New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-30

tto said that no would not DO in any hurry ~oo". ~
lverIne the bill Tho effect OF corrupt u'o VI wv
power possessed by tho committee can 10 ea@n,
Imagined. That tho committee has misuscd us power
q, a.,, known II is not denied, II for any reason
n'omtor f. dcsIrous of having ! bill withheld rom
,,o rrosd,nt tho Committee ont Enrolled Biiis "n
II he DO q person Of sufficient influence pisoon'no''
tho measure and II may DO long nino ocio'o - -
tho light of day again. The commit'o' mas ~ =.
file. I am told, bills which received tho slsna""oo
the presiding officers Of tho two houses 'h'oo
AGO They liz all covered with dust IN oia"u' y.
| m. CommIttee Clerks desk, and there thoy VIII ITO
until tho committee gets ready to send them W .ao
| white House. for until some one iDterestoo W ,n'
| legislation learns of their position ana throusn ~
tton of the House compcls the chairman Oh uio 'oi
mttee TO perform his duty. ,,,o
Ono of tho measures In tho clerks desk Is pun.
building bill The member who inToduceu ~ ""N
pushed II through the House now has ano'nor o'i 20
the calendar It provides that certain terms OF court
shall be held In his town. II those terms Oh cour'
are held in the tho public building pfo'aea l''
in the bill will be needed otherwise 1t Will not LUG
member Is having tho public building bill heia oa'A
60 that the other bill shall TO the Presideh' h"~
Tho other bill is on calendar and thore IL mas TO
| .,rod for thrce months while the public building
hill hearing the signatures of the presiding oncers
| Of both houses lies In tho Committee on Ehroneo
| Bills The only rule governing this committees "
one which says that 1t shall transmit 10 inc rro7a'
| bills which have passed both houses. inerc Is NJ
limitation whatever and the committee, unless III
| rccted by special resolution, can make the deuVory
when 1t peases.
In the course Of tho Maine campaign Congressman
Springer Of Illinois, helped to swell the republican
majority BY making Democratic speeches In various
parts Of tho State. At place at which no was
billed to speak he had prepared himself ior d ions
discourse on tho tariff question: but the chairman Oh
the local committee to him and said
"For Heavens sake leave the tarin aiohc ihero
is no use talking ant-tarh herc'
On sprneer gave one OF his best limitations OF think
| ,nc suddenly an idea struck him. There wcre the
"trusts' which tho Democratic party hated with such
| awful hate that 1t lay awake at nights "oriSins
| about them OF course there could be no hioro
agreeable subject for good Democratic audience IMAM
denunciation OF the monster Trust" Mr. Springer
with a smile made the suggestion 10 the coiniil''oo
man A shadow came his face. " Trusts !" no
said. 81 don't think our people are very much IN
terested In them"
"Are they not grinding the worhIngmen into par
ticulary small powderl' said Mr.. Springer ARC
they not running tho trade OF your people ana con-
centrating business into the hands Of few men VINO
practically control the price Of the product OF honest
labor7"
swell you see.s said the native. we have nothing
~ that kind in this nelghborhood Most OF us hero
are in the lime business We've llttle ASSOCIATION
for our mutual protection, and we agree not 10 pro
ducc than o certain dHiouht aiN NV " $50 W.
less than a certain rate; and so we WORK along 'o
retbsr But we don't any of US know what these
Trusts a,e up here aud don't think they'd interest
our people"
And Mr.. Springer after this explanation Of the
system of brotherly love which governed tho pusi
ness Of tho Democrats of Maine, agreed WIN MIN
perfectly.
at seeD said Representative Allen, OF MISSISSIPPI
with mischevous twinkle in his eye, that senator
has heer telling about q crow no OWLS lndI
can talt and Senator Vest tells about a dog that
can black boots and initiate Methodist cAnor'o'
Now have a mulc on my farm In Mississippi whoso
fayortte amusement is to 60 In swimming WIN 'ho
boys and, would -ou believe 1t. no can SWIM Oh n'
back and dive head foremost like FISH Yes sir'
he has dlvcd at least thirty feet and come I'D WIN
ht, head all covered with mud
"TbIs mule can counterfeit almost am wind IN
str,lment There Is ferryman who has shot At h'u
several times The fcrryman has horn on the op-
posito side of the for travellers to blow as
D signal whenever they want to come over The niue
.,ucbt nm IN this racket and whenever he gets a
chance he goes down to tho river and brays Just he
horn ablowln. On foggy days tho ferryman can
not see across the river and he doesn't know "he.ner
II IS the mule or a traveller lie told me inc o'nor
day that last he pulled his boat over Sky ules
} TO answer that blessed long-eared MULE as he
termed it.
"On my farm have q large bell with rope at
tached to ring up tho hands at davoreah An oiu
coloed used to attend to this dut"' ou. one ua
about two wears ago. he suddenly died. The next
morning everybody was astonlshed TO near tho o'n
a ring At the usual hour went out to see VINO was
r,ngrg n and hone may never got back TO Mssis
s,npi IL II was not that mule Yes sir aud that mule
has been ringing that bell ever sncee every
morning Not only this but he canters down oetweei
the negro quarters Just the old man used 10 10
see that everybody gets out on time. Inc oiu ma
h had a way Of kicking the door OF hand VINO oi'
T. not move out briskly; and one morning, the mu'
followed his example. In a certain cabin there wa.
y very lazy coored family that never stlrreu un'l
u everybody else was out at work Just az oasoroa,
" the mule backed up to the front door and gave hc'
with both feet that sent the whole family through I'M
o back window. The mule did not know II, however
and kept on kicking The next day 1t TOOK four car
G penters to put that cabin together again On IL
n a great mule, that mule Of mine"
Here IS an interesting letter which shows the drift
Of polItics in tho state Of NewYork 1t Is written b.
10 ono Democrat to another. Unfortunately am fol
~ hidden to use tho writer's name lie says:
ss "Thc political outlook here is not 50 favorable
It might DO to tho Democrats, and unless we have
windfal Of good LUCK think our name Is Dennis \
'f Nav Tho trouble is solely and exclusively tn
10 tariff To win New.York must have the Iris
~ and German workincman with us. In 1876 we ha
Is both and won the State In 1880 we lost the Gel
"a mans and the election In 1884 We lost part OF IN
III Irish and pulled through This year there is as uc
% German disaffecton as In 1851 anu rs MUCH lrsh
10 in 1884 Both classes protectonsts. Thus ia
Us all the Democr tariff orators have been from sout
rs ern states. We are making here defensive hgf
ig entering Cleveland says no free trade crusan
but at the same time denouncng tho protective system
r Tho Democrats have great hopes Of the West but
IS not share them It to mo that the election WI
or be close. There may bs = reaction deep enough
is give tho Democracy the victory. The Old Romans
to visit East was failure, through accident; and he
practically. no longer a factor"
1t Senator Palmer OF Michigan, has probably found o.
by this time that fools build houses and wise men bu
On them. He set out two years ago to build hou
KS on Mcpherson Square, which was to cost In inc neis
borhood Of 100000. He has since then expend'
10. nearly $4,000 and he has not settled for numb
GO Of bills yet, He does not intend to, either w!tho
81 Continuously. IciI