Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-05-07
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would abolish many practices that
''embarrass candidates and debauch
elect rs" The committee exhibit a
charming unanimity in avowing that
the cost of coming to congress at
present is excessive. But with all
this bills great promise, there, are
not wanting cynical members who be-
lieve that the DILL should also provide
that the millennium Immediately en-
sue that its enforcement be possible.
l saw Minister Phelps and Repre-
sentative William Walter Phelps mot
related, by the way) at the Capital
on Wednesday. Mr.. Phelps, minis
ter to England, was dressed in a
convential suit of solemn black, wore
mutton-chop side whiskers in the APP
proved English fashion, and had an
absent searching for the supreme
bench expression in his mild eye.
But Mr.. Phelps of New Jersey was
arrayed as Solomon would be if he
lived in this day; a dark, striped
coat; wide light trousers deep, red
necktie, and banged hair. Yes, his
hair did look too girlish for anything.
And yet there is no truer friend, no
warmer enemy, and few brighter men
than William Walter Phelps. He is
a dude only in appearance.
Pension legislation is livelier than
ever before in the history of congress.
The bill to pension the widow of Gen.
Ricketts, at 500 per month, amended
by the House to SO, came back to
the senate and went to conference
committee on Wednesday. These
bills for the pensioning at special
rates officers widows meet considera-
BILE opposition from both parties. 1t
is argued that the nations debt is as
great to the private's widow as to the
officers, and that one Generals wild
ow should not receive as much as a
dozen of her humber sisters are al
lowed. A very hot fight may be ex-
pected when this bill comes back from
the committee.
The senate, during the delivery of
Senator Voorhees, reply to Senator
Ingalls, last week woke up and was
really alive for awhile. Senator Voor-
bees made a very careful resume of
Senator ingalls, speech on the pen
sion question. The effort was well
sustained, and whatever ones poll
tics may be, is worth reading as
literary production. How it will be
regarded by the Senator's Indiana
constituents is, however, an open
question. Senator Ingalls, has an
nounced that tomorrow he will have
something to say to the Senator from
Indiana that will sink deep into his
soul. The galleries will be crowded
to hear what it is.
Arcadian racing weather, fine
track and strings of horses fit to run
for their lives are sufficient attrac-
tons to tempt a great many congress
men to a few DAYS absence from leg
islative labors. This weeks racing at
Ivy City-the Washington race
course-brings out the usual crowd
of old timers, together with some
TURTLES. Of course Senator Joe
Blackburn is there, and although his
Kentucky education leads him to
back "blood' instead of condition"
and this makes sorry losings, there is
only faint twitching of the lips un-
der his heavy moustache when his
horse fails to win. Quite as certainly,
Representative "Archie" Bliss of
Brooklyn, with knowing look and
big cigar is on hand ready to back
his opinions. Then there are a num-
Der of new congressman who do not
know so much about thoroughbreds,
and who bet mildly. By lucky acct
dent one in a dozen wins, and is as
happy apparently, in his conscious
ness of triumph, as if he had been
unanimously returned by a delighted
constituency.