Telegram-herald., 1886-08-08

oar Congressman hsla ia high EsieeIu
1ners--tis, is,slstsses satisfied hon. lasfi
Bacon s.r4usly la.

NAsHlNeIos. % a. Aue. o.. special l0r
respoulsuoe IalEaaAN- HERAln The nrst
session ~ lne Fqng -niBth Congress oan-
ciaded i.s elrs fh.s afternoon. ana business
VII Is aal ln tns eiv unia December
neat Au.a has be-. "a said at,oal ias lai.s.se
Of iAi- l.sss sress io a. anything uf imlQr
anaf bat ihefs l. ane consolation. II tAeg
have NOT done n uch good i1cy tave nal
dele much lar.a { aau leeNls f8 fhe ia-
llsffy a.il fne iaiflfa. u-ss of tar n lcilsE Ean
Senators aud Representative, aHd 81
tie fsct & ~ they have Vou The
respect and c5unltnrr af ilelT associates
aud si al ~bo have c0me in coalacl with
them. Alt llel n even bs 10 10 be az
| ucal arig opu.aF here sleak ui the.s As
gentlemen 4ud cliizens. irfes spettlYe ui their
political procilvilies or iheir ON hsiAi acis.
They have been very so,iciious 4ud even
neTgOu, of lale concerning the fate oi iie
River and haFbor hili Fears sf lhe darkest
kind Were indulse1 fbai the President
would All j. TOO dead ia SKIN Wiih ais
veto c'ub, blt be lidut and naa
they are comparatively happy Mhen
the news reached The senate and housr
tuis morning lhat Toe General Deficiency
Sundry Civil aud River and Hafbor bills
bad received the Pres sdents signature
Legislators and they were happy once
again Of course they diant get all they
wanted. bat they were glad 90 get even
Sl4 4is5,900 % make desirable repairs aud
Improvements IA rivers and harbors The
President very carefully and deliberately
considered the bill lie sat up with Il last
night until long after midnight
The hardest working men in this country
may be found IN the Presidential chair. ia
The Cabinet. ia Congress aud the supreme
Court. Many people do not recognize this
fact The heads Of bureaus, the Commis.
sioners Of Patents, Pensions. Agriculture
Internal Revenue aud the Auditors and
ComptrOllers Of the Treasury, too have
care, responsibility and hard work without
limit Lazy, careless, weak men cannot
MI those places.
The Michigan men have gone home. gen
orally. Mr.. COmstock LETT on Sunday
morning last. He did not feel that be
could safely wait for Congress 10
was too much for him. SO he "paired" with
Hon. J. G. Burrows and turned bis face
homessrd. II Is we'll understood that Mr.
C0mstock will DE satisfied with one term
He viii serve out his sentence Of two years
and tell you that Congressional life has no
charms for him, especially when Congress
men are treated as he has been Elected 10
office and then shOrn Of their power and IN
inence.
Mr. Goodwin was here last week, they say.
bat your correspondent failed TO see him
He was not accompanied by a brass band,
probably did not 20 to the Senate commit
tee room 10 see about his confirmation. de
can take as well as give good advice, and
knew better than 10 do that.
Mr.. Lawrence. with the best OF J &C I'M
mendaiions and qualifications and. prsOa-
bly,, with some assurances, failed 20 get the
place he sought Fortunately. he can live
handsomely and independently without an
Office and yet il would be desirable 20 have
what you like and he would have been quite
an acquisition 10 Washington society. IL
his case, and thar he may yet reach the
goal of his ambition. II he were 20 ask my
advice il would be stay ia Michigan
rather than take a department place here.
Edward Iaggart ESQ, was here this week
on professional business.
] cannot tell until the returns come in
who has been confirmed. Undoubtedly a
large number f.iled 20 pass muster.
The defeat Of Matthews. of Albany. for
Register of Deeds here. created quite sen
sation and gave much satisfaction in the
district. The people here. as well as IN
Ireland, are ClamOring for home rule.
Hon. Levi Bacon, Of Pontiac, Mich
financial clerk OF the Patent Onice j. very
dangerously III. his family aud friends have
very slender hopes If bis recovery. Mr.
Bacon was well known and popular ia
Michigan as well a. here.
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