The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-04-19
WASHINGTON LETTER,

wastes time in ilbustering and useless
talk, and the delay of public business is
really serious matter When summer
comes upon them, members will get
tired, Disguised, and want to break short
off. Many appropriation bills have not
yet been even touched The impending
tariff bill is only day or two off, while
tho land grant forfctures, the shipping
bills, and the interstate commerce BILL
are destined to consume weeks of debate.
Besides, there are the library bill, the
Banking Relief measures, and a dozen
other miscellaneous questions of impor-
tance, which, if attended to- will run the
session far into August.
Tho Senate voted to educate the
negroes of the South during the next
eight years by an expenditure of SIT, 000,-
900. A mass meeting Of colored people
will be held here ON Tuesday evening" to
urge upon tho lower House the speedy
passage of the Educational bill just pass +,
ed by the Senate. The House is almost
sure to favor the measure and already
has upon its calender similar bill.
The Naval bill is now before the Senate
and as amended by the Senate committee
it calls for s6,000,0O0, more than the
House of Representatives appropriated.
The House blows loud trumpet and
poses for retrenchment, but the indica-
lions are that it will have to back down
on this bill. 1t is true some Democratic
Senators arc disposed to cripple and stint
| the Navy Department because Mr.. Chan
dler happens to be its Secretary, but at
least half of them are in favor of increas-
ing nhe appropriation and will so vote.
In the course of a speech on the Naval
bill Senator Vest accused the head of the
Navy of partisan bias, saying on account
of that Mr.. Chandler was led TO do things
that the interest of the country did not
warrant. When pressed by Senator
Hale for explanation, the Secretary of the
Navy received from the Missouri Sena-
tor the reluctant compliment that he
could not point to any one act of that Of
ficer's administration that would subject
him to criticism.
The House is now on the Pension bill,
but the longest debate Of the week, and
what some DISTINGUISHED members call
the most vigorous log-rolling of recent
years, was provoked by the Public build
ing bill. This povides for tho erection of
about fifty Government buildings.
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lit is certain that fine longer a speech the
weaker 1t is, but not so with cold, the longer it
runs, the worse 1t becomes. A cold, be It ever SO
slight, is trhe 1t should be ch ecked it its early
stages. DR., Bulls Cough Syrup Is the "Balm of
Gilead" that millions gay is divine in its origin,
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Josh Billings says: Next to a clear conshi-
ence for solid comfort Gums an old shu." He
probably never suffered with q cough or cold,
otherwise he would have icferred to DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup as being also good thing TO secure
relief and comfort.
The reason John A. Wilson is having
such boom on his phosphate, is that it
has given such good satisfaction for SO
many years.
Kenneth Square, Pa, April 8, 1884.
Mr.. John A. Wilson.
Sir: You will please send to Kenneth
Square depot by railroad one ton of your
Delaware Super Phosphate | used the
two tons got of you last spring for corn,
which done very well. l shall need more
in the fall James c.. Smith. that lives on
my farm in Kenneth township, says he
was well pleased with the two tons we
used last spring. Please send soon and I
will send check at once.
Yours very respectfully,
John Wright.