The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-19
"ruE THIRD HOUSE,"

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pie, whose homes are IN various parts oil This
aud other countries, make this city their
place OF residence. . mo come here, At
tracted by the Advantages the city offers for
making the acquaintance OF public
taen: others have various claims which
lhey wish TO present while the great
majority gather here. ss the crows fiook 10
the ~crrrion, Tor the sole purpose OF getting
& morsel az the public crib. The latter
class, as a general thing. Originate tue
many schemes which ter .nisate IN vicious
bills, all OF which are neither directed ut
the public treasury, or toward that revenue
which the olackmsiiing OF corporation, or
private enterprises may bring.
While wnlkiug down Pcnnrylvania ave.
nue. the other day / met Mr.. WI liam NJ.
Ashley. formerly Of your city, whose long
residence here has m.de him unusually
well acquainted with the operations OF the
lobby.
Having made my wants ia this particular
direction known, IN answer 10 an interrog-
alive Mr.. Ashley said {:
"Yes, during my residence here.I hav"
become well acquainted with the workings
Of the Third House as IL Is termed. and
could Tell you OF numerous jlbs, which,
Ike he 'Hrathen CbiDee, 4enpliar.'
You do not regard heb ~in body,
vicious, do your
"Not necessarily 90. there it IA and
bad men comprising that tffs. 2st shore
havs been times when IL mus Itted
that the combined power 90 rhtrd
H0nse' has overrihden the ~ poo.
pie. The bad influences o.. fqsUy can
be seen. In the numerous b iitg that are
introduced et every eessio
"But how can these DO 1T & .i'f
Easily enough, TO tn r ~ I'm Las
made the thing q study. = 9 them
at .:.r glance nee - x.., mn. easily ~ = g g
"Weli, take the anna " m
stance They are inlrod s yt--
pore Of bleeding the Wash, ..yht
Company. They usually sesnln-
v~eBtigsting committee "s'er
amounts 10 anything mort auD . 'laft
upon the public treasury tor tho ,I'snss Of
the investigation. Another squeeze
is the abattoir bills, as they. are
called. These, OF course, arc fought by
the butchers and market-men. The first
atom ut 10 force u bill OF this description
was Ia 1877. wbep q prominent Washing
ton politician offered "A fabulous sum for the
franchise"
Anything else in this line that you think
Of, Mr.. AshlsyY"
"Yes, there's the job to reclaim the Poto.
mao Eats, which, had 10 become a law,
The work IL now being done By the govern.
ment itself, and will rid the place of that
mslarisl atmosphere Of which We hear 30
much outside the city,"
"During your residence here have you
experienced tho bad resalts In living in this
climate2'
well, while l have not At all timea en-
ioyed good health. l am certain that
the difficulty which laid me up so long was
malGrisl. IL was something that had
troubled me for years. A shooting, sting
ing pain that ut times attacked different
parts OF my body. One day my right srm
and log would torture me with pain, there
would be great redness, heat and swelling
of tho parts; and perhaps the next
day the left arm and leg would
be similarly affected. Then again 1t
would iocate in come particular part OF my
body aud produce u tenderness which
would well nigh Drive me frantic. thero
would be weeks at q time that | would be
nfl icsed witt IN intermitting kind Of pain
that would come on every afternoon and
me comparatively free from suffering
during the balance OF the twenty-iour
Then 7 would have Terrible psrov-
ysms OF pain coming on ut any time during
the day or night, when 1 would be
TO lie upon my back for hours and
keep NJ motionless as possible. Every time
| attempted TO move q chilly sensation
would pass over my body, or / would faint
from not aashes. suffered from IA spas
modic contraction al the muscles aud q
OF the back aud bowels and even
my eye-5alls become Hors r. "'-e5sed
nue. greatly wherever wiz i,st l
ill-tsmpered, peevsh, ~ RI
table aud despers ely der,oadt W
'ot course You con.g,,ed 'h'.{ r7 re-
your dificulttf IL,
"Consul,ed them, wen lsi} y /
did. Some told ne hao neur 9TH
ers that | hnd ir1ammstory rp- .Jism,
for whioh there was no cure; u weuio
me afflicted all my life, and That time slo .
bovsu mitigate my sufter,Dgs.n .,S-
didn't they try 20 relieve eyf- imis-
? ies2" ~ ln1
,r'Yes, they vornited and ~ - Ne,
istered and bled me, plastere ue{sd
o, swes rsteamei aud eve u'. 0ut
Irozs me, but without avail. .
"But hpU did you finally recc ~
II h,i o fri ehd living 10 Mic-t1An who
had been afflicted in a similar way and had
cured. He wrote me regarding hi
recovery and advised me CO try b remedy
shioh cured him. l procured . bottle and
commenced It's use, taking 9 tablespoonful
after each meal and at bed time. | had
used IL about a week when 1 noticed a
decrease OF the soreness Of the joints and
q general feeling Of relief. 1 persrvered In
us use and finally got 80 l could move
around without ii uping, when told my
that Il was Warber's Safe Rheumatic
Cure that had put ne on nv feet."
And do you regard your cure as perms-
neni?"
"Certsinly; 1 haven't been so well in
years as l am now, and although l have
subjected 70 frequent u severe
changes 81 weather this winter, l have not
the first intimstio. of the return OF my
troubles"
do you object % the publication Of this
Interview. Mr.. A~shley2"
Not at all, sir. l look upon 1t as a duty
| owe my fellow creatures TO alleviate their
suifsrings a. tar a. I am able. u any CON.
m~unications regarding my symptoms aud
,ure that may be- sent TO me at 900 Maine
avenue will receive prompt and careful at
aJudging from your recital, Mr.. Ashley,
here must be wonderful curative proper
lies about this medicine ?"
"Indeed, there is. sir. for no man suf-
fered more nor longer han did l before this
gave me relief"
ITO 20 back 10 the original subject, Mr..
Ashley, ! ruppose you see the same fsmii-
lar faces about the lobby session, alter ses-
sfon z" 49,,
New fscrs are constantly seen asd old ones
TIE strain upon lobbyists Is
very great ard when you add
this the denor.itzin, effect OF late
sad Incorporate habits, a the fact
hat thew are after found out In their %stesis,
heir disappearance can easily be accounted
awhss proportion Of these blood-bill' are
"a very susl percentage. sir. Eotvith-
ths power and infusnos q the