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Fer~enas.
lfron Our Regular correspoaae,,
NAsHINGToN, d. c.. Decemhe- 90
The ksections Committee Of the H..
N the present Congress win bsx. o,I.
Tour cases Of contested sests 10 rs,o.,
upon. and none OF them Az. xo-r
portsni. This fact causes me,nbs-sh;,
OF that committee to be ve-v tttif
sought toy by representatives who DE-
sire AZ opportunity to acquire prom,-
neilce ~ the dolngs Of Congress
me Tour contests are those Of Oann-
pei. against Weaver. OF lows K,da
agHIns; Steele, OF indians Page .r.,rc,
fieree, Of Rhode Island ana HnrS
against komeis. or Ohio. Fx-Co.
gresham Frank Hurd. OF Ohm. is hors
ttosrng after business In connection
wiz ms contest. Mr. Hurd saws he
eeeS lot want hi case dragged along
1oi year or two before II IS decided
ano thai If they can't settle the con,ar,
one way or the Other within sixtv tiavs he
would rather Withdraw ms claim ~ IN,
seat.
TURN on TIN LIGHT.
Al Illinois Democrat has proposed
resolution II Congress which. il agreed
70 VA Tsvolutionize the practice Of
me "oyernment N respect to balances
que by the Government. lie calls on
the SECRETARY Of the Treasury Tor a foil
statement Of al balances one n
ano from the United States. TIE
policy o. the Government has alwavs
been 70 carefully exclude from the nnh-
lic al knowledge Of amounts due 70
individuals. and Il has been ropsidsre1
grave offence for persons IN en-
pioyment al the Departments II give
such information. In fact. II Is an o.
fence punishable bv Statute. II
Il were allowed great ANNOYANCE
would Toe given by claimants and
clam agents. The latter have ol,er
paia high figures foi points e Of tina,
nature, and have made money bv II
L II the settlement Of the accounts Of
Al officer OF agent Of the Govern
zncni Il Is found thai 6 balance is
que hin he must find il on; for
AimseE by personal inquiry but II /
there u balance due 70 the
Government, he VII be certain to hea-
o. l.. l. Is stated by Treasury off. .
GA that tie amount Of unclaimed bal
ances due from the Government 70 post
masters, collectors. and Others. form Al
accumulation OF generally small sums. I
winch, running through many wears.
would II the aggregate amount 70 sew I
era million dollars.
personal MOTIFS.
John ChRuncev Il one OF the officers 4
O. the House who hHs discharged hls
ouiies so faithfully and Is 50 obllrine
thai be has come t. be regarded a. 1
fixture. New congresses come and 70 /
ano TIE party majority changes. but
NJ. Chauncey holds hIs place. J e.
teraav he was introduced u Hon.
haTnes Compton. a new representative
IRON AaTy land. a. q native o. MARY
land Ny. Compton uss CHAD l. NEE;
the Mary lander. and they SHOOK hands
twice again, wheI conversation devel-
oped the fac; thai they were both born
4 Port Tobacco October 10, 1886.
CAEIsLE' MIsTABE.
Charles Perkins. Of Richmond. 8 pro-
tsge Of Ny. Wise, who holds q place g.
watchmSn a. the capitol. has been Oked
a good deal BY ms scquEIntGnces about
al amusing mistake o. speaker Carlisle.
The Speaker entered the capitol bv the
1oo' nea, the House post-oflce.
zDc seeing Perkins fai form IL
2 chau II the corridor thought II wa
NJ. Reed. 81 Ma ne Jhe Republican
.esoeI. VIII hs3 stopped there 70 res
A'ter clambering Up the Nil. Mr..
~ariisie stepped up and cordial Y extend
NJ MS hsna and grasped that OF the
Val hmEn- Discovering his mistake
me speaker sad % How DO YOU do. 81
be- pardon ] though, II wa Nh
.eeo. OF Maine Perkins feels highly
lonortc a. being taken i0T Statesman
.veu Il Il wa Republican from down
Las.
Colonel p'F errall finds i necessary
70 spend two OF three hours every DAY
u lbs desk al the Cspit0. answering
beside sitting ny until
he small hours Of The night IL the same
IND % work. lie L. one Of the most
men tina, ! nave known u
CDEress.
Il lively fight owe, the Atlanta, ga.
osi-ofiice Is gong or. The senator
20 Represeut&tive from that dIsalc;
sv0T different meu.
q. J. RYAN. "a. :. g.. Wn-held 6
nd =. i. ord. Lynchourg Granville !
Alnes and wile. Wzrrentou q. 1.
Bach and =. T. Wyiie. Richmond. and
= h. Compton. HarflsoDburg. are II
be city.
Senator Joe Blackburn has gone 10 '
.tsunton 70 visl, ms daughter who Is c
; school thert. She wi spend the l
scaiiou here .
only four out o. abou, two hundred 2
Employees II the QuRrteTmssteT-6ene- !
as Department are Democrats. Il
General " Washington SOTeA. ,