National Republican., 1883-03-28
THE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
Small Talk About Men and Measures.


"Thc senate in executive session was con.
sidcring the appointment of Tom Murphy to
the New York colectorship" said an cx-sona.
tor in conversation with friend last evening,
aud considerable feeling for and against his
confirmation was being shown. kilograms
and letters urging the senate to reject the
nomination were read and in the lot was one
from John Jay, which read something like
this:
1T has been rumored that am In favor of the
confirmation OF Thomas Murphy. This is not
true
Senator Conkling met every objection
that had been raised against his friend Muir
ply, taking them up one by one, and giving
to each the consideration he thought it de-
served. At last he reached the Jay tele-
gram. An expression of scorn took possession
Of his countenance, and drawing himself up
to his full height he leaned forward and said
with accents of assumed ferocity of the most
malignant typo: Mr.. President it has been
charged on the floor of this chamber that
John Jay favors the confirmation of Col.
Thomas Murphy. 1dony 1t, sir; deny it,
IF man had offered him deadly insult
he could not have manifested greater indigna-
ton. charge that he had robbed his
mother would not have boon treated with
finer scorn. Two or three senators smiled
as he took his scat, and then the whole senate
took 1t up and gave vent TO half suppressed
laugh, about half Of the senators seeking the
cloak room, whore they could give way to
their merriment unrestrained."
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Moettng n onnflar,n, ,,.oIt ,,au..a T.. l..l-...
affairs last night l asked him what was the
true inwardness of the resignation of Gen.
West as president of the board of commits
sioners. " 1 have had no conversation with
the general" was the reply, "and therefore
don't know definitely; but presume it is
simply because the other two commissioners
have arrogated to themselves all the power of
the board, and that ho don't propose to act,
like old Dent, as a mere figure head. He prob
ably don't care TO play president unless he
can be president.
Surgeon General Wales, who has been as
signed quarters in the south end of the State,
War and Navy department building in the
rooms lately vacated by State department
people, attributes his good fortune to the fact
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diplomatic style. The part is about seven
inches wide, and is made with towel
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Among the many reports in circulation on
newspaper row last night was one to the effect
that Secretary Folger, acting under the ad-
vice of his physician, would within the
week go away on a vacation of at
least a month. Absolute rest and a
release from the worry and responsibilities
of department management have been pre-
scribed as the only course of treatment that
will bring about complete restoration of the
secretary's shattered health.
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The intelligence was wired from New York
yesterday that at cabinet meeting in the
afternoon it had been decided to re-
lieve the money market by anticipating
the one hundred and twentieth
call of bonds. Except that there was
no meeting of the cabinet yesterday, and that
the question has not been before the cabinet
at any of its meetings, the news was correct
The order anticipating the payment of the
bonds embraced in the call was q treasury
department order pure and simple.