The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-18
"THE THIRD HOUSE,"

"THE THIRD HOUSE,"
Its Good and Bsd Mcmbors-Tho Re'
marknble Experiences OF "a Close Obs
sor,er of it, Workings During Long
Residence at Washington.
No city upon the American Continent has
q larger floating population than Washing'
ton. IL 10 estima al that during the ses-
siuns Of congress- twenty five thousand peo-
pie, whose homes are In various parts Of this
and other countries, make this city their
place OF residence. S,me come here, at
tracted by the advantages tho city otiers Tor
making the acquaintance OF public
men: others have various claims which
they wish TO prstent while the great
mai rity gather here, M the crows flock 10
the carton. Tor the sole purpose OF ge'ting
uorsel NJ the public crib. The latter
class, ~ u general thing. originate the
many sohs mes which ter.nipst. IN vicious
bills, MI Of which nre neither directed at
the public treasury, or toward thai revenue
which the blsckmsiling OF corporations or
private enterprises may bring.
While walking down Pcnpsylvanis ave-
nue. the other day / met M WI liam ~.
Ashley formerly oi your city, whose long
residence here has made him unusually
vel acquainted with the operations OF the
lobby.
Having made my wants In this particular
flTEGtlhn LnDNu 10 nNbNtk W
alive Mr.. Ashley said:
ayes, during my residence hereI have
become well acquainted ri'h the v0rkings
Of tho Third House., ~ IL Is termed, and
could tel YOU OF numerous Jobs, which,
like Tho Heather Chinoe,' are peculiar
You do not regard the LOBBY, es a body
viciOuN, do yuuy
ono. necessarily %, there nre good and
bad men comprising that body. yet thsre
have been timss when It must be admitted
that tho combined power OF the Third
HCnse' mas oyerTiddan the wall 81 the poo
pie. The bad iufiuerces OF The lobby can
| be seen In the numerous blood-bilis ina, are
{ intrno uced ~ every session" 49,
"But how can these ne discoveredT'
"E.sily enough, TO the person who has
made the thing study. l can detect them
Mt a glance"
"Weli. take the annual gas bills tor In
stance Tney are introduced for the pur-
pose Of bleeding he Warrington Gas Lgst
Company. They usually result in en- IN
vestignting committee which never
amounts 20 anything more than draft
upon tue public treasury TOR the expense OF
the investigation. Another squeeze
" tho aballoir bills, a. they arc
called. These, OF course, are fought by
the butchers and market.men. The iire'
attempt Ia force bill oil tina description
ton politician offered @ fabulous sum Tor inc
franchise
Anything else in thil line ,hstyou thinf
o. Mr. Asnlsy7'
"Yss, there's the JOB 70 reclaim tbs Poto
mac mats, which, had II become Law
woa!d nave resulted IN an enormous stsJ
The WORK now being done by the govern
mept i,seli, and will rid the place Il that
malsrisl atm sphere OF which vo hssr 80
much outside the city,"
'Duriug your residence here have you
experie ucsd the bad reIslts In living IN thi'
climale.
We'll, while have not ut al times ca
joyed good kssl,h, / am certain thai
the difficulty which laid me ap so long VA,
not mAlxriai. IL was something that had
troubled me for years. A shooting. sting
inv pain that at times attacked diasren
parts OF my body. One day my right ara
and leg would torture me With pain, there
would DO great rsdness, heat and swelling
of the parts; and perhaps the max
os similarly affected. Then sgstn
7 would locate In some particular psrt OF ~ J
body and produce q tenderness which
would we'll nigh drive me frantic, mere
would be vesks AZ time that 1 would o.
= tcsed win Al intermit,ing kind OF pair
taAt would como on every afternoon Anu
lsave me comparatively free from suffering
during the Dslance OF the tgenty-'oul
hons. Then | would have terrible Darox'
vans Of pain coming OH ut any time duriul
The day or night, when l would b.
Obliged 20 lie upon my back for hours ant
keep ns motionlpss ng possioie. Every lm'
1 attempted ~ move 10 chilly Sensation
I would pass over my body, or would ianI
from not nsshe. | suffered from spas
modc contraction of toe muscles aud !
I sorpr ess Of the BACK AID bowels, and evst
NV eye-hslis bscome sore and dist esset
nue. greatly wherever wipei my f,ce.
became ill.tanpered, peev'sh, fre,iui, irsi'
table sDd despera oily despondsn
"Oi course you consulted the doctors re
g.rd,ng Your diffcu ty?
"Consul,d ,bem2 well should say.
did Some told ma had neuralgia; OH
ers that hnd inflsmnatory rheumatism
for which there was no cure; that vouie
be sfflicled ali my life. aud tnst time aon'
won d mitigate my suiierlpgs."
, But dldn't they try to relieve your mis-
| erie-?'
"Yes, they vomited and physcsd me
blstered and bled me, plasterod and o,le'
me, sysa rsteAmet aud eyeythlng bu
! iroza me, bnt without avail
But how did you finely recovef!"
~ had a tr end living 10 Michigan. whit
had been afIl ictsi In q similar way and hs'
been curec. lie wrote me regarding MI
recovery and advised me CO try the rsnedl
.hlch cured him. I procured bottle an'
commenced its usa. taking table epoonfu
sf,er each meal and at bed Time. ! hs'
used H. about week when notlceu
decrease OF the soreness OF the joints an
a general feeling Of relief. 1 pefs-vereo u
, us use aud finally rot 30 ! could NOV
around without Il ming, when ! told M
friends that II was Warner Safe Rheumati
Cure that mad put me on nv ieet.'
And do you regard Your cure as permA
nent2" ..
"Certsinly; haven't been 90 well II
yesrs as | am nov, and al hough paw
been ,urj ectsd 10 trequen, AID sever
changes II weather this winter, l have no
, fit the first intimstios Of toe return OF N.
: rheumatic troubles"
, "Do You object to the publication OF thi
Interview. Mr. Ashley,
. mot at all. cir. look upon i as dut
q I owe my fellow creatures TO al.via'e hri
q sufferings ~ tor ne sm able, and any con-
= munics'ions regarding my SYMPTOMS IA
!. cure thet may he sent 20 me a. oO6 Main
, avenue will receive prompt and careful a.
4 tsniion " 49,
!. Judging from your recital, M. Ashley
|, ths r. must De wonderful curaiy5 proper
Q lies about this medicine
= fered more nor longer thaa did before III
remedy gave me relief ar
= "To 70 back 10 the original subject, Nj
n Ashley, suppose you zee the same fsmi
lar fsc.s about the lobby session, aiter se
}, SION Z"
"No; not 20 much - you might thinl
II New faces are constantly seen ssd old ons
4 disappear. The strain upon lobbyists
y nee ssxr ly verv great aid when you 40
|. 20 this the demor-lisiu, effect OF la
n hours asd inter, perste habits. aud the To-
that they are AFTER f,nnd gu, In their steal
their disappearanoe can easily be sccouIte
or" -
whist proportion Of these blood-bills al
=, successtuif'
v "a yery ANAL percentage. sir. Nctwi's
v s,antl,ny the posef aad influence Of &