, 1881-12-21

CotiGrc8Alncn 19nrn%*ct1 by ahe Tnst,Dr-
tunlttex of r'juec- Hunters, an,l Pres
vented from .tatenttlti. IL Their DiR~

C0i,ErcAAtficn 1GnrnsactI by The InsrDr.
tnnlttc2 of 1jnce- Hunters, aG,l Pre-.
vented from Aatendln. IL Their Dii"
ties.
WARRINGTON. u. G., Dec. .-1teiNubltcan t,iom-
bcrs of tho iloliso Of Representatives nowadays
ntny bo roughly divided Into two ctasscs-.ho
"luoky" aud the "unlucky." 4 il1eky Congress.
t1nn Is ono who Beoures tho privilege OF tlillng
oie Of tito subordinate places nboiit the Huusa
which hHs falion to his stAtc ~ rart If tss
"sfsarc" Ut tho patronage. IA tho "shnre" or
Stale Is sinall, compared with tho 1,l1tuber or Its
Representatives., tho litter nrt compelled tnt!e<
coo by lot who s'lA!a hcstow the patronage.
Even the "lucky " Congressman tnsts ills lot INT
nltuaetllor rnsinbic. nna Of this class, In cult
ycrsalton with n 1'rtbnac correspondent. bye
wniletI his uoot1 fortune thus:
"9ume hnlf-tlozun plnrcs fell to our sllarc,
and was cne who drew it lucky MssMber. ug
cotlTe hud my tran picked out beforehand, hut
Immediately nl ny cnllcaE.ies who l1ad t1cen TN,
lucky turned their candidntes touso upon ms
md heset tne themselves; md my laat state wis
worsr than tho first. r had drawn dozen
lucky numbers would not hIvr had enough, to
81, rati,1u ailA sitisf}- eyeryiDdy."
rnl anX!lt to- t,p III raror of ciYil.scrylcu ro-
forfu." su1Hcste1 tho cnrresponlent.
whx Mfa tS a"n vote s! fsr 0 S f: nsx@ S!'f il wo e
.!i.nsa s9ra member .,,, nf tonHress to recommend
sattl: "1olitcAl phtronnRu-tlat fs. gynH
rlnGes IN 'hs dopnttlnemts cru-tloes tnettle'cr
d cn.ssss no T"o The ,ne,a M wn heip y, no n
purity lopens. nrg nlnn who could nut iltlal.l 10
ircept and whu tn mt ,!csiro IN rece.ve sttila.
l,ors nc snost purtinac0ilsIy In oltlcr 70 l.t,t
such aces nre ls!lnlly iho f'iut who s'uKnt not
70 ayG tng,n atnosxn ot sorso goo inc'
ei aimost 70 tiossta Gy oice. ..eckcr@, ana harJiy
thoir td Wants. c / w ~as w' sak,ny % 10 'r Ten Il.
ncsgao member ao'io titno nso, md iie
told told no @ thnt wlaan yonnE @ % nlAM h9 , md
lnYtDn by President *!MoksDn 1.ld wcro given
s!li,at,onh under tho uovcrnincnt by. HIM. lic
o m s hs 10 epes ene z was 5 g m a
hut yml Gun reman hrre only three yenrs.
shs S Il S II %t y% n rs!a to
tn!.l me TINT wne, bis three yenrs wcrc up ne
paekrl h!s traps nnd went hume; bnt Que pr lils
euine% wa k so G ieet aaf cnussss to &c eqy ~ 70
tng ,sollnr lawYer. lAnch brighter th''i ! w1s.
Old man, to whom frequently ssvc s,tial, s,,ma
uf ttinnry In nrter To- keep him Abnvn snnf. HIS
i!fe nas Geet 4 eo,nplets future. slnlply because
on at the public otlb.''
Gnnxrpsslnen whose constituents liyu within,
n,aht and '!ay, ami h!l.a peculiarly htlrd t!tac.
Fur example,, thy Congressional district tf Mr..
Ur1lstt. ttI9 solitary H1puhl!Enn representative
frutn Maryland, hbutB OH thu District OF C}ll!tn-
i,ia. 4na ihe gaaIurIty Us which he wis p!cetcd
hist yenr WIS only 6lk. ltiy constituents Npprc.
e!ase tho ynlue nf their own polltical services
highly, and nre mot consplcnD,,siy modest il,
thalr cnihs uposl tho!r itepresenfAtsvg. ftster-
tlay a Tribune correspondent met ar. urnHr md
naked: "ArB you Iii fAyur ut cirfs-sersfce re-
| fortM2" -... =.
"Xes Or. HnythIns also that will ralIcye mn OF
| tho ceMselass Importantly OF p!Hte.aet ket1I
Montgomery County, l my district. A1] olns tho
district If Columbia, ind d KrGat many of my
Republican constituents frof1I TINT county Walk
| III to sce t.lB anu demand offices. Sometimes
they !faTc hUint w!thDut lnone$, and when they
| 4ct rc,ltly 10 lrturn they eon,e to tlc 10 Hct
enough to P1y their FIrtsnd fare. First and lust
AZ ho spuke Mr. urMer WIS clcd Dy q etnl-
n,And,ai place. The Congressman Mssi,retl hstn
| ttllat he stosHl no chnncc. The GuNtrytnun WIS
| lnurrtlnious, nild auiLi Why. heard yoil hu,l
tUI npponttncaltHt to make, and yun must rencn,-
bur TINT wu worried mighty hurd to gGt you III. -
| Tho uuhatlllicnL t!n,y compromised tho mAster
| BY accepting II small "1oan" 10 pny hls EXPENSES
| Aotuu.
i Arc you In fuynr OF ctyll-sarvtce reforu7"
Congressman Morse, M Massachusetts, was
| nskch.
| Ills Legislative duties. Why, could employ
doing chnros fnr my constituents Without eycs
entoriuT thia hHt The Ihtnx Is getting worst
0yury yenr, and something must ba tto1ic. The
| question hNs not to bc met very soof' my WIZ
aud the auoner 1t Is done the better It will 10 Iui
tho COnRFCa9tugn ~ well IN tor tho country