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Show I IrcUellrUronl A gno-I stor; I told about the capllal nf thue-uajr way In wh'eU ati u mem. Ur of the lloue riHCnlly etrnel a ham'soine fee, sn the Wiuhlngton irrriil. The la member In ipiesilon now ileveti a hlmaelf intslly lo Kindlng nilulit the vote of silting m-inlr on bill lu whl h hn la lu ouewvy or anotlierlntereatel. Not long ngo Ihe repteseiitntivia of a national aaaocla-tlnti aaaocla-tlnti of tiveruuieiit enij,l)e wliu v nit Ceugrcs to lo mnnethlnc for their relief, cenie tu Withlnittou t. urge thu Message of u bill In their In-turcti. In-turcti. The uovernnuitti inploye lu iiutstloncieeerre that flnrethiiiK shoul t hu done fur them. Hut t n lnt bill. niulrelnUlllgtiitpiialiliirtocettlieiii tht . ugh Cnrgiusa luwadev nnd thu reptesclitntlvi-a of thn government employes.' asaocUllou sciu, to have iiiliki) iihcnivereil that they muld nevet sumo ouu to 1 1 voi) their ife befne the committee whlitl ha I Ihilr III! In charkr. The ex memUr In iiutslluii ran ei ria tliuin uu I mniv how loiivlnctl them that he waa the niinthtywnnle'l. So they eugaed bhn toat s.ar before thu committee, and un thu roper clay he didjto. At the npia.t iled moment he itppeared lu n Meh I e hail stilt b'ed lila lea for the empliytt'blil, aud lead to tho following follow-ing i irect! 4t(r. Chairman and gentle-men gentle-men of the mmmlltre. I know that vouktiow that Ihl I n good bill, rinse c lerka are. a very d serving class of men, and thii bill ought lo ss. I am contldert that the houorablu fieiitltmen of your cominlltct will give t due consideration nnd do what uii can to help thcso men out. Ho, lie; li g that lour hoiioratilu coiuuiltlce will tnko bevornblu action in the bill a sooiiuslhlol will nut tnko up any more of thu time of Ihe committee, I ut leave the nutter In vutir linud." Ho saiingthe e x.menitier bowed politely lo the cnmmtlteo, put Urk the half sheet of letter paper III hlucket, I Id ml lip hi. hat, ami walkteluut. III I h occupied les than ludf a minute in delivery, aud altugetiier hla work lu benalfof the bill did not lake miru than live! iiilnulu of hla lltno. The cx-memWr'afeo for thla feat of lobby. Ingw a JIDO.I. |