National Republican., 1883-02-27
NAL REPUBLICAN TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY

should bo known only TO inventors
and sworn officials Of the department,
who are pledged to keep these secrets sacred.
These stories have been denied, but an ugly
odor remains which has not been entirely re-
moved. Then, again, the plea is set up that
Mason obtained his advancement TO the po-
sition he already holdsby resort to improper
means. Dyenforth's appointment has stirred
up very nasty mess, and the stencil arising
therefrom permeates the whole air,
saa
kilograms urging them TO vote for and
| against the senate amendments 10 the house
revenue bill poured in upon western mem
bers yesterday. Opinion out there appears to
be considerably divided on the question of the
expediency Of passing the senate bill. The
agricultural districts are seemingly for II,
and the manufacturing districts are split up.
The following telegram from o. w. Potter,
president Of the North Chicago rolling mill,
to Mr.. @. d. Farwell, will show how
the iron men Of that section feel about IL:
1.-THE senate bill will be terrible blow to
manufacturers in our city and state. For
that reason we should be glad to have It do
feated. The capacity for steel rails in our
state Is fully one.third of all there is made in
America. The bill shuts these works
up and throws out of employment fully nine
thousand men. This cannot but affect seri-
ously values Of all property in their vicinity.
The Illinois delegation certainly cannot re-
sist that"
Throngs in tho galleries witnessed the pro-
ceedings in the house last night, and there
were fewer vacant seats on the floor than
there has been any evening this session. The
spectators were not treated to battle royal
exactly, but they got tho worth of their
money, especially when tho seats were free.
The buncombe speeches Of Mcssrs. Blackburn,
House, Carlisle and other democrats who pro-
tested that action intended to put IL in the
power of a majority to pass a bill, when the
people have well defined notion that ma
jorities arc made to CONTROL were revolu-
tionary and outrageous, excited only amuse-
ment Many were disappointed at the failure
to reach decisive vote on the Reed amend
ment to the rules, but as enough members are
pledged to vote for it to pass It, whether
the democrats vote or not, no special
uncasiness is felt by the members
who want legislation. They feel reason
able assurance that they will get what they
want to-day Nevertheless there are few
suspicious republicans who cannot get 1t out
of their heads that the proposed new rule is
gag" and that it is in some manner designed to
kill the bill which will come from tho confer
ence committee.
That mn &C nd 80 tI,o
Slade, visited the capitol yesterday, in COM
pany with the pugilists wet nurse, Richard
X. Fox. He attracted more attention than
any of the senators or cabinet officers. George
Shanklm, the giant Of the correspondents
gallery, divided honors with the Maori. Sew
eral groups of handsome ladies viewed Mr..
Shanklin's magi6cent proportions, and Won
dered how such an amiable looking gentle
man could be such dreadful fighter as
the papers represented. 81 think he
is real nice" was the comment of pink
checked miss, who was Mortified to hear her
male companion express wish that he would
tackle the statue of Ethan Allen and try to
| knock 1t out in one round with hard gloves
| The community will be glad to learn that Mr..
Fox is riding ON the top wave of prosperity
He landed on these shores ten years ago with
ten shillings, which he put out ut interest
He is about ready to retire from business now
and build monument.
sss
The week of opera aroused the two depart
ment young men in the L street boarding
house to renewed activity, and they resumed
their attempts to depopulate the neighbor-
hood with concertina concerts. Their fell
low boarders, having been prohibited from
further indulgence in base drum les
sons, called to their relief two
almond eyed experts ON the Chinese
fiddle and pipe, who played the department
young man to standstill. Those who have
experienced this Mongolian music agree that
moro villainous weapons of auricular torture
than Chinese flddles and pipes have never
devised by the ill directed ingenuity of man.
Peace again reigns in that quarter.
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