The Ottawa free trader., 1886-03-13

mont Legislature, which elects u | :. sen
ator 10 I'LL the seat now occupied by this
would be chieftain, Is to be chosen next
fall Until then Mr. Edmunds may be eX
pected to be as Extensively prominent in
the Senate as pc ssble. He wants 10 stay
in Washington, where he has just built a
superb residence, and he has .easOn 20 fear
the Green Mountain boys are arranging his
retirement 10 private life when Lii, present
term expires
The House OF Representatives, this week,
does not offer such attractions 10 visitors AS
the Senate. Nothing but silver may be
heard from II for some time. The iinan
cial debate begins there regularly tomor
row. Ten days have been set apart for the
subject and sixty members have prepared
speeches on il. At the close Of this discus
sion the House will refuse to suspend the
silver coinage by an overwhelming vote
and that il all that this forth coming elo-
quence will accomplish. If all this time
and talk could be given 70 an issue tha
promised results, it would be well enough,
but it is agreed all around that this debate
will lead 10 nothing in the way of legiSla-
ton, and that not a single vote will be
changed by the talk.
The Telephone affair has taken a party
turn in the House. The Hanback, and Pu-
liter resolutions of inquiry into the Pan.
Electric have been net by another set OF
resolutions under Democratic management,
asking for broader and more thorough
iny stigation, an investigation Of newspa.
pers as well as officials.
Congressman Gibson. of West Virginia,
opposed the investigation on the ground
that there was nothing to investigate, mas
much as no charge had been made against
Attorney General Garland or other officials
who are alleged TO be implicated. why
said he, what will the committee report
viii they report that the gentlemen got
stock without paying for II Who will
say that was wrong | see men all around
me who hold railroad stock and national
bank stock voting with the stock in their
pockets, and no outcry Is made against II.
Mr.. Gibson also attacked Representative
Pulitzer, of the n. Y World, who, he said
instead of making complaint against the
Attorney General in an open, manly way
like Representative should have done,
had retreated behind the irresponsible col
nmns of his newspaper TO create scandal
Mr.. Gibson conceded that the idea was 10
turn the rascals ont, but said his especial
desire then was to step the rascals from
talking.
Mr. Reed, of Maine, who tries to be wit
ty every day said something about appre
Ciating the feeling of solemnity that had
recently fallen on the Democratic party.
and gave ii assurances of his respectful
consideration in its present situation. The
Democrats laughed at this as we'll as the
Republicans, and Mr Morrison replied
that the gentleman was mistaken in sup
posing that the Democratic party was in
any trouble. I'VE propose to Investigate
charges against our own people, said Mr.
Morrison, las we'll as those against yours,
and we trust, if We find them guilty, We
will not be found, as the Republicans have
been found, attempting to shield them
Miss Cleveland gave another large lun.
cheon on Saturday afternoon to the wives
Of fifty Senators and Representatives. She
has at last solved problem which had
been unsuccessfully dealt with by each
Presidential family since the time Of An.
drew Johnson. That President accomplish
ed the feat Of inviting 10 dinner each Sen
ator and each Representative and his wife
at least once during the two years of each
Congress- But since then Congress has
grown to be body of such formidable
proportions in numbers that each President
has fallen shorter and shorter of getting all
around even in two seasons Miss Cleve.
land began series Of lunch parties, at
which she hopes to entertain all the wives
of Senators and Representatives., while the
President will dine only their husbands
4 Brown, StreatOr, III, was granted
patept on an engine, and ID. f. DeSteiger,
IA Sale n patent on lar.