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MY DEAR SrAR:-when that blessed M.
Ward. of H., offered an amendment providing
that "female clerks" shall receive the same pay
AS male clerks for like service, he no doubt
thsught that he was doing stroke OF even hand
ed justice, and we honor him for his good nten-
tons. But now the question arises whether VIZ,
VINO do the work which ninetv-nine out OF
hundred "male clerks" are incapable of doing
on account of decided lack OF patience ami
quick perceptions, and an overplus OF clumsi-
ness now, please, my beloved brethren, do not
scowl at me- although l am more capable tn au
me immortal George W., and could tell a lie il
l wanted TO, you know truth is truth and must
be told)i say, are we to be considered as
DOING MEMS WORK,
or are we to be left out in the cold az usual?
LII there Ia one thing more exasperating til an
another, 1t 10 to be buoyed up by the hope that,
at last, justice will be done; and then to receive
Q cold shower-bath in the shape OF an ameni
ment, the wording of which twirls its fingers in
your face. meaning in classical boy psrlanco
1 really hope that some justice-loving NJ. C.
will forthwith add yet another amendment
providing that where "female clerks" do work
which their stronger brethren can not DO as
wen as they, and in the performance of which
they run the risk or being obliged to pay more
han their salary for cOunterfeits passed, they
receive at least equal compensation with those
doing the less trying work OF writing and ad-
ding up columns OF figures. Now, here is
chance for somebody to earn the everlasting
gratitude OF hundreds OF ladies who can detect
the real from the false at first glance in almost
any case. And then how gentle We will all he
In our judgment OF those who will help Us to
our Just compensation. L, for my part, promise
dear, tired members shelved upon the lounges
OF the House for an afternoon; nor to think it
anything but elevated and soleful to see lower
understandings resting upon the desks; and I'll
never again, no never, smile even at that de-
ltghtfully original msustache In which each in
dlv1duai hair points to a different point OF the
compass. Yes, I'll do all that; and the rest of
my Gear sisters they'll--wsll, they II pray for
all our friends by the hour, if need be; and
wren the time comes for these same friends to
assemble in higher Tor lower) House than this
built by hands, they will find some benignant
angel who was poor orphan or widow here,
Juggling at st. Peters sleeve, begging him to
open the door just wide enough 70 let them
squeeze in; or, if it's in Lucifer's kingdom,
they'll see some proud beauty who has got the
Old Gentleman in complete subsection, and
VINO, upon recognizing him as one who
TRIED TO BE JUST,
will forthwith use her influence to have him
assigned 10 the coolest, and most comfortable
corner to be found.
All joking aside, though. ii really seems too
hard that every session something should be
done In the way Of bill passing which looks very
lair and just to outsiders, yet leaves us pre-
cisely as underpaid as at nrst. Yes, il the op-
portunity would be given US to do the work as
signed 10 gentlemen, there are very few of us
who could not satisfactorily accompli it; but
tne trouble Is that the work We are engaged
upon u OF primary imp0ftance; IL must be done,
ana we must do IL. Never q chance, therefore,
for good counter to be put to writing, and thus
the opportunity to improve our condition is
never ours, and will not befuntil Congress ehall
In plain words award us the paw evidently in
tended for under MIR. Wards amend me MT,
Who will be the first to advocate this most just
measure: MISS BRowN.
METHODIST PROTESTANT GENERAL Con-
YER1NCB. The General Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church will meet Nav
1t Lynchburg, Va. Delegates, clerical and Law,
will be present from Maryland. Delaware,
Pennsylva nia, Virginia, and the southern states
generally. The basis Of representation IL one
minister and one lay delegate for every 1 900
members. The Maryland conference viii send
twenty two delegates, eleven of them ministers
ana eleven lay representatives.. 1t is understood
tnat the General Conference will be one of the
mo important meeting in many years, as over.
tuIes Will be considered for the reunion of the
western ana northern churches, which divided
on the word "whIte'' In the discipline, and
estaohshed an independe mt org q mi alton, known
Ia New York and the Western States and else
wnere as "The Methodist Church. )" making the
fourth branch Of the great English speaking
metnodist family OF America These distinctiye
branches are as follows: Methodist Enisconal
church, Methodist Episcopal Church Sonfh
Methodist Protestant Church ana Tne Nstho'
oist Church.-Bditimore Sun.
1.-THE board of aldermen of New York citv
have called upon the mayor to remove the
PIesent ponce com missioners on charges of in
competency and corruption.
- The republicans of Rockland. Maine
mourn the sudden departure of An agsne -ho'
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