The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14
0THE THIRD HOUSE"
Ia. Qoed and bad Members The Remarks.
WerklnGs During Long Residence nj

NoNines DuhhB I" A<~"e ~>S~
(Correspondenes Rochester DtmooraL)
No city upon the American continent has
larger floating population than Washington:
Il Is estimated that during the sessions of
Congress twenty-five thousand people, whose
countries, make this city their place OF resi-
denca Some come here, attracted by the adj
ynntages the city offers for making the ac-
quaintance OF public men; others have vari-
Gus claims which they wish to present, while
the great ma jority gather here, as the crows
nocEs to the carton, for the sole purpose OF
getting a morsel at the public crib. The lat
ter class q, q 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 avenue
tho other day met Mr.. William NJ Ashley,
formerly of your city, whose long re'idence,
here has madO him unusually well acquainted
with the operations of the lobby.
Having made my wants in this particular
direction 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 1t 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
mot essarlly 30; there are good and
bad men comprising that body: yet there
have been times when it must be admitted
that the combined power OF the Third
House has oyerrdden the will Of the people.
The bad influence Of the lobby eau be seen
in the numerous blood bills that are intro
duced ut every session."
"But how can these lie discoveredr'
easily enough, to the person who has
made the thing q study. lean detect them
at n glance.
"1el me, to what bills do you ,ferp'
"Well, take tho annual gas bills, for in
stance. They are introduced for tic purpose
of bleeding the Washington Gaslight com
Iany. They usually result In an investi-
eating committee which never amounts to
anything more than draft upon the public
tr asuiy 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 t. force n bill of this descrip-
ton was in 1877, when a prominent Wash
ington politician offered fabulous sum for
the franchise
Anything else in this line that you think
Of, Mr.. Ashley"
"les, there's the job to reclaim the Poto-
II "a flats, which, had it lecome 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 80 much out.
side the city"
"During your residence hero have you ex-
rcrienced the bad results Of living in this
climate"
"Well, while have not at all times en-
joytd good health, am certain that the diff
ficulty which aid me up so long was not ma
laral. II was something that hal troubled
me tor years. A shooting, singing pain that at
times attacked different parts OF my body.
Gne day my right arm and leg would tor
turo 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 10. would
be similarly alice ed. Then again it would
locate in some particular part OF my body
and produce tenderness which would well
nigh drive Inc frantic There would be
weeks ut a time that would be afflicted with
an intermiting 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
have terrible parovysms 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 | attempted TO move q chilly
sensation would pass over my body, or /
would faint from hot flashes | suffered from
u spa,modc contraction of the muscles and
soreness Of the back and bowels, and even
my cyebals become sore and distressed me
greatly whenever | wiIci my face | be.
came ill-tempereal. pcevish, fretful irritable
AMI desperately Respondent"
'Of course you consulted the doctors re-
garding your difficulty
Consulted them. well, ! should say did
Some told me had neuralgia; others that |
had inlammatOry rllenatism, for which
there was no cure, that would be afflicted
all my life, and that tmo alone would miti-
gate my surerings."
"But didn't they try to relieve your mis-
eries.' eyes they vomted aud physiced
me, bstered and bed me, sweat, steamed
and everything but froze me, but without
avail"
''But how did you finally recover"
81 had a friend living in Michigan who
had been afflicted in similar way and had
been cured. He wrote ne regarding his re-
covcry, and advised. Inc to try the remedy
which cured him. procured bottle and
commenced its use, taking tablespoonful
after each meal and at bed time had used
II about o week when noticed decrease Of
the soreness of the joiilts and n general feel
ing of relief | persevered in It's use, and
finally got so could move around without
llmping, 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 80 well In years
rs am now, and although have been sub
iectcd 10 frequent and severe changes of
weather this winter, have not felt the first
intmation Of the return Of my rheumatic
trouble.n
''Do you object to the publ ication of this
interview, Mr.. Ashley"
mot at all, sir. / look upon It as q duty
owe my fellow creatures to alleviate their
suffelings so far as | am able, and any conf
munication regarding my symptoms and
cure that may be sent to me at 500 Maine
avenue, will receive prompt and careful at.
tentionn
Judging. from your recital. Mr.. Ashley,
there must DO wonderful curative properties
about this medicine"
"1ndeed, there is, sir, for no man suffered
more nor longer than did before this remedy
gave me relief"
ITO 60 back to the original subject, Mr..
Ashley. Isuppos6 you sec the same familiar
faces about the lobby session after session.
=, Nv, INV ~ hiuCh US you HBnJ tulHk.
New faces are constantly seen and old ones
disappear The strain upon lobbyists is
necessarily very great, and when you add
to this the demoralizing effect of late hours
and incorporate habits and the fact that
they are after found out In their steals their
disappearance can easily DO accounted for"
What proportion Of these blood-b bills are
successful"
"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 bs a
sad commentary upon our system of govern.
mient, and would virtually annihilate one
branch Of 1t. Tho great ma ,ority of them
are either reported adversely or smothered
In committee by the watchfulness and 10y
atty OF our Congressman. J. L. ID.
N.