National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-14

Cd, Mr.. Kennedy, the Louisiana millionaire, one
politics and makes money b1 building the isvees
Il: Pssisge, DID Shell ~. ioiis good fellow sad
e one OF the former war correspondents Of the
NeW York Tribune. Beside them We notice Sen
9toE ConOyer q Fiord and his amisb s. iaay
uncovered, that one can recognise tho met o. me
senator possessing years enough to entitle mn 70
kansas, and family occupy . table BY the
window, at which, also, Is placed the accom-
Plished Senator from Missouri, Hon. Louis v.
lish, speaks tho French Language with the
assent Of Partisan. Next in the row, nanked
:ad 5 S
Oregon, ex-senator Nesmith, whose prandial
stories are keeping his neghbors in roar OF msr-
phsns, the suthoress, brings back old and pleas.
ant rccollcctions. She Is dining On fanfHe with
her interesting daughter, while Mrs, Admiral
Alexander and Miss Love complete the group.
who 10 the stately gentleman now entering the
hall:" We inquire Of our pleasant neighbor, Dr.
him; g youthful IN appearance and with such
elasticity Of step We flse to greet him Is an old
a az; Thos. I. Nelson-the accom-
just retarned from his mission to Mexico His do
seription Of that country reminds Us Of . chapter
from Bocaccio. He seats himself close at hand ~
Ms. 0y whose Ssppas
charm Of manner 70 more than Q match for this
master In diplomacy. 300.
BY his family Of fair young daughters, sits Henry
Il Dawes, the chairman of the Committee OF
ways and Means, grey-thin, and overworked,
his committee. Opposite to him is the we'll
Crossed, handsome. Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury, querulous somewhat on the subject Of
lady clerks and the reduction Of salaries.
A FINANCIAL coLLoeUY.
A. toI, I..Tx . ,otv
Dawes. Well, Mr.. Secretary, what think You of
Sawyer. am opposed to everything since my
Dawes. Well, you know the country is hard up,
and all patriots must make sacrifices.
~, saver; Yes but !. is beneath the dignity Of
messengers about Congress as high Is go a
Dawes I didn't know that.
Sawyer. have doubt Of It; and there are
other things you ought to know that you don't.
Dawes. But, after all, this has nothing to do
with the great q iestion Of finances. Don't you
action-thirtS three ,compound-in-
terest-groenback-n0te-t theory preferable to Sec
Rotary Richardson's fve-dollar specie idea?
Sawyer. No! Emphatically, no! Richardson
is right. You, in your Endorsement Of Kelley's
idea, failed to take into consideration the ten
dency Of the country to imitation and contraction.
You know that John Stuart Mill, In his wealth
Of Nations" says where the supply il greater
than the demand then the suffering for currency
will not be SO great as when the demand is greater
than the supply. Secretary Richardson saw this
point, andacted accordingly. Again. Mill says that
acountry is more prosperous when there is move
ment of the crops, while most fnancicrs Of the
kelley school take the opposite view.
Dawes. No; you are wrong. You don't compre-
bend my greenback idea. lily bill was drawn up
N n consultation with Butler, Garfield, Morton,
Sawyer. Yes; understand. Secretary Rich
ardson also consulted his cabinet before action.
He = called Vanderbilt, Spinner, Saville Gregory,
n1arnn n uorflc
nitted his plan, and We Endorsed the same with
great enthusiasm.
Dawes Hold on! There is Maynard; Wen
Currency Committee.
is we'll represented in this distinguished assem-.
bly,. Gen vBoynton and wife, Mr.. Hudson, of The
Star, Mrs Mary JIemmer Amcs Mr. ]. Z. Young,
and Capt. Loring Of the navy, surround little
table and are agreeably discussing the menu
Hinton, engaged with Mr. FIagg, of the Sem
ate, in a sharp criticism Of McCreerys speech on
Siy III rights MT. Crnthtield the Davy Crockett
denly drops the subject, and goes off into hu-
morous description Of Flagg leading the German
with little lady half feot in her pink
party boots. A loud explosive laugh attracts for
. moment all eyes to o table In the c0ruer
of the room, where sits Scudder, Of New Jcr-
E:5S NV. Hso can ssIs9ss the
Massachusetts-"Old Buff as his friends IA
mIliarly call him, who is distinguished among
other things for having served through q whole
term in Congress without missing prayers or a
roll call. Mr. Foster, of Ohio, Colonel Gross and
Gen. A. q. Jones are their neighbors. Spinner's
table has an empty chair turned down, and
ing diplomat of the State Department; Washing
ton Townsend, the Quaker Representative from
Pennsylvania; H0ratio Stone, the sculptor; Col.
Jim Martin, the dashIng adjutant and his lovely
wife, and Baron Liebfraumilch, an attache OF q
foreign legation, dining with Haswell. Colonel
Cassells and his interesting wife occupy another
table, at WHICH are also Col. Bacon and his wife.
Gen. Baird, Col: MeCaulcy, Mr.. kasson, Of Iowa,
Nr. Wilson, Of Indiana, and Mr.. Timer.
nibbling his almonds stepped in glass of Caleb's
pale sherry. The banquet hall is now almost de-
fore which Bright forms are passing; the drawing
room Is attracting its votaries. Pythias says
for the almonds are affecting His
head LET 20 listen to the lecture Of the lovely
LADY WestmOrelanu, r-dlonS.