The Washington critic., 1886-01-09

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rail does not prove the most econom. |
ical. In Washington the rails are laid |
on wooden stringcrs. which soon decay !
and need frequent replacing, and the
wear and tear of the rails from iolts
and strains of general street traffic re-
quirc constant expenditures for repairs
and new materials, so that in the long
run the English method of smooth sur
face and solid foundation is likely to
prove the cheapest as we'll as being en-.
tirely satisfactory to the interests of all
other sorts of vehicles and street traffic.
SERIOUSLY SPEAKING, there was no
mystery whatever in the appoint.
ment of Mr.. Daniel of Virginia to II
place on the Labor Committee. lie
was put there, with others, at the re
quest of many representatives Of the
labor interest, and Chairman O'Ncill
will doubtless find him an able and
Jealous coadiutor. The Richmond
state says that Mr.. Daniels industry,
freedom from prejudice aud keen
sense Of justice emincntly fit him for
'hc poS'lou "ss's"cu n''n'
WE HAVE long suspected from the
familiar and confidential manner in
which the autocrat of the celebrated
Breakfast Table Letters to the Presi.
uon' "'o "i''',''' ','o' ms ."o so'''Y.
i'e'' we ~ ,,,'s' o'' i ''I'i '''','"ioVS
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u'n' ~ ivy . "uu s"i3 'oso'"o',
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years OF age you noiiccd upon the wail Of a
G GUnnoh Tin,S5 TGnTS annrd ou,G N Wncn y2m Mere
had only u common school education"
Tn s,r;,,os uo os s,ra,o,,;n,, u,;,.
good deal when the simple fact that
Senator Eustis has introduced resolu.
ton declaring 1t to be the sense of the
Senate that the SlO,OOOO 600 in Govern
ment bonds, payable on the lst OF Feb
ruary next, snail be redeemed In silver,
is construed as an act OF hostility to the
PRESIDENT At this rate IL won't be
long before inc Democratc senator
VINO happens TO WINK NJ one OF MS ko'
publican colleagues will be charged
'''''''
Ex. GOVERNOR CURTIN is still unde.
cided as to his acceptance of the chair
manship of the Banking and Currency
Committee. 1t is thought that he will
decline. The friends of Mr.. Curtin feel
both hurt and indignant that he should
have been displaced from the Foreign
Affairs Committee, and the fact that
the committee to which he is appointed
is one of equal responsibility and honor.
NV i..'o,' op0'"''' 10 i'o i'i''S"''on
u 'N''' ''9p.o"ouio. ~
BEFORE loaning the Panama Canal
Company any more money the French
Government proposes to see what the
chances are of ever getting its money
back, and will accordingly send n
trusty engineer out to see how the
work is getting on. That NJ. De Les.
sops Is sun us saisuihe Vi success us
ever aPpc"rs rom 'he TACT that inc
ln.es''sa''oh a, Is u W 'i'aue a' MS re-
4"''' .-
THE artist of our esteemed contem-
porary, the Repubhcdn, who, during
the balmy holiday season, favored us
with full'length portrait of bemuf
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49,, sne.t ",' ''' .ns., sn. "oiIo ,, ',"l -nO'
I ,o,, pa,,.a.,' ~ % t;,u "nay'', VI w.
passed the Senate. will show. we thinl,
that il contains features ouite os ob.
horrent TO Justice and civilization.
| HE nhio'NN ''oi'"'c Nus passcu
out proper credit by one journalist of
the work of another journalist. How
would it suit the Washington CORE
spondents were such bill to be intro.
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congress
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