Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-04-14


provided fss (so soon his Senatorial duties
were diseharged,) ont Of the public crib.--in the
way Of Cabinet appointment, CT foreign embas-
say. This val ON unkind cut: Cor what says tho
little book?
ssB;rIs in their little agree,
And 'ss a dreadful sight,
When children of family
Fall out, cbds, and 6yht.'
Yours truly, STENOGRAPHlCCS.
r. s. o'clock p. NJ. The House have refused
to reconsider the Fulton bill. Yeas 81 Nays 81;
and tho bill was then sent to tho Senate being a.
gain passed.
From the Baltimore Transcript.
WASHINGTON, April l, 1888.
Death las again entered Inc House Of Repre-
sentati. cs, and carried of another ofits members!
The Hon. Isaac Mckim, Of Maryland, died this
morning at half past ten O'cIock. after q scvorc
illness Of eleven days. His disorder was bilious
PLesrisy Ut a very aggravated character, brought
on by cold caught during the recent sudden change
in tho weather. | understand he had been la
boring under its frs. inflammatory symptoms four
days before he called in a physician, when dseacs
had made his crcOvery doubtful, impression
that increased BY his unfortunate aversion to
I've subjected TO rigorous medical treatment. He
was attended in his last moments by numerous
relations from Baltimore, md great and extensive
has been the sympathy felt CIR him by citizens
durisg his illness.
Mr. McKim will be much missed in that BODY Of
which no a member. Though he did not &C.
cupy prominent position in it Us q dcbatcr, his
usefulness not the less that account, his
active attention to the duties Of the committee
roon'-the real workshop Of Congress-can sure
ly testify. Whenever his unobtrusive modesty
far overcome to induce him to address
the House, he expressed himself with an honest
directness and huInour, aud with such practical
good sense that he never failed to have the whole
LHIy attentive 10 him; while the way in which
his political opponents listened his arguments
laughed nj his humorous salIies, Showed how much
he was liked by them. IsuPPose that he will nc
buried ON Tuesday with the usual honours. or
perhaps ais body will be taken to Baltimore.
Very little business Of consequence done
in Congress yesterday, and that little con-
fined to the House, the Senate did not sit. You
will rccoIlect that some time since, mentioned
that the House had been seized with sudden fit
Of cconomy with regard to its contingent expenses
in the way Of stationary, messengers, &c. Well,
to-day, Mr.. Johnson, Of Md from the Committee
Of accounts, made report for reforming the
police ofthe House, and among other things for
tho disbursement and safe keeping Of pens, paper,
wristbands. sand, sealing wax, waters, and candle
ends! Tho report provides that twelve boys,
not above sixteen, under twelve years Of age,
shall be selected as pages. at dollar and a half
a day: sixteen men, cages not specified,) at dol
lars . day n messengers.
II will b. tho duty Of the Doorkccper, TO collect
all bits Of paper, pens and other stationary, to-
gether with all remnants Of candles, after IN ad-
journmcnt and preserve them for next day, and
he is to do the same at the end Of tho session.
Tss Ga hs has %
Johnson pontedy discIaiIns all sympathy with the
economical taste that dictated the report in gen.
cral. No doubt the regulation about the station
AIRY, will be disagreeaby tedious, hut it has sprung
from tho great astc which heretofore has cxis-
ted ia the distribution Of such articles. As to the
candles, the rule IS just what has been long call
cd for.
You must know tina, during night sessions, tho
fine spcrmaceties are frequently just lighted,
when the House adjourns. The consequence is
that the messengers allowed oil the candles
that have been used f,r few minutes; suppose
because it might be considered an affront to put
on the members seats candles that have been
burnt little the night before! Now as :hcre arc
about one hundred lights placed ON the desks, j,
will be seen that n like number Of them but par
TALLY consumed must prove a good haul to the
messengers for one night. But what Is strangei
still, is that while spcrnacetcs arc as "plcntifu
a. blackbcrries" in the Hall and lobbics, the SOW
crcign people arc risking their necks and the in
scgrity OF their shns, in cropping up tho gallery
stairs, which scarcely ever lighted up. Upor
asking once the cause If this singularIy piece o
neglect, was told BY a messenger, that whenever
sperm candles were placed on the stairs, tina
thoy were instantI. stolen'-This is indeed being
ligks: fingered
! The report also provid that the Speaker sh,l
request the Secretary Of tho Treasury to dcsig
nate some safe bank, in which the pay Of mem
hers is to be subject to checks drawn by thu
Speaker and endorsed by the member to whom
the money is to be paid. 1t will be the scargcnt
alarms duty to prepare the checks, and draw tn
money when requested. This officer is to Civ,
boad not under $1,000 and not above SlO,OO'
for a faithful performance Of his duties, and il
consideration Of his increased dutics and l,abiii
ties, he is to have $500 added to his salary
Now, it has hitherto been the duty Of the sci
geant-at-arms to draw the money out Of the ban
and pay the members himself; in fact this was hi
duty, because his office would have been othe,
wise sinecure. II his duty will hereafter be onl
to prepare checks for members, it will certainly
much less than before, and hence, in my opinion
the idea Of giving him $500 a year moro, is
strange commentary on the plan Of retrencLmer
So much for this report, which when it comes VI
IS expected TO cause an amusing discussion.
2 Hopkins resolution regarding a reform Of III