, 1875-03-16

on hcIng Informed that It Wan not tin repor: OF
tho Committee, but only What that tnnslthcr ut
tic Committee would ak to haYn adopted az
chief point ma'io in TINT document n, ~ stated
II, tilia correspondence, Hotnc titnc Binc,, that
]sicbar.lHos,1 romi.enttary labor contact, ui,fl,r
whieh III reality lie nafn work on tho TIC ht@to
11p,,Ac hns bccn ard Ia boirg dnno. IL IN siola-
tfon OF tito Inv requiring tho work to lc let 10
TIM lowest bidder. The entire facss ~ 10 tho
Tic9ardgon ccntract wpro laid bcforo tho pttLl'e
through TME TalnusE nxcluslycly IN tho RAPPORT
Of tho tosti,nonY hofnro tun 1nvcsttgatlng Com
mttee, OF that head. pubiiHled Hotno ~eeks
stEcn.
When II comes t, fixing tho liah'la- for Rich
araons contrast II II # Illegal y vii fall not
upon Ropublican Administration, but upon
;at oo o tue 'Gsraze s tossoT Gs'dro t o
tommItsoo frnhllal,ed ut tl,o time Ia THE
ThtnusE}. stated thnt tho Richardson contract
sns 9ua,lo nursuaMt to h'H suggestion by t!so
ronlsensta'y Commissioner; aug u, when tl'e
soasion IA published, auv, esoaf is dssclosod. it
will DO found to 10 Rtcal In which tho Benor
partners were Of tho Opposition. Hut Il Will 10
shason to t:cufs theas points whom tho Com
mitseo repors-or roorss for there may boa
majoiity md minority report maae--got before
tho House.
Tho tact nt,nuk tho report Of tho Irouso Com
nitteo Oh Aunciralitics ~ kahoc's Gas bl'!
turns ont to bo TINT. on full n,ootlnR Of slo Com.
nlittec. there would have been majority IN
favor OF tho bill. 1}ut Louia Amhers, vino was
hero lobbying a9ainst the bill. watched lin o1'-
por.unity and had tho report yotod OH ahcn sev-
otat members friendly to tho bill wcrc .absons;
Tho 1neaauio is getting 10 bo ncttcr understood
here, and 1t Is now doubtful II mo',oF CO I'D DO
feat Il. sl,onrl1. bv jndcious tiIth,,aering, It's
rassngo might porhaps l'o ,'royented.
nAtNf1H.
I1alnoz rreproasbe bumpsioasnnss has rot
tho bcltar or tho worse Al tho Intelligent rcador
may regard II. es l,isu again. Almost daily for
tho taAt woea ao lsaa taken tho hoor a. oltcn as
10 doeA tako tho door ho succeeds IN stirring up
tho 1Iyelicst OF parliamentary broils; and as
ofteu ~ the louao gets t1awu to husiacaa ia
earnest doea lle take tho door ard re1,eW tho
htppodromo performance. Nobody can fathon
hia object IT he has any, except 10 "ktck M
astt!lng down 70 tho conviction ihnt nobody
sof that except III D, "A-l OF -
row" he, cnts small i'.nrs. 80
rowh aA inevitable % long ~ tia eosslon lasts.
To uoue In Ibis 40 liaa9reeable Oil to tho Cppost-
ton members. They will not "staul up for
HaIIcs." for they hayo founI that whoa tley do
Besides they i,avo as little confidence in Him os
hnso members on the Republican Aide and while
tic latter laugh at 1t, tho Opposition carses Of
liainea' performance arc pFofuso ana cmptiatic
10 sucll extent las tLis Eono that tl.o other Day
IIalnos on a point Of order, and tho latter ap-
poaled 10 tha lIousc, ho had to withdraw his rp.
peal, for tho majority Of ttie Opposition would
have voted to sustnlu I1iec'R ruling.
Viii, HAinos Az Speaker. and with his growing
unpopnlatity on the Opposition aido their load
era arc beginning to roalizo tho utter horolees-
nesB Of attempting to carry ont any programme :;
i aud, perhaps eaIlior than Ia anticipated. tho
Democrats. lcatlo1 by Merritt, NAV accept tho
dare from lilo 11opnbean sicc, and abruptly paHa
revolutions for adjournment alno die tho next
ln;, leaving special aeB.on to DO culfed for the
pasaago Of tho 0ppoalsion bills.