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Show Win s the fifty lirst congress started off two years ago and t an along a low weeks without rules, doing business -tin-der the forms and usages of general parliamentary law, a democratic alarm went up that republican institutions were in danger, trranuy was enthroned en-throned and the laM experiment of self-government self-government by the people was on trial. Heboid the change! The Fifty-second congress is now well on to the second month and (till no rules adopted. In the language of Congressman But telle of Maino: "What a comical old farce this democratic parly is. anv how!" |