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Year: 1877

docs OvcrpaSs the constitution III tho trCc mein
ing is that the is ordered to be done, and agency
Is expressly designated, then the lawmaking power Is
told how to proceed by tho eighth OF the FIRST
article OF the const these concluding words


The Congress shall have power to make all laws which
shall be and tor carrying into execution
constitution government OF the United states in
any department. or officer thereof


II, however, the power In question Is deposited by
the constitution and Is not deposited with the two
houses neither the bill the table any bill, ruo
or plea seeking to draw within the province OF tho
two houses or oi Congress of the slightest
efficacy or effect Whenever tho constitution
deposits u power with any department Office
iunctonary there II IL and there II
must remain while the constitution Is our guide. If
tho constitution deposits this power with you SIR the
President OF the Senate there Is the end Of tho ques
tion TO the two houses and to each house. The
law may regulate the modes In which you shall TO
your power for example, direct that you shall open
tho certificates OF tho States alphabetically other
wise. any act which strips or attempts to strip you
OF your power. iota OF the power which tho
constitution gives you. which attempts 10
put anybody In partnership with you IN
The exercise OF that power or any
part OF II utterly voda bold Intrusion upon the con-
silt ution. II such mandate this
law every rule, every resolution appointing com.
mttees 1903 to 1869, every proceeding taken by
tho two houses in this regard, was fagrant Intrusion





withheld from them 1t has never been seriously
tended until oi latc-it never seriously contcndcd
until mad u hand. II may borrow "a phi
from distinguished statesnanthat this power be-
longs to house alone or TO house more than
another Those who challenge tho competency OF such
bill maintain that tho powers reside In the President
OF the Senate.


POW ERs OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE


This question propose ~ examine by the text of the
constitution, aided by tho settled rules Of construc-
!ion, by the opinions OF the most ustrious men OF
four and by the practice aud acquicsccnco
OF the nation and OF all the the govern
ment for cghty-seven years. The President Of the
Senate rs clearly the person 10 whom the electors
TO transmit their dotngs una tho title OF their Offices
The constitution requires tho electors to meet In
their respective States under certain restrictions,
to vote for President and Vice President TO make
certificate and statement Of their proceedings, and
transmit II sealed 70 the scat OF government directed
to tho President Of the Senate. Tho of 1892 re-
enacted IN 1874 part OF the Revsod Statutes anp-
hes tho duties of electors somewhat requires
" nnnex to thcso certificates the certificate OF tho
crnor, constituting their own title 70 act How the
Presidcnt Of the senate to be the recipient and
Of those votes not lot conjecture.
IL was NJ ono time proposed 10 svo TO tho
Year: 1877

Yesterday afternoon about $50 O'Clock
!. Munchios, farmer living at Glenn Mills,
Delaware county, Pennsylvania, was driving
out Market street on his way from market,
and when near Seventh street, the Water
Witch engine, on the way to the fire, came
up behind his wagon, which was on the car
track. The driver Of the engine signaled
for him to get off but instead of minding
the signal, ne drove on aud opposite the
Masonic Temple, the engine was turned ON
the other track. The horse seeing the en-
gine at bis side made q dash towards the
curb stone, breaking the shafts and running
the wagon into the awning post and the
horse breaking loose ran up Market street
as far as Tenth street where he was stopped.
Year: 1877

The Phenix fire enggin is now UNDER
going repairs, at Hilles & Jones Foundry,
Ninth and Church streets.


Some of the members of the Weccacoe
were looking at the Water Witch Engine
last evening, for the purpose, so 1t is said
of making an alteration in their engine by
putting IN spring over the front axle, It
is also thought that the Phoenix will make
the same change.


The Friendship Engine is also undergoing
repairs, but 1t will soon he ready for service,
Year: 1877

A despatch from Constantinople says
Turkey has extended the time for vessels of
neutral powers to enter and leave the Black
Sea to the 18th of May for entering and The
18th of May for departing. The Black Sea
will be declared closed to navigation after
that date.
Year: 1877

Grent expect htions have been bssod upon
the reports of the Delaware peach CROP and
the various railway companies have made
prodigious preparations for transportation to
nil parts of the North and Vest Seeing this,
the pig-headed farmers Of the Peninsula hare
congegated around the various whipping
posts, aud, concluding that there must
be sencgambinn in the fence, propose
such ruinous freight rates. that it is
feared the companies will draw of
aud leave the growers to their own devices.
Tie various Granger lodges have control of
the matter, and so far have defeated every
effort at adjustment, thereby promising G
greater calamity to the raisers than would
have resulted in an almost total failure of the
Year: 1877

In m effort to blind the anti-wnr party,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer offered a
remarkably empty explanation Of the reason
for locating the British fleet in Besika Bay.
He spoke of it as central, and blaudly de-
scribed the facilities afforded for communion
ton between the Admiral and LAYARD at
Constantinople and the Government at Lon
don. The fact is, that, though Besika Bay is
central there are less telegraphic accommo~
dations there than at the point just aban-
doned The placing of the fleet where it is
is looked upon by the Conservatives as
threat against Russia, and a prophesy of war
not far in tho distance.
Year: 1877

The streets of Chicago are in most lam
entable condition. There is no doubt
| about that There is scarcely one Of them,
even Of those most recently paved, which is
in anything like perfect condition; and then


they vary through all degrees Of badness to


the impossible state Of m old country road.
When streets that have been paved within


two or three years already give cause for
complaint, it is no wonder that people begin


to lose confidence in the Nicolson pavement,
and contemplate q return to the older styles
of Belgian and bowlder pavements, with all
their noiso and discomfort. One reason for
this is, that no pavement is SO exasperately
disagreeable when in a bad condition as
dilapiaated Nicolson pavement; and, that
being the present condition of most of tho
Nicolson pavement in this city, it is gaining
arerutation for pcrishableness which it does
not justly merit


The blame for the wrctched condition OF
Chicago streets rests primarily upon tho city
authorities. The Nicolson pavement goes
to pieces quickly, simply because, after it
has been laid, NO attention is paid to it until
it has gone to pieces. Then it is too late to
repair the damage, except by repairing.
Even If tho Nicolson pavements were laid
with more care than is usually bestowed upon
them, single blocks would always begin to
give way almost as soon as travel commenced.
One or two blocks sinking or getting out of
level, from that moment there is constant
succession OF hard knocks, with force
IN proportion to the weight of the
load going over it and the ve1oc-
lty of the wheel striking it. In
the very newest Nicolson pavement, then,
there are always spots along the street where
the formation Of breaks and holes is in
process. Neglected, these defective places
enlarge rapidly and constantly. The one
block displaces that next to it; these dis
Year: 1877

place others; then there is q depression OF
several feet in circumference, which be-
comes jagged, and the blocks are broken and
chipped off by the wagons and carriages
thpt thunder over them. When no effort is
made to arrest this destruction of the pave
ment, it is not surprising that, even within q
few months, there are patches Of uneven and
ragged places along the whole street. Even
then no effort is made by the au-
thorities to restoro the pavement in
these places; nothing is done till
they have become great holes, when perhaps
they may be filed up with broken brick and
rubbish of all sorts, which generally makes
them worse than they were before.


Now, the remedy for all this is in system
Of prompt and thorough repairing of the
Nicolson pavement from the time it is first
laid, and thenceforth all the time. By pro-
viding street-say Wabash avenue, West
Washington, or North Dearborn street-wlth
squad of three men and a plant Of gravel,
tar, pick-a1, and small supply of blocks, a
new Nicolson pavement can be made to last
ten years, in fair condition, which would
otherwise 60 to rac11 and ruin with
in half of that time, and for two
or three years before final abandonment
would be unfit for city travel. It should
be tho dnty Of each squad to 60 up aud down
this street constantly, and, wherever adefect
is found, raise the blocks with the pick-ax,
and adjust them at their proper level with
grnvel; when necessary, new blocks can be
substituted, though, as rule, the old blocks
rcadjusted will do rs we'll Every other large
city that pretends to keep its streets in re-
spectacle condition-whether they have
blocks, gravel. asphalt, or Belgian pavement
--hns found it necessary to do this, and Chi
cago cannot neglect it without suffering the
annoyance OF ragged and rough streets.
There will be some expense attached to this
system, but it will DO trifiing as compared
with the system of neglect that now
prevails, by which n pavement is per-
mitted to perish within half the time it
ought to last, and must then be renewed at
q cost of 1000 or o,ooo per mile. The
Council, therefore, cannot plead the poverty
of the city or the desire to economize as an
excuse for not taking the precautionary
measures We have suggested. It is not econ
omy, but neglect and wastefulness, to allow
street-pavements to be torn to pieces and
then rot away for lack Of proper care. Every
penny used for prompt, judicious, and con-
slant repairing will save d dollar to the tax
payers in the renewal of pavements. This
is q matter to which the Council should give
it's immediate attention, doing what can be
done for those streets already badly worn,
and providing the new system for all the
new pavements which the property-owners
may lay from now on.
Year: 1877

AdEices from Washington indicate that
the flbusters and adventurcrs, who are
loaded down with Mexican claims purchased
ut the rate Of one cent on the dollar, aim to
provoke conflict between the troops of
oED and D1Az on the Rio Grande, with the
idea OF crossing the border and involving the
two Republics in quarrel. in the hope that
eventually the claims would be paid in full
by Mexico as portion Of the war indemnify
which would undoubtedly he cxncted
Year: 1877

Under the New York Law, it is necessary to
keep an inn and have three beds in the ho1eo
before drop Of liquor can he sold over the bar.
recent spurt on the part Of the authorities Ia
making trouble for the New York Tribune,
whose managers arc now called upon by the prs-
prietors Of the gin-mill underneath to make its
guaranty good or pay damages. The Tribune Is
not SO much 4 Temperance paper as it was.
Year: 1877

We arc told By q Russian traveller that the
summit of Mt. Hood is i single sharp peak Of
lava. White or Balac1aya?


About this time OF the year, put your nose
into the cellar stairway and see how anxious your
cabbagcs aud potatoes are to be put over the
alley fence.


An exchange says, "1t is a singular fact that
most dogs in Florida contract bad coughs" Out
West here they all appear to have the bow
vowel complaint.


Dr. Schlicmann's latest discovery In that tomb
is a number Of small scraps Of parchment, on
which are disconnected writings that he cannot
dcciphcr. They are probably Agamemoran-
dum's.
Year: 1877

public study him a little on the stage
beforehand The actors, the manage
ment, and the authors have done their
best to begin this course of public IN
struction effectually this evening. ! will
say only one word more about this re-
markable play. tits this When this play
was originally completed it was 50 long.
and so wide, and 80 deep Tin places,
and so comprehensive, that it would
have taken two weeks to play it. And
I thought this was a good feature. !
supposed we could have sign on the
curtain, " To be continued, and it would
be all right but the manager said. no,
that wouldn't do to play two Feeks
would be sure to get us into troubNwith
the government because the constitu-
tion SAYS you shall not in1ict cruel and
unusual punishments So he set to
work to cut it down and cart the refuse
to the paper mill. Now that was a good
thing; | never saw play improve as this
one did The more he cut out of it, the
better it got, right along. He cut out,
and cut out, and cut out, and I do be-
Iieye this would be one of the best plays
in the world to-day if his strength had
held out and he could have gone on and
cut out the rest of it. With this brief
but necessary explanation Of the plot
and purpose and moral of this excellent
work, make my bow, repeat my thanks,
and remark that the scissors have been
repaired, and the work of improS Sement
will still 90 on.
Year: 1877

Ladies and Gentlemen: In view Of
this admirable success, it Is meet that I
should try to express to you our hearty


thanks for the large share which your
encouraging applause has had in pro-
ducing this success. This office ] take


upon me with great pleasure. This is
a very remarkable play You may not
have noticed it, but l assure you it is so.
The construction of this.plav was a work
of great labor and research; also of ge-
MUS andinvention and plagiarism. When


the authors of this play began their
%ork they were resolved that it should
not lack bloOd-curdling disasters, acci-
dents and calamities, for these things al


ways help cut a play. But we wanted
them to be new ones, brilliant, unhack-
neyed. In a lucky moment we hit upon
the breaking down of stage coach as
being something perfectly fresh and ap-
pAlling. It seemed a stroke of genius
an inspiration. We were charmed with it


so we naturally overdid it a little. Con-
quently, when the play was first COM
pleted, we found we had that stage break
down seven times in the first act.
We saw that that wouldn't do, the piece
was going to be too STACEY. q didn't
notice that; that is very geod.) Yes,
the critics and everybody would say this
sort of thing argued poverty of inven-
ton. And (confdentially) it did resem-
BILE that, so of course we set to work and
put some limitations upon that accident;
and we threw a little variety into the
style of it, too. Originally the stage
coach came in about every seven min
utes, and broke down at the foot-lights,
and spilled the passengers down among
the musicians But we fixed all that.
At present the stage coach only breaks
down once, and the horses of another
carriage run away once. We could have
left out one or two of these, but we had
the horses and vehicles on our hands and
we couldn't afford to throw them away on
a mere quibble. | am making this ex-
planation in the hope that it will recon-
cile you to the repetition of that accident.
This play is more didactic than other
wise. For the instruction of the young
we have introduced a game of poker in
the first act. The game of poker is all
too little understood in the higher cir
cles of this country. Here and there
you find an ambassador that has some
SSea of the game; but you take the gen
eral average of the nation and our igno-
rance ought to make us blush. Why, l
have even known clergyman, estimable,
pure hearted man, and most excellent
husband and father, who didn't value an
ace full above two pair and jack. Such
ignorance as this is brutalizing. Who
ever sees Mr.. Parsloe in this piece sees
as good and consistent a Chinaman as he
could see in San Francisco. / think his
portrayal of the character reaches per
fection. The whole purpose of the piece
is to afford an opportunity for the illus
tration of this character. The Chinaman
is going to become frequent spectacle
all over America, by and by, and
difficult political problem too. There
fore, it seems well enough to let the
Year: 1877

Gen. Leduc, the commissioner sf agri
ulture, has for some time been engaged
in the consideration of important mat
ters affecting the sugar interests of the
United States, with particular attention
to the subject of increased growth of
that staple in this country He believes
that there can be a saving of more than
sixty millions of dollars a year to this
country by the production of the sugar
athome that is now imported from abroad.
The commissioner is now in correspond
ence with sugar planters and OF ers in
the south and southwest, and has also
received information from the growers of
sugar beet in support of his intention by
endeavoring to decide upon some manner
for largely increased growth of sugar in
the United States. The general agree
ment of planters and others is that there
can be much heavier productions of sugar
in this country than there is at present,
and all who have communicated with
the commissioner on the subject avow
their earnest anxiety to give him all the
benefits of their experience on this sub
iect, and assist him in his efforts wherever
theycan
Year: 1877

A member of the American Institute
Farmers club, at a recent meeting,
said he desired to speak good word for
the cottonwood, which wonderful tree is
fast commencing itself to western farm
ers, on account Of its exceedingly rapid
growth and the reluctance with which it
dies. He could not understand why this
tree, so easily cultivated and 80 useful,
has not been adopted in the eastern
states. The cuttings can be obtained
from nurserymen west, ct small cost.
The cottonwood not only furnishes good
fuel in short time, but makes shade
tree unsurpassed for cattle.
Year: 1877

In our recent review Of the new vol
ume OF the Massachusetts, census on
manufactures. we called attention TO the
remarkable effects disclosed regarding the
influence of machinery in reducing the
number Of hands employed in certain
manu- actures. We only spoke Of the
boot and shoe manufacture, but other in
dustries in which machinery plays large
part afford results equally striking; that
Is, they show an increase in production
entirely disproportionad TO the number
of laborers employed. The following
table will illmstrate this.
Year: 1877

Mr.. Kelley says that he has just about
completed his new machine, which is
made of wrought iron and cast steel, cost
sixty thousand dollars, and weighs TWEEN
ty tons. He says that he has obtained a
pressure of eleven thousand pounds to
the inch, and then stopped because the
gauge would not stand more, and that if
the metal would hold he could work his
present engine up to ten thousand horse
power. at is he told reporter, "a
quart machine-that is to say, it uses
only a quart of water. With the con-
denser that have now nearly complete,
] will make that quart of water produce
one thousand horsepower motion of
sufficient duration to run steamship
across the ocean.
Year: 1877

THERE were no lives lost by the forest
fires at Eaton, near Green Bay, Wiscon-
sin. The i've missing families have
turned up alive, after suffering from lack
OF food and sleep. One woman saved her
children by laying them upon the ground
and covering them with earth. Another
family, who had fought fire for fourteen
hours without food or rest, were about to
despair, when a slight shifting of che
wind opened tc them a pathway to safety.
Year: 1877




A CADET TO BE APPOINTED FROM
DELAwARE.-Hon. JAMES WILLIAMS
has been notified by the Secretary Of the
Navy of a vacancy for this District n.the
Naval Academy. Every one desiring the
appointment will have to apply through
Mr.. Williams, and produce testimony OF
good moral character, and the certificate
of physician as to health, &c. Candi-
dates to be not under fourteen nor over
eighteen years old. An examination in
regard to educational qualification will
be had before a nomination is made.
Here is good opportunity for some of
our Delaware boys.
Year: 1877

STEAM ON OUR PASSENGER RAILWAY
AND ITS EXTENSION TO THE NINTH
WARD.-It appears that steam has been
successfully applied on the street railroads
as cheap, safe and desirable motor has
been fairly established by the running of
seven steam cars on Market street, Phila-
delphia. These cars are more easily
controlled than horses-they are safer
than horse cars take up but little more
than half the room, and therefore are less
liable to collision when passing over the
street crossings, because they glide out of
the way sooner. They make more trips
day and cost less per car to run them
than the horse cars-seven steam cars are
performing as much duty as ten horse
cars did. ......


This is said to be the case in Philapel-
phia, where the streets are all level. Will
mington is built upon hill and the la
bor imposed upon the horses by the Pas
senger Railway Company is very great
and expensive, hence there is great de-
sire to have steam cars substituted for
horse cars on our streets.


The steam cars would overcome the
difficulty OF the grade on each side of our
city, and ascend Market street from the
Christiana and Brandywine at satisfac-
tory speed to passengers. The large
amount of freight which could be passed
over road of this kind to and from the
Brandywine factories ought to insure the
construction of branch of the Whining
ton Passenger Railway as far as Twenty
First and Market streets in very short
time. This Company has offered to ex-
tend the road through the Ninth Ward
If $1,000 can be subscribed +; about s., ,00C
OF this sum, we learn, has been subscribed
the balance ought now to be speedily
taken and the road put down the present
summer. 1t would pay the Company tc
make the change from horses to steam
and make the extension. The Directors
should be urged to do it.