Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-25
GATH GOSSIP.

cianS-BrIStOWS success at Ihe Dill
Keifer's Failure as Speaker OF tho
House Presidential Pother.
New YORK, Jan. 24.-Speaking to Mr.
Gabe Wharton in Washington, he said:
seen. B. f. Bristow is making very large
fortune in New York at the practice of
law. He was restricted in Kentucky, and
would have been in any comparatively
provincial community, but his abilities are
grand. He is now in congenial legal as
sociations, his firm being Bristow, Peake
& Opdyke. They kept about fourteen
clerks, and rival the most eminent legal
firms. Mr.. Bristow is the first lawyer
who has ever successfully antag-
onized Vanderbilt, as he did
in the celebrated Erie railroad eases
in the state OF Ohio. He has legal head,
and is hardly excelied anywhere. Nature,
natural force and application made him
lawyer of the first class. He is making a
Drineely fortune rapidly. He is, no doubt,
a man of positive and what is called bull
headed nature; but his instincts are indig-
nant and honest. lie viii not tolerate cor
ruption or thieying in apybody's interest
How does the treasury department CO.
operate with congress-"
well, the treasury department IS
a perfect machine. You can
not draw money out of the
treasury except in response to an appro-
priation of congress, or for what are called
the permanent appropriations, or to pay
of the national debt. So the secretary
has no discretion. do not think the pres
ent secretary of the treasury is anything
very notable. A secretary of the treasury
must have some superior knowledge or IN
sight over congress to be distinguished in
the financial department.. John Sherman
had made the laws governing the treasury
department, and knew its business
from one end to the other.
Mr.. Folger is learning finance as
he goes along. He is not behind a good
many other secretaries, but he is not ahead
of many of them. Congress does not wait
on the executive initiative march. If the
secretary of the treasury was to go away
from the country two years his department
would run just as well. OF course there
are a great many opportunities for
financier In tbs tariff bill, brought for
ward from the committee, old and numer-
Gus discrepancies are cut out, and also al
lowing the custom officers to decide what
schedule an article belongs to. Hereto
fore the uncertain phraseology of the tariff
bills has led to great deal of latitude in
that respect"
''What do you think about the organiza-
ton of the next house of representatives? ?"
II have not paid much attention to it,
but would not be much surprised if Ran
dali was made the speaker. He is keen
politician, a man of obstinate force, and
think his ability to preside over con-
gress has been we'll vindicated.
The great trouble with the present Repub
lican congress was the selection of its
speaker. Mr.. Ksifer was put into his
Office by junta of political managers,
and he probably obeyed their Instructions;
so that the executive force of congress was
very badly distributed, good men being
thrown aside because they were not accept
able to the junte, and congress, under Mr..
Keifer's rule, has not been arranged to
procure the best results. The present ways
and means committee is an instance of this
arbitrary distribution. Here is one quite
able man, high up on the ways and means
committee, who is also chairman of Indian
affairs. His reputation is involved where
the craftsmanship is, therefore he gives his
main time to the special committee. A
speaker of congress is really responsible
for its work, because the problem before
him is to give experience and ability their
true positions in order that the business of
congress may be expedited. Mr.. Keller
had to take his orders from a
few men who procured his election. The
committees were, therefore, organized
without rule or plan"
"Who is the leader Of the Republican
congress since the last elections"
Mr.. Carson hesitated.
lis it Robeson?" asked.
''Well, suppose it is. / rather think he
is as much referred to as anybody.
How does the next presidential election
look to your
''Everything is yet uncertain.
It is clear that the present
administration will not be renominated.
Beyond that there is nothing that is clear
in the Republican party. The other party
is equally drifting. I would not be sur
prised If the nominees of both parties we're
to be selected good ways in the future"
'Do you think the chances are in favor
of the Republican party electing the next
PRESIDENT"
mo; think the chances are against
them. There may be instances and inter |
positions which will bring them out, as
more than once in the past. The Demo
Gratis undoubtedly expect to elect the next