Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-07-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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Il WAsHINo1os. ID. c.. July 10. lsSa.
Just now, while the Senate is takin,
It 90 leisurely and members Of the Hous'
are 80 impatient 70 adjourn, attention
has beenl called % the time wasted By
members OF both bodies during the frs
bali Of the session. And IL has been said
that the continuance Of the session can.
not bear 50 very hard upon men who &C
Esquently exercise the liberty OF going
home 10 ''look after their fences and
who never think Ct complying with the
statute which requires them 10 forfeit
their salary Dc mem bers during the period
they are absent Congressmen appear 70
have forgotten all about this law, else
they regard themselyes above the law.
In but one instance, 30 Tar as remember,
has there been any suggestion OF enforc-
ing it, and that was in the case OF Sena-
torJoness OF Nevada, who fortwo years
scarcely made his appearance here. II
there was a statute violated so openly
and constantly by other officers of the
Government howdong would It be before
some virtuous member OF Congress would
propose committee Of investigation and
have the offenders duly punished? II the
moiety system to irformers is still in
force and applicable to this case there is
splendid field of operations open here.
Some few members of thepresent and re-
cent Congresses, would have 10 disgorge
all, and many of them large portion of,
the salaries illegally drawn By them from
the Treasury. s' He
The achievement of Mr.. Kelley and his
Ways and Means Committee In concoct-
ing and getting through the House bill
to reduce the revenue several millions,
without removing any of the burdens of
taxation, is feat that will not be equalled
and can never be exeelled. This bill has
the UNIQUE merit that not one cent out
Of the millions of taxes which 1t proposes
to abolish can ever get into the pockets of
the working classes, Banks and drawers
Of checks will get few millions. vendors
of proprietary medicines will get consid-
cradle profit, and retailers or foreign
manufacturers of matches will get a boz
nus. But of the taxes which make food,
clothing, and other articles in daily use
by the masses dear not dollar is re-
duced. But then we have grown SO ac-
customed to a system of Government
whose whole energy is devoted to MAX
ing the rich richer and poor poorer that
this extraordinary measure hardly at
tracts public attention. The bill has not
got through the Senate yet and there is
some hope that it may come to grief
there. or be amended so as to apply to
somebody besides bankers and patent
medicine venders. ss.s y.-s
The controversies engendered by the
fatal deed of Guiteau seem to be never
ending. While that over the pay of Gar
fields physicians is raging in Congress,
and charges of malpractice are being new
ly made the doctors who conducted the au-
topsy upon Guiteau have broken out in
quarrel still more unseenly because it is
wholly among themselves. What har- |
monious lot these, doctors are anyhow |
The Rev. DIR. Hicks, who was spiritual
adviser to the assassin, also created a SEN
sation on Sunday after the hanging, not
being satisfied with the one he had
stirred up the Sunday previous by re-
ferring to the people who demanded
Guiteau's execution as a stnation of MUIR
derers." DIR. Hicks is a political parson.
having been formerly a Florida politician,
and one of the famous stalwart 800 at
Chicago. Last Sabbath he based his SER
AAAOu uROL VIC CNOuto vi bnC pdbb W6ck.
He took the ground that the vilest sim
ner might be saved through the instru-
mentality of divine power, He discussed
the PRO obability of murderer who re-
pented at the last moment entering the
Kingdom Of Heaven, and then proceeded
n say how cruel and uncharitable it was
10 put afellow man to death simply be-
cause popular opinion demanded it. Dur
ing his remarks he said he belived that
Z s'Jesus Christ was upon earth now there
we're people living who would cruelty
Him within a week.n This statement
caused much unfavorable comment
among the congregation. At times he was
decidedly bitter in his denunciations of
The people of the present day, whom heJ
,aid were in some instances barbarous
md heathenish. He stalked up and down
he platform in very excited manner.
Several of the audience left the church
before the services concluded, and ex-
pressed themselves disgusted with the
iiscourse.
The report which got started few
lays ago to the effect that the president
vas about to discourage Mr., Jay Hub
BELLS Political assessment Committee
" notifying employees of the Govern
nent that they might do as they pleased,
8 considered a pretty good joke. 1t is
veil understood here that the Admins
ration is not opposed to assessments, but
N the contrary, quite the reverse. A
member Of the Cabinet said recently that
he civil service reformers of the Curtis
ype were quacks and frauds; that there
vas no way to raise money unless it was
by the Office holders, that it
lad always been the custom to call upon
hem, and always would be. Those who
lad buttoned up their pockets on the ap-
'earance of the George William Curtis
ircular will therefore get ready to open
hem. t PHoNo.
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