The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Crrom ,ur REGULAR Correspondent.

The debate IN the House mas
worn out its welcome. Even the
proletariat that sits in the galleries
is becoming tired. The toes of the
mad mob's million feet frOnted to
the Capitol a few days ago; the
tracks now point in another direc-
ton. There is little to attract the
spectator There is no picturesque
ness to be found anywhere, nor any
violence, nor eloquence, nor any
thing that ordinarily attracts the
public. From the spectacular point
of view the extra session of the
Fifty-third Congress is a distant
failure. Grave results depend upon
its action, but the calcium lights
and stage illusions are wanting.
The unconditional repeal men
have been very active. They have
done work while other people have
talked. A recording committee
has been appointed and also IA pros
elyting committee The duty of
one is to keep score of available
votes; the duty of the other is to
make as many converts as possible
Both are laboring lard. From the
unconditional repeal standpoint it
is very active canvass.
Here at the National Capital
come indications Of better feeling
throughout the country. The banks
are in improved shape, and the at
mOsphere around Controller Eckei's
office in the Treasury has preceptl-
bly, cleared, Every indication of a
let-up IN the existing stringency.
small or great, is an encouraging
factor in the situation. 1t may be
but glimpse Of the coming dawn,
but the morning twilight always
bespeaks broad daylight ahead. 1t
affords assurance that the recuper-
atiye energies of the American peo-
pie may yet obtain mastery Of the
evil conditions with which they are
beset; that the wonderful resources
Of the country are ultimately bound
to count in the reversal Of trade
balances: that the conservative and
courageous action of our great
financial institution is coping sue
cessfully with the emergency.
In the natural order of things the
process Of recovery will be slow,
but patient possessing the vitality
of the United States cannot ALWAYS
remain bed-ridden. The disease
will run its course, and the SICK
man will get well. Nothing but
some stupendous and incredible
blunder on the part of Congress
can throw him into Il relapse. The
country looks to Congress for no
such blundcr, but rather for rcstor-
atiyes and stimulants that shall
hasten convalescence. Congress is
already at work upon measures sup
Elemental to the silver question,
that will aid in bracing up our dis
tempered finances 10y augumcnting
the volume Of currency, enabling
the unimpcdcd transportation of
crops. and inducing the vast amount
Of money now idly boarded to ven
ture forth from its vaults and hid.
ing places IN quest Of investments.
Relief is certain to come from some
source. II Congress fails to fur
nish it the people themselves will
devise it. This is too rich and
strong a country to be permanently
tramplcd under foot by misfortune.
There are evidences of returning
stability even in the absence of leg
islation. Congress, however. will.
in its own lcisurely time, come to
the rescue. 1t will sooner or later
give It's lungs a rest and allow its
practical business sense an oppor-
tunIty to yindicatc itself.
Senator Gallingcr has Anticipated
/ the announced intention of Repre-
sentative Burrows. by introducing
IN the Senate resolution calling
for an investigation Of the practice
of Commissioner of Pensions Loeb
rem in suspending pensioners. Sen
ator Gallinger, in speaking of his
bill, says that to his mind the Com
missioner has no warrant of law for
revising the work of his predecessor
by suspending pensioners from the
list. He thinks that man once
granted pension cannot be de-
prived of it unless it is shown to be
unlawful, and that it rests with the
department to prove illegality rather
than to compel the pensioner to file
additional evidence. This Is the
legal aspect of the matter apart
from the considerations of hard
ship and expense to the pensioners.
The Maharajah of Kapurthrla,
his premier, and private secretary,
with tinted wasp nests on their
heads, occupied the diplomatic gal
lery of the House last Saturday, to
the manifest wonder Of the rest of
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