New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04
having in tho House Of Representatives sitting three
momber who have all msdo time" In penitontiary.

My attention Is called to lettor which appeared
In The Critic this week. In which tho writer says
,,,, What would tho people Of this great country try
think u they knew what many OF us living at tho
OF the Congress Of tho United statos Is, at times,
put out OF gear and important matters often do
Of tho enginoors In ohargoi No man has q right to
accept controlling or leading position In Congress
o w a to s s.aO Ot 81 the
Wheels OF legislation, in which tho welfare OK
100000 people Of the Republic are Interested
Every limo Of this paragraph is tuo The evil
Is Q constantly growing and has boon especially
felt within the last few wecks. l mention names
everybody bore knows to whom It refers. 1t Is
scandal which ia constantly threatening to come to
tho surface In tho public prints, and which, In ono
Instance, only by tho utmost cxortons OF those con-
rernet wal prevented from being sent broadcast oycr
tho country year or two ago.
Hero is an Incident which may, OF course, DO only
coincidence, and nothing more-llke that, for IN
stance, which p'ade tho three Commissioners OF the
Gu service march into the Blue Rrom al tho re-
cent New Years reception and shake hands with tho
President whlo the Marine Band out In the lobby
struck up tho tune a For hos tho Lord High Ex-
ecutoncr"-lt may, say, be coincidence moroly'
1t Is at any rate vouchod for by credible witness
as an actual fact which occurred on a recent SUM-
day IN the thurrh which tho President attends hcre:
congregation
Fort" when tho President marched up tho middle
aisle, Mrs Cleveland at his sde followed by
dozen more Of People who had awaited In tho
vcstftuc tho arrival Of tho distinguished party.
And they were Just BALI way up tho aisle tho
congregation struck W Ito second vorse;
See the mighty host advancing,
Satan leading on.
do not know who j. b. Col. f., except that IN tho
D0oH he ef NJ he
Division Of the Pension Bureau To judge, however,
from tho following order which he has caused to DO
posted in his DIVISION sbonld say that he was an
ass TO say worse, Hero is tho orders
Tho clerk. of this division will not be permitted to
discuss the decisions Of tho chief relative to tho
Of procedure or other matters pertaining 10 ,no
tho orders issued by him, and not tho CLERKS of tho
division, and suoh orders will therefore not DO brought
Courtesy toward another Is one Of the most m
pcrta1 to obtain that IL oned that
this suggestion will make other measures unnecessary
J. b. COLT, Chief o. W. N. Division
It would not DO Uprising to learn that Mr.. Colt
had taken his cue from the Commissioner Of Pensions
who, everybody knows, Is law unto himself
They seom we'll matched in fact, two Of kind'
One OF his colleagues in tho Senate said to Mr. Pal
mcr, OF Michigan, the other day:
Palmer, suppose that betwccn legitimate iumoor
ing lumber stealing and fires, tho timber Is getting
pretty scarce In Michigan"
For moment Mr.. Palmer looked at his friend pity
iDgly and then replied: - -
dust 10 think what n common school system wo
have and with 1t ALL United States senator 10 ASK
enough now standing in the state OF Michigan to mako
three board fences posts and all. fifteen boards high
clear around the earth once year for hlteon years
That removed tho gucsoners doubs-at least In Mr.
Palmers opinion suppose
Senator Berry, OF Arkansas tells his friends OF
trial for assault in his State In the course oi "ch
club rail- an axe-handle knife and shot gun were
exhibited as "the instruments with which the decd
was doneo But IL also shown that the assaueu
man defended himself with revolver, seythe,
mich fork chlsel, a hand-saw and dog The Jury,
Mr. Berry says, came 10 tho conclusion mat they u
have given dollar apiece to have seen tho nSht'