Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-20
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fas as possible. For want OF the observance or
these two rui,s mu,h matter is excluded whi2h
would otherwS e appeal
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The Senate e1min.ttee on the census have agreed
to report back the House portionment bill with
out amendment and there Is no reason whatever
TO doubt that 10 viii pass in tint shape. The Sen
ate Is inclined to regard this subject one that
should be leit by courtesy at least, TO tie House,
as the 1ppTtlnnment affects that body alone.
Therefore, Il is more than probable that the 3a5
bill will become law, as the Presidents approval
Is taken 20 be matter OF course. The principal
Objection urged against the measure in the House
WAS that u II ltie the membership OF the House too
large: that the body Is already uHwieldy because
OF Its nu:nb ~. which should be decreased, il
ch@ngtd at aI. This view comm anded but n mall
share of support. The same reasons which in
fGenced the present House ID enlarge the mem
berShD of t,tt body WILL in all probability operate
upon TIE Houses OF the future which have to deal
with the appcrtOnment question, and the chances
are that additions viii be made every ten years.
The strongest influence Is the anxiety OF states
AMI St(te Geieg ltOnS to acquire additional mem
beTs OF Congress In ninety-nine cases out of
every hundred the member OF Congress desires
Reelection. and ia regards with special favor an
Increase Of TepreS alton from his state. be-
cause that wild rs the field and tends to
lessen Tie number OF his immediate rivals for the
position one reason advanced in favor Of Urge
membership was based upon the theory that large
legislative bD1eS are less Liable to corruption than
small ones. and that, therefore, logically, the
more numerous the body, the safer 1t is from
this evil influence. because the most energetic
lobbyist VIII hardly undertake the task OF brib!ng
amajorfy of several hundred. This theory may
not have had much weight. but it commanded
Few votes. The pending bill Ids thrty-twO men,
beFs to the House, and it will require some extern
Sion OF the hail to properly accommodate them,
unless this necessity shall lead to the
AfODtiDD nj M witt
TIE desks altogether, which has been urged
On different occasions This plan contem-
plated the location OF desks in the Statuary
hall, where members coull do their writing, and
of combining the mil OF the House proper legis-
la;ige duties exclusively. lii the English House OF
Commons tiie members sit upon pain benches and
have no desks
The metropolitan archbishop OF Moscow thinks
the Czar nj Russia makes = great mistake in Sc
chilling himself and advises him to come out from
his hiding place and let the people Sc him The
Gar does not take kindly 10 this sort of advice.
he regards IL as inviting him TO walk right into
the iaeshes of the nthllists, and apparently feels
resertful towards the archbishop inaSnuch as
he ilade Inquiries IA to his power to deprive the
latter of his eccleSa5tic position and power The
Gar lives, rs 1T were, in st tie OF siege, and has
30 lived since the assassination of his father.
ruler In whose person is vested all the power
OF government, he enjoys less liberty than his
poorest subject. He seems TO have become apa-
thetlc, as there are no outward signs
On his part OF any efforts to ale
viate the condition Of himself or his
country. The archbishop, perhaps, hoped to
awaken the Car to- realization of the fact
Chat he owes something TO the country and the
people over which he is autocratic ruler When
NE present Car assembled the throne he was
cTe1lted by many with liberal progressive
spirit In keeping with the present age, but un-
fortunately he has manifested YET
Gov. Cameron, OF Virginia, has demonstrated
hat hn IS not an executive To be trif1ed with or
oe1ed, when he has the law on his sfle For
yosrs past Virginia waters have been infested
with iaFvieSS dredgers who played havoc with
The oyster beds These dre1gerS would go in
neetS and with force enough TO defy the local
authorities of the counties having jurisdiction
over the oyster beds they were destroying
These iepredatiOnS were recently commenced,
AMI, as usual, the fleet of oystermen was too
strong for the sherrS of the counties the
riparian interests OF which we're invaded to
overcome Gov. Cameron was appealed to, and
he adopted war measures. He called out sew
eral batteries OF ST tte artillery chartered
Steamers and, taking command of the expedition
In person. made descent upon the dredging
neet Within few hours he succeeded in cap
tuf1ng seven SchoonerS and their crews, number
Ing over sixty men. II is his intention to prose-
cut the offenders TO the extent OF the law and
not be annoyed 10 any considerable extent here
alter by raiding dredgers.
Referring to the project OF the democrats at An
napo1S 70 gerrymander the congressional dis
trictS Of Maryland, so as take the sixth (Urners)
district from the republicans, the Baltimore
American says that the democratic bosses have
before them the problem not only how To regain
the sixth district, but how to save the fifth dis
int which last year gave a democratic majority
OF but 70i in total of 212i5 as against 1904 in
1873, and 1853 in 1880 The American charges
that the majority OF 1881 in this district depended
entirely upon the frauds In the seventeenth ward
or Baltimore city, outside OF which the reoubIf-
cans carried the district notwiths landing the no
t0riouS corruption in Anne Arundel county,"
Whether or not this charge is true, 1t is certain
MAT Baltimore city has acquired reputation for
fraudulent voting that 1t ought to get rid O, "a
speedily possible.
The thanks of the people Of the District are due
10 representative Robinson, OF Massachusetts,
Mr. Dunnell, Mr.. Robson, Mr.. Hewitt Mr. Cobb
ana other gentlemen who champloned the cause OF
enWatlon In this District with so much force and
indulgence on Saturday. The applause which fol-
lowed MI Ro6inson'S answer to narrow minded
objections, that "the people at home are proud OF
the national capital; they want good streets and
god buildings, and they would feel it to their
everlasting shame If the educational facilities OF
THIS District were not good as any place I'm the
country affords" shows that the present House
mas an intelligent Idea OF the relations OF Congress
70 The national capital and proper pride In max
Ing IL worthy OF its representative character
Thetriumph OF the Virginia readjusters In break
Ing the deadlock in the legislature was short
lived Senator Malone gained one Senator from
The opposition and lost two from his own ranks
ASIDE from the contention over the auditors Office
IL said that another cause OF dissatisfaction
AMONG t;e coahtionists has arisen The two Sem
asofs who joined the opposition Saturday are re-
publican reidjusters, and il IS reported that they
are hndlng fault with the distribution OF patron
age, their complaint being that the democratic
wing OF the coalition is getting the bulk offt