The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-08-16

Representative Bynun Of Indiana,
one OF the ab'est men in congress, has
prepared the following statement re-
gardipg the work OF the democratic
house.
The record of the first session of the
Fifty-second congress will be closely
canvassed by the press, the politicians
and the people from now until the
election in November. The senate
Z being republican and house demo
/ cratic, the two parties, in a measure,
will share the credit of whatever legs
lation proves beneficial, and bear the
odium, if any, of whatever results in
juriously.
The measures, however, which have
been enacted into laws will not be
likely to command very much notice.
Laws which have received the indorse-
ment of q republican senate and a
democratic house Immediately pre-
ceding national campaign are not
apt to contain much that will court
opposition. Criticisms upon legisla-
tive bodies, as rule, are more be-
cause of what they failed to do than
I what they did. The question that
will enlist the attention and engage
the discussion of the people is what
measures ought to have been passed
by this congress, and what party Or
BODY was responsible for their failure.
DRAWBACK TO THE HOUSE.
The Democratic House, at the
beginning of its organization, was con-
fronted with some endorsements.
1t was overwhelmingly Democratic
a condition not likely to contribute
to a full attendance, close orsaniza.
ton and the speedy transaction of
business. A large number were new
members of commanding ability, but
\ without legislative experience. The
Democratic leaders we're not unit on
questions of policy, while The rank
and file of the party in many sections
were exceedingly restless and i'm
patient.
Never in the history of the country
were the people go impregnated with
the belief that Cong .ess could, by
legislation, create and distribute
wealth amopg-t them. The large
number. to say the least, of impracti-
cable and visionary measures introduce
ed into the House and Senate is
evidence of the extent of this heresy
and of the fact that many Representa-
tives and Senators prefer to caress it
rather than brock opposition by ad.
herring to the true principles of
government. In the midst of all
these complications, the majority was
compelled to choose q new leader, its
former skilled and able parliamenta-
rian haviog been cent to the Senate.
The result was a disappointment to
some and led to q reorganization of
the House, which did not receive the
unanimous Endorsement Of the party.
Notwithstanding all these complica-
tions and embarrassments am con-
fident that the record of the House
will grow in favor and popularity, as
it is canvassed in the calm, sober
thoughts of the people. True to the
principles of the party, it has been
conservative and at all times consid.
crate of the sentiments and interests
of every section, and this attitude it
firmly maintained in the face of most
vigorous assaults and in spite Of the
most alluring temptations.
ITS ECONOMIC RECORD.
Every effort to economic in public
expenditures under the appropriations
made during the last congress were
jeered by the leaders of the minority,
ridiculed by the republican press, OBJ
structed by the senate and denounced
by the heads of the departments and
their subordinstes as detrimental to
the public service.
A brief review of the appropriations
of the last house, as compared with
those of the present one, notwithstand-
ing the impediments that were thrown
in the way of the latter, will at once
convince the public miad that DEM
ocratic administration in the Iegisla-
tive and executive departments of the
government for the next four years
would prove national blessing.
Al L L
gress the permanent and regular ap-
proprist tons amounted to S494, 49,
24S, and at the second session they
reached S541, 223, SOL. The last con-
gress, it must be remembered, enacted
laws which fastened upon the present
one expenditures over and above
those required to be made by it at its