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have been equivalent to its defeat.

committee room, leaves hope be
hind. It was rescued from that
fate by friendly votes, and will be
pressed for consideration. The sen.
timent of the House, of the Senate,
Of the South, and Of the country is
in favor Of it. The Chief Justice
Of the United States, Senator.elect
Evarts, and the expected Attorney
General, Senator Garland, deny
that there are any valid constitu-
tional objections in its way. Still,
some Democratic politicians would
like to keep it in the rear until a
Democratic President can appoint
commissioners to distribute the
money. In this wa, they propose
to manage, so that the manipula-
ton of the immense sum will be en-.
tirely by Democratic hands.
THAT is the last Of the bill'' is
an expression that is frequently
heard in Congress in regard to an
unpopular measure that has been
referred to a committee. It is true
the bill may never be heard from
again, but that is not the last.of it
by any means. The bill has a
course to run. It is not generally
known that every bill, every report,
every Executive communication
indeed, everything that comes be
fore Congress-is preserved in the
original. These relics rest in the
catacombs ofthe Capitol, and there
is man down there, especially
charged with preserving them. He
gives receipt for the documents
sent him, locks himself up, and ar
ranges them in regular order in vol.
umes. Every kind Of paper is there.
The history of the improvement in
paper manufacture can be traced
in these volumes from the first ses
sion of the Continental Congress
to the present day. One would
not think there would be much in
qulry for what is contained in the
musty old books, but scarcely day
passes without somebody wanting a
tcory Of AN original document OF
years and years ago. People inter.
ested in old claims are continually
coming to look over the archives
with the intention of reviying
the mossbacks. People who are
writing historical matter are anoth.
er class who visit the fire proof cor.
ridors where legislative lore is stor.
cd. The descendants of Army and
Naval officers, and of men promi-
nent in the civil history Of the
country, whose names may be
found mentioned in official reports,
60 there to find their ancestors.
The man who prepares original
matter for preservation, is a her
NIT, aud is only seen two or three
times a year by those to whom he
delivers his work.
| The order of exercises for the
dedication of the Washington
Monument on the 21st of February
have been arranged, even to tn.
VI CoOu uldu III Cllc 1ldll U
the House Of Representatives
There will be grand stand erected
at the base of the Monument, som,
proceedings there, and then a pro
cession to the Capitol. There will
be prayer, read grafton, music,
spoken grafton and benediction, i,
the Hall of the House. On tn
floor they propose to seat: Congress
the President, the President-elect
Vice President, and ex-Presidents
the Justices of the Supreme Court
Cabinet officers, Army and Nav,
officers, Justices of the Court Q
Claims and of the Supreme Cour
of the District of Columbia, tn
! Diplomatic corps, ex.vice Presi
dents, ex-Senators, Commissions,
of the District, governors of State
and Territories, besides member
and ex.members Of the Monumen
society, engineers of the Monnmen
and specially invited guests of tn
President.