The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-20
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OUR WARRINGTON LETTER,


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"Twisting the tail Of the British Ti...p
has long been : fkvorits and persss',-
|harmless paslimt OF American ststs..
men IN the Legislative halls Of the ~.
ton. And Il would seem that M.
mighty animal 10 u 20 escape biz ns'
riodiesl torture during the present -.
sion Of Congress. The lion might 4.
we'll 70 heed the sdmonition Of the n;c'
tnresQue Ingalls,. who says III the British
Lion does moi want HE tail twisted ~
must keep Il between HE leys.v tn
Tall Sycamore OF the Wabash, Indiana.
most popular son, has expressed ths
same opinion slso.
Mr.. joseph Chamberlain, the BrI,,.h
Fisheries Commissioner, who bv vir,rs
Of his being . member Of parliament. 49,
the privilege Of the floor or Congress
according 10 custom, 10 the disiurbinr
|cause ~ present. The ~distinquishsS
Emgiishman held . sort OF reception ~
the Senate while Mr.. VOORHEES, Wa
making his tariff speech In reply 10 NJ
ISherman's attack upon the PresIdenis
message. The conversation Wa pitched
lin such high tones that Senatorial div.
nifty was seriously offended. and H.
VI tS 0EUANU ItU EUIiPu Nn0U
TO silence the disturbsnce with his gsvel.
A. for Mr.. Chamberlain. he IL probably
more sinned against than aiming. Thu
group Of Republican Senators who ps,b.
cred about him on this occasion were
the real offenders. for they should have
had tho grace TO conduct their guest 10
one Of Tho adjacent cloak rooms. Thu
Democratic Senators were tntently list.
ening 10 the able effort Of Mr.. yoorhes.
In refutstion Of Mr.. Sherman's srru.
ment, and they justly complained that
though they paid undivided attention n
the remarks Of the Ohio Senator. when
IL came the turn OF Mr.. Voorhees. ths
attention OF the Republicans was almost
entirely withdrawn from the orator ana
the discussion. This was a grave breech
lof decorum on the part Of those whose
duty II WAS 10 observe II. The matter
has not yet been publicly alluded to IN
tho Senate, though 1t may DO ia the near
future.
One Of the most important bills ",
introduced in the Senate il that offered
by Senator Hoar for . worlds fair Il
Washington in 1892. In connection
with this Il d proposed to establish IL
this city . permanent exposition OF the
arts, industries and resources or Norrh.
South and Central America. the Upi,ea
States, % . matter OF course TO lake hs
lead. II carried out on the scale tro.
jected, this scheme will rival, IL not sur
pass, the glorious record or our great
Centennial.
Speaker Carlisle's committees are pro.
badly moro capable aud satisfactory 10
the public, II not TO those assigned, than
Il the work bad been by any other, for
In . matter Of this kind. experience Is
Everything on the part OF the PRECEDING
officer. The House Il now thoroughly
organized fer business, and the present
week will b . season Of much interest
and activity, - the committees are hard
1T work shaping the course or isgisls-
ton. The result OF their deliberations
will appear later.
During the past week the committee
ION elections had under confederation the
contested election case Of Thobe against
Carlisle. and = number Of afhdavits have
been filed BY the contestant and several
allegations presented BY his counsel.
The hearing Of the case has been post
poned till the last Of this week, IN order
that the Speaker may have IN oppor-
ltunity Of defending the validity Of his
little, which he desires 10 do. Mr.. Thobs's
counsel 10 attempting 10 make HE client
play the role OF the persscuted working
man, in his vain effort to make ; plausi-
BILE case.
A striking and singular instance Of
Republican Official irreguIsrity and To-
competency has just come 10 light here
lin the capital. More than nineteen YEAR,
aRo Gen. J.. 8. Croker wss appointed
Warden Of the District jail, Tor . term Of
four years. under : bond Of $500; and
although be has never been r~e-appointsd
nor given : new bond, the lucky General
still swings 70 biz ONCE. "Turn The RS
Icsls OUT
The indications are that In . day or
ltw o the PRECEDENT will send 70 the Ben
ate two important nominations. MT
lSiockslsger, who 10 Assistant Commits
-ioner Of the Land Once, to be Commits.
sioner OF the Land Once, and General
~ A. Bragg. ext ongressman from WIS.
lconsin. to be minister % MEXICO y
wss Gen. Bragg Who made the mem
orsble speech il the Chicago convention
landing Grover Cleveland: I'VE 81
love him for the enemies which he 80
made The Wisconsin Statesman ns'
, hsd : distinguished career both 10 ~
and In peace. and Il IL known That IN
President ID DESTROYS Of IGNORING him.