Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-21
a-HE THIRD HOUSE,
It's Good and Bad MEMBERSHIP Remarka-
BILE Experiences of Close Observer Of
It's Workings During Long Residence
at Washington,

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1t is estimated that during the sessions Of
Congress 80. 900 people, whose homes are in
various parts of this and other countries,
make this city their place of residence. Some
come here, attracted by the advantages the
city offers for making the acquaintance of
public men others have various claims
which they wish to present, while the great
majority gather here as the crows flock to the
carrion. for the sole purpose of getting NOR
eel st the public crib. The latter clsss, ss
general thing, originate the many schemes
which terminate in vicious bills, all of which
are either directed at the public treasury or
toward that revenue which the black. mailing
/ of corporations or private enterprises msy
| bring.
| While walking down Pennsylvania avenue
the other day met Mr.. William NJ. Ashley.
| formerly Of your city, whose long residence
hsre has made him unusually well acquainted
with the operations Of the lobby.
| Having made my wants in this particular
direction known, in answer to su interroga-
tive, Mr.. Ashley said
eyes, during my residence here have be-
! come well acquainted with the workings CT
the Third House, as it is termed, and could
| tell you Of numerous jobs, which. like the
Heather Chinee, are peculiar"
You do not regard the lobby, as a body,
vicious, Go you?'
mot necessarily go. There are good end
! bad men comprising that body; yet there
| have been times when it must be admitted
shat the combined power of the Third
House has overridden the will of the peo.
pie. The bad influence of the lobby can be
! seen in the numerous blood bills that are in
troddced st every session"
"But how can these be diecovared?"
"Easily enough, to the person who. has
made the thing study. l can detect them
at q glance"
"frell me, to what bills do you refer -
"Well, take the annual gas bills, for in
stance. They are introduced for the purpose
of bleeding the Washington Gas Light Com
pany. Fhey ususlly result in an inyestigat-
| ing committee, which never amounts to any
thing mora than draft upon the public
| treasury for the expenses of the inyestiga.
ton. Another squeeze Is the dbdttoir bills,
as they are called. These, of course, are
fought by the butchers and msrket.men.
The first attempt to force bill of this dis
| criptiop was in 1877. when prominent Wash
ington politician offered fabulous sum for
the franchise"
! Anything else in this line that you can
think of, Mr.. Ashley"
YES, there's the job to reclaim the Poto.
mic flats, which, had it become law, would
! have resulted in an enormous steal. The work
|
and will rid the place OF that lnslsrial stmos.
phere of which we hear SO much outside the
city"
"During your residence hore have you ex-
psrienced the bsd results OF living il this eli.
mate?"
"Well, while have not at all times en-.
| joyed good health, | am certain that the diff
| Guilty which laid me up so long was not ma
| larial. 1t was something that had troubled
me for years. a shooting, singing pain that
at times attacked different parts CT my body.
| Ole day my right arm and leg would torture
me with pain. there would be greGs rednosJ,
! heat snd swelling CT tie parts and perhaps
! the next day the left arm aud leg would be
similarly affected. Then again it would
locate 10 come particular part of my body and
| produce tenderness which would well nigh
drive NE frantic. There would be weeks at
time that would be aH ,cted with an IL
| termittirg kind of pain that would come on
every afternoon and leave me comparatively
! free from suffering during the balance of the
twenty-fouc hours. Thsn l would have ter
ribls pa-oxysms of pain coming on at any
time during the day or night, when L would
| be Obliged t. lie upon my back for hours and
keep as motionisss as possible. Every time
| attempted to move a chilly sensation would
pass overrny body, or l would faint from hot
| fushes. [ suffered FROM spasmodic con-
traction of the muscles and q soreness of the
back and bowels, and even my eyelids be.
come core snd distressedme grestly whenever
| | wiped Iny face. | became Ii-tempered,
peevish, ffetful, irritable and desperately de-
s2ondent."
"Of course you consulted the doctors re-
| garding your difficulty
Consulted them? Well, I should say
| did. Some told me | had neuralgia; others
I that L had lntiammato:y rheumatism, for
which there was no cure that | would be
afflicted all my life, and that time alone
would mitigate my Eufferings."
But didn't they try to relieve your mis-
cries .
"Yes, they vomited and phyaicksd me,
! blistered and bled me, pisstered and oiled
ne; sweat, steamed, and everything but
frozs me, but without avail"
Bu: how did you finally recover 2"
&c had friend living in Michigan who
had been afflicted 10 q similar way, and had
been cured. He wrote me regarding his re-
covery, and advised me to try tie remedy
which cured him. l procured bottle, and
commenced its use, taking tablespoonful
after each meal and at bedtime. | had used
il about week, whea l noticed a decrease Of
the soreness Of the Joints snd general feel
ing Of relief. l persevered il Its use, ard
finally got 50 [ could move around without
Emping. when | told my friends that it wsa
Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure that had put
me on nay feet"
And do you regard your cure as perma-
nent Z"
Certainly. haven't been so well in years
az l am now; and although | have been
subjected t. frequent and severe changes of
weather this winter, L have not felt the first
intimstion Of the return OF my rheumatic
trouble"
DO you object TO the publication OF this
interview, Mr.. Ashley
Not at ell. sir. L lcok upon it as duty
I owe my fellow-cfeatures TO alleviate their
suffefings SO far as I am able, and any CON-
municstion regarding my symptoms aad cure
that May be sent to me at 500 Maine avenue
will receive prompt and careful attention.
Judging from your recital, Ms Ashley,
there must be wondsrfui curative properties
about this medicine -
! Indeed, there is, sir, fer no man suffered
more nor longer than did before his remedy
gave me relief"
TO 90 back to the original subjsct, Mr..
Ashley. l suppose you see tee same familiar
/ faces shout the LOBBY session after session 2
No, not so much SO as you might think.
NeS faces are constantly seen and old ones
| disappear. The strain upon lobbyists is
necessarily very great, and when you add to
/ this the d5moralizing effect Of late hours and
oftea found out in their stesls, their disap-
! pearance can easily be accounted for."
/ Whist proportion Of these blood-bi!ls are
successful? -
4 very small percentage, sir. Nothwith-
stEndiag the power and Influence OF the lobby,
but few Of these vicious measures pass. Were
they success FIJI is would be cad commentary
upon cur system Of government, snd would
virtuslly snniailate one branch Of it. The
great majority OF them ore either reported
! adversely or amcthersd ia committee BY the
Fstchfu.ness and loyalty of cur Congress
C4ea." J. Z. D.
THIN bair may be thiczensd, weak hair
strengthened, and the color restored to faded
or gray hair. by using Ayers Hair Nigor.
The following are the lengths of SIX of
the tunnels on the railroad extension
north of Bedding Tunnel No. l, about
| $50 feet Ne. ,; 535 feet No. 3, 800