Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-03-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.


Though Congress adjourned March 4th
the Congressional Record is still published.
II comes out Mt irregular intervals, heavi-
ly treighted with tedious lot of so called
speeches" which were never delivered,
but which nre published at enormous ex.
pense because their authors obtained
"leave 10 print" Members who could not
hold the attention of the house FIVE min
utes, IN this way work on upon their con-
stituents several cords of literary rubbish,
pure and simple. One prolific Congress.
man occupies seventy solid nonpareil pa
ges OF a recent number of the Record with
tour speeches, which would make an ordi.
nary octave book of over 500 pages and
which he never could have induced the
house to listen to. This versatile and eru-
dite gentleman gives a history of Napoleon
and his wars, with maps and volumnous
criticisms, all under the head of the Fitz
John Porter case, from which he skips
lightly to illiteracy in the south then he
makes dash at the federal courts and his
own peculiarly interesting case as con.
testant for seat III the house, and he
rounds OIL his career rs post hum0us
speech maker with a history of the Mexi-
can war and defense OF the southern re.
bellion. There should be an end to this
species OF fraud on the public. 1t is an
abuse Of Congressional privilege TO compel
the government to pay for the printing
and distribution of political essays written
for the Record That costly publication is
designed solely to record the proceedings
in Congress. ] u the privilege of / ave 10
print" is made use of to publish mass of
matter which never saw the light of day
until the Government Printer gave il cir
culation.
The new civil service commission is
quietly getting ready to open shop. They
will be located in the City Hall building
in room soon to be vac ted by the Register
of Wills. The members of the commission
seem to he very amiable, courteous gentle
men, and have made friends with the Off
GERS Of the government with whom they
have come in contact. Dorman b. Eaton
is large, strongly built, blond gentleman,
OF say fifty years, closely shaven, and of
most engaging manners. He somewhat
resembles Judge Hanlan, of the supreme
court. and is not unlike a Quaker in his
simplicity of dress and demeanor. Some
people might think him trifle of dema-
gogue, hut 1t is not for me 10 judge. Mr.
Gregory is spare and gray, quiet in his
manners, but quick of perception. He is
about sixty, should say. Judge Thoman,
the other commissioner, is young man
of dark complexion. bIack.l .lair and n thin
black mustache. He feels il encumbent
upon him to dress in black broadcloth, nj.
though it i'll becomes him. He can moi
be over thirty-hve years of age and looks
to be practical man. heard MIN say
the other evening that something wa,
"a d. outrage" and, therefore, tl,inl
that he win not open the sessions of the
commission with prayer.
People are talking good deal abont th,
fight between Senator Malone and Colone
Mosby, when the latter gets back from
China. 1t will be what Horace Greel,
called mighty interesting reading, when
ever it does come off. To one who know
the two lnen there could not possibly b
two antagonists better qualified to cop
with each other. Malone ia man q
more brains than Mosby, bnt Mosbv ha
enough to make him dangerous, and h
has besides dogged and ferocions vindic
{; tiveness so that Mr.. Malone had better b
on the lookout, for some letters have bee
received here from Mosby. promising n cit
Gus when he gets back. The two men ar
alike III great many particulars. Bot
of them prefer using their knives to fork
, at dinner. Colonel Mosby says little, b,
what he says is short, plain and to III
point. He has the whole history of Nj
! homes railroad transactions at his finger
} ends, and knows good many other thing
which Senator Malone would prefer 10 Il
rest in forgeifulness. Moshy's hard, fierc
determined face is enough 10 make mos
!, people fear and dislike him.
Mr. +. #. Andrews, the artist, we
known here az the painter OF the portra
a of Martha Washington al the white hous
is building homSe on Sixteenth stree
) near Mr.. WINDOWS and Senator Cameron
. II is said to he, on II small scale, the mo-
complete house in Washington. Nothin
like the rush Of bnilding operations h,
!, ever been known as during the preser
spring. The beauty Of Judiciary square
d marred by the great foundations of the ne
Pension building. There was strong n u
sition TO putting il there in the beginnin
r but now that il is there IL Incomes MOI
evident that it was n mistake to parli; Il
destroy the park. II has been found i
actual experience that whenever any q
Walton has been made from he plan
0 the city, as laid down by Gen. WaShingic
Q and the drunken old Frenchmnn who aide
h him, il hns been to the detriment Of
a The people are intensely jealous of Il
. infringing of the plots of ground known
government reservations, and IL is n sour
e OF much complaint that the parks in Il
west end have enjoyed monopoly Of Il