National Republican., 1882-12-26

senator Hill, Ol Colorado, mad ms stocking
filed with other peoples political troubles
Hon. james b. Belford found a hundred
miles of Ute reservation in his stocking.
Senator Bayard received case of Thomass
! whisky, with the tax due in five years.
Senator Jones, of Florida, received an invi-
tation to come to Massachusetts, and get mar
! ried.
Senator Call, from Florida, received prop
osition to print his never-endng speech from
the everglades.
Hon. Horatio Bisbee found in his stocking
| two toy cats contesting II seat over toy
clothes-line.
Secretary Joseph f. Brown, of Georgia. had
HE old-fashioned knit wooden full of demo-
cratic commissions for Office, dated 1884, with
a beautifully engraved motto In hoe signo
whoop 'em up"
Emory Speer, of Georgia, had u stocking full
of protected cotton, in the center of which was
a jewel known as American industry.
Senator Logan found in his stocking toy
soldier in full retreat labeled "E'itz-John
| Porter"
Hon. William NJ. Springer didn't hang up
| his stocking this year at all. He expects to
get the Speakership in it next season and
didn't want to seem to ask too much of Santa
| Claus.
Gen. Singleton, of Illinois, got a bran new
jewsharp, and now wakes the echoes on Capt.
| tol hill with such music as can be heard no
| where else.
Col. Hatch, of Missouri, lives near st. Louis
and of course his stocking holds a good deal.
Space forbids an inventory.
James w. Singleton, of Illinois, received a
iewsharp on which was engraved One tongue
for my political rights, but thousand days
| in convention"
Joseph G.. Cannon would have received
something for his stocking, but he opposed
the fast mail and so it did not arrive.
William r. Morrison had an English-made
I,I. 1t. r,,I1 % d.. ,,-,,.
John r. Thomas found his stocking stuffed
with minority report from the special Mis-
sissippi river committee.
Senator Dan Vorhees had stocking full
of taxed perfumery.
Senator Ben Harrson's stocking was filed
with pleasant possibilities.
| Hon. William S. Holman, of Indiana, found
his stocking full of bills killed by one obiec-
tion.
Hon. Thomas NJ. Brown, of Indiana, had
stocking full of thanks from pensioners.
Hon. Stanton J. Peale, of, Indiana was glad
enough to save his own stockings without
| risking one by hanging it up.
| Asst Sec. ,JOslyn, of the interior depart
ment got his stocking all stretched and ready
for the occasion but didn't hang it up. He
has been accustomed to get an Illinois farm
every Christmas heretofore, but on account of
being so far from home concluded not to take
the chances of disappointment.
Charlie Farwell hasn't examined his stock
ing yet, and won't till after the Illinois legis-
| laturc meets
Hon George w. Steele, of Indiana, had n
hog and small majority packed in his stock
ing.
William II. Calkins received q notice of
contest which was exceedingly trying, after
all the work he had done for other reelected
congressman.
Hon. John A. Kasson received hint that
he would be wanted in the senate after 1883.
Senator ingalls,, of Kansas, received re-
quest to take Senator's word for good thing
without asking too many questions.
Senator Plumb, of Kansas had in his stock
ing fully equipped passenger train and sec
ton of railway land.
Hon. Thomas Ryan, of Topeka, hung up a
mocCasin, and found an Indian in it waiting
to see his allowance.
Senator Beck, of Kentucky, had stocking
full of petitions from distillers to get all the
time for taking whisky out of bond that can
be spared
Senator Williams received a note of good
fellowship from Senator Brown, done up in
the cattle disease bill.
Hon. Oscar Turner found his ample stock
ing filed with trace chain on which the
duty had been paid.
j. Proctor Knott's stocking was hung up at
his home in Lebanon, and it had not the most
! satisfactory assurances that he would get the
nomination for governor
Hon. John G. Carlisle found that his stock
ing had been so damaged by Mississippi river
water that il could not be made to hold any
thing.
Capt. Joe Blackburn hung up his stocking
at random, and received plenty of assurances
that he would be the southern candidate for
speaker.
John D. White was delighted to find that by
| hanging up his stocking he had caught the
speakers eye. He will make use of the catch
immediately after the hOIidays
Senator Kellogg hung up his stocking, and
caught seat in the lower house.
Randall Gibson had his stocking filled with
Louisiana sugar.
Hon. L. John Ellis tried to get another
witness in favor of spending money on the
lower Mississippi river, but his stocking was
full of disagreeabe cross questions.
Senator Eugene Hale, from Maine, received
a stocking full of Yankton railway bonds.
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,, said he was
satisfied with the stocking full he carried,
without hanging it up for change of luck.
Senator Dawes was surprised and delighted
to find a young Ponca Indian in his stocking.
Hon George ID. Robinson, of Massachusetts,
received a chart of the Mississippi river with
an unqualified condemnation of further eX-
penditure of money upon it.
Senator Ferry, of Michigan, was surprised
to find Mr.. Hubbell in his stockings.
Senator Conger, of Michigan, did not hang
up his stocking for fear whisky bill would
get into it,
Col. George r. Davis found formal note in
his stocking, dated Chicago and signed Will
| lam u. Black 1t simply said "I'll be there
before a speaker is elected"
Assistant Postmaster General Elmer got q
yellow covered copy of play entitled Try
| ing 1t On" and an invitation to become
| prOmpter in an amateur dramatic company.
Indian Commissioner Price got perfumed
note from Mr., Scalp m-by-starlight, in
closing a copy of his recent Indian reform or
der, and saying he'd see him later about it
! if at all.
Pope Bob found his silk hose filed with
| the blessing of his orthodox brethren, and
the latest revised edition of camp meeting
| hymns.
Red Cloud looked eagerly into his stocking,
! hoping to find therein the scalp of Indian
Commissioner Frice, but discovered that he
| had drawn a full set of Cooper's novels, a
| bundle of tracts, and the commissioners most
recent order to regulate the red men and COM
| pei them to walk Spanish instead of capering
nimbly through the mazes of the sun dance.
Whereupon did Red Cloud blaspheme in
classic Sioux,
Hon, Julius @, Burrows, of Michigan, left
his stockings in Kalamazoo.
Hon. Roswell c. HOrr, of Michigan, retains
his stockings by 5000 majority.
Hon. j. A. Hubbcll, of Michigan is tired of
hanging up his stocking for other people.
Senator Window, of Minnesota, would have
hung up his stocking if Hon. Mark IL, Dun
nell had not been looking.
The contents of Senator Sawyer's stocking