National Republican., 1883-02-15
ON THE AVENUE.
small Tnlls About NJer and rreo,ur,

carly" whispered one Of the Kentucky mem
bers, "and you will SEQ somo fun. Our fell
lows will be on hand at o'clock in full force,
and we will rush tho bill through. We have
been working the thing up quietly, and the
other follows amt "on.'"
Later in the day il was evident the other
fellows were " on" Anderson, of Kansas, and
Hiscock, of New York, were discovered
logging" on the republican side, and telling
the opponents of the whisky bill what was
going to be DONE The couple were re-en-
forced, and before the recess was taken every
body was let into the secret. At o'clock the
leaders of both sides were promptly in their
seats. Mr.. Hiscocs got the eye of the speaker
first, and moved that the legislative, execu-
tive, and judicial appropriation bill be taken
up. rising vote was taken, but as less than n
quorum was present, Ben Buttcrworth called
for telers Anderson, Reed of Maine, Robinson
Massachusetts, Joyce of Vermont, and other
anti.whisky members arrayed themselves on
one side, and Joe Blackburn, Phil Thompson,
and friends of the distillcrs on the other.
The members struggled in slowly, but for
several minutes before quorum had voted it
was patent that the whisky men were not
in sufficient force to vote down His
cocks motion. They took their defeat
grumblingly. "You had better agree to let
us have an hour some evening"" pleaded But
terworth, "Nol no y spoke up several mem-
bers. mot a second for whisky" said Joyce.
"You might as well give it up us bad job"
added Reed. "Wait till next session." put in
third. Shortly after 1880 the speaker an
nounced the adoption of Hiscock's motion by
vote of 81 to "a. GOOD by, whisky"
shouted group of anti-bourbons, and the
house settled down to business.
80
Commenting ON the ignominous failure of
the whisky interest to pass their bill through
the house, an observant member said last
evening" "The fact is, this business has been
mismanaged by the whisky fellows. Those
who arc 'on the make could not get IL out of
their heads that this was bill with money
in it, and they would not have it any other
way. A good many of these statesmen are
going out Of Office in few weeks, and
they do not propose to give away good mer-
chantable votes for nothing. The distillers
agents who have been engineering the job
have been making poor mouth all winter,
and trying to play in sympathy. They find
! 1t won't work, and now they are brought face
to face with the unpleasant truth that they
have been wasting time. The presence
in the city of small army of
paid lobbyists some working for cash
and others for contingent fees, has produced
as bad impression as though the whisky men
had really raised big corruption fund. The
next time they will either keep their lobby
| ;et. %
loaded. If their cause has merit in it their
best policy will be to leave congress to man
age its own business
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President Arthur is going to New York
this afternoon to attend the funeral of OK
Gov. Morgan, and it is reported that he will
announce the appointment of the civil service
reform commissioners before ho leaves Wash
ington. 1t is said that he has had his mind
made up for several days. The gossips
are hard at work speculating as to
who the commissioners will be. The
claims of dozen or fifteen candidates have
been pressed upon the attention of the Presi-
dent. Several of these gentlemen have shown
their eminent fitness for the office they seek
by applying for appointment in person or over
their signatures. Others have sent their next
best friends to plead their cause. Still another
class have kept in the back ground, letting
voluntee: friends do what talking in
their behalf they might think necessary
Several congressman who will be out OF
jobs in March have been expecting to be
appointed, but so far as can be learned none
of them have received promises from the
appointing power. Hon. John Blair Hoge, oi
West Virginia, who has been prominently
mentioned as a possible commissioner, called
on the President day or two ago, but to al
acquaintance he admitted that the chief ex
eXutive did not promise to send his name in
Everybody knows about Dorman b. Eatoni
claims. Prof. Gregory, of Michigan, has alsC
been very zealously urged by his friends.
80
The request of the commissioner Of Indial
affairs, to be allowed to eXpend 1884 900 OIL
two thousand Sioux families, the male mem
bers of whom were active sympathizers .
Sitting Bull during his war against the whites
is liable to give rise to considerable discus
sion. "This money" explained gentle
man who is conyersant with Indian matters
lis q part of an appropriation which wa
withheld from the Indians because Of the ait
they gave Sitting Bull but as they have beei
peaceable for several years the Indian com
missioners feel like encouraging them. The
proposition, as / understand it, is to give
1000 families stores and farming supplies
which will absorb the amount named. Th
Indians are probably running short of fire
arms and scalping knives"
go
The house keeps right on passing bills Civ
ing grand army posts condemned cannon 70
E monumental purposes, although it has beer
notified time and again that there are no con
demned cannon. About forty such bills, ap
propriating over one hundred and fifty cor
demned cannon for the purpose named, hay
reached the senate committee on military al
, fairs. They will stay right there.
g"g
The dignifed senators are indulging then
| selves in the pleasures Of an occasional spa
Three cheerful little scenes occurred yeste
day, which were greatly rolished by the ga
leres. Senator Morgan sat down on Senate
Davis, of West Virginia, with great emphas
and crushing effect. lie charged the latte
S with voting money out of the peoples pockC
: into his own in voting to raise the duty O
d coal, to shut of competition with the produo
y = of his own mines
Then Senator Congor administered a stinI
ing and sarcastic rebuke to the president
the senate and Senator Morrill,, who olfendC