The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-24
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CsasreA. rrs2S= as sEe4l8eat g-essrd ~
iae .~e.-.s3 wax 4 ~ sessssn- S0sa= isn-
ps,r4shs bill we're r,zSsesi- sscis a. that -
p.zzlin. til Tenure n 0fses zst By iie
S@uzte ard slios.fnz Lard, IN sevsrzlty 'o
Iis3ssns. - sis@ H"nge. and rzriaGs snb-
5esss ezus@ up 'er sssre II ATTENTION IN
bath bssssels~s Aweug them weir trade
dollar. zpptefrf4fson.- Aer1e4n border
z;fzirs. tn f4gaa e-crrf executive SESSIONS.
s,sd tis- h5ll preventing senators and Req
resentatise. ;rafn t4kias par from the
Government sHs from railroad. At iEe same
;iFfse
Il . long. isag distance l~tween The
place pis~f- >~nator EsimHs,ls sio.-i 4 rear
ago. and 1bere --fsgor HDar sfsusis today
On tie question of Executive patronage
and pf4reyztiye. Nr. EdnuBas thinks the
senate Z. taking 4 step backward by r.
pezlfng the Tenure ~ ftfrc@ act. Mr.. Hear
regards tie Tenure nj once act asa RELIC u
barbarian that ought 70 - blstted from
;he statute Bs;h, however. arc n favor
81 ciga s4F,5e- reform. Tl.- Tenure n
Oaiee aes lszs worried aud puzzl-l politi-
clans ever siace 1t vas enacted.
There = gra~ia. sentiment in Congress
against tue Coagr,ss.gAal Reeofd. which i
dsily growing more cumbersome. t'naer
tie l.re.ent arrangement. con.rvs. ! to
unx ieldis AMI -ss-r- !. to iaiicll talking
on nulmf,,rtans subi~cts When Con
grees:nan makes sI~~cl,. and il appears
in the Re>erd, hi- u-xi move {. ia have
several thousand sfeeches printed ~ dis
tribution 4n0B. lsis constituents aud the
latter jump is rAe rps.ciasi.u that their
man : fairy stirring NJ ti. world 10
Washington Congressman Oates. Of
Alabama wants - reduce tie Tpagrfset9h0i
Record by limiting speeclses - thirty min
utes. other. say the only xay tod. 1t Ii by
prohibiting tie reading 81 sJeeei1es from
manuscript. and that il il boys play to
permit members tn read speeches. for such
sl-seeEes. seldom Influence legislation.
T'ii,-e wlsn advocate the Abolition Of the
Rscacd. say II Is sniy a question % time
err 81 sill !, given np entirely Then tie
correspondent, who 1T in the ldess CALLER
is 81 the senate and Hoi1sp. viii give the
country al the news that trsns pires Al tle
Capitol
The Interstate Commerce bill, which
proposes. snyng other things, 70 make
uniform rAies - ali shippers, and y hieh
threaten. 10 become law. is to meet With
organized opposition. it, enemies are be-
ginning TO arrive, and in few days there
Hlli i,e one Of tie msat formidable lobbies
al,,,ut the Capitol that has been seen there
fsr years. They hai from Chicago, y.
I1,s,i.. Cleveland, Cincinnati. Lnui.YiIls,
New York aud elsewhere.
There IS ais, a riach larger Mormon
lobby here this year than last. Ia prevent
ipg legislation against them last session,
they carried their point 10y securing Tie
adoption u very rigid bill Icy the House
Judiciary Committee. a. substitute
for the Edmunds' bill Of the Senate This
made 1t impossible FOR the Senate bill 10
be considered by the House. and 50 bety cen
the two nothing Was done. The Mormons
are wing 10 play the same game this in
ter. ~ a. 10 defeat both bills
The Democrats are somewhat elated at
ll.e pAssage Of tie Tenure 81 Office act, as
it will relieve the President from the re-
stfaiut now upon him in making renewals.
There was quite stir in the Senate dur
ing tlie y"i4.. hch was very CLOSE. and
the Democrats hustled around in oFdcr 10
SECURE every vote possible.
Eausl Interest vas felt in the House
y hen II was voting down Col. Morrison
bis. When the result was announced, the
Republicans broke FORTH in loud applause.
the gallery hissed. and Speaker Carlisle
had some difficulty in calling the House 10
order
4 momebtOgs question Of carriage hire
is disturbing the conscience Df Judge Dur-
hahn la.t now He j. the Comptroller OF
the : Treasury and be does not see
WHY eleven carriages at s30 apiece. sh0uid
be rad Tor out Of nele Sans pocket 10
convey the nine Justices Of the Supreme
{ curt from their re.m III the Capitol to
the White House 10 pay their New Years
Respects to the President. Bat what can
le doue about il? As such expenses are
approved by the JUSTICES themselves, livery
men feel at liberty to make their charges
earresl,ot,d with the pr0digal bil2Fity Of
the season. and while Justices are very
plain. soeiable penpie ~ hen OF duty. they
think that ga state occasions they must
have due regard for the eaInenee of their
sfsiions. and not b. too particular about
the price They would say that on New
Years day they call not as indis daais.
but as members Of the United States su-
preme Court, by virtue Of a custom that is
10 a statute, aud that it is per-
feciiy proper lar The Government to pay
he cost Vi the performance
WESTON.