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OF sanctlty, whose influence is sufficient 10 pu-
rily all who come within the penumbra oil the
Capitol. To leave the discretionary disburse-
ment OF $4,000 in the hands of one of the Sc
cretares, necessarily exposes the money OF the
People TO wanton waste but TO intrust $50,
600 TO Clerk, elected by the majority Of the
House, IS attendant with no danger whatever OF
abuse. The Secretary, appointed by Presi-
dent, must be necessarily corrupt, while Clerk,
elected by the House, is necessarily honest.
The discrimination thus made we conceive to
be, not only unjust, but inconsistent. If re-
form is seriously intended let its provisions in
clude, not only the Heads of the Executive De-
partments, but the subordinate officers Of the
two Houses Of Congress.
II Secretary is unworthy of trust, we should
conceive, by parity of reasoning at least, that
The Clerk of the House and the Secretary Of
the Senate are equally unworthy.
We are advocates of retrenchment and re.
form; but we wish TO see the operations OF both
extended not only to the Departments, but TO
the Capitol, and beyond these TO all the branches
of the public service We wish, too that re-
form, as well as retrenchment, should be estab-
lished. Without the former, the latter will be
wholly imperative. The House has apparently
retrenched its expenses, by ordering re iuc-
lion in the number of its Clerks-but is there any
certainty that those Clerks will not be retained
and paid out Of the contingent fund Re-
trenchment only is thought necessary for Con-
gress, but reform is deemed requisite for the
Departments. Estimates must be made for the
expenditure of the contingencies of the latter,
when the sums allowed in some cases do not
amount to more than $4,000: but no estimates
are demanded of the contingencies Of the for
mer, when the sum appropriated reaches more
than 100000. We say now as we said be-
fore, let the reform be Thoroughbred Congress
act on the supposition that corruption is as pos
sible in the Capitol as in the Departments
and il will at least relieve itself from the charge
of Inconsistency, if not of injustice.
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From the ~ Y Commercial .4duertiser.
PIN-FINDER TO CONGRESS-

assembled, continues to be engaged in the great work
of retrenchment and reform. Only three months
and one week OF the session have yet passed at an
expense of less than ten thousand dollars day, and
already have retrenchmens been made to the extent
of two deputy clerks, besides decapitating four lit
tie boys, at twelve shillings per diem, acting as
pages to the House. The wages of the cart and
donkey of the House, believe also to be stop
ped during the interregnu 1t would not be safe to
predict how far the work of reform viii advance
during the present month, but valuable suggestion
has been put forth, that an important saving may be
achieved by creating the Office of pin finder to Con
gress, whose duty it shall be TO sweep the galleries
after the ladies have retired for the pins they have
dropped We say go on
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p. S.-Thursday has passed and the supine-
ness Of Congress is yet unbroken Every day
that now elapses, without something being done
for the country, or at least attempted, contrib
utes TO seal the fate of Congress. The people
are becoming rritated, and the press is speaking
in tones of condemnation in all directions Is
there no sign in this? II will be seen at the
next elections.
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From the Philadelphia North .fms,ican
WAGES OF LEGISL ATORS.

Economy in Government is a question discus
sed both in Congress- the State Legislatures and the
Press. There have been very grave debates in Con
gress upon the expediency of dscharging two or
three clerks and essening the salaries Of minor Off
GERS and believe that actual bona fde reduction
has been effected amounting in the aggregate, to the
important sum Of three four or five thousand dol
lars--no more, perhaps less. The time spent in
arguing the propriety of this measure, cost the ma
ton some six seven thousand dollars, which is a
very provident mode of carrying the economical spirit
into effect
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From, the Uinehesler Yirginian

From the Winchester pirglntarl'
CosGREss.-But little of interest is doing in either
House OF Congress The Senate for some days has
been engaged IN discussing Mr.. Clay's resolutions
which propose general panacea for all the evils oil
the Government and the embarrassments of the coun
try. They are designed, however, a sairO for Mr.
Clay, in his retiring from the Senate, and basis
for his friends to act upon in the next Presidential
campaign it being already fully understood that Mr.
Clay is TO head the party, although he has fail
ed to " head" Mr.. Tyler,
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THE NETo.--Would that the Vice President posses
sed veto power well as the President Surely if
he did, he would veto the unmeanng debate which
has been dragging its slow length along in the Senate
for SO many weeks, touching an impossible amend
ment to the Constitution upon this same subject of
the yeto-N Y COMMERCIAL
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AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY

81 s. The friends of this Society in this city and
our neighboring cities of Georgetown and Acxan-
dra and members of Congress respectfully in
vited to meet in the Assembly Room, opposite the
Unitarian Church., THIS EVENING, at O'Clock,
when the Importance and wants Of the cause will be
submitted by Mr. GunEY, the Secretary of the
Society march IL
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lltE LATE MAYOR Of Philadelphia Ia,
certified under seal of the city TO the cbaracfe, ,f.
verai Dlvines, Physicians, and gentlemen of mn
standing who declare positively under their ow
hands (all OF which may be seen at the Drug stores,
that the Balm of Columbia not only a certain pre-
serVatlve but positively restorative Of the human
hair; also, cure for Dandru1. Who shah dispute.
or who go bald The only true to be found at tue
stores OF Sott James, and Gilman, on Pennsyly
! avenue
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THE COUNTRY is SUFFERING-CO
GRESS DOES NOTHING.

On Tuesday, the President sent message
to the House of Representatives, urgently calling
its attention to the exhausted state of the Trea
sury, and clearly stating the absolute necessity
Of immediate provision, in order to maintain
the public faith The message was read-re-
ierred to no commi,tee-no disposition made of
it, and the House proceeded to those debates
with which it has already so long occupied
itself, about contingent expenses, employment
and compensation of clerks and messengers,
and the best mode of printing public documents
On Wednesday morning an attempt was
made to take up the Presidents communica-
ton, but was made in vain and Wednesday,
like Tuesday, was devoted to the abovemen-
toned subjects. In the meantime, Wednesday
evenings mail brought letter from New York,
OF which we give an extract:
Copy
New YoRK, 9Th March, 1912
Mr.. Selden, the Treasurer, goes home empty
handed The notes are dishonored, and will be until
Congress acts upon the loan bill
There ought to have been message to Congress
before this Ohio six per cents sold to-day at fifty
cents on the dollar
Cannot the President send message which will
arouse the country, if not quicken Congress- There
has never been such gloomy period in the country
since knew it as at present The people that
Congress is doing nothing or is passing its time in
rAes, while all confidence in the stability of any
thing is passing away.
The Comptroller of this State has attempted t.
raise the wind for the pitul of two hundred ant
fifty thousand dollars with which to open the canals
and offered to pay per cent and pledge the first re
ceipts of toll for payment. The banks have all re
fused the request.
tisno wonder them that the Secretary having nothln
but six per cent Treasury notes to redeem old issues
fails to do it. The issues of notes for the current ex
penses to creditors of the United States, food tn
market with notes for sale the customs therefore
receive nothing but notes.-the importer buying ther
at shave
The loan bill must be passed, and the stock sold
the highest bidder The proceeds will enable I'll
Treasury to take up the old notes
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A STORM BREWING.

From every section of the country our papers
bring unequivocal evidences that the people are
becoming indignant at the perverse and inexpli-
cable conduct of their representatives in Con
gress. We have only room today for the fol
lowing
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From. he .,s,c York Commercial Advertiser

TREAsuRY NoTEs OF THE UNITED STArEs-Not-
wthstandng the urgent terms Of the Presidents Mes
sage to Congress in regard to providing TO de-
fray the expenses of Government and meet its en-
gagements that body has devoted itself to the Discus
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sion Of such practical matters as yetoes amendments
OF the Constitution and the salary OF messengers
allowing the credit and honor OF the nation 10 90
overheard.
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GENERAL JACKSON,S FINE

The CoNcERT.--Our readers will remember the
Concert this evening" remember the poor"
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WHAT'S CoNcREss DoNG is question that peo-
pie have everywhere asked themselves for some
weeks past and to which nowhere yet has any sat
isfactory answer been made.
It's now repeated with such manifestations Of dis
appointment and dissatisfaction, with very little
appliance from the press might be converted into an
cry resentment. >,
Nor can this be wondered at While the Nation
is il We're prostratewhile public and private Gre
dit shaken-while industry is uncertain of its re-
ward-and all chat is needed, all that is asked, is
that the National Government should do its duty, de-
eide upon its line Of policy and through uniform
currency give to the country the means Of renstating
and renvigorang its prosperity, and, through dis
eliminating tariff, the opportunity Of competing upon
equal terms with the ingenuity and industry of other
nations under such stringent circumsances-we find
the Senate discussing future amendments to the Con
stuton, and the House wasting its time upon the
most mis- rable economies
The General Government is living from hour to hour
upon Treasury Notes paid out to-day paid in for du
ties to morrow, and paid out again the next day the
Departments are at stand for want of the ordinary
means to carry their operations-no preparations
for defence in the too possible contingency Of war
the season for adyantageousy commencing work
at hand--and yet nothing done or doing,
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The UNITED STATES MAGAZINE AND DEMOCRATIC
REVIEW, for March, 1872 is before us. glance at
the contents assures that the present number which
is onamented with likeness Of Bryant the poet
well sustans the reputation of the work for variety
and ability, and will therefore meet the appreciation
of its readers. Among the most prominent articles
are the following The late William Laid, the
Apostle of Peace = "The Odes Of Sappho;'' "The
Stars have Set in the 10Th Century, The Students
Life in Germany" by William Hewitt Sketches
Of Characters Of the Middle Ages, SC. SC SC
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MAIL CONTRACTS.

We have been applied TO by some friends in the
West to furnish them with the list Of post routes and
the advertisement Of the Postmaster General, inyit
ing proposals for carrying the mails on the various
lines III the Western States, whenever the publlca-
ton OF the Postmaster General should be made
They do not to be aware that the advertisement
referred to has already long since been published III the
papers selected by the Postmaster General for the pur
pose. We would gladly oblige the applicants, by
inserting IN our paper the list of contracts adyer-
used Tor the information Of readers generally
II we could spare the large amount of space which
the publication would require.--.Na IaieAigencer
There Is more malice, falsehood POLITICAL and
corrupt design in the above, than we ever believed
the lntelligencer capable of harboring. We know
that 1t has been charged with being in the pay Of
British capitalists, to exert its influence in preventing
war, be the cause of rupture what it may but we
could not believe tive ,ooud not believe it-for,
though the editor is an Engshman, he has been in
this country long enough to be Americanized. But
the paragraph quoted above puzzles us no little The
most charitable light in which can regard it is TO
suppose it to be the emanation mot Of the edor) of
some arch demon who trembles while he reads the
Madisonian and has cause to tremble
Now we have only need TO say, that the short ad-
vertsement in the lnelligencer yesterday sent
to that paper on the same day it was sent to the
ANt"~S' ~
it and send in the bill for doing 1t saw proper to
retain il, and insert it gratuitousy, for effect.
Next, these proposals have been published in PAM
phlet form, Several thousand copies, and distribu-
ted throughout the States embraced in the sections.
Besides, they published in the cities, towns and
villages, of all the States where the routes lay, No
resident in the West or Southwest (and none others
bd) be at moments loss to get all the informa-
ton desired
Next and finally, they are distributed through all
the States Indicated in the weekly Madisonian--
which, after all that has been said and done, has
more extensive circulation than the weekly fnelli-
gencer.
The object Of the ntelligencer to brighten the
Postmaster General 1t has mistaken its man If
every officers duty was discharged efectually as
that high functionarys there would be more unity
and concord in the service.
While upon the subject OF advertising and mas
much as sympathy has been gotten up in behalf of
the lntelgencer in relation to the publication Of the
Laws, we would inform the Agitators" that the Ma
tonal lntelligencer has the job already secured
il appointed to do the work several months ago.
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THE WIT AND WISDOM OF CONGRESS

THE WIT AND WISDOM OF CONGRESS.
A most extraordinary feeling Of economy com
menced with the beginning of the new year with a
good portion of the representatives of the people. Dur
ing the month Of December and for time during
the Special Session of Congress, a Committee on
Retrenchmen had been hard at work to find how
many quilts, how many pens, how much paper, and
what quantity of ink and sealing wax Congress
had used first in its aggregate capacity and secondly,
among individual members. In due time report
was forthcoming, long, labored, Astounding in the
opinions of the committee men and in the statistics
with which they had been furnished by the proper
officers of the House 1t was chrstened Committee
on Retrenchment," SO christened by the solemn en-
actment in the form of Resolution, for which the
House stood sponsors. Well, the mountain has la
bored and mouse is brought forth! After the con
sumption of more time than would pay for all the
reforms proposed-after an expenditure of time
which takes from the public treasury much more
words than would encompass in columns the cir
cumference of the world latter a total neglect OF
public business beyond voting to the members them
selves their own mileage per diem-after devoting,
in three months, but three days to the consideration
of private bills and not passing, in both houses more
than two Of the many hundreds upon the calendar
and in committee rooms-after delaying action upon
the passage of the bill necessary to pay the clerks,
messengers and laborers, in the several Departments
Of the Government, until the clerks have to lose a
large per centage of their salaries to meet present
and pressing emergen cies-after knowledge of the
fact that the fund belonging to the naval and military
service is wholly exhaustedtha the public service
suffering and the public credit both-in brief after
Congress has been three months in session, and done
just nothing for the country, except, have said
to provide for the mileage, and pay per diem OF its
own members, the majority are found consuming,
not hours but days in debating propositions, for the
most part picayme as theya are contemplate
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Boz-Charles Dickens Esqr., the gifted and dis
tingushed author, waited upon the President yester-
dav
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-05
BERNARD HOOE,

ATTORNEY AT LAW, AND GENERAL AGENT.
HAVING removed from Alexandria, ID. c.. to
III this city, has opened office on 10 street,
one door north from Pennsylvania avenue, and offers
his services to the public.
He will undertake the prosecution and manage
ment of all claims before Congress, and the several
public departments and offices of the Government;
claims arising under treaties; the procuring of patent
rights and patents for land from the Patent and Ge-
neral Land Offices and he will attend to all claims
for revolutionary invalid, other pensions, and to
all other business to be transacted in the District of
Columbia, requiring the services of an attorney
agent.
Persons residing at a distance who may not find it
convenient to visit Washington, can address him by
letter. postage paid and may be assured that all bust
ness intrused to him shall receive the most prompt
and faithful attention
WASHINGTON Cry, ID. c., March rs.
mar % eolm&w2m
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From tlse, on. Y. Sun.
FROM VERA CRUZ.

By an arrival at New Orleans from Vera Cruz
9th instant we have received intelligence of some
interest. Not the least important of the items
tanned in the files of the Conciliaor is report that
Mexico has mortgaged the CALIFORNIA; to England as
security for the payment of fresh loan, to large
amount, recently negotiated. The rumor is not at
all improbable. Great Britain is ever hankerng
after new acquisitions, and the Mexican possessions
the Gulf of California and the adjacent coasts pre-
sent certainly very strong tempt atoms to the coveous
and ambitious The country Is represented TO be the
finest in North America, having a fertile soil and sa
lubrious climate. The Pacific shore is indented with
many bays and seaports, some Of which furnish the
best anchorage in the world. To Engishmen this
feature of tho country makes il peculiarly desirable.
The territory extends through many degrees of lati
tude having a seacoast of at housand miles, counting
both chores ofthe peninsula, and running far into the
interior where the boundaries have been accu
rateiy defined. The of the two CALIFORNIA;
must be fully equal in extent the &c States Of
Union.
Here is room for large kingdom, which would
grow to be fourshng and popuous if it were
in the hands Of the English the Americans. In the
hands of the Mexcans it will remain stationary,
relapse into the of in which the Jesuits
found the country, two hundred years ago. At
present the region can be Of little or value to
Mexico.
i The papers give evidence that recruiting for the
regular army ia pushed with the utmost rigor in every
department, but for what object is stated Ira
~eliers have no doubt that the movement aims at
Texas. Loud complaints made in some quarters
o. the quality of the soldiers that forced to voun-
teer in their country's cause. General Arista has
written to the Secretary Of War, that the reinforce
ment sent to him for the Texan service would not
do. .a
late law Of the Congress provides that all the pri
soners shall hereafter be made to work the public
roads and Qualifications.
The U. s. fngate Macedonian had sailed from We
IA Cruz for Tampico; and the soop Of war Warren
had sailed on cruise.
Z Gen w. Thompson had arrived at Vera Cruz,
previous to 9Th instant.
About 10000 troops stationed in the capital
1900 at Xaapa, 1000 at Vera Cruz, and considerable
bodies were said to be in the northern department
There was no talk ofinvading Texas. The priso-
neIs were still made to work in chains Two of
them, however, one by the name Of Howard, had eff
fected their escape. bs he
1 letter FROM General Bravo dated at Chipaucin-
60, March rs, gives account of defeat of band
Of native Mexicans or red men, who had taken up
arms against the government.
DR. Rafael Gutierrez Martinez and some other
Mexicans of note, were the Goth of March assass-
mated in their houses, by band ofy aborgnals near
Quechutenango.
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NOR SALE-Forty-seve thousand dollars in
Il Certificates of the United States Treasury bear
ing the interest of eight per cenum per annum, until
payment shall be made by the Mexican Government
in money Treasury notes receivable at the Next
custom houses in payment of duties upon goods
entered for Importation expectation, according TO
the article of the Convention of the 18th OF April
1889, between the United States and Mexico, and the
act of Congress of June 18th, 1910.
The owners of said Certificates of the Treasury
Department of the United States, for the above sum
of $1,000, purposing to make visit in Europe, will
sell either said amount in its otalty to suit
purchasers, on accommodating terms, for silver or
gold Offers to be addressed through the post office
to S. II. & Co. In of parity of offers, members
of Congress shall be preferred Offers received until
the 18th inst. s. II. IL Co.
WASHINGTON, d. C. March g. 1912
DOUQUETS, CUT FLO WERS and PLANTS
ID Having now at the Greenhouse adjoining our
store an extensive bloom of Csmeas and other choice
flowers we will be prepared during the whole winter
supply at the shortest notice Boquets Cut Flowers,
and Towering Plants for the balls and parties. The
Public are respectfully invited TO call and examine the
house, which is open at all hours of the day.
Flowers, Plants, Bulbous Roots, Flower Seeds,
Fruit and ornamental trees, and Shrubbery, &c. pack
ed to 90 to any part of the country.
J. F. CALLAN & CO,
Opposite the New General Post Office
Cal