Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-01-03
Our Washington Letter.
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W.m,xoros, Dee. Is. 1887

lie annual ut@>'srffs "
for sboli.hipg :hs Congre,'i9n.l Record
/. ICON 10 bssin The subject has already
been brough, up 10 the committee 90
rules. on q plea that government -oald
b saved . large yearly expense. md thar
. vast amount Il veibosity ~'aid DC
.uppr,.ed n members und'p'o,d that
,hsir remarks were no, going TO be hes'y
printed. -.
Uadoub,edly. bo'h OF thee reforms
would he accomplished ny a'oli'hlps TIE
Record, in the same ~sJ that bad
mans moral. eau b. improved by cut
ting Off HE head. ia, IL 10 MT LssI'
desirable 10 10 20 such ,x,rms lengths.
The obi,e, in view s 10; 10 get nd OF =
public record altogether, but TO make u
better. The advantages Of hAviss some
Official publication Of the bills aud r'o'a,
ton. Introduced. progressed And passed
each day. and Of an outline OF the Other
regular work. Is obvious; for. slifough
each house Of Congre. would keep q
msnaserip, Journal Of i,s proceeding. 10
any event. aud the public press could be
depended on to convey 10 the people OF
each dyuie, the congregational news to be
81 immediate iaisrest 20 than. yet the
m.nu.erip, nigh, easily be destroyed eJ
Are; or the newspapers nigh, for part
aa reasons misrepresen, 90 siPpe"
matters OF real public interest. and tie
errors would be diffieal, Of correction.
As . check upon such ehares'. therefore.
q simple reord. reduced 10 prini ard
distributed among the people generally
10 always In place. This was undoab''d.
" the objee, In view When the Globe aid
ia successor the Record, we're originally
,sablnhsd. The idss has been lost 'ishs
Of, kows,sr. burisd beneath volume OF
.bu,s,. The Record has become . com.
mon drain for the rhetoric Of every Con.
sr,.rnan Who want. to impr. bis great
ne. The four OF i've pages daily which
would Be needed 10 quote ,hs titles OF
measures introduced and eon'ldsrd ard
,ei,e the vote. on each. have s-sllsd
into an average 81 tsiriy or forty aud
the task Of -inno~ihg og, the ehsh has
become 90 IL, oiioas that some of the
SPEECHES ~hieh ATE really worth study
e,esps the attention q the rsadsr
The Speaker did 20, announce The
con nii,s,s tia, he expected TO have
ready Last Thund.y. Twas bis desire 70
DO 30 In the ia,,rs., Of business. but be
va. .trongly advised sgslrs; IL upon the
1 ground. that II he did 80 there would Be
rush made on him II once by member.
.ho we're no, sa,.fsd. and be would hnd
I, very difficult TO construct the rs'' OF
bis committees. The smbauassmsht
eaa,sd him by the ,elseiion Q. The sl'e'
tons committee before the rec, we're al
noatesd influenced him Ia ,hi. matter
.ome. shat. While there ate many mem
Der. Who would not under any circam.
stance. is,ruds upon him to seek desirable
s..isnmsn,.. some are mos, psr,isien'
aud impJriubaie 10 pressing their imssis'
Cd claims.
Among the memorials Prs'snlsd 10 tie
Senate this week vU that Of III. ID. Ly.
man. des.pr,.idshi 81 the American
sarsiy Co. 81 New York, praying fof The
ratification u the Convention add pro
posing an sIusdi,lon treaty bet~ssn this
county and Gns, Britain. signed 10
losdon. June IS. 1880. s,,sHdlrs the
sitsdiiion la-. 10 eases ofsmb,Tflsmehi,
etc. The rm.rkable part q the memo.
rial, which vi. presented by Senator
Hsccek. wss IN TIE exhibit which &C.
eomp.Eisa the memorial. The tAhibi
-a., the memofi.li,i ..id. . partial h''
Of smbsIIlsmsnu Of peron. -ho hAd
led 10 C.nsda. The ohsnsss, u says.
we're ell committed aimee The proposed
convention vi. ,ignsd. and mos, Of them
within the past year. The exhibit give.
4. li,i Of fhy.,Afse smbsrIlsmsn,'. and
the amounts Ia each case. The llrgs',
,mb,rzIsmsni noted !. tia, Of Bar.
lkoloms~. the insurance man q Hart.
ford. for 81 200. 900 aud the aggregate
,mbsIilsmsn,. foo, up the sum Of 81,
si0,S70. J..