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Congress has been OF late redeemin!
its character as a business body. Fo
the last six years there has been more
talk than business done, by both branche,
ofour National Legislature.


The Bankrupt bill has passed the Senate
by vote of ayes 26,Inoes %. Democrats
as party voting against the bill, on the
ground that it did not include corpora
iions. The Democracy upon the subject
of corporations reminds US OF the old bal.
lad


There was man in our town


Who was so wonderous wise,


He jumped into brar bush,


And scratched out both his eyes,
Aud when he found his eyes were out


With all his might and main


Hc jumped into briar bush


And scratched them in again
After establishing these mushroom bank.
ing institutions Tor the benefit of the coun.
try as they conlended, they desire now
BY every legislative enactment to Scratch
them out of existence. They scratched
their eyes out by the establishment oi
these corporations, and now when they
find 'their eyes are ou,,' they wish 10
scratch them in again by upro ot.ng the
'brar BUSH of their own planting.


Bills making appropriations for tha IN
provement Of forts, and maintenaroe of
the navy, have passed the house Of rep
rcsentatves.


The land distribution bill has passed
the House of Representatives.


Mr.. Cloy's bank bill is still in the com>
mittee Of the whole.