National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-28
POLITICAL CHIPS.

Tom James Is trying TO dead beat his way into
Heaven. He refuses to pay his pew rent,
The late Secretary Of the Interior Is in hotwat%
enough to wash oil his schuz for some tiXg't,o
come. mo W
That all Texas cattle are broad .hoy, -,
the most myseer-ions things lps, ,s Is o1s
cTror Roberts bO0l on 7cnde nature'-uVp'
Attorney General BrewstegS -
gress bis opinion upon onos,Ions no Sup be-
Tho onlv Goo sssilteau trial is over Congress is
IL, howeyeS>show provided by the Government
Az Ss-1Iis very satisfactory circus.
ON DTlnner. member Of the House Committee
Accounts, while q member Of tho New York
Legislature made proud record as the peoples
champion by laboting 70 abolish useless ofhcesand
to reduce exorbitant salaries.
It is reported that Mr. coombs, patriotic railway
conductor during the war and a red-hot Bourbon
| Democrat now, is trying 10 make himself solid"
with the House Committee on Accounts by pre-
senting official mapst to the members thereof
Sam Cox is not worried about the future of the
colored people. What he wants to satisfy the
worry of his noble soul is that the white man have
| a chance. Sam is evidently thinking of the per-
| plexites of the Democrats at Albany, where the
Iammany tail Is trying TO wig the whole Demo-
cratic dog
A distinguished Republican member of Con-
gress was asked yesterday If he didn't think that
THE REPUBLICAN was too severe In its structures
| upon the late Postmaster General, II. l.. James.
| Too severe? Mol know Mr. James personally,
| ana know him TO be an internal, unprncipled
/ scOundrel."
Aletter was recently read in the New Jersey SEN
ate from Senator Sewen In which he snys Congress
is prevented by treaty from interfering with the
fisheries of the State, but that the State has right
70 make regulations for the fisheries within It's own
| border. The subject was referred TO members of
the senate from the counties bordering on the sea.
In the house there was no business OF special i'm
| portance.
1t is understood that there is difference Of
opinion, which may lead to a controversy, between
the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Com.
merce with regard to the jurisdiction of inter-
| oceanic canai matters. Both committees claim the
night TO consider and report upon that part of the
Presidents message relating TO this subject and rs
neither seems disposed to yield the contest will
| brobably nave TO DO settled on the floor Of the
House.
Senator Vest is becoming frightened lest
similar influence to that which carried Virginia
in opposition to BourDonism shall gain foothold
in Missouri. lie says that the Republicans car.
ried Indiana in 1880 by Using soap" II this
statement be true his fears are well grounded. II
| soap ever comes into general use among the UNI
washed Of Missouri we wouldn't give cent a
North Nissouridn.
"Chips" is not the seventh son Of the seventh
son, nevertheless he ventures the prediction that
when the proposition comes before the House to
create two new and useless Offices TO be filed by
two of their Bourbon Democratic henchmen,
Messrs. Bacon and Coombs, those special friends
of the people and professional watch dogs of the
Treasury, Atkins and Mcmillan OF tennessee,
Blount of Georgia, and Holman of Indiana will
be off duty or asleep.
The House Committee on the Census on Thurs.
day adopted the third section Of Representative
McCoid's apportionment BILL which provides that
If the number of Representatives proposed by the
bill shall be larger than before the change the ad
ditional Representatives may be elected by the
then the whole state delegation shall be elected At
large, provided that the Legislature of such State
shall not otherwise provide.
Andrew Jackson was q reasonably successful
politician. Once, while he was President IL was
urged upon him by the friends of an Official whom
they desired him to retain that he was 80 useful,
understood the duties of his Office so we'll that his
services were absolutely necessary to the successful
carrying on OF the Government Old Hickory at
once replied that when any man became so neCes.
sary to business that 1t couldn't get along with.
nently bounced the official in whose behalf ibis
plea had been made, and the Government contin-
ued. Congressman and other Republicans in high
places will please take notice that the force of this
| observation lies in the application of It,
Section of Senator Edmunds bill reported or
Tuesday from the Judiciary Committee, "Tc
amend section 1862 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States in reference TO bigamy, and for Other
purposes, provides That If any male person IL
any Territory or other place which the United
States have exclusive jurisdiction, over hereafter
cohabts with more than one woman he shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemtanor and on convic.
more than $500 or by Imprisonment fol-
not more than six months, or by bott
r said punishments in the discretion of tn,
y court" 1t is said that Judge Edmunds had hi
minds eye on the District of Columbia as well a
Utah when he drew this section of the bill
Another section of the bill provides that any uro
may be objected to for violating the foregoing sec
0 ton. II is to he hoped that we will not have t.
send TO Vermont for qualified jurors TO try case
under this bill. Anyway II may be remarked il
=, passing that Senators and Representatives ii
y Congress are exempt from jury duty.
Mr., Urner's bill To authorza the Wnsh n M
Atlantic Railroad Company to extend railroad
3 into and within the District of Columbia, pre-
3, scribes the rules of acquiring right of way til
II manner of crossing or interseclng roads an
n streets: authorizes y TO construct wharves pier
n and ferry slips; limits its charges to iv
a cents ton a mile for freight an
{ twenty cents passenger in the Distrio
o requires the work OF construction to be begr
2, within three years and complete II TO the Potoma
. within five years, and grants the following route
-, Beginning at point on the northeastern bound
y airy limo Of the District; thence TO point near tn
10 mouth of Plney Branch of Rock Creek b
8, n route north of ana avoiding the Soldier
10 Home and any property of the United States
=, thence by way of Rock Creek 10 the Potomac
y thence by way of Water street in Georgetown TO
ID point near the northeastern terminus of III
n Aqueduct Bridge thence along the Potomac
p, to the northwestern boundary line of the District
. and also to construct v branch railroad from
~ point on said railroad near the mouth of sal
Rock Creek to the foot of Seventeenth street, by
route along or south Of the right bank of III
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Provided, That sal
r Washington and Atlantic Railroad Company sha
ar construct that part of said railroad along Roc
Greek in the valley thereof, or with proper tunnel
and shall pass west OF the street bridge by meal
a of tunnel west of said + street bridge.