The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-02-23

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to73o psi1t =, ooe lsp,ssef ~ Executive doc
mt rslatlne to@eato6 md AAiu> 1aming.
WhfleHr. Hatch W. advucaaintrs pasalge, Mr..
Martin. Of Texas. tho gentlshaa~ wAs blew out
the gas q Willard's In his bed room, interrupted
him. without addressing The Speaker or asking
he consent Of Mr.. b. . b interrupted. The
Speaker vainly sAdeAvoted u rap Mr.. Martin -
crdsR. uusia 10 broke shs gavsa; bst b persisted
In having HE say. and The substsnce Of Il was
that this was ono OF the most valuable documents
since tho Declaration Of Independence and he
wanted to go copy Of It In the hands Of every
American farmer. Many Republicans, - we'll
~ DemocrasA congratulated Mr.. Il on his maid
en- speech, and among them was the genial Sun
Get Cox. "Ysu'rs interested In that resolution,
amt YER said Mr. n to Mr. Cox. "Very
much" said Mr.. Cox.
Mr. Marlin" They raise stock in your dis
trict, don't theys"
Mr. Coz" Yes, indeed they raise stock in
my district and water It, and sometimes salt
EN-"
Mr.. Martin" Why certainly we who repre-
sent stocknising districts are interested in this
measure"
Aud the two gentlemen, the interests
of whose constituents are % identified.
are now warm friends. Al the spring ad
vances the chipping OF the Martin will DO pleas
antly anticipated
The bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase U. 8. bonds With tho sur
plus has been reported favorably BY the COM
mitee Of ways and means In the House.
The Blair bill passed the Senate BY vote Of
80 10 90. Messs. Hawley and Plumb made Wig
orous speeches against 1t. Senator Hawley is
. strong States Rights man. Mr. Blair closed
the debate by bitter attack upon he Jesuits
and named the New York and Washington
papers bearing the same name, the Post As
the organs Of JeMity.
More than one hundred private pension bills
we're passed by the Senate In three quarters Of
an hour on Thursday last. expect the Presi-
dent when he kills some oil them will feel a. bad
ly as Mr.. Webster did when he eliminate from
President Harrison's inaugural address his fire.
Quent allusion 10 Roman history. When he
returned home the lady OF whose house he was
boarding remarked that he looked worried, and
asked If anything had happened. Mr.. W. said
"you would think something had happened il
you knew what have done. l have killed
seventeen Roman Proconsuls"
Senator Vest made strong protest against the
printing OF useless documents; he said that since
the Forty.Sixth Congress 81 100000 had been
thrown away in printing useless matter and il
was time that this abuse should be abated.
1t was stated in the House In reference to tho
same subjec. that the agricultural report of 1880
had been exhausted before the members had
been supplied, and the Public Printer had to
borrow from = secondhand dealer 1880 copies,
and member desired 10 know how that came
about and no one could tell 1t ID an open Sc
cret that some members sell their pub. docs. to
econd-hand dealers, instead OF sending them 10
their constituents
The refusal Of the Secretary Of War to give
the names OF those to whom the records Of the
rebellion had been sent gave rise to some debate,
and Senator Teller expressed himself Is being
opposed to secret sessions OF the Senate, except
in cases Of treaties with foreign governments.
He said he would b ashamed of himself II be
ever cast vote In the Senate, secret or open,
that he would not be willing 10 have published.
The House held the first night session on
Thursday last to discuss the bill requiring the
Pacific Railroad 70 build separate telegraph
lines.
Senator Sherman, who was absent when Mr..
Blaine's letter reached here, received warm
greeting from his Republican colleague, and he
10 happy, as he thinks his star Is in the as
csndant
The President, with Mrs Cleveland and 9TH
ers, leave here 10 morrow for Florida, and BY the
time this reaches you will be In the Land of
Flowers He will DO there on the anniversary Of
the birth day Of Washington, the man that was
first, last and all the time In the hearts of his
countrymen. At The banquet that will be given
him, among the post-prandial sentiments that
will be proposed, will no doub, be that an
cient one Of WARRINGTON; Providence left
him childless that the nation might call him
father"
1t is high honor to be the President of this
great Republic, but 1t is a higher one to be the
remote successor Of Washington In that Office.
Robert 6malls, the colored ex-member of Con-
gress from South Carolina, Is contesting the seat
OF Mr.. Elliott, his successor. He may be seen
daily In the House hobnobbing with his white
Republican brethren. He is big. burly negro,
vean gold spectacles. and Is a. black as the ace
Of spades.
The Corean Embassy attract attention BY
their costume and naive manners and simple
lily OF conversation, but at the same time are
keen observers Of what 10 passing a Quad them
In the New World. At . reception Of the Presi.
dents An army ofiiosr was introduced to Thorn as
the man whose business Was "killing people,"
The officers vanity was excited BY their admir-
Jog gaze until he ascertainod that they regarded
him As public sxecutioner.
The season Of Lent has suspended for forty
days the gaities Of fashionable ife and iu select.
ing the subdued eolofs of penitential costumes 1t
10 didicult for the ladies to decide on the exact
shade Of violet expressive of the greatest psni.
tones. Calls are now made informally" and
that means, presume, 70 come and 70 a. you
pie ase IoH.
The American Idea.
Young man, don't worry if you have
no pedigree to brag Of With the right
sort of woman for wife, you may be-
come the father Of the President of the
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