National Republican., 1883-02-21
ON THE AVENUE.
smnu ram About Men nnd Me,

prcsentments disfgure the walls of the splen-
did building, and Cutting his appetite for the
beautiful by visual examination of the out
lines of their dropsical legs, meaty arms, John
Sullivan shoulders, and inquisitor- burning
an-in6del expression Of face, he directed his
steps toward tho house gallery to learn some
thing about statosmanship. He expected to
bo improssed-and ho was but not favorably.
He happened Co strike the house on o field
day, when everything was in confusion. He
gazed into the bear pit in state of helpless
bewilderment. His reverence for statesmen
rapidly evaporated, and at the expiration Of
a half hour he retired. How inexpressibly
happy I am" he exclaimed subsequently, in
conversation with Gen. Kcifcr and others,
" that do not know enough about parlia-
mentary law to make all that noise" A very
little knowledge on that subject satisfied him
that it were folly to be wise.
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Do you think It fair for tho defense TO in
sist upon the right to furnish counsel for the
plaintihY was the question asked of the Ave-
nue. man yesterday by gentleman on hisway
down from the capitol. After extorting an
admission that it did not seem exactly fair,
he went on to say that his suggestion referred
to a recommendation sent TO congress by the
secretary of the interior. He said that he
understood il 10 be suggestion from the In
dian commissioner to create tho Office Of
solicitor of the Indian bureau" and then
recognize no attorneys the Indian tribes
might send to explain their claims
and collect tho money duo. He
talked about it all the way from
the foot of the hill to Tenth street. and in
sisted that the effect of the law creating the
Office as suggested would be to leave the
claimants at the mercy of one mans decision.
"The Indians" he said "want to prove that
a claim is justly due, and all they desire is to
prove IL to the governments representative.
The government, on the hand, assumes the
defensive, and treats the claim as possibly
erroneous. BY this means this new solicitor
Of the Indian bureau both defends and pros
ecutes-plays little game Of checkers with
himself the right against the left hand, with
no honest reason for caring which beats. The
Indians are told to sit and wait while the
government zealously proves a claim in their
behalf against itself. 1t was suggested
that perhaps the grumbling man who ex-
pounded the suggested law did not fully un-
derstand the matter. Eyes / do" said he,
" 1t can work no other way. This solicitor
would solicit for both the government and the
Indian, and the Indian would be in precisely
the same fix as he would If the department
were to say to him now you are in tho hands
of the government, which will pay its debts
to you when it gets good and ready. 1t will
recognize nobody who may come to remind it
when the debts are DUE"
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Shortly after the final vote on the tariff
bill was taken in the senate last night the
Avenue man met q prominent Massachusetts,
congressman coming up the avenue.
"How about the tarifr2' was the Journal
istic query.
"Well, we should pass the senate bill.
Dawes told me yesterday that it was the best
bill we have had for twenty years, and this
opinion coming from u man who was chair
man Of the ways and means committee for so
long should certainly carry some weight with
it. All the best senators and men,
bers favor it, and it would be impossible
to draw up fairer one. 1t doesn't
suit the extreme tariff mon from Pennsylva'
MIA, such as Bayne, for instance but if the
party hopes to go before the country with any
chance of future success this bill must be
passed. We will have terrible burden Ia
carry If this is not done, and then next year
the democrats will give us one SO poor that il
will strike every interest in vital part
Dawes is making every endeavor to impress
upon men on our side of the capitol the neces-
sity of making the bill law. But fear the
extreme tariff men will prefer to sacrifice the
whole country rather than have their own
section slightly, if at all, injured"
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An army nurse, little, dried-up old lady
full of nervous force and intensity, relieved
her feelings yesterday in one of the senate
committee rooms as follows "I did want to
see this congress pass our bill to allow army
nurses wages at the ratio Of $25 month fol
the time we were in service. There are less
than 800 of u.s. and the amount would be
| less than 5000 to each. We do not want to be
pensioned, and half Of us care more for the
recognition of congress than We do for the
money the bill will appropriate, 1 wanted SC
much to have a republican congress pass this
bill i, for one, won't touch cent Of the
money if it is voted by democrats. l know 6
democratic house will be only too glad to pass
this bill and make capital out of it but / dc
not want to let them have the chance. They
are not my kind of people. suppose it is nj
use to hope the bill will pass this session, but
l wish so much it could"
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The two-horse mops which are dragged NJ
and down the avenue every afternoon are
nuisance which should be abated They dC
not clean the pavements properly, and ar,
unsightly. They frighten horses and splasl
mud or blow dust over everything in sight
They should be compelled to join the "nigh
liner" and do their cleaning at night-th,
later the better.
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"Don't call me night liner" pleaded
one of these beings, "call me an evening
driver That sounds better"
Improving their Chances.
| Indianapolis Journal
As amateurs, with very limited oppOrtu
yitIoa the democratic office. holders " nre plsvIn