National Republican., 1883-01-26
ON TIE AVENUE.
sman rall. About NIen and NIcnsures.

house ahead of the tariff bill. This was con-
trary to the advice of the best friends of these
measures who havc been for lying low and
gaining point by slipping their schemes
through when they could be brought upwith-
out antagonizing any special interest or fac
tion. They have been for using diplomacy,
instead Of the bull whip and hard gloves, and
now they are in despair. They are about
ready to give up the job as hopeless this ses-
sion, and turn their attention to damning con-
gress in choice English, German and Irish,
with little French, Italian, and Mexican
thrown in for good measure. The life of the
whisky and tobacco men is not q happy one.
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The railway and corporation interest is i'm
dustriously lying wires for the election of Sam
Randall to the craftsmanship, and his friends
are confident he will enter the fight with n
solid backing of from as to 80 votes, and that
the persimmon will naturally drop into his
basket. John G.. Thompson, of Ohio, is
thought to be in the combination. John G.. is
n candidate for sergeant.at-arms of the house.
Like all Ohio men, he is looking for the best of
1t, and has gravitated toward Randall as the
most promising peg to hang his hopes on.
The members who have been struggling for
years to pass laws for the regulation of rail-
ways says that RandalPs success will put the
country more firmly In the corporate grasp
than il has ever been before, and that he will
create his committees solely in the interest of
the monopolios, leaving the masses to skir-
mish on the outside, as usual.
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If Senator Ferry should fail Of recollection
it will not be necessary to tako up collec-
ton In his behalf. He is estimated to he
worth anywhere from 81 100000 to $780,
600, and can slSimp along without his sena-
torial salary. Tho senator made lumber
while the sun shono. Senator Window will
contrlNe to pay his grocer's bills from the i'm
terest on $250,0O0, and lay up q little for a
rainy day, should an ungrateful state put him
on the list of retired statesmen.
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Mr.. Springer, who hopes to be the next
speaker Of the house, wants the presidential
term made six instead of four years. He is
also in favor of making the term of represent
atives three years. Although n man of de-
cided convictions he has not seriously antag-
onized tho railways, although he has been
against them where their interests have
clashed with those of the people. He takes
the middle course on the tariff and the rail-
way questions as nearly as he can steer.
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One of the senator's who has little to do in
his leisure moments excepting to scissor the
coupons from his railway and government
bonds and who is consequently unembarrassed
by pecuniary considerations, is thinking of
introducing q bill TO prohibit congressman
from acting as counsel for corporations or in
dividuals before the courts or committees in
cases that are likely to come before congress
in any shape. Employees are prohibited
under penalties from doing this sort of thing.
They have no votes. The millionaire re-
former thinks that the same rule should ap-
ply to tho gentlemen who do the voting, and
that senators and members should not be put
to the strain of voting against their clients
when congress is asked to forfeit their land
grants or pass laws affecting their pockets
He says that congressman who are employed
to represent clients in court and before COM
mittees are liable to become confused when
they have to officially decide questions bear.
ing upon their interests He thinks this bill
for the regulation of congressional conscience'
will be very popular-outside of congress. IL,
will not introduce it until next session.
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ut is my belief that the President will
not send in the name of district commits
soner for quite WHILE" said knowing in
dividual on the avenue last evening The
President is going to take his time about il
this time, and there will be no chance for q
kick He had to make q nomination within
a certain time before, but there is no rusl
now and he will mako haste slowly. Tht
Same applies, with equal force, to the Stew
art L. Woodford case.
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The senate committee on military Affairs
will conclude its examination into the ques
tion of heavy ordnance soon, and in its re
port will probably recommend the insertion
of steel tubing in all the old cannon whicl
have not yet been converted" and also asl
an appropriation for the construction of new
experimental guns rs well as the completion o
texts of guns already constructed. The plaint
of the kicking inventors are not believed t.
have created n very profound impression
They have been singing tho old, old story fo
SO long that it has grown slightly monotonous
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"What do you think of the Rio Grande rail
way?" asked the avenue man Of mountain
senator. "The Wall street sharps have beei
foot-balling the stock around for n long while
but should not he surprised to see il COM
out on top yet. The company now has four
teen hundred miles of track, and will have it
connections with the Central Pacific at Ogdei
, this year. Tho fight made against il come
largely from the Union Pacific interest, whicl
( is trying to delay the building of tn
, Utah extension, which will give shippers
through competing line east Of Ogden. TIL
Central Pacific and the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railways are giving tho Ri
Grande aid and comfort, and, in anticipation
of n split up with the Central people, til
Union Pacific is constructing line north
west from Ogden to connect with the North
ern Pacific, to catch its southern bushes:
, Although its numerous new productiv
feeders to new mining camps will give tn
spectators chance to pound the stock 70
year or two longer, tho future q
the company is bright, If it can endure 70
} that length OF time, and might state righ
here that it has weathcred many rougl
storm in times past, 1t has opened up th
San Juan mining country, one Of the riches
gold and silver producing regions in tn
world which is only yet in its infancy, be
sides penetrating to the heart Of promisin
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