Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-03-27
1.-THE THIRD HOUSE,


w dSnlnplOH. III Is estimated lnal
during the sessions of congress twenty
five thousand people, whose homes are
in various parts of this and other coun-
tries, 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 carrion, for the sole pur-
pose of gettidg morsel at the public
crib. The latter class. as Il 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 black-mailing of private enter
prises may bring.
While walking down Pennsylvania
avenue the other day met Mr.. Will
liam 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 par
ticular direction known, in answer to
an interrogativc, Mr.. Ashley said:
Eyes, during my residence here |
have become well acquainted with the
workings of the Third House, as it is
termed, and could tell you of numer-
Gus jobs, which, like the Heather Chi
nee, are peculiar.
"You do not regard the lobby. as a
body, vicious, do you?'
"Not necessarily so, there are good
and bad men representing that body;
yet there have been times when it
must be admitted that the combined
power of the Third House has over
ridden the will of the people. The
bad influence Of the lobby can be seen
in the numerous blood-bills that are
introduced at every session.
but how can these be discOvcrcd?'
Easily enough. to the person who
has made the thing a study. can de-
tcct them at n glance
"Tell me, to what bills do you re-
fcr?".
"Wcll, take the annual gas bills, for
instance. They are introduced for the
bleeding of the Washington Gas Light
company. They usually result in an
investigating committee which never
amounts to anything more than draft
upon the public treasury for the en-
penscs of the investigation. Another
squeeze is the aJattOT bills, aS they are
called. These, of course, are fought
by the butchers and markct-mcn. The
first attempt to force a bill of this
, description was in 1877, when promi-
nent Washington politician offered a
fabulous sum for the franchise
Anything else in that line that you
think Of, Mr. Ashley?"
"YeS, there's the job to reclaim the
, Potomac flats, which, had it become a
law, would have resulted in an cnor-
nous steal. The work is now being
{ done by the government itself, and will
. rid the place Of that malarial atmos.
phcrc Of wich we hear so much outside
the city
' During your residence here have
! you experienced the bad results Of liy'
ing in this climatc?"
:. "Wcll, while have not at all time,
= enjoyed good health, am certain that
the difficulty which laid me up so long
was not malarial. 1t was something
5 that had troubled me for years.
0 shooting, singing pain that at times
5 attacked different parts of my body
One day my right arm and leg woult
n torture me with pain, there would bC
o great redncSs, heat and swelling of tho
9 parts; and perhaps the next day tn,
left arm and leg would be similarly af
= fectcd, Then again it would locate il
n some particular part of my body ant
Y produce tenderness that would wei
c nigh drive me frantic. There woul,
c be weeks at Il time that | would be ai
II ilictcd with an intermittent kind o
il pain that would come on every after
noon and leave me comparatively frc
20 from suffering during the balance q
q twcnty-four hours. Then ] woul,
% have terrible proXysms of pain comm,
70 on at any time during the day or nigh
70 when | would be obliged to lie upo
70 my back for hours and keep as motion
. less as possible Every time attemr
ted to move Il chilly sensation wou
pass over my body, Ol | would fain
N from hot flashes. suffered from spa,
l; modic contraction of the muscles an
III and soreness of the back and bowcls
'e and even my eyeballs bacamc sore an
n, distressed me greatly whenever lwipc
lc my face. | became i'll tempered, pc,
d wish, frctful, irritable and dcsperatel
IT respondent
"Of course you consulted the dot
ra tors regarding your diiiiculty?H
T. Consulted them? well should sa
ie | did. Some told me had neuralgi,
M others that | had innammatory rhel
ri matism, for which there was no cur,
$, that would be afflicted all my lif,
st and that time alone would mitigate m
'c suferings.'
But didn't they try to relieve you
Id miserics?'
o. "Yes, they vomitcd and physickc
We me, blstered and blcd me, plastcrc
is and oiled me, sweat, steamed and e'
ut crything but frozc mo, but withol
Is avail. "
IN "But bow did You finally recover?
lis II had Il friend living in Michiga
who had been afflicted in similar wa
,o and had been cured He wrote me r
IN garding his recovery and advised n
# fl to try the remedy which cured him.
", procured Il bottle and commenced i
Nv Nv use, taking tablespoonful after eaC
NJ NJ meal and at bed time. | had used
III about a week when noticed n decrea
no of the soreness of the joints and Il ge
~ !, eral feeling of relief. | pcrsevcred
" its use and finally got so could mo'
- about without limping, when ] told n
TN friends that it was Warmers Sa
NJ Rheumatic Cure that had put me {
III IN my feet"
y "And do you regard your cure
IG- permanentP"
en- Certainly, haven't been so W,
,le in years as | am now, and although
ne have been subjected to frequent Al
he severe changes of weather this wintC
l have not felt the first intimation
y, the return of my rheumatic trouble
ng "Do you object to the publication
ng this interview, Mr.. AshleyP"
St "Not at ALL sir. look upon it as
ed duty | owe my fellow creatures to
sh leviate their suiferings so far as a
nd able, and any communication regar
llk ing my symptoms and cure that mi
lt- be sent to me at 5O6 Maine avenue W