The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-17

drawing be postponed because IN r,,s-~as,l
had not been large enough, anu ou $50,
ed that more tickets be sem . ~ ex-
With the request that lhe
pedite their sales. .,,,,,,,, to,tcry
The scheme OF this Cover lIl .'in' Io'' ~,
was very like that OF the 'hoi1 az r.
terry Of a recent day-only "and cboncee
therefore two to one against the buver OF
the ticket Congress once auinDI%su t,e
District OF Columbia TO esCtD'is" NV
terry FOR building purposes, H.. o,,ta
The Prohibltionists OF toI 1.,t; M ,Dss
have been Mortified at resoIutoii pass
ed by Congress I'm SeptemDer; 10 ul-
recting the Commissary -cehtId. 10 PuL
chase thirty hogsheads OF rum 10 pe ols-
tributed among the soldiers, IN No'H.'h
ment for their gallant 9enaEloT IN Ihe
late battle Of randywine' IL WE ~.
an inappropriate reward tho"Sh' TOT
The question Of clothing the army
seemed to give the Continentfi congress
more trouble than anything eIse; TOT IN
December. I'M. we find an appear 10 the
states to furnish clothing TO so!d,ers
and IN the same month the Committee
on the Treasury made q TePoI! NIoiFy
condemning certain persons IN ia 'dC''u-
setts Bay who contracted Tor cio'n ME. AZ
an enormous price and refHSeI 10 peuNer
the same until they could receive lhe
cash So the army contractor was not
product solely of the late ciyll war.
There Is nothing more amusing IN ihlS
collection of old documents than the form
or an address reported by CONGRESSMAN
Osgood In 1884 for adoption by ConEress
as general sea letter t. re issued 10
Captains Of vessels. IL was addressed TO
Most serene serene, most pu'ssant
pulSsant. high, illustrious, noble honor
able, venerable, wise. and prudent lords.
cmperors. kings. republics princes, dukes,
earls, barOns, lords burgomaStelS. sche-
pens. COunselOrs as also judges. officers,
JUStlciarieS, and regents OF All the good
cities and places, whether eccleslastical
o: secular, who shall see these patents
or hear them read IL would be interest
ing II one could have had Mr.. Osgood
viaws on the reception OF an iEfanta
year ago.
As there was no President to receive
foreign Ministers or 10 give instructions
to the Ministers Of the United toloulrs'
this duty devoived on Congress- and there
Is, among other things, an account OF 'he
reccpuO. OF Dutch Minister IN
1853, with his remarks and the re-
ply Of the President OF con-
gress. In the same year Congress adopted
a list OF ceremonies 10 be observed AT
with Congress" When the MARQUIS de
Lafayette returned TO France IN iiS Con
Gress gave him n letter commencing MN
TO his King. Congress carried on a cor
respondence with the King OF France
without an Intermediary. .,..
Congress had some difficulty in regulat-
ing the expenses OF its foreign -"lilSleIS
so as 10 give them an opportunity TO
appear WIN dignity III IOItlpu ''At ~ anu
at the same time to conform 10 the econ
omicai ideas that prevailed in the mat
ter Of public expenditure. At the time
Franklin was writing home that he could
not make respectable appearance AZ
the court Of France, the President OF
Congress was receiving letters alleging
wasteful expenditure Of money by Frank
lin and his nephew, jonathan Williams.
Some Of these structures may have been
warranted, for John Adams was found
including charge Cor the education Of
his son In an account or MS expenses
abroad The item was deallowed on the
ground that the investigating committee
did not hnd any book or proceeding of
Congress. nor are they informed OF any
general or received custom, on which the
charge Of moneys for the education Of
the Accompanies son can be admitted,
and. though the same Is incOnslderable,
they are OF the opinion that precedent
be not established
In the appointment of Benjamin Frank
lin 10 negotiate treaty with sweden.
Congress established a very curious pre-
cedent. The appointment OF Franklin
was accompanied by the appointment Of
John Adams. John Jay, and Henry Lau-
rens to succeed to his office In regular
order i'm case Of death Ail of these gen
tlemen We're then abroad on Diplomatic
duty.
The Department Of Foreign Affairs
now the Stale Department. was created
in 1881 and II was provided that tho
Secretary. shall have liberty 70 visit
Congress.
The onice-seekers began to be a burden
to the powers as early as 1851. for John
jay reported TO Congress in that year on
the application Of Sir Edward NsWcnham.
that his son might be appointed Consul
AT Marseilles, that honorary resolu-
lions, a few offices. very little money
and much land" were the only funds on
which Congress could draw rewards for
its friends Not long after that "A resOlu-
ton was passed reducing the salaries of
Government clerks and providing that no
clerk should receive more thap $40 a
year and no messenger more than $50
The pampered clerks Of Congress. who
Dir W f2.5ro year would scOrn 10 ac-
cept the salaries that were good enough
for their predecessors a hundred years
agO.-NCW York sun.