Year: 1877

The President is credited with desire to
see Congress promptly take up and pass the
deficiency bills, and act upon his other recon-
mendations of his very brief message and
adjourn at least he appears determined to
gives no excuse for protracted stay. AS
the pretext of 'bayonet rule in the South no
longer exists to justify factious refusal to
provide for our skeleton army, it would seem
that two weeks at longest ought to suffice for
all the legislation deemed necessary at pres
ent. But the weight of opinion is decidedly
in the direction of a session spun out to such
length as to encroach hard on to the time of
meeting of the regular session. Resumption
and the reconciliation of silver are the chief
provocations alleged. But from the temper
already displayed we may not hope to escape
long and bitter discussion over the admis-
sion of Senators from South Carolina and
Louisiana. Many constituencies represented
in that body would regard the seating of
Spofford in place of Kellogg, the legality of
whose election few have the hardihood to
deny, as an outrage upon the majority and
practical subversion of the foundation of re-
publican government. In addition to these
there is sentiment of adherence felt to-
ward the rival of Colonel Corbin of South
Carolina, and these sentiments are not likely
to be ignored by their representatives in the
House.


The Democrats, flushed by their victory in
Ohio, are aggressive, as shown by every
move thus far made in both Houses and at
their caucuses. Some of them are malig-
nantly so, as proven by their utterances at the
jubiation meeting over the results in Ohio.


1t is cheering to believe from the stand
stand taken by Mr.. Mills and others of his
party associates who supported him in his
position relative to the admission of Rainey
and Cain, that an uncertain proportion can
be relied upon to divest themselves of parti-
zanship when questions vitality affecting our
form of government are to be formally pass
ed upon and the verdict to become matter
of record.


Notwithstanding the preambulations of
frisky, littly Mr.. Cox all over the South in
search of votes that he was confident of
his election up to the hour the New York
delegation refused to present his Dame, that
all manner of combinations were effected
only to break down, the election of Randall
was generally expected. No one but Thomp-
son the ghost of a chance for Sergeant-at-
Arms after the Bourbon triumph in Ohio.
Caldwellis generally thought to have defeated
himself as Clerk by his premature announce
ment of his list of subordinates. Polk, as
Doorkeeper, was thought the most unlikely
to succeed of any Of the half dozen aspirants
prior to the caucus. About all the old en-
cumbents of the subordinate positions under
Republican supremacy, and General Garfield
for Speaker, received the complimentary
vote of the minority.


The most of us feel like displaying our
roosters, ordered for Ohio, but which didn't
90 into service for reasons unnecessary to
mention, over the triumph in France. In
view of all the bull-dozing reserted to by Nc
Mahon and his Cabinet, it is regarded as
very substantial victory; and majority of
visitors and residents appear gratified with
he Russian victory reported from Asia.


DE sofa.