The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-02-08
ObstruCfionists In Congress-.

From the Washington Capital, Jan g.
The curtain has risen on the third act Of
our domestic drama, and it approaches the
announcement common to such spectacIps
he first act was devoted to the courts,
and ended IN discontinue of the ob.truc-
tlonlsts The second was given to the
polls, and again the conspirators met with
defeat. The third and the last is devoted
to Congress. The plot is not intricate.
and lacks interest in the way of incident.
but the characters are varied and enter
tanning. We have the adroit, cunning con-
spirator in Colonel Phillips the heavy old
father in Mr.. Riggs, and the first william in
Mr.. Severson. Citizens, soldiers, and cho-
rus by contractors, congressman and others.
When the curtain rose Mr.. Farnsworth
was discovered armed with memorial pray
ing the fathers for relief from the Board of
Public Works, animated thereto by slight
prejudice to the mighty Mulett The di
alogue or debate that followed was lively,
considering the locality. The tall, we'll
formed representative from Illinois, whose
beard carries in it more legislative wisdom
TO the eye than two-thirds of the heads in
the House, assumed high impartial at
ttude, and dlsclalming any prejudice other
than one for the mighty Mullett. he novel
the reference to the Committee of the
District Of Columbia
Mr.. Farnsworth dwelt at some lenrth
upon the amount expended BY the new GOV
ernment III the way of advertising and
printing, that made pretty good imitation
OF Congress in that respect
The Hon. Mr.. Potter followed. The Hon.
Mr.. Potter is the walking gentleman of the
piece. Ills get-up is unexceptionable His
Side WhIskers alone are study. His
clothes exhibit the genius of that cOstumer
OF humanity, the tailor, to the furthest ex-
tent. The walking gentleman was indir
nant' lie was indignant in grave, dignI-
hsd way. Perhaps this made his indisna-
ton all the more foreible. How can a
walking gentleman indulge in deep tones
and violent gesticnlations that belong to the
province OF suffering innocence Of the hero
me, or the outraged feelings of the lover 4?
The Hon. Mr.. Potter had his wrongs. The
Hon. Mr. Pottsr, son of the renowned Bish-
op Potter telt that he had been put upon.
As heavy stakeholder in and attorney to
the Georgetown and Navy Yard street rail
road he felt that he had been put upon.
The old right to impose on the helpless
people Of the District was being threatened
by this new government. The filthy cars
that carry vermin and disease, congressman
and police, free of charge under the shad-
ow OF the nations Capitol, was being i'm
pcrlied by this local government, ana the
Hon. Mr.. Potter, touched on a mans most
sensitive nerve, that is found in his pocket,
deserved great credit for the cool, subdued
manner IN which he acted hi. role of the
walking gentleman. He ingeniously con-
feSsed that he had voted to establish the
new government. He expressed his deep
contrltion for that act. He regretted that
conhdlng act of his " from what ha. since
transpired." The Potter has things
"transpire.' He could not say that any
thing had occurred. The Potter "second
walking gentleman would die in cold
blood-nay, he would wear ill-ftting clothes
he would part with his beautiful side
whiskers before he would give up his
transpirei.'
After the Hon. Potter had .dhsidei, the
Hon. Fernando Wood spoke out. He too
had voted for the territorial bill. He was
then and is yet of the opinion that it was
constitutional. The Hon. Fernando can
not abide your infringement of the Consti-
tuition. If there Is anything dearer to the
Hon. Fernando than his hat or his mus
tache If is his Constitution. Before that
Constitution should be violated, he would
fold the star-spangled banner about his
congressional person, and die like white
ani-red roos ler. The Hon. Fernando
holds himself prepared at moments no.
tiee to fold and die Let the radical mis-
ereants Of the Republican party only serve
sufficient notice upon the Hon. Fernando
that the Constitution is TO be violsted, and
the Hon. Fernando will Immediately pro-
coed to fold and die, even if he had to put