The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1886-04-08

official from this city that will interest
them both.
THE New York Chamber of Com
merce has requested Representative
Phelps of New Jersey to offer an
amendment to Mr.. Butterworth's reso.
luton for the appointment of COM
mittee to consider the subject of n
celebration in this city of the centen-
nial anniversary of the formation of
the Government under the Constitu-
tion. Tho proposed amendment has a
distinctive Gotham flavor. 1t is that
"the celebration be held in New York. }"
We hope no surprise will be expressed
at this, for IL Is not all that New York
wants. Her next proposition will be
that the people Of Washington raise
the money necessary TO defray the ox-
penses of the celebration.
FROM the ceiling of the Massachu-
setts Hall of Representatives there
hangs vigilant Goldfish who ever re-
minds the members of the Legislature Of
one OF their States principal industries
that they must be always active in
guarding the interests Of that fruitful
and odorous inhabitant of the sea.
Since the Dominion Government has
sent out n man. of.war to hunt for
American fishermen who go down to
the sea in schooners to catch cod, and
since Mr.. Morrison proposes to put fish
on the free list, 1t is said that the pen
dant Goldfish has shrunk to one-half Its
original size.
The Washington matrons who were
girls in 1861 will look scrutinizingly
into the faces of the Seventh Regiment
of New York when they march up
Pennsylvania avenue q week from
Monday next, in the hope of recogniz-
ing under grizzly boards some of the
gay young fellows who bewitched and
were bewitchcd in the stirring days OF
"auld lang sync."
THE cheapest solution of the Indian
question would be to export all new
ones and educate them in European
universities. Their board and clothing
would be much cheaper than they arr
now, and they would, upon their re
turn, meet all the requirements Of til,
civil-service reformers for "bette
class" of Government employees.
If THE San Francisco Surveyor o
Customs had been in the pay of tn
Coolie importers he could not hav,
done them a greater service than hi
did when he insulted the new Chimes,
Minister who arrived at that port Oh
Tuesday, by making him prove that h
was not one Of the class whose immi
grafton is forbidden by our laws.
THE debate upon the Army bill il
the Senate developed the fact that
large majority of the members of tha
distinguished body are friends of tn
workingman, and none Of them SCENE,
at all reluctant to have it so recorded
1
THE Maryland names sent to the Sen
ate yesterday about complete the list o
Presidential nominations for that State
A marked falling off in the passenge
traffic between this city and Baltimor
will be the natural consequence.
TT plainly appears that howeve
advisable it might be to increase tn
effective strength Of the army, this |
no time to agitate the question. TIL
Senate is as much of a demagogue q
the House.
THE reason why the Democrats hav
been beaten in the Indiana and Obi
city elections is said to be because the
could not get an answer to the grei
question of "what are we here fory"
THE proclamation of Governor Le
of Virginia on the coupon questio
reads very much like some of TIL
stunning editorials of the Rlchmon
Wig during the Malone regime.
WHEN the subject of protection
under discussion the people of Louis
ana unanimously say that they wi
take sugar in their'n.
THE pending debate in the Hous
vindicates at least portion of wis
old saw. Speech Is certainly silver.
THE NEW YORK PRESS.