The New York herald., 1870-02-21


who champions women's Fighters or wrongcrs (as
you please to term ~; and who Is at the head or
tall OF every righteous movement in tine country.
Saint Senator Pomeroy has one remarkable quality
he always goes the whole hog; no animal fraction
Will DO for him. IL must be the en-
tire animal or nothing. Pomeroy don't
drink himself, because he Is opposed to distilled
damnation. It DON'T agree with him any more than
political or other kinds Of damnation. Being radi
cal to the backbone, OF course he don't believe in
allowing other people 10 drink any more than him.
SELF II whskey ale Is bad for the Senatorial
saint OF Kansas it can't be good for any other saint
or sinner either for that matter. And Pomeroy,
being the head saint Of the saints Of Washington,
has naturally become the mouthpiece Of the temper
ate aants Of the District, who want tipping abol-
ished hereabouts by act OF Congress, which Is
believed to pe the most terribly solemn method OF
exercising the evil spirit OF drunkenness The tenn
perare saints OF the sanity District entrusted Pome
roy with their petition asking whiskey aboshmenr
IN toto throughout all the square miles surrounding
the capital ana Pomeroy presented II TO the great
Senate OF the United States which liz 30 famous for
its temperance. both in drinking and speaking.
Simultaneous with this sanity attack on the tip
PIERS the temperate editor OF the great temperance
journal OF Washington makes an onslaugnt upon
our catereristical friend and fellow citizen, George
House OF Representatives. George is attacked in
the most Harrlsing manner, accused Of selling in.
toxicating drinks TO members OF Congress and
Others In his restaurant under the Representative
Chamber, and OF thus violating Joint Rule No 10
which prohibits the sale, exhibition or keeping OF
'spirltuous or malt liquors or wines' within the
Capitol building.
You must know that some two or three years ago
Joint Rule No. 10 was adopted through the innuence
of the Congressional Temperance Society Before
their .nips' without dificulty on the House side or
the Senate side. The restaurants In both wings
body objected, and Senator THIS or Representative
That experienced no difficulty IN getting glorlously
that the Joint rule would work wonders in making
drunken Senators and members OF Congress sober
1t did not work. however, as expected. the restat-
very little show indeedso little In fact that few
found dinnculty in getting their "nips' whenever
easily procured at wnitney's or sanderson's. 50
1t continued until recently Oysters and ale were TO
obtainabe when called for under the designation OF
s.strong coffee" The temperance editor, however.
went down one day to enjoy hs crackers and cheese,
when he was hOrriied TO see people swallowing ale
and wniskey. Forgetting to pay for the cheese
ana also the crackers, he hastened from
Downing's saloon, rushed madly 70 his sanctum:
seized mis- pen and wrote down IN words OF hottest
Indignation his horror and amazement &C the un-
DOUBTED violation OF Rule No. 10.
The result was that big Sergoantat-Arms Ordway, !,
ana little Sergeant at.Arms French, the twin guar
dans OF Congressional virtue, felt constrained to
unite In the following order for the enforcement OF
the spDltuous prohl6lton:-
sie Joint rule Is makes ii The duty Of the
the House of Representatives under the
lively, TO snforcs the provisions Of said rule that no
sPnsa within hs Or or build
ing CONNECTED herewith or on the public grounds adjacent
II having publicly in the newspaper. that the
Frsiasns and m ias speaker hos.:
purpose authorized require extra duty q .he
acen 70 the suspected places to carry out hi' pSNcH
ssrgssnt-as Arms, United 4 states s s Senate.
Sergeant Arms, House Of Representatives.
The further result was that, when Senator'S mem
bers and others went to either restaurant to-day and
called for their ale or their strong co1ee, neither
otasrs 90 ps French ana oraWay
JOINT rule No. 19, but to no purpose Neither Down.
ing nor "Holen-tne-Wal would consent TO violate
the rule after the promugation Of the French-Ord-
'sorry gentlemen" would Downing reply to
pteous appeals for swlpe. "Sorry. very sorry but
cant help it. II you obtain me q license will be
glad to supply you with any beverage you may
Downing George IT, Is a most polite and states
manlike az well diplomatic, cOlOred restaurateur
He would 90 any length to oDlige but ''you couldn't
Now, isn't this very absurd piece or moral discl.
pine for the great Capitol OF great natlon9 Don't
it show that Senators anc members have most ex-
allied opinion OF their own vrtues Don't 1t exhibit
immense confidence in themselves when they pro-
" sSs % ana M
lips, lest they mbibe too freely and make themselves
Writing Of tipping and Downing reminds me OF
Revels the colored Senator. They say that after
Revels went home the 1rst time he was introduced
to sumner, SOMEBODY asked him what he thought Of
the Massachusetts statesman
''Weli,' responded Reves, according to my inror.
mant .Sumner is real good fellow. He Is so good,
indeed that I'm sorry mis- skin Is white But
think wo have this consolation at least:-H Sum-
ners skin Is white his heart is AZ BLACK as any OF
Very good, indeed, for Revels, wasn't itg
INVESTIGATIONS THAT HARDLY PAY.
Latter day Congressional investigating commit
tees appear to be very expensive luXures They
cost . mint Of money and give very little value.
wanting committees roaming ell over the country IN
search OF all kinds OF information. The Ways aud
conver to picK up facts that might just as wen have
been obtained here in this city. The gold lnvesga
ton by the Banking and Currency Committee got an
appropriation OF $4,000 to pay for witnesses, and
am informed there Will have to 10 deficiency bin
brought In for 900 more, making $1,000 altogether
to bring number OF Witnesses mere to testify on
q variety OF subjects not at Gil germane
and, what Ia worse tnan all, the whole thing is TO
end n smoke anrs gee9dSss ~ ,Ss Gsd
| Will amount to nothing. They haven't uneartled
single fact not previously known, except perhaps .
| and Catherw00d, whchS after all, were generally
suspected before. Now besides this $4,000 for wit
nesses there has necessarily been incurred heavy
| Dill for printlng and stenOgraphers fees.
Then there Is the cadetsnip investigation. Three
| thousand dollars are to be expended Tor witnesses
necessary to that investigation ALSO Goodness only
/ knows how many other similar projects to waste the
| public money may turn up during the balance Of
! the session.
| YOUNG MENiS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION AND BRIBING
| MEMBERS.
| One Of the parties mixed up with the cadetship
barterng proves TO oe pious youth Of Philadelphia,
/ quondam prOtege OF Mr. Greeley. His brother was
/ O member Of Congress last session. and s a con-
testant for q seat now Another OF the carpetbag
members accused OF selling out Was formerly \
Methodist minister. Another very good proof OF the
| morale Of the House.
CELEBRATION OF wASHINGToN's BIRrHDAY-A
! GRAND HOP AND SUPPER.
The wealthy residents OF Washington are resolved
to commemorate the anniversary OF the nativity o.
the Father OF his Country in an appropriate way
One hundred OF the best citizens have got together