Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-05-02
1.-THE THIRD HnI1SF.s
Its Good and bad Members-The Remark,
Bile Experiences of Close Observer OF 1
Workings During u Long Residence
Washington.

II Is estimated thab during the sessions OF
Congress twenty-five thousand people, whose
homes are in various parts of this and other
countries, make this city their place of resi-
dence. Some come here, attracted by the ad.
Vantages the city offers for making the &c
quaintance of public men; others have vari.
Gus claims which they wish to pres MT while
the great ma ority gather here, as the crows
hocks to the carrion, for the sole purpose of
getting morsel at the public crib. The La
ter class, as general thing. originate the
rany schemes which terminate in vicious
bills, al of which are either directed at the
pubic treasury, or toward that revenue
which the Matchmaking of corporations OF
private enterprises may bring.
While walking down Pennsylvania avenue
the other day 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
dlrec ION known, in answer to an interroga-
tive, Mr. Ashley said:
eyes, during my residence here have be-
come well acquainted with the workings Of
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 body,
vicious do your
''Not necess arlly so; there are good and
bad men comprising that body yet there
have been times when it must be admitted
that the combined ROVER of the Third
House has oYerridden the will Of the people
The bal influence Of the lobby can be seen
in the numerous blood bills that are intro
duced at every session.
"But how can these be discoveredp
Easily enough, to the person who has
made the thing study. caa detect them
at a glancen
''Tell me, to what bills do you referg'
tHAAan falya ba ol for -
stance. They are introduced for tae purpose
of bleeding the Washington Gaslight COM
rany. They usually result in an invest-
eating committee which never amounts to
anything more than draft upon the public
trtaruTy for the expenses of the investiga-
ton, Another squeeze is the abattoir bills,
as they are called. These, of course are
fought by the butchers and marketmen. The
first attempt to force bill of this descrip
ton was in 1877, when a prominent WASH
ington politician offered q fabulous sum for
the franchise"
Anything else in this line that you think
OF, Mr. Ashley"
eyes, there's the JOB to reclaim the Poto-
mac flats, which, had it become law, would
have resulted in an enormous steal. The
work is now being done by the government
itself, and will rid the place of that malarial
atmosphere of which we hear so much out.
side the CITY,"
During your residence here have you ex-
Perienced the bad results of living in this
climate?n
"Well, while have not at all times en-
loyed good health am certain that the diff
ficuty which aid me up so long was not ma
)arial. 1t was something that had troubled
lie ior years A shooting singing pain that at
times attacked different parts of my body
One day my right arm and leg would tor
ture ne with pain, there would be great red
ness, heat and swelling of the parts; and per-
haps tie next day the left arm and leg would
be similarly anec ed. Then again it would
locate in some particular part of my body
and produce a tenderness which would well
nigh drive me frantic. There would be
weeks at a time that | would be afflicted with
anintermi ting kind of pain that would come
| on every afi ernoon and leave me conn ara
lively 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 motionless as possible.
Every time l attempted to move a chilly
sensation would pass over my body, or ]
would faint from hot flashes. | suffered from
Il srasmod C contraction of the muscles and
| a soreness of the back and bowels, and even
my eyeballs become sore and distressed me
| greatly whenever | wiped my face. l be-
| came il-tempered, peevish, fretful, irritable
and desperately respondent"
''Of course you consulted the doctors re-
| garding your difficulty"
| Consulted them! well, | should say I did
Some told me l had neuralgia; others that
| had lntammatDrY rhematiSm, for which
there was no cure, that l would be afflicted
ali NY life, and that time alone would miti.
gate my sufferings.n
But didn't they try to relieve your mis-
eriesp eyes, they vomited and physiced
me, blistered and bed me, sweat, steamed
and everything but froze me, but without
avail
'But how did you finally recoverm
81 had a friend living in Michigan who
had been afflicted in q similar way and had
been cured. He wrote me regarding his re
covery, and advised me to try the remedy
which cured him. procured bottle and
commenced its use, taking tablespoonful
after each meal and at bed time. had uset
1t about week when noticed decrease Of
the soreness of the joints and a general feel
ing of relief ] persevered in its use, anC
finally got so could move around withou
limping, when | told my friends that it wa.
Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure that had pu
me on my feet.n
"And do you regard your cure as per-
maGentf"
Certainly, haven't been so we'll in year:
as am now, and although have been sub
jected to frequent and severe changes of
weather this winter, have not felt the first
intimation of the return of my rheumatic
| trouble"
$50 you object to the publ ication of this
interview, MIR. Ashley"
mot at ALL sir look upor it rs dutv
owe my fellow creatures to alleviate their
sufei iDgs so far as | am able, and any com
munication regarding my symptoms and
cure that may be sent to me at 500 Maine
| avenue, will receive prompt and careful at
tention."
Judging from your recital, Mr.. Ashley,
there must be wonderful curative properties
about this medicine"
Indeed, there is, sir, for no man suffered
moro nor longer than did before this remedy
gave me reliefn
ITO go back to the original sub ect, Mr.
Ashley. l suppose 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 old one
disappear The strain upon lobbyists il
necessarily very great, and when you ado
TO this the demoIalizing effect of late hours
and Incorporate habits and the fact tina
they are after found out in their steals, theil
disappearance can easily be accounted for
What proportion Of these blood bills arr
succesSfulN
"A very small percentage, sir Notwith
standing the power and influence of thu
lobby, but few OF these vicious measures
pass. Were they successful it would bs
sad commentary upon our system of govern
ment and would virtually annihilate on
branch of it. The great majority of then
are either reported adversely or smothereC
III committee by the watchfuluess and 10y
atty OF our congressman. J. q. d.
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