, 1881-12-13

v,y. and Menus Committee determines
IT, tha ,,o,loy shn!l DO obtained; tflo Appfo.
hoW, I'M Committee decides how 1t shall bo
No. neEs! Sn rSW fthof Giep lie
o. ooil,,"yal ,Hl nf tho Appr3prlnttons C6m'nittee.
le!sffc lsts Incurred tho displcnsure OF tho major
la'ut ~ tho dominant party tn Congress-, have
een pI.bre pol.[, bren allowed tn dcfrny tho OK
hsscs VI nf them fru,l tl,eir own purse. There
psnse' ma celebrated instance Of this
sFaS,r ~ Andrew JackHon,s Administrations,
s1aal u1'ePl Iii. llarvcy, Minister to Portugal.
"a, ,tlppister, pG1as: While Coneress for years
.. ,,sntt r., appropriate his satnry. This piece
r 'na1fisnn apitr-W0rk. hOwuser, WIS not
eea1rpcessiul-for o. Mr.. Harvey ina.lo c!ain,
ssssnst tho tsoysr',lnonMt IT. for eoinpens;at1,oi,
sson.tsIncut, so.t md Il allbse1uent Congress pull
fMercd{t1t Rcett, too. for three or four
IL tsats Wns refused 4 salary as Minister TO
|'rseee, ssts md, prior. to his resignation, Ind
This T5i, vas under tho clleescparing policy Of
1nrrmuaocrailc I'm Congress-. nnd WAS not dMe to
!"r Jm,rsoilai opposition TO Minister keotl.
~ fr1artnratcIy the private purse OF TINT gentle
msa is so wcll titled thnt tho Democratic
pslIIosyf pes1lIIosyfrassn,ent. asaS it, Thad Stevens was Tor
el,"sycars e',"v ycars Chafrmal, OF the Appropriations
iI|'lmMiu,lttee. nru l,c WIS a inln whose trc-
cr1,tous iniupncu Is not oven yet Forgotten.
Ills memory ayen !s SUCH power in Penn.
;,Rarrht to attach oven tH tlle seat which lio
t1sscenniett. III ali events, Pennsylvania MEM
bsrs. when they can. selcct II. Shclset1-
SsrTer, Of t'e1lnsylvnn[a, WAS fortunate
70 secure tho scat N this Congress; NO pub
ri With The Chairman Of tho Committee on
tttnnrnprjntlons. A scrntcl. Of that Otllci inl's
IN At any moment, In THO powerful mama Of
tsonolny, might reduce TINT officers salary
! number Of hundred dollars.
OTHER cIIA1RstFN.
The Chairman. OF the Committee on Post.
Pnst.Ohce Depart1ne1lt; the Chairman Of
tha in,nn,1ttce OH Military Affairs Is always
received Will. tlcferel,ce at the War Depart
msnt; and tho Chairman of the Naval Con-
far Fiji ihoso mysterious signals 1T the elevator
which martinez BysteIn has! established for
tot,yny1nc tho officials of tint department
f@foln @ one flour, Of tho building to another.
An ordinary Congressman might bo CONF
pIeed te wit until M ,!s dignity the sccreta,fy
pleasure; hut such w1uld hardly be the fate
q. :, oS ans aSai SSait'" Xifatrs. Tia f1at con%it.
tee may, haye mora In Important t,, work to
usyy, 10 u b!Icily M told, IS tIIs: Ws have thirty
Two ships which III great emergencies
mIelt possibly be sent TO sea, md we have
oyar i,a6O officers. Few of. those 1900 OIL
cefs would DO willing to risk tilelr. lives, oil
many Of tile ships; and : friend tlle other
ths M Trenton, lie could go about aud stick d
ight cane into tile woodwork most any
where, and scale of pieces OF tho main tim
bcIs, which were ruined BY dry.rot.
Tile Chairmen Of the Committees on Pub
Heated with respect in THO Inferior Depart
ueut. The Chairman Of the COMMITTEES OIL
jhnkinE md Currency would bc 1lkcly nt
mi lime to obtain MI audience with thu
Treasurer Of the United States Or tho Com
t,ocr of the Currency. Tho Chairman of
Committee On Pacific Railroads. If he would
aocept them, would never have any trouble
L. y. W.