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Show The Capital Ilcslru Oontetu-pluliun, Oontetu-pluliun, Chicago, 16. The J-ntmal's Washington: Wash-ington: The national capital ia assuming as-suming fl very uuprofiuhlu a.-peel ol vacation period. Nearly all the senators and represenUtivi'3 have left f r home, and the pro-ident, hn.u'.i ol departments and bureaus, and many of the cloiks are packing no preparatory prepara-tory for a resting spell. A very dull time will now he upon us. Candid men of all parties ace agreed UiaI the long session, Willi all lU invesiiga-tious invesiiga-tious and turmoil, has lucn a very unprofitable one to government, the country and especially to the democratic demo-cratic party. iMany ol the best and wisest of our statesmen depart unilcr tbe uso ol regret that the silver legal lui'b-r lull fulled to become law, hclii'ving that it would have been an eflectivo sululiun of Cur financial problem. Many feel that tho failure to convict con-vict and puniuh Belknap wis a c,ravo blunder of tlio sanatory, while othera feel that the failure of the post route bill, with its provision for tin; restoration restora-tion of the (ranking priiilege, wai lucky. Washington never resumed iU dull vacation alter tho adjournment of congress more instantancoualy than it has done to-day. St natora und representatives had bcendrnppiiig out of their places by twos and I luces for weeks, and the house on the butt vole taken had just a quorum. Ol thori" who remained to lak" part in the closo a majority had Ihoir InmkH packed and their railroad tickets bought or pathos secured in advance, and they were ready to liikj the firit train for homo. II it wito not for tho hundreds of Centennial visitors who aro in tho city, tho atroels would huvo been as quiet to day as they usually are in minimcr. |