose and cheered enthusiastically
ht the sight of northern orator and southern
vet SE.Ei han
was affecting and significant. The trips oil the
old army corps To southern cities and battle
fields Of late years have been prolific of SINH
lar manifestations. Twenty-Five years ago the
predominant sentiment in this country was
sectional hatred: now the people of the North
and South meet each other with feeling of
mutual respect, appreciation and love.
Notwithstanding reports of the constant i'm.
provement OF Secretary Manning's health, IL is
evident that he Is yet far from being we'll
man, and II Is still exceedingly doubtful
WHISTLER he will ever again he able TO discharge
The arduous and exacting duties of his present
Official position. His departure from Albany
Tor Watch Hill yesterday is something in the
nature OF an experiment. aud IL is hoped that
good results will follow but his appearance and
movements ON the way Indicated that but
little real gain had been made since he left
Washington.
SehatoF Blair proposes that after the year of
Our Lord 1900 the United States shall become
total abstinence nation. This idea promises
To become very popular with citizens OF con-
Visiai tendencies, large numbers al whom il
j. understood, express ali entire willingness to
"swear or at that time.
DEMPSEY, the pugilist, who has never been
beaten in the prize ring, has made a match of
a different sort, and entered the marriage ring
In which he will not fld it so easy to have his
own way Invariably.