The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-03-20
QUE WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsEINaros, D. G.. March Is, 1873.

Mr.. Ordway, not having been able until Saturday
get from Comptroller Tayle, the requisite pay OF.
Mr. ordway just Informed your correspondent that
Galley yesterday VI. Cs commenced pouring in for the
extra Still they come and it is hoped the
| sets tomorrow every member in the city Will be
able to take satchel in hand and leave the Nations
Capitol, where their arduous duties have been con-
fined during the past Congress. 1t is really amusing
to the way the VI. Cs walk into the SergeAnt-at-
Arms room ct their extra compensation. This
room is about 12x15 feet continuing counter a
writing desk, safe sofa and three four chairs ;
it is right off from the lobby. The NJ. C's Il gener-
al thing before venturng in, stroll about the Hall,
look over papers i'll the representative desks then
with hands in pants pockets the lobby and take
sly glance where their is the Sergeant
at-Arms' room, and if their way is clear, (no
the pay counter1 they deliberately walk in sign
receipt for the hard earned s. 600 either
currency or draft bank in any of the principal
cities, and depart in peace, shaking the dust from
their honorable feet more rapidly as they emerge
| from the Capitol.
There are exceptions to tn is general rule. There
few who would take things delib erately if they
were going to lie hung. Among them Oakes
AAles and Nhlack, the latter of the Poland Com
mttee who made an hours speech in advocacy Of the
expulsion OF the former for bribery in connection
with the Credit Mobiler matter. To-day when Nj
black was drawing his extra, he isnghingly alluded
to what oakes Ames said TO him (Niblack) when he
voted himself increased pay. What Oakes said was
this 'Niblack, you voting against yourself
have voted for it. 1t is different from the Credit
Mobilicr it received something for what disbursed
but the United States does not
The discussion O Z the resolution oustipg Caldwell
of Kansas from his seat in the Senate is waxing
warm 1t is Questionable whether the Senate will
vote him out. If he is considered unworthy of his
seat it VIII be the first instance the kind on record
in this country.
Every Congress leaves behind it land marks in
the personages of ex-Congressmen moneyless lobby
iss, disappointed Office seekers &c. Lobbyists who
were flush with money three months ago are now
remaining here waiting renrttances from their friends
at home with which to meet their bills. Their eE
ferris have been frnitless Those who have succeeded
in getting their pet jobs through House have in
variabiy failed in getting them through the other
Hundreds are still sleeping in committees never to
be resuTrected. Ex-senator Yates, called here Dick
Yates, is still here drinking hard as ever. The
bar keeper in the hotel in which he is stopping saws
that always two, and oftentmes three four wilis-
kies are ordered to Dixs rooms in the morning be-
fore breakfast. No here but regrets that Dick is
a constitutional drunkard, for he is respected for
honesty and talent.
The election of Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, to the
United States Senate, is not surprise here. Mr.
Dawes friends did not hope to defeat Mr. BOUTWELL,
they only wanted to make the for Dawes sufic-
emily complimentary to him hope of succeed
ing Senator Sumner.
Assistant Secretary Richardson, and Governor H.
D. Cooke now seems to be the most pron.isory candi
dates for the Secrctaryship of the Treasury 1t is
expected that the President has already ade up his
mind, and viii designate the person III a day or two
1t is rumored that there will several changes in
the Presidents Cabinet and that he only waited
the result of the Massachusetts Senatorial contest
fore making them known Ex-senator Morgan in
case of the resignation of Secretary Fish, has
show for that place
The presentation By Senator Howe to-day in the
Seaate petitions and asking them to be referred to
committee caused great deal of discussion The
acceptation of these petitions would be setting q
precedence which, it Was thought, would be danger
os to every subsequent executive session. OF
the nroelamafnn 4-f .I- n'r. calling this session
of the Senate Was requested to be read, and accord
ingly it was read for the purpose however to have
entered in the Congressional proceeding a basis
from which to urge in opposition to accepting Sena-
tor Howe's petitions
Only the other day the Senate passed Il resolution
directing the committee privileges ani election
TO sit during the adjournment of Congress and de-
Liberated on the subject of the election of President
and Vice President; also upon the best mode of de-
Gliding election cases which constantly coming
before either Hous c, and report thereon the best
method.
The census report manufacturers now in press
exhibits some startling figures. Our manufacturing
establishments in 1870 amounted to 252l4s against
140,3 in 1860 and 12S,025 in 1850 The working
force has risen from 957 o59 in 1850 2o53 e95 in
1870. During the past decade the capital employed
from S533 245 351 to 81 IFS PCS To9 the wages
of labor from 1919 800 $T75, 343 the
OF materials from 81 ,cS1 605092 to 81 ass 427 2i2
he total value of manufactures. from 81 $50 SCI 616
to 81 232 ,32o, 442 The profits of 1856 II per
cent; of 1850, Il per cent; ofls7o, 40 per cent.
The U. 6 Supreme Court, Monday last made
another important ruling in the case Of the Ceve-
land, Painesrille & Ashtabula r. X. Us. Pennsylva-
ia appeal from the State Supreme Court. The
State Court had held, that the State might collect
the interest due by the company to non resi-.
dent bondholders. The U. s. Supreme Court over
ruled the decision This settles point essential to
the protection of nonresident property holders in
general.
The necessity of a diversified self-supporting in
dustry is becoming mere and more apparent in spite
of the frantic efforts of ultra free trade dogmatts
TO obscure the real facts of the case. Snch look
with gangrened eye on every effort of American in
dustry free itself from foreign domination. New
York commercial theorists look jealously upon the
rising shpbuildng enterprise of the Delaware riyor
The growth of western manufacturers is looked npon
with growing uneasiness and introducing and
powerful elements into the social system, such as
cannot be controlled by reigning monopolies Mo-
nopoy does not admire a social system OF many
sided inte gence and varied activities. Tariffs are
already down to the revenue standard, while every
social change in Europe is working in behalf of
long overshatowed industries. ---
The famine of England is reacting terribly on
tho cotton, and other trades. Every branch of
ufacturing business begins to feel the terrible inu
1t is the natural result of building such tall
industry, and commerce such u basis
Artificial influences have. like wooden props long
maintained the equilibrium, but this cannot be main
tanned much longer. The worldwide activities of
civilization refuse to be controlled by the ring
ments of British trade and manufactures. What
blessing it will be to the world when the British
monopoly will he powerless to disturb the normal
activities of all mank ind LIFE