New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-14
THE MAIL OF CONGRESS.
PETITIONS BY THE THOUSAND.


easy time said Charles f. Watson clerk Of the senate
Committee Territories. yesterday. AS Senator liir-
rison chairman OF commit tee would not be troubled
with applications for offices, supposed that the cor
respOndence would be much less than usual. but as
matter OF fact it has much greater than be-
fore. The letters complaining OF bad appointments,
violations OF tie Civ seryice law etc. much more
numerous than were those formerly received making
app ications for appointments and what Is singular
this matter Il tnat the greater number Of COM
plants are made by Democrats"
Senators Lo-n receive more letters than
any OF the senate II takes the greater
part OF the time OF two clerks, stenographer. TO
answer General L0gan's LISTERS, which come from all
parts OF the country. He and Mr.. Harrison both
careful IN every letter which IL perhaps
reason Why spOndence Is 80 large About one
half the Senators receive are In regard
10 pension The reputation OF looking out Tor the
old soldiers brings with much hard work the way OF
writing letters aud visiting the departments. bill such
as thar Senator Wilson recently introduced. increasing
postage seeds samples OF merchandise etc. gen
orally brings increased work FOR members in tie
way OF cspondcnce. Circulars are sent ont
by interested persons and constituents are urged u
write to members 10 protest one this week in
one day received nifty regard to his bill In IL
ustrating the small Importance to be attached to petit
tom Tim Campbell told the Pres dent the ether day
that would be difficulty IN ge;tiuS up hundreds
Of petitions in his ASKING the President t. resign
on account OF incompetency. Tin" probably meant TO
show the folly OF such petitions because OF the mpossi-
bty Of gettius th Pre tent to rs-gn on any account
remember hearing NJ Cleveland I'll story himself IN
Albany to show tAAt petitions yalueess as.indca-
tons OF public opinion BIT evidently such - not the
view generally taken-nOre Of them ara daily received
in each branch OF Congress than before Hundreds
are presented single day They are largely the re-
suit OF organized efforts looked over those presented
one day recently in the senate. large numoer asked
.. Al ANA A Pres
idency The signatures all attached TO a long
printed form, evidently sent out by central oTgnizi
don As ndmb.r OF these were from the East side dis
trct in N-w-York that Tm Campbell represents. they
clearly the truth ~ his statement TO the Pres
idcnt Another SGT OF uniform parliamentary OF
winch arrive day-lsk for the passage OF law such as
that on the statute books OF NewYOrk, requiring
scientific temperance instruction in all the public schools
Of the Territories and tue Di-trict ut Columbia These
petitions are signed by minister's school teachers and
persons whn favor temperance. There were SeYer.I
pettons from tue society Friends asking for egslt
ton % establish international tribunal OF Dration
10 promote peace among Nations. A number
Of the petitions were 10 favor or wOmln suffrage,
and thousand. OF these received every year fne
Boston preachers sent petition asking for the passage
Of laws 10 protect Chinese and to stop The persecu
ton them on the Pacific Coast
II opposition this there = number OF petitions
from knight. OF Ltbor asking that all Chincse be
DeIiCd from the country Adu9 r4u!l"I pttltlO'9 AZ
received daily. one Grand Army petition asked for the
establishment OF homes for disabled Confederate SOL
r- and others asked the soldiers he paid The dit
ference between god ahd inc H' cur en'3 pa
thru the War 5dI other pcI!.Ohs asked tor posta
he growth OF tho Knights II Labor organization has
had a N, rk,d Ell ct Ia adding to the number OF peI-
toms. Printed headings are sent 10 each lodge.
and as result hundred, OF petitions are received
natures The f1ents Of the pr opposed HenhepIh
canal have takea TINS way OF helping nat eh eIpt.Se
from rho
are re- e,v' a. I'm py, 1@- be eE DIV Il prob
abe that the persons who sign these petitions
do not know STATE II l. proposed To dlg
ms dtn The interest " the knights in this work IS
brought about by following printed heading on rdcn
uetltlOa: owing the displacement OF labor BY the
y.,ioi Of ,nr.-.vng 10 lch!ncry and To n ~ wu.cu
fn.t,r u,ouopo and aiyIIe society ilto two hostile
eases viz the real rich and the real poor the condl
respects worse than in the oi Europe aud i
CRADLE that the Bureau OF Labor Statistics " Illinois,
IN 1--5, declares ~ an indisputaoe deduction
from carefully compiled statistics tuat the aver
axe earnings OF the heads OK IA niles tor Tue
II VI occupations Is r-s ha tae ErhrT A. average
of the cost OF VuLt condition Of hopeless drs'tutOu
and RELENTLESS poverty that demands the attention NJ tAe
National G1yrrunen-ahd therefore, u I'm oI pres
SION the Government should MAKE lbrral ap-
prupratiuns Tor internal improvements Iht petition
then on 10 recto what great Drheh' 20 me WORK
Ing Inc Henuepln Canal VIII be- anu on thaJ
ground Congress pe;iuOnei TO make appropriation
FOR H. Another 80, Oi p~tVOhs ass TOT 'nT cIeID! o'
commission 10 test CHAINS and anchors Inc petition.
that English cuains ana a-cuCrs are AL tested
and that foreign insurance COMPANIES WlI not insure
vessel with chains aud anchors manufactured I'D thls
port IA thus compelled to purchase importea
manufacturers. This set Of petitions appeared
10 be- tue most sensible OF all Other petitions winch
against the bill 70 give the OF American coast
wise sailing the riIht to pot their vessels
the fitness OF thing, that men In kansas Ne
braska. Arkansas and other states without hsrbors
should be sending petitions To Congress on slch sub
Jec, ana 81 ~ T r.J no Nv secte Nv m. law
h. ar tA4ae
the pr v Each branch has an
almost innumerabe number " them slowed away IN
basement rooms aud vaults
Senator Ply received letter this week from prom-
peut member OF the Canadian Parliament asking thai
the Dominion included in Mr.. Fryer bill for a
Congress OF NAtiOnA The writer said that
canada would be ready into such treaty
that contemplated by the BILL and that II the English
Government refused consent then Canada would cu
loose from Great Britain. Nj Frye thinks this ind
cation OF growing feeling IN Canada ami he says tia
in time Will necessary for Canada TO have close
trade with United states but that such
arrangement would be sided In It's effect, the UneC
States gaining no corresponding advantage Mr. Frye
expects to have unanimous report from the ForeisI
Affairs Committee hts bill AMI ike favorable con
alteration in the His fisheries resolutions wer
unanimously reported and will probably be adopted
without opposition The British Minister said have
remarked Canada that there hope for treaty
while Repu icans coptrOl the Senate. SOME OF tAt
Democratic senators disposed to resent the imput4
n, that they inclined 10 be English you know.
even though the Administration does Incline that way
Mr FRYE almost daily receipt OF CANADIAN pHpers
making scurrous attacks On him for his opposition to
rene wal OF the Fishery Treaty.
lottery company has for years controlled the Legs
ature OF Louisiana aud II seeks TO control Congress
II has agents who trying 10 prevent the
OF bill TO prohibit the mailing Of newspapers and othe
notifications containing lottery advertisements.
Louisiana only State that does not protect ~
citizens from baneful effects Of this evil agency Blu
this swindng concern draws tie principal part Of ia
earnings from the citizens Of other States weEnovl
stoekhoder Of lottery company thatit obtaine
$40 900 from New-YOrk state year. The Die
trct OF Columbia contributed, it IL said
about $4,000 annually Experience has
shown that the common forms Of gambling
are comparatively innOcuous when placed in contraa
with this pestilence. The former are con
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