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THE WORKING MEMBERS AND THE pRoFFs.


WAsH,xeros. Ar. ir iSi;-
MIR. Steenrod, one OF the most dsc'cediy ussiui,
pentIemapy and valuable workfrg men IN ths
House, offered mo,; valuable resolution to-day
that as soon Us the House meets each day. the clerk
shall call over the roll and mark down the absenices
This saluiarv proposition was voted down By the
idlers of reform Congress 1t was pity the ayes
and noes were 10; called ou it. The scti-, that al
tho,.eh the House pretends 10 81; IRON ii TIL
q, 5 and s. vet half the tae ihera = noia quorum
Yesterday there was not q hundred members when
the House Automatically the iiouse. on voting,
found Itself fcur times without quorum. Every
time this Session when there has been call OF the
House there have always been from iorty 70 si.Ctg
members absent and thus the important interests
of the country suffer. The fac; is tina; many Of The
members come 10 the House. sit through one or t7o
calls OF the aveS end noes. then 90 OF rJe, walk
about and frt with ladies, drink, lounge about.
smoke cigars drink down stairs, or 20 home TO din
ncr at Il, or l. or O'Clock. crawl back between 3
and f. and then bawi out against an adjournment
and demand the ayes and noes, ina, it may appear
they are wondrous siientiye.--And FOR this tool :
play they get 90 day. II their constituents could
see some of en- thev would soon bc invited 10 stay
at home. The fact H. the last Congress met AT u
and adjourned regularly ct 3 stand in their ana
worked, ard did twice the business this has done
and in less time. The fact l., HAT your reporters
here don't dare comment these things; bu; II
shall be done, and their names published os Ihe
benefit Of their constituents, BY


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