Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-02-14
Our washington Letter.
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The question ot open sesslon. e""
Nm again In correction with the COZ.
alteration BY the ssns,e Of the PolPo.ed
,,,ndiiion treaty with Great Britain.
senators Of the old school maintain ,hH
the rul. Of ..er,sy should no, be broken
under any circumstances bg, tie 81.
tempt 10 smother Mr.. Riddleeersef'
motion Yesterday reused the 'Piri. OF the
NOR, prosre.ive men in the ehamoer'
and there /. possibility Of an inisre'l-
10, debate tefors |, 10 haally defeated
A good many persons Who strongly
favor the abolition Of ssere, si,ca'i's
session. when nominations ATE TO Be con-
,idsred, are di'posed TO rssfi ihsm
NOR. lenlsnily when the discussion OF |.
foreign treaty |. in question. There u
some reason Cor this distinction, moreover
International relations are often % dsl-
cate that . h.uh speech by some led.
,.l l.wmaksr. anxious 10 make record
or create . sensation. may add materially
10 the di,oomiofis Of strained diPlo-
matte intercourse. a, W. 'ho-n by TIE
Hs~iu.w,, episode 10 the House ale"
year. ago.
oa the Other hand. there IL . ',ross
feeling abroad among the people Thai
self government means exactly what i'
name Indicates. and iha, = .eli'govsfn-
ing nation hs. nigh, 10 dsmsnd OF t'
servants ,ha, they DO their work "a me
foil lisk, Of day. 80 that their employers
may Sea and kno- what they are about
An ss,rsdiiien treaty. more than treaty
Of any other kind. perhaps, Affects the
people ia their individual rights and
privileges, aud require, the mos, earsial
scrutiny before 10 . concluded ADD past
recall +; and the people echo the assertion
Of Mr.. Riddlsbergsr that they have
rish, 10 kno~ how veil the senate 10
guarding their liberties. d.
Speaker Carlisle was ~ the Capitol
Yesterday morning. and be looked into
the matter Of the appointment OF two
extra members on the House library com.
miitse. In making the COMMITTEES APP
poinimsnis the Speaker placed i've mem.
ber on tie library committee. in''sad Ct
three, q. hitherto. Since that time the
Speaker. attention he. been called to
the fact tha, the Law limits the member
ship o. the join, COMMITTEES on The library
10 three member, Of the Senate aud three
Of the House. Before the matter eoald
be corrected the Speaker vi. i.k'n ,ies'
bat biz attention VAS called 10 Il AID be
promised 10 give il early a,isn,ioa. The
SPEAKER returned from Fort Menrce
Wednesday. much improved IN health
And be visited the Capitol yesterday
morning. lie Immediately gave hh a.
isn,ion 70 the question q the library com
i,lee, and The House membership -i.l Be-
reduced 20 three .. the siaiu,, ptsscrloe'.
II Is suggested th., Instead Of sndsavof.
ing 10 snlarss lie number Of the library
committee thu, III, House shall create =
new committee. 10 eo-oPcrais With that
Of the S,naie. on additional seeomod,-
ton, for the library. The matter may
be settled 10 tn. way. In response 10
question. Of hi. hisnd, a. "a hi. health.
The Speaker replied tia, he va much
improved. bat still weak.
In The senate Commii,se.ro0m on
Foreign Affairs ate The portraits Of Henry
CLAY. Chlrle, Ssmnsr. william Allen.
snd Simon Cameron. The fae,s q
WA,hins'on. Hlmllion. Fulton, and
Fitch appear in appropriate places. aud
there are also many other faces. bat they
. not Of the realm Of allegory. and Afr
no, actually . part Of the freseoins
Two Of tie eAerubims on the frsseo,d
wall, in the senate wing have the face.
Of JET Davis two ehildfen. Attic time
the frt,coing va. doae D,vi. ". Sec
Rotary oiwn Mrs. Davi. desired 0sn.
Msis.. then In charge q The Capitol, 10
have Bmmidi paint the children. faces.
IL /, also said ihl, the face Of Davis sp.
pears eoa,pieuog,ly in the canopy above
the R0,uhd.. The soa Of Gen. Msis'.
pretty soldsn.h,ired boy. also doe, da,y
a. = eherabim In company With little
girl. h. daughter Of Mr.. Walker. a, oas
time the .rhi,se, Of the Capitol. NJ
Walters likens.. !. also there. a, i. thu,
Of Robert Morris. the gre,, Secretary q
the Treasury.
III. senate iki, week adopted. BY a
unAnimou, vote. Mt Hears joiai r,,o.
luton proposing constitutional smead.
nsnt TO change the term Of the President
and Of the pre'sn, Congress. 90 that they
shall continue until the JOlh Of April.
1889. and that Senator's whose term.
would otherwise expire GA March 4.
1889. shall continue until April 80 sue
eesding. and thereafter the 3Oih o. April
shall be substituted Coz the 9TH Of March
as the committeeman, and termination Of
the official term Of the Pre'idea,. Vice.
Pre,idsn,. senator, aud Representative.
la Congfe..