New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-14
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FRIDAY MORNING, AoGusI u, 1897.
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ou III I,st.;ot. q .as etst ss.,,,s, II
u, 80 Ho,ss !, ro,,ness IN 1910 be yv.s Tho
o.,,s;aa,. - 5,o,0.,,r of an, mt v,os
x...s, 4, s,,a,, ,,s;or;.v na;nr slso brokan down
& -. 4. .,,;..t.s Il r.,;frr;a a. .he tin,e when
~ M ss,er ..s ~ III ~ rs broke
,t 1870 coor connetencv
"a II r;r..s fort,,nss IL tbreyv b;n,se1f
~, ,.r. g ,,o,;.;cs 49,, pvb;cb I; 1esI \.
-. ,s,s.s o,, az a.. e tbe Nat;onal senate
~ ycs.,sr has III, Tho re,,osed
J., III, hv ,hs ,.on1s ~ California far h. has been
- v;.;,ort ~ their ;n,eress and ass;anons in at.
..s,;.., q their v,nts 4 new Stat. 40 california
-. ~ sitn.s,d 90 far from ber sisters unon the
p.c;ac e,one her leslative wants were necessarily
,,,,t mt Col. WeJler. in connection with Dr.
c,r ,o.t ~ onnortunitv of presenting them Ia the
Jas,sts ,na h.s .:aus secured for California MANY
sneisl scs c fsyoritsm which but for his exertions
si, Void never have received.
IN tam expired on the 4th Of March last: and
vA;t he was in Washington attending tn the
susssush Of his State. his poltical rivals at home
pu.nased TO supp;snt him with Tammanv Hall
politician from the State Of New York by the name
of Frederick. Col. Weller then resurned home and
= now prominently spoken Of as the Democratic can.
d,dase fpr Governor Of h,s adopted STATE.
n d mot much Of an orator-but nevertheless a
uent sneaker. and practical sapacious statesman.
AZ Chairman Of the Committee on Military Affairs.
Nj services we're lahoror,sv wondered in behalf If
sbe interests II The army and tho oticers orc in
arcat measure iniebted to him. IN coninnction with
an. ou;tman for he increase II their nav which
cnncrsas authorized Il ;ts iast session
During he latter mart Of the frst session. Col.
Weer presented 10 liz senate the largest netition
ever before presented to that body II was from the
peoule Il California asking for wagon road across
he Plains. and signed by several thousand names.
il MA hound up il book shane. and looked like an
enormous merchant,s ledger. Ordinarily. when a
Eertnr presents net;tion the napes carry IL nm n
fhe secretary this was tn heavv sor tho ttle
rows ana they had q leave Il living o. the senators
desk. The rules require ali petitons IL Ia fed IL
the secretarv-and Il must have been an entertain.
mo s;uht 70 have seen the venerable IN tho
act ~ t,,;n., +t;a ono a
u;.,.ft hand g .he Nov 7,o,;dr ynae If
Fo,;a. Until III, 10 rs ~ h;s ~ mo ,yas lew
INIT sor sna roaaon or o.bor b had ynIee tacked nm
toit IA n ~ raods il avv ynlee Ha belorcs
- H. AN; ~ TsraaI and hoars ohont III, iii ~ ,,a
.rar n,arIs IA mn 49, ~ sn,all s,.t,ta hacl
ba;r IA All sl;n-tbe,,a i M mistaking III a.
scon+
lie seems, in some way, to have fallen into dlsre'
pute with his party-for, though an unadulteated
Democrat they have given him no position OF honor
either on the committees or elsewhere. His speeches.
like angels visits are few and far between His most
conspicuous aenoft was an attempt TO overthrow
Bghts construction Of one OF the rules Of the Senate,
in which be met with most disastrous failure. Oc-
roa;onaiy IL or1 co,,o 4 Az IA ~ III. co1loo eo
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u .le numerous onculsles ms poslnon Oh chairman
OF the Naval Committee would get him into, but in
the general he remained dscrectIy silent
~ tho ovn;~oto,, 80 hi, tarr, ~ sor,,;oo - &;
s =, n's 'e..o se.sNo' ~ 70 piona
DIG ne Will DC fetred INTO opscurlty. IL was with
difficulty he maintained his right to his present seat
and there are many who believe that he holds IT lille.
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Next to him is the Hon. John R. Thompson, Of
Nav Torsov I ,oroo ,,aoy, ,,ar os a;an;sod a.
sw Jersey 10y a neavy man, 81 a'gnlhea ae.