The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-07-30
FROM Hi CAPITAL.
Special correspondent to the HERALD:


WASHINGTON, July 25, 1892.
The patriotic citizen who frequents
the galleries of the Senate and House
to note the progress of Legislation
and to be entertained by spicy de-
bates on pending measures gets
slight compensation for his trouble
at this stage of the session. Speech
making is practically at an end and
with few exceptions the remarks
that are made are short, crisp and to
the point. With Congress on "the
home stretch" the members are X
tremely anxious to escape from
their long confinement. The halls
of Congress have been aptly descr'b-
cd by some expert in the use OF
words as a "box within a box" where
each member is serving out the SEN
tence imposed on him by the people.
1t is still very apparent, however,
that many of them would be perfect
l,y willing to receive a "life SEN
tence."
Politicians on all sides understand
that the tissues are joined" and that
in Congress each party has done the
best and the worst that it can do.
The case is now submitted to the
jury-"the people," There is some
force in the remark said to have
been made by Tom. Reed that the
republicans seem to have been doing
their level best to help the demo-
Gratis and. vice versa. The remark
was doubtless made in reference to
political work outside of the halls of
legislation, but the same rule seem
to hold good in Congress- The
latest achievements in that line was
scored by the democrats in having
10000 copies Of the 'force bill'
printed, although the subject is not
under consideration in either body.
1t is to be circulated as a democratic
campaign document.
After looking in upon our impris-
oned statesmen for a little while one
is glad to escape to the parks, get a
breath of fresh air and study the
monuments of departed greatness
that have been erected by a CRATE
full people. [ saw number of
workmen a few days ago placing
some scaffolding around the Farra-
gut statue. "Going to scrub the old
man up::" said a passing stranger.
"Yes, preparing him for dress parade
at the Grand Army Re Union," his
companion replied. And so there
will be a general renovation of
equestrian monuments, statues and
statuetts. 1t is to be hoped that
Gen. Jackson on horse back in La
fayette park will not be neglected.
The little birds that live in the park
seem to be especially fond of resting
on the generals coat tails. And a
patriotic people should e
that the "father of his country" in
Statuary hall, Capitol building, is
provided with a new suit of art-made
clothes, for that which he now wears
is positively shabby.
Writing of monuments calls to
mind some recent statements in re-
gard to durability of the Washington
monument. One critic whose ideas
seem to be more or less "out of
plumb" asserts positively that the
monument is knowing its fall to the
Westward and declares that he has
verified his statement by making an
alignment between an erect and firm
telephone pole and the monument.
He a 60 to the head of his class, as
a curb-stone philosopher! 1t is true,
however that the monument has sew
eral motions or vibrations and it is
claimed by those who have charge of
it, that it has actually been rising
lately or growing taller through ex-
pansion caused by heat. Supersti-
Gus people will be likely to consider
it "hoodooed" if it's excentricities
continue to increase. But all day
long when the elevator is running;
and it is operated nearly every week
day in the year; crowds of people
take the upward "plunge" of twenty
minutes duration. 1t requires just
that time for the elevator to ascend.
The view from the summit is one
that will remain with them as Il men,
tai photograph to the end of life.
Delegates from all over the coun-
try, representing the league of Am
erican wheelmen, are here this week