Show THOUGH AMERICAN practice does not follow fol-low the British custom of permitting members of tho cabinet to participate in legislative debate Mr BLAINE as secretary secre-tary of state has on more than ono occasion oc-casion gone into Congressional committee rooms to enforco his views upon pending I measures And if regular lobbyists are indulged in-dulged in the habit we do not see why an I exception should be made in the case of a cabinet officer Whether his position against the landing of the new French I cable is a correct ono is another thing |