The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Secretary Blaine In all article on How Re-
potts Of Debates in Congress Grow" which ap-
Tears in the Youth: Companion, declares the
reports Of Congressional proceedings are grow
ing so large rs 10 be burdensOme and in lmm
nent danger OF becoming useless. Two specific
reasons given for The increase, the printing
of every trivial detail with stenographIc exact
ness and the practice In both houses of using
written essays instead Of making actual speeches
in debate. As comp! extensive and most sug-
gesliYe comparison he points out that from the
Inauguration OF Washington IN 1888 10 the close
OF lie civil war in 1865 tie reports OF the pro-
CeeGiHGs Of Congress for the entire seyenty-sM
years filed III 400 pages OF one thousand words
each. THIS included all the discussions on Tie
subject OF setting tie Federal Government in
molten, Which were very able aud at that time
supposed 10 be very long; all the proceedings on
funding he national debt; all The discussions on
the famous Jay ueaIy; all The debates on the
embargo aud war OF 1872; The proceedings for
years following the treaty Of Client; the COM
premise measures of 1850. involving all tie
phases OF the slavery Question; the repeal OF The
Missouri compromise, a measure which led TO
unparalleled aCrimOny and recIimlnation in de
bate q nd the proceedings during the whole pc.
RCD OF The war. with an its mighty issues at
stake. From the close OF The civil war 10 1865
10 the LIST of october last. twenty-five years. the
number Of words employed in reporting Congress
was 251. eco 600. Hence the Congressional re-
pOtls lOf the last lNeuty-HFe years contained
103 5oO,oO0 words more Than all the reports
from 1889 to 1865. The evil has grown to such
gigantic proportions, lie declares, that every one
will admit a reform is not only necessary but In
eyitable. The methods Of reform he, however,
believes might better be left to tile day when
Congress is ready to enter upon the work.
The action of the Relchstag on the naval estI-
mates clearly demonstrates that the national
opinion is adverse TO any attempt TO transform
Germany into great naval power. Admiral
Hollman's frank disclosures OF tile Admirally's
projects to raise Germany 10 The rank OF a great
naval power thoroughly alarmed the Rechstag
aud il has been difficult 10 persuade that body TO
even eOncede reasonable demands The result,
it is generally believed, has diSpeled The Em-
peror's cherished idea of grand navy aud
demonstrated the fact that any contest with a
foreign power must be fought Out on land. That
the nation has already made great sacrifices for
the def of the Faiherland is shown by In
creased Amy bud ens and ihe new war railroad
map Just published by The general staff for cir
culatioB among army officers OF the highest rank
only. There are sixteen railroad lines running
from east to west, which will facilitate the dis
patch OF German legions across the French
frontier and the Rhine is bridged over nineteen
times 10 enable rapid crossing at all seasons.
Besides the ten railways for forwarding troops
against Russia. four more are being constructed
III lie same direction. Russian Poland and The
Government Of Wilma aie so eucil cled by net
work of railroads that German army corps could
cross the border at thirteen different roinis.
while the Gar only has live lines conyergIug on
the KalsePs eastern frontier
While the whisky trust is exploiting a new
process cheapeDing and enlarglng the pioduc
iion of whisky from given amount OF grain,
London paper gravely announces that the reia-
live merits of new and old whisky are TO be DEM
Oustta tpn the y. lpcl Committee on British and
Foreign Spirits IN the following manner: AD
eminent" distiller VIII describe some expert.
ments with new and old whisky upon Il pair OF
monkeys. Monkey No. was made drunk with
new whisky and became guarIelsome. Monkey
No. was Intoxicated with fine Old whisky and
got markedly hilarious. On recovering sobrIety
the experiment reversed, with precisely
the same results No. l becoming happy under
the Influence OF old whisky ana No 2 disagree
able with tie new. Perhaps the British states
men and the eminent distiller could, with adj
vantage, extend their experiments to some
laxative parrots. and include the new lightning
process whisky in The number experimental
with. If It diiu't Kill at the first shot the result
would undoubtedly be rather startling.
some OF The labored platItudes in favor of the
"cut rate" Senatorial candidate are keyed up a
little too high, producing effect quite contrary
to that intended Here is one that electrified The
residents of the Garden City: BESIDES, Mr.. de
Young is quite as pure, quite as patriotic, aud in
finiteiy superior In ability to the most of the men
who have been mentioned iD connection with the
Senatorship" Note how far it deyiates from the
general estimate of his purity and patriotism. II
his lofty tower had toppled over on this gem, 1t
could not have produced flatter effect. =
Chancellor Caprlvi's lines have fallen in un-
pleasant places, for now he is blamed for want OF
parliamentary tact. While the Empress' rebuffs
have increased his irritabiltty they must have
had a soothing effect upon Bismarck. whose
methods OF government are likely TO be Ie-
adopted.