Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-30
"THE THIRD HOJJSE ~
iS Coed and had Members-The Remor.o.
W Experiences Ofa Close Observer al ~
WWork!ngs During u Long Residence nj

~ (Correspondence Rochcster Democracy
NO city upon the American continent Inns \
larger floating population than Washington
~ r. 10 estimated that during the sessions Of
congress twenty-five thousand people, who's
nohIes arc IN various parts of this and other
countries make this city their place Of rel
dehce. Some come here, attracted by the nd
Vantages the city offers for making the me-.
qualntance OF public men; Others have var
GUS claims which they wish to pres mt while
sne great majority gather here, as the crows
hocks 10 the carrlon, for the sole purpose OF
getting morsel at the public crib. the la !.
oer class, as general thing, originate The
many schemes which terminate in vicious
onis al OF which are either directed at the
pubic treasury, or toward that revenue
when the matchmaking OF corporations or
PrIvato enterprises may bring.
4, WINE walking down Pennsylvania avenue
cue other day l met Mr. William NJ 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 particular
uirecGion known, in answer to an interroga
tive, Mr.. Ashley said:
Yes, during my residence here have be-
come well acquainted with the workings of
the Third House, a. it is termed and could
ceu you OF numerous jobs, which, like tho
Teathen Chinee, are peculiar"
49,, You DO not regard the lobby as q body,
vicious, do your
mot necessarily So there are good and
PAD men comprising that body: yet there
nave been times when it must be almtted
that the combined power of the Third
Mouse' has oyerridden the will Of the people
Inc bal influence of the lobby can be seen
III the numerous blood bills that are intro
duced at every session.
tut how can these he diScoyered2
Easiiy enough, to the person who has
made tho thing study lean detect them
at a glance.n.
Tel me, to what bills do you referyn
wen, take The annual gas bills, for in
s,ance. They are introduced for the purpose
Oh bleeding the Washington Gaslight com
Pany' They usually result in an invesUi-
gaenig committee which never amounts TO
any tilhS more than draft upon the public
treasury for the expenses of the investiga-
Ilon. Another squeeze is the abattoir bills.
as they are called, These, of course, are
Fought by the butchers and marketmen Tho
ni5t attempt to iorce bill of this descrip-
ton was in 1877, when prominent WASH
ington politician offered a fabulous sum for
the franchise
Anything else in this line that you think
OF, Mr.. Ashley"
'eo, 'hele Ine JOD TO reclaim the POtO-
,nac hats, which, had it tecOme law, would
nave resulted In an enormous steal. The
work Is now being done by the government
itsell, and will rid the place of that malaral
atmosphere of which we hear SO much out
side the city"
during your residence here have YOU ex-
climaem WING
Wen, while have not at all times en-
loyed good health, am certain that the diff.
ncuity which laid me up so long was not ma.
lariaL 1t was something that hal troubled
me Tor years. shooting, singing pain that at
Iiines attacked different parts Of my body.
one day my right arm and leg would tor.
lure me with pain, there would be great red
ness, heat and swelling of the parts; and per.
haps the next day the left arm and leg would
DO similarly atlec' ed Then again it would
locate in some particular part of my body
ana produce tenderness which would well
nlgh drive Inc frantic. There would be
weeks at time that would be afflicted with
an lntermittimg kind of pain that would come
on every afternoon and leave me conn ara.
lively free from suffering during the balance
OF the twenty -four hours Then | would
nave terrible paroSysms 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 | attempted to move a chilly
sensation would pass over my body, or /
would faint from hot flashes | suffered from
spa'mod,c contraction of the muscles and
serene IS of the back and bowels, and even
my eyeballs become sore aud distressed me
greatly whenever | wiped my face | be
came lll-tempered, peevish, fretful irritable
and desperately respondent"
"Of course you consulted the doctors re-
garding your difficulty"
consulted themi we'll | should say did.
Some told me had neuralgia; others that
had intlammatory rheumatism, for which
there was no cure, that | would be afflicted
all my life and that time alone would miti.
gate my sufferings"
But didn't they try to relieve your mis-.
eriesf' eyes, they vomited and physiced
me, blistered and bled me, sweat, steamed
and everything but troze ME, but without
avail
But how did you finally recover"
Il mad friend living in Michigan who
had been afflicted in similar way and had
been cured. He wrote me regarding his re.
covery, and advised me to try the remedy
which cured him procured q bottle aad
after each meal and at bed time. had used
it about a week when noticed decrease of
the soreness of the joints and a general feel
ing of relief. | persevered in its Use, anl
finally got so could move around without
limping, when told my friends that it was
Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure that had put
me on my feet
"And do you regard your cure as per-
manent."
"Certainly, haven't been so well in years
as am now, and although have been sub
Jected to frequent and severe changes of
,yn | ln FnIt hn a..
intimation Of the return Of my rheumatic
trouble
"Do you object to the publ ication of this
interview, Mr. Ashley
Mot ut Al, sir. look upOn it rs n du'vI
owe my fellow creatures to alleviate their
sufferings so far as | am able, and any COM
munication regarding my symptoms aud
cure that may be sent to me at 5Oj Maine
avenue, will receive prompt and careful at.
tention.n
Judging from your recital, Mr.. Ashley,
bnere must be wonderful curative properties
about this medicine
"lndeed there is sir for no man suffered
more nor longer than did before this remedy
gave me relief
10 60 back to the original subject, Mr..
Ashley; lsuppose you see the same familiar
faces about the lobby session after session."
mo, not SO much as you might think.
New faces are constantly seen and oil ones
disappear. The strain upon lobbyists is
necessarily very great, and when you add
TO this the demoraliling effect of late hours
and Incorporate habits and the fact that
they are after found out in their steals, their
disappearance can easily be accounted for"
What proportion of these blood. bills are
successfuln
"a very small percentage sir. Notwith
standing the power and influence of the
lobby, but few of these vicious measures
pass. Were they successful it would b. a
sad commentary upon our system of govern
ment, and would virtually annihlatc one
branch OF it. The great majority of them
are either reported adversely or smothered
in committee by the watchfulness and 10y
alty of our congressman. JED.
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