The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15

was alloWed to hold IN her hand q pack
.ge containing $2,OOO,OOO in National
Bank Notes. We ask to see and were
allowed to do so, the bonds deposited
| ny the Abbeville National Bank. Per-
haps the matter Of principal interest to
| visitors is the handling OF the mutilated
currency sent to the Department for re-
demption. 1t is first assorted-bills Of
the same. denomination being put to-
5ether, in piles OF, one hundred, that is
to say a pile may consist Of II hun-
| lred one dollar bills. or two dollar bills
md as the case may be. These are then
! sealed and the name Of the clerk who
counted them written and pasted across
hem. 4 holes are then punched through
ZACH of them. Next they are cut in two,
cngthwIsc, AID one-half goes to one
force of clerks and the other half to an
other force to be counted again. IL
ound to be correct these old bills
ire thrown into 4 maccrator and ground
nto pulp and sold to the paper mills.
After going through this Department
me has an exalted idea Of the magni-
ude Of this governm mt and its re-
sources. ami Of the admirable system
,pon which it's business is c%onduc-
| ted.
We were not allowed to do more ut
he White House than see the East
Room. Everything is busy in prcpnra-
ton for the Presidents wedding to.mor-
row night.
Naturally the place Of principal i'll
er EST to me was the Capitol. i shall
not stop to describe the building. That
is known, either by sight or description
to every American, Ispent most Of my
time in the galleries Of the Senate and
House. | had never seen either OF
these bodies in session. But I had
heard much of the proceedings Of both.
The Senate is a grave and dignitied
body. Whilst | was there Senator
George Of Mississippi was speaking
against the Bankruptcy bill and Senator
tIoar, Of Massachusetts was interrupt
ing him with questions. Hoar is a
white headed, white bearded old fellow
who whincs through his nose. Mitchell
Of Oregon was in the chair. He is u young
looking man with long brown beard.
Edmunds is a hard looking old custom
er. His ragged and far from handsome
p~hysiognomy is a marked feature of the
Senate. 1t is related Of him, hat soon
after our Senator Butler took his seat a
Northern man in the gallery said to his
ncighbor "Show me Butler, that cut
throat and murderer from South euro
lima The gentlemen spoken. to being
somewhat Of a wag pointed to Edmunls
%wllereupon the visitor said, II might
have krcwn it. Any man with that
countenane would be guilty of killing
niggers" 1t is said that Mr.. Edmunds
didn't appreciate the joke. Senator
Butler and Hampton were at their post
Of duty. The former is the finest look
ing man in the Senate. And rs full Of
1 "Ao' "o SsSis kCtioSOl Il0lllDLOn
does not look we'll. Recent domestic
Affections weigh heavily upon him. I
had thought to give you a pen picture
of some other Of the Senators, but find
if l do I shall exceed the limits Of Il
letter.
Your readers have often heard that
the House Of Representatives is IL
noisy body. But they can have no allie
quate idea Of the disorder unless they
have seen it. 1t takes Il mar of national
reputation to command its attention,
and such a one does not always succeed.
To-day the House has been engaged in
the discussion Of that section Of the
Oleomargarine bill which proposes to
place q tax of ten cents q pound ON the
manufacture Of Oleomargarine. There
seems little doubt that the bill will pass
when voc can be reached, because
many Democrats influenced by local
consideration will vote with the Repub-
Leans in favor of it. Nevertheless the
opponents are 6llibustering against it and
the day was consumed with these tao
tics. 1t seems a small matter ut first
But the principle is an important one.
The Tariff laws are bad in many res
poets. But to tax one home industry
for the benefit Of another home indus
try for the benefit of another
is the most odious form Of tariff.
This feature Of the bill is understood to