National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-02
A FEW OLD CHIPS,
Len over from Last Wear, Hut Too Goo
90 Lose.

Len over from Last Year, Hat Too Good
90 Lose.
The Court Of Claims has so far disposed Of only
two Of the 3i2 Claims tled by District Of Columbia
contractors, &c. The parties filing the claims seem
almost without exception unpreparcd TO go TO trial.
Some Of the papers assert that the House Com
mittcc on Elections Is fixed IN TO assist somo Dem
Ocrats out Of the House. The Speaker put on the
committee Republicans. Democrats, GreenbaCkers
and Independents. or course he put on more Re.
publlcans than Democrats. But, no matter what he
did, Little Jim cannot DO treated unjustly The
little Bourbon papers In this state all dc lare he
VIII retain his seat and they ought to know
IicksburO Herald
While Roscoe Conklng In private life is deyotng
himself strictly to the profession of the law Blaine
expresses the purpose Of deyoIng his private es
That is the difference between the two men.
Conkling retired from public life with nothing but
what he had when he entered This prOiession-
while Blaine returns to private life burdCned with
the accumulation of public life, But then, COnk-
ling has never been bothered with Mulligan letters
and the like-hdRsas City Times.
Joseph Medill is offended because william Pepn
Nixon after having failed to get the Office of col
lecior At Chicago, lamented his sad fate publicly
IN the columns of the Inter OCEAN Of that city, Mr.
Modill is too captious lie, too, has been disap-
pointed olice-secker, and when the civil -serYiCe
SpaEsI Of SGGh he ss dTR %ePSeT w.aS Ms,
and lamented likewise. The remembrance OF his
own past sorrows should make him more tolerant
of the present griefs Of others-MtUaukee SCnttlei
II tseems TO be the unanimous verdict Of the
country that the best Postmaster. General we have
ever had has been crowded out Of the Cabinet 10
ass % wa" s qr Se cSnnly of Ise mSfS p
verdict without giving n man trial. Secondly
James wasn't crowded out" but couldn't be per.
suadcd to remain. Thirdly, only the omniscient
paragraphist OF the Tribune and the Deity-as
Guitcau would say-yet know what kind of a Post
master-Gcncral Howe willmake.-Rochcster Herald
(Tnd9
The bill introduced by Mr. Neal to incorporate
the Twelfth Street Railway names the following
persons as incorporators: y. s. Parker, John NJ
James i. Fitch, s. r. Scibert, John A. Ruff, John
G. Martin, Jefferson Reynolds, and NJ NJ. Parker.
is Il route Is, beginning on Thirteenth street At
street. thence ulong TO Twelfth street. thence
south TO Water street, with the privilege Of exten-
sion 10 the waters edge, with the right also OF ex-
tension to Seventh street northwest along street.
The bin introduced by Mr. Neal to incorporate
the NJ Street Cross.Town Railway names the fol-
Mcen, George H. j. White, i. Kurtz Johnson
Nathaniel Wilson, William Thompson, John p.
Chapman, II. X. Willard, Henry d. Cooke. John G.
Martin, and Jefferson Reynolds Its route IL, be-
ginning on College street, Georgetown, and thence
along First to High, along High TO Gay, along Gay
to Monroe, along Monroe to Bridge or NJ street
along Bridge and NJ streets TO New jersey avenue,
thence along New Jersey avenue to the United
| States Capitol.
When Texas was admitted into the Union she
| reserved her public domain, nearly WONOOOOO
acres. It seems now that she has not Ouly ex-
| hausted this great landed empire, but thut she
acres in excess of her domain, and the work Of
issuing still goes bravcly on This error was caused
| by not making allowance for the naygable water
courses, which cover and area of about million
acres. Other mistakes swell the total to the figures
mentioned. Somebody is bound to get left on
| Texas land certificates. Most Of this magnificent
| public domain has been given to railway com
! panics.
a prominent Republican Representative Is pre-
| pairing speech on the stAr-rOute swindles in
which he will cmpbatiCnlly deny that any Of the
illegal profits were used in the last Presidential
campaign to procure the success of the Republican
ticket. lie wllshow, however that the contractors,
rs return for having their bill passed. contrib
uted 10000 TO secure the defeat Of Randall dele
gates In Pennsylvania, and sent $4,000 more to
| Cincinnati which was used In securing the nomi
| nation Of General Hancock. Additional sums
! were contributed to the Hancock fund during the
cnmpaign:- Washington gpccidl 10 Chicago Tribune.
| And the Tribune hires u man to send such rOtl
Mr.. Meals bill to prohibit the publication of lot
terry schemes In the District of Columbia provides
| that whoever writes prints, or publishes IN any
way mn account OF any lottery or scheme of chance
Of any description, Of amy name or style, stating
when or where It is to be drawn. or the prizes OF
the price of ticket, or where ticket may be OBJ
tained, or giving any other information concern
ing such schemes shall be fined not exceeding
800. Vendors of lottery policy or other tickets in
amy scheme of chance are liable to fine ofsj0O OF
imprisonment not more than six months, or both
The penalty is prescribed for owners agents
| who carry on or promote the same. This Is a very
binding bill, and is one calculated to enforce it'
object
Six hundred and eighty.flye bills wero intro.
duced in the Senate up 10 the holidays and re-
| terrcd to committees, AZ follows To Foreign Re
merce. 40; Agriculture. 8; Military Affairs, 1OO
Naval Ailnirs, 30: Judiciary AZ; Post. Offices and
Post. Roads, %; Public Lands, AZ; Private Land
Claims, 3 Indian Affairs 10; Pensions, 06; RcvOln'
tionary Claims, /; Claims, 100; Dstrictot Columbia
II; Patents, o; Territories 10 Railroads. 2; Nine
and Mining, 3; Revision of Laws, /; Education
and Labor, 4; Improvement OF the Mississippi
River and Tributaries, ]; Transportation Routes
to Seaboard Il Public Buildings and Grounds, IL
Printing !; select committees, s; Library, !, ant
/ priyilpupS Elections |