, 1866-07-10
FRUM WASHINGTON.
Debate on the Tariff Bill.
The Monkeys In Exeter Change. and
HOW They Take Their Food.


HOW They Takc Their Food.
Correspondents Of the Chicago 1ttbune.].
WASHINGTON, July {, 1866
Your readers doubtless remember Fon-
blanquc's story of the monkeys, in the old
Geological Gardens of London, which runs
thus The monkeys in Exeter Change used
"to be confined in row Of narrow cages,
each of which had a pan in the centre OF Its
"front for tho tenants food. When all the
monkeys were supplied with their meases it
twas observable that scarcely any one Of
=" them ate OF his Own pan. Each thrust his
"arm through the bars and robbed his right
" or left hand nelghbor. Hall what was so
.'scized was spilled and lost IN the convey
+" aDce and while one monkey was go IN
''prodtably engaged In plundering, his own
!" pan Was exposed to similar depredations.
:" The mingled knavery and absnrdity was
t. shockingly human"
During The greater part oi this week, while
the TariF Bill was In Committee Of the
Whole, IN exhibition Of this kind was going
on in the House. To recount all the scut1cs
that took place in imitation of the monkeys
OF Exeter Change, would make this letter too
long. Twill select a few Of the more notice.
plundcrcd and spilled. Mr.. Morrill,, Of Yer
mont. Mr.. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania, Mr.. Pike,
Of Maine, Mr. briggs, Of Michigan, Mr..
Thomas, Of Maryland, and few others, lav.
ing their messes before them, proceeded to
due out Of each other's pans. Mr.. Morrill, is
the tullest one In the mcnagerfe, md Inns the
longest arms. He Is perfectly honest spec1-
men, He believes that stealing ont Of your
neighbours pan Is the proper mode Of taking
ones food. He wouldn't take his any other
way! Being the patriarch Of the monkey
establishment, 1t is Ills business to see that
each one ecis his fair proportion ont Of his
fellows mess, and spills the proper quantity
in conveying 1t to his pouch.
Mr.. Morrill, decided that fifty cents per ton
on coal was enough for Mr.. Kelley of Pennsyl.
vania and MIR. Thomas of Maryland to steal
out Of the pau Of Mr. Boutwell, of Massachu-
eetts. But Mr.. Kelley had got his claws on
dollar and half ton. So he called the
whole menaccric to his assistance, and ap-
pea1ed to them to stand by the old principle
Of grabbing nil you Gun out Of the whole row
ofpans, and they voted by afty-onc to tlfty that
he should have hls dollar aud half But in
the ecrimmnge with Mr.. Boutwell, half the
plumber was lost and trampled in the dirt.
blr. Boutwell, can get coal from Nova Scott.
for say $500 per ton. Mr.. Kelley and Mr..
Thomas mnke him buy Of Pennsylvania and
Maryland at $3.50. But it costs Penn
sylvania and Maryland s5.75 to niue
and transport It to Massachusetts,. So
Mr.. kelley's constituents have robbed
Mr. Boutwell's constituents Of $3.50
Per ton, but hare got only Is cents
into their own maws. The other Is cents is
lost 10 The monkey community. But They
hare saved great priuciple-the right Of
each monkey to steal out Of his netghbor's
pan, Mr.. Boutwell, all the while defended
tho principle, but WAS opposed to1hc applica.
ton Of il!
While this robbery was going on, Mr. Pike
If MIME, who wanted to help himself to fifty
cents barrel on herring, out Of the several
pans in the garden, discovered TINT some.
body was taking three cents q pound out Of
Ills mess, on c2.ain-ca5,es. and made great
outcry about it. The thiel had disappeared,
Qikewise the pluuder), and nobody could tell
who or where he was 3Ir, Pike protested
against having to pay three cents pound
extra for chain cables. He WAS willing to
II, but three cents was gougc! He didn't
believe there was monkey In the whole lot
who would be benefited by 1t. Mr.. Morrill,
was sure there was one somewhere. lie
might be in Maine, or he might be In New
York, or be might be in some other State.
If there was none, there ought to be one,
and Mr., Pixies pan ought to be rob.
bed for the purpose Of starting a new
one In business. These views were re.
ceircd with such iayor that Mr.. Pike did
not even call for division on the question.
Ills constituents arc to pay three cents a
pound extra for chain cables to hold their
ships while they are ont for herring, In hopes
Of getting It back by robbing the rest OF the
community fifty cents a barrel on what they
catch. 1t Is agreed on all hands that nobody
is to get the three cents which Ar. Pike'a
constituents lose, until some ono can be
drl1nmed up to take II. Meanwhile tho rest
Of the monkeys are to lose flfty cents on their
herring. Air. Pixies constituents will not
gain 1t, because while they have to suffer a
loss of three cents on their cables and dol
iar aud half on their coal, they cannot
Afford 10 catch herring for less.
1ir. T1omas, OF Maryland, having done d
good thing in company With MIR. Kelley, OF
Pennsylvania, in getting OF With o dollar and
a hnlr ton for coal, kept good watch on
his own pan, and when he found Afr. briggs,
Of Michigan, making drive for twenty per
cent on copper orc he tousht quite furious.
1y. Mr.. Thomas constituents use vast
deal Of copper ore, and they want to ct 1t
as cheap as they can. But Nr. Dr'gg;s' con-
stituents, being exposed TO d ,ood deal OF
plundering III the clothes they wear and the
tools they work with, cannot .aford-to mine
copper unless they arc allowed to rob their
proportion. SIr. Morrill, decided that their
fair share was fifteen per cent, and when Mr..
Thomas derunrred and said that five per cent
was enough, he was reminded BY the former
gentleman tlst alter getting dollar mud half
a ton on coal he had better hold bis tongue !;
and this was the opinion of majority OF The
menaCcric. So Mr.. Thomas constituents and
their customers arc robbed Of fifteen per cent
not get more than i've per cent Of 1t into their
mouths, because they are so un1nercifully
robbed themselves that they cannot afford 10
mine copper for what II is worth.
An Iowa member said that he had been nc
custoned TO feed In the old fashioned way,
misgiyings both as to the economical ad van
tages and the good manners Of the system.
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L.s usLtue..Gne ~ ~ ILL.,, nc % uss iusaS1 ~ "
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f4 S3s pemsaon soF n,s iostc anu eren tnsn ,,
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III, III, @ ~ slouiu ~ " neM ~, eSs.eu-lnas ~
MofIlll SUD that ne nad no aoan. Wna1esef
your neisGbors' pans, buI that on the qucs-
lion OF Aa2seeo nc olueIeo W loso IRON lug
The snyr.rstfnn oF thc lava mamhc- +hot ha
mint noss;hly ahanf]on fhe old rncfho,l or
toEinr food. was looked mon ip the lIrht Of