Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-05
The Coming senate.
TIRE ms AND OUTs-sONErHlNG ABOUT THE
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large number of retiring senators, and grows
! out of the many changes IN the political COM
plexion of state legislatures The retiring SEN
| ators Will be Messrs. Booth. Eaton, Mcdonald
| Hamlin, Whyte Baldwin, Bruce, Paddock
! Sharon. Randolph, Herman, Thurman, Wallace,
| Bailey, WftherS. Hereford, and Cameron OF
Wisconsin-l0 democrats and : republicans.
! The Senator's who will succeed themselves are
! Messrs. Bayard, Jones OF Florida, Dawes, =
| Milan, COckreli, Burnside, Maxey and Ell
munds-4 republicans and democrats.
AMONG THOSE WHO GO oUr,
| the democrats lose several OF their most valu
| able leaders, OF whom Senator Thurman Is first
FOR twelve years he has been the trusted le ieI
of his party In the Senate: but aside from his
political course he has rendered public services
which rank him among our ablest men. Sen
atols Wallace and Mcdonald will also be missed
by their party. 1t is q noteworthy fact that the
men who were elected to the Senate as
NON -rARTIsANs OR REFoRMERS,
With single exception, will not be In the next
Senate. Mr.. Booth was elected ny a combina
uon OF republicans and democrats as an anti
monopolist. Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin. was
chosen, by the aid OF democrats, over Senator
carpenter because OF the formers supposed in
dependence In politics. MIR. Christiancy, who
was glad to get out or the Senate before his
term expired, was also Indebted TO democratic
votes for his election. Senator Mcmillan whom
the democrats helped to elect over Ramsey
now Secretary OF War, is the only one OF the
j..
THE INCOMING SENATOR'S,
aside from the eight already mentioned who
succeed themselves, will be: Messrs Miller, IIaH-
ley, Harrison, Hale, Gorman, Conger, George,
Van Wyck, Fair, Sewell. Platt, Sherman. JacH-
son, Malone. Camden and Sawyer-lO reuuolt
cans, democrats. and one Independent demo
crat, iMahone). Some OF these geptlemen
though new to senatorial honors, have alrea Iy
enrolled their names among the list OF states.
men. Gen. Hawley. OF Connecticut, stand
high In the estimation OF the entire country
Mr. t0nger has served In the House for twelve
Years with distinction. Gen. Harrison and Mr.
Hale have both been prominent tn public life
put the incoming senator who has, above all
the others. rendered distinguished services, Is
Dir. sherman, OF Ohio. The only state which
has Lot yet elected its Senator is Pennsylvania
OF THE INCOMING DEMOCRATS
several have held high positions In their respec
tive states, but none OF them have yet earned
national regulations.
THERE ARE THREE SENATOR'S
who were born on foreign soil-Messrs. Beck
Jones OF Florida, and Jones of Nevada Mr..
Beck was born In Scotland, Mr.. Jones' OF Flori.
da, "a, IN IRELAND, and Mr.; Jones. Of Nevada, IL
England. All three or them are self-made IN an
having Quilt up their own fortunes. Mr.. Beck
received the benefits OF an academic eduGAtton
In Scotland Mr.. Jones, OF Nevada, when boy
went TO public school In Cleveland for a few
years: but In the early days OF the California
excitement, then youth. he went TO that
state. He has been an indefatigable student
since he entered puolic life Senator Jones. OF
Florida. had TO depend entirely upon his own
resources fran early boyhood. He began.
"hen out BOY, TO learn the carpenters trade
ana oy INDUSTRY saved money enough to edu-
cate himself. He studied law. was admitted
10 practice IN 1851, and elected United States
Senator in 1874. He was recently elected br
the unanimous vote OF mis- party
Tricks Upon the Custom House..
CURIOUS poDGES or IMPORTERS Or ANNALS To
EVADE DUTIES.
II Is provided by law that ali live auimlls
imported into this country, except for breeiiag
purposes, Shall pay duty OF 20 per cent al
Valorem. This Is one reason that the price o
admission to the menaserie goes on witloaf
any reduction. The menagerie man does 40.
try 10 evade the law, but pays his % per cent
on his finest and greatest aggregation OF I."-
Ing wonders the world ever saw without any
Kicking. But there are people Who try to get
around the law, and who succeed Whenever
there Is doubt about the purpose OF the In
Rortation OF live animals, the government OF
hcers put them down as not for breeding plr-
poses Appeals are always being made TO tn.
treasury from the decisions OF the customs ~
1lcers. Some OF these appeals are curlosili-s
one case In point. The Philadelphia zo0og!cl,
garden
IMPORTED ZgERA
TO adOrn its parks. The customs officers put
on the 20 per cent duty in the usual prompr
manner In which they come down on the I'm
porter: The managers OF the garden appealed
TO the Treasury. The only way that the Str ed
animal could be brought In free was on TIE
ground that she was wanted for breeding pur-
poses The managers OF The garjen made ali.
daVit that such was the object OF Importation
They wanted TO cross her with the mule lri0e.
In hopes OF improving The latter breed The
zepra got IN free. The Cincinnati zooiog!sA
gardens got
BULL ELEPHANT
fhr0nUh
duty by making affidavit that they wanted hun
TO Improve the breed they had on hand then.
This in spite of the fact that the only other spec
linen OF elephant then I'm their gardens was A
ouIl SO old That he couldn't even put out his
trunk 1oT the customary peanuts and candy.
HYESA MAS Run IN
On the government, free OF duty, by the
Central Park folks Oh the same Old ro-
Lust swearing of being for breeding plr
poses. They tell story in the customs division
OF The treasury about an elderly maiden lady
who eaid poll-parrot that she brought from
Tie west Indies with her was for breeding pur-
poses but this case Is not authenticated by tha
records. Bees have, however been got In free
by the Use OF affidaIits that they were intended
10 Improve the breed. TIE man who did tne
nl'ie Lit OF swearing necessary to get them In
was a bad western Child or the forest. His All
daFil Is preserved with extreme care By the de-
partmeDt. 1t Is considered one of the mos,
unique ever sworn to.
IEh WURST CASE
was that OF gentleman who lives down Oh the
Rio Grande. He imported mule 1t was a
valuable animal and the duty was heavy. He
looked up the law In regard to the Introduction
oi i've animals to this country, and then In an
unguarded moment swore In an affidavit that
!ne mule was intended to improve the breei on
MS lafln. de forgot the fact In natural history
that mules have no offspring born unto them
The customs people happened to think of this
ara tGe man had 10 put up his money before he
could get his mule. Not many weeks ago two
bulldogs came into New York and were sworn
tnrougn on the ground that they were
!of breeding purposes. All these cases come to
The Treasury for final decision. and not unfre-
quently there is deep consultation between
Mi. James, the chief OF the customs division,
ard Assistant Secretary Upton, as to whether
Dull-dog er an elephant. hyena or some other
Wild and unacclimated beast can really come
IN free under the head claimed. 1t is reported
mat Mr. Upton was In favor OF allowing the
mule to come under that head He had not
stuaied natural history upon the great Ameri-
can kicker
The DIRECTORY OF the wine and liquor trade
lor the present year IS dedicated as follows:-
TO the Hon. Green b. Raum, commissioner of
internal revenue, this work Is respectfully ded-
lcated In recognition OF the broad and states
maniike spirit In which he has administered the
duties OF his Office, and in token OF the unani
nous approval which his methods have ELECTED
from Inc taxpayers OF the United States"