Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-24
ruE RETIRING CONGRESS.

The Congress which expired March
ith viii be memorable in the history
II the country. The war with Spain
commencei during it. first session
nd the fruits II the struggle had to
be gathered rs far as possible during
lie session winch has just closed.
he country has taken a mes depart
ne since the late Congress 81 elect
ii in 1896. Whether the change III
ne direction OF our national pr"gres
shall be for good OF evil the futG-e
years must demonstrate. We have
gone in a direction from winch We
nust pursue TO the end. accepting all
II its consequences.
What is mos; sinking in the Con-
yress which has just adjourned = It's
perfect self ~aJnega'ion IL claiming
power and III using il. The Congress
which adionrued tgo !ea-s ago. AZ
he close Of President CleSlEnd's adj
miDstrati0D. was II 2 constant
Srang.e with the Executive depart
neui IN regard to the eI;eIt OF its
prero-atives. Repeated sfrris vee
made to guide the Diplomas! % Ebe
country by Instructions 20 The Prs<i-
deai on the subject - io!sizo affairs
md by attempts TO !e-sl4te directly
IN relation 70 others Lsiio-=- eP=
tally II reLa:;Oc 70 Spain and Cuba
The al aiu&4Io7 o. Prssii+G:
! Clesei md re5eBt@i ibsse attempts
70 interfere wisa the dI=>h=-Es o. it
len: nate duties and hostile S=u-
/ area;s between the tao departments
! u To- E1reraCs1t Ees excited
| Some heated Republican p~arti-ans IL
| Congress ;E-cat=a-d :Ls President
=iib Impeachment because ne you'd
oot Submit 20 Caa-r=sunalI u,1r
u4;;o1 - iuternzgJ1aI affairs This
siti;uts Il opposition ~ the par; Of
he Executive z1i Congress remain
II TO the las.
The late Congress assumed All re-
tanned decidedly different attitude
toEa:i the President. ~ fret there
=e-e some SYMPTOMS Of attempts at
nsgEing Mex nlsy a. Cleveland had
been EzgE-I. But they =ere only
Temporary. After the <zr begun
CJngres D=-aZe almost ser.iie in its
relations TO the President. lie mob
oi Ccngresuso were not IA into
the confidence o! the President. and
;Lcy dIi not resent :b= slight. as they
did III the case % the previous PreE.
dent. Mckille: conducted the war
through LIs naval and army boards,
negotiated peace. c1ut!sca;ed Porto
Rico and bonght the PHILIPPINES FOR
$1,000 Ol1. par.ey al with Gomez and
contracted to pay hin S3.nGN.CC1 !o-
his Cuban soldiers never asking tLe
op;nInn. wishes or approval OF Con.
gres until h. seut tie treaty with
Spain TO the Senate Tor ratification
and demanded the appropriation Of
the money that lie hal agreed to pay
Tor his bargains. To different ua-
tons could not have displayed cOndi-
tons % greater difference between
the two departments Of the govern
ment than was displayed by this
country under the two administra
lions of Cleveland and Mckinley.
The late Congress appropriated
tonT times Is much money for tie eI-
Peuses Of this year a. any pEevious
Congress appropriated for any one
year. Ten years ago, when the sp.
prnprittions for Two years Amounted
to nearly sl,OJO.G0 goo. It was regard
cd as mOnsfrOus eItrayagance and
prot!igary. The appropriations for
the present fiscal year amouot TO sl,-
100000, or - per cent. more than
for the two years Of The billion dol.
lar Congress- Much Of this sum
was FOR war and other extraordinary
purposes. But that fact does not
tighten the burden nor remove the
probability that new Issues 81 govern
ment bonds will be required to meet
the obligations OF the treasury.
There has been no currency legisla-
that 10 answer the demand ~ a large
proportion Of the people. Tie fact is
that Congress did not know wha.
should be done in order TO avoid
future dangers to the iiaancial system. !
Ignorance and timidity prevent
action. So Congress stoo still. like /
a mar in the dark surrounded BY
pitfalls. The country Was permitted
TO DRIFT wheresoaYer the currents
should lead. trusting to luck and
Providence for d happy escape in the
end-Chicago Chronicle.
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