The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-11
THE THIRD HOUSE,
Irs Coon AND BAD MEMBERS - THE RE-
VARIABLE EXPERIENCE OF A CLOSE OBJ.
SERVER OF IT'S WORKINGS DURING
A LoNC RESIDENCE AT WASH
INGTON.

'oH' IL is estimated that during the ses-
slons 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. 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 car
rion, for the sole purpose of getting a NOR
sci at the public crib. The latter class, as
a 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
matchmaking of corporations or private
enterprises may bring.
While walking down Pennsylvania ave
nue. the other day met Mr.. William N.
Ashley, formerly of your city, whose long
residence here has made him unusually
well acquainted with the operations of the
lobby.
Having made my wants in this particu-
lar direction known, in answer to an interg-
alive, Mr.. Ashley said
"Yes, duriug my residence here | have
become we'll acquainted with the "Third
House as it is termed, and could tell you
OF numerous jobs, which, like the "Heath-
en- Cnlnee," are peculiar"
"You do not regard the lobby, as body,
vicious, do you ?"
"Not necessarily so, there are good and
bad men comprising that body; yet there
have been times when it must be admitted
that the combined powers of the "Third
House. has oyerridden the will of the peo-
pie. The bad influence of the lobby can
be seen in numerous bloed-bills that are
introduced at every session.
"But how can these bs discovered ~
"Easily enough to the person who has
made the thing study. 1 can detect them
at q glance"
"Tell ne, to what bills do you refer Z"
"Well, take the annual gas bills, for in
stance. They are introduced for the pur-
pose OF bleeding the Washington Gas Light
company. They usually result in an invest
igahrg committee which never amounts TO
anything more than draft upon the pub
lie treasury for the expenses of the investi-
CATION. Another squeeze is the abattor
bills, as they are called. These of course
are fraught by butchers and market-men.
The first attempt to force bill of this dis
cription was in 1877, when a prominent
Washington politician offered fabulous
sum for the franchise"
"Anything else in this line that you think
of, Mr.. Ashley ?"
81" Yes, there is job to reclaim the Potomac
flats, which had it become law would
have resulted in aa enormous steal. The
work is now being done by the
Government itself, and will rid the place
If that malanal atmosphere of which we
lear so much outside the city,
During your residence here have you
experienced the bad results of living IN
his climate |"
"Well, while have not at all times en-
Dyed good health. I am certain that the
difficulty which laid me up SO long was not
nalarial. 1t was something that had
me for years. A shooting, sting.
ing pain that at times attacked different
parts of my body. One day my right arm
and leg would torture me with pain, there
would be great redness, heat and swelling
Of the parts; and perhaps the next day the
left arm and leg would be similarly affect
ed. Then again it would locate in some
particular part of my body and produce q
tenderness which would well nigh drive me
frantic. There would be weeks at time
that | would be afflicted with an intermit-
ting kind of pain that would come on every
afternoon and leave me comparatively free
from suffering during the balance of the
twenty -four hours. Then | would have
terrible paroxysms Of pain coming on at any
time during the day or night when would
be obliged to lie upon my back for hours
and keep as motioness as possible. Every
time l attempted to move chilly sensation |
would pass over my body, or would faint |
from hot flashes. | suffered from spasm- |
1dic contraction of the muscles and a sore
less of the back and bowels, and even my
,yeballs become sore and distressed me
greatly whenever wiped my face be-
'ame ill-tempered, peevish, fretful, irritable
md desperately respondent"
"Of course you consulted the doctors re-
,arding your dificultyi"
"Consultsd theml well | should say l |
lid. Some told me had neurala q others |
hat had inaammatory rheumatism, for |
which there was no cure, that | would be
IN ictpl for all nv lifp and thot t;na elopo