The Republican journal., 1881-02-24


In one week the New York Herald received
nearly $500 for relief Of the deserving poor This
is at the rate OF over 5'0 coo u year
Coffee. king of the Ashanteos has declared war
against England
Upon what grounds Coffee made this declaration
the dispatches do not say.
Among the pictures in the recent Boston Art
Club exhibition was ''on the Bagaduce River,
Near Castine' by George ). Wasson The Herald
speaks Oft "a beautiful picture of Maine coast
scenery"
A sea captain brings horse round Just as he
would luf q ship; both narwuvers frequently
cause tipovers dexter Gazette.
The first half Of this sentence originated in the
journal Office but we repudiate the ''tipover
applied to a ship. II was a fresh water sailor
that doctored that item
!Aroostook is tired of being out in the cold and
the North Star of Pressure Isle, says: There is a
growing interest in the scheme of the direct trail
way) route from the Aroostook river to Malta
wamkeag and unless sadly underrate the pluck
of our people they will push the matter to a com
plete realization
One OF PortlaIds oldest inhabitants not recalling
year prior to 1881 in which there was no J anuarv
thaw. correspondent Of the Advertiser refers to
the record and finds that no January thaw occur
red i'll lS66, when the harbor was frozen over on
the oth, and the temperature ID degrees below ze
TO Or in 1867, when there was great snow storm
on the Eth: or in 1879 when the mercury was
below zero ten times during the month or in 1879
special committee of the Senate, of which
Senator Blaine is a member, has unanimously re
ported in favor Of bill which provides that the
principal officers of each of the executive depart
ments may occupy seats on the floor Of the Sen
ate, and House Of Representatives with the right
to participate in debate on matters relating to the
business OF their respective departments, and that
either House may require their attendance at its
pleasure. The report Of the committee shows that
they have no doubt to the constitutionality of
the bill, and several instances are mentioned when
in the early days ofthc government Cabinet officers
did personally appear in the sessions of the Sen
ate and House to make explanations of public bus
mess The report remarks very truly that if Cab,
met officers are allowed and may be required to
in their departments this will force the selection
OF able men for the Cabinet 1t is also believed
that it would greatly expedite the public busi-
ness, and cure the present tendency to transact
the public business il secret committees instead
of in public The position Of the Cabinet minis
ter who would have to reply at moments notice
to the questions hurled at HIM would certainly not
be an enviabe one, and the men who could fill
such position creditably are few. Men like
Blaine, Garfield, Edmunds and few Others would
of course fill the bill. 1t is strange coincidence
that IN the same issue of the New York Herald
which contained news Of the favorable report on
this BILL was cable despatch giving an interview
in London with Mr.. Parnel from which we quote
as follows
rrespondent-Do you prefer the Amencan
practice
Mr.. Parnell-1es the refusal Of Congress to let
Ministers have seats in the House is very much to
be preferred as the tendency of recent years in the
British Parliament is to subordinate everything to
the will and opinions of the paid servants of the
Crown, independent members being left practical
ly nowhere