National Republican., 1883-12-22
THE MAN:oN rnE AVENUE.
Small Talk ABOUT p,cn and Measures.


i've been trying to find out" said the dis
gustod Ohio man, "what states arc repre-
sented on the roll of tho minor offices of the
house, but they won't let me sec the lists. l
am put of on one prctext or another, but the
fact Is that they don't daro to let anybody
know that over sixty of the appointments
were made from Kentucky. The appoint
ments wero parceled out to tho congress
men who supported Carlisle for the
speakorship and rs Frank Hurd was
tho only Ohio man who was friendly
to him all through, we didn't have
much Of a show. The Kentuckians filled
both hands, but in order to save appearances
Kentucky men have been credited to Ohio
and Pennsylvania and other states. 1 haven't
soen kentucky man looking for place in
n week. The reason for that is that they
have all got one. Perhaps each man didn't get
just what he wanted, but he got something
It's q mighty cold winter IN Washington for
tho man who don't have some smell of blue
grass about him."
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Lieut.. f. V. Green, first assistant engineer
commissioner of this district declined to have
his streets cleaned this morning." said the
district suffrage advocate. "Ilo wanted to
have somo snow in his cutters so that tho
water couldn't run Off and his streets could
he nasty and sloshy all day. Some years ago,
before Lieut. +. " Green, camo
to own the streets of Washington,
they wero taken caro- of with some
degree Of sense. a light snow which couldn't
make sleighing, was scraped out of the gut
tors, and the streets were dry after the sun
had hoen up an hour or two. Of course the
first assistant engineer commissioner has y
right TO do as he likes with his own, but if
he willing to sell the streets at any reasonable
figure Pm in favor of petition to congress
for an appropriation to buy them of him. I'd
like to have the people own them for little
while.
This isn't doing tho right thing by tho
brokers'" said tho ex-governor of Maryland
in the house yesterday, when several con-
gressmen objected TO the payment of the extra
months salary to tho former employees Of tho
house. "Throe-iourths of those employees" he
continued, ''wcnt homo weeks ago after sell
ing whatever chances they had for more pay
to tho brokers. The brokers expected, of
course, to get the extra months pay, and it
won't be treating thom right if it pursues
this niggardly policy"
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DIR. Sinclair of tho state department, has
been engaged for several weeks preparing
report, in accordance with recommendation
of the last congress, showing what the actual
pay of American consuls is under tho present
system of fees, and what it would cost to pay
thom all salaries and have the fees turned
over to the treasury The report will be
ready in about four weeks.
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When the list of names of the mombers on
tho ways and means committee, as il is gen.
orally understood Speaker Carlisle will ap-
point them, were shown to Judge Kelley he
looked it over very carefully, and, seeing that
it plainly expressed Mr.. Carlisle's free trade
sentiments, he said: ~ can only say to you,
as Saymaker said to his bull that butted the
locomotive, i admire your pluck, but have
little respect for your discretion"
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1t was reported on high democratic au-
thority last night that Speaker Carlisle would
settle tho contest between Messrs. Cox and
Belmont, for the craftsmanship of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, by appointing
ex-Gov. Curtin TO the position. 1t is pretty
generally believed that the speaker had about
succumbed to the pressure that had been
brought to bear in the interest of thea son of
his father but the savage attack made upon
the scion of the house of Belmont by Con-
gressmen Finerty and other Irish
Americans, opened the eyes of several
of Mr.. Carlisle's northern advisers to
tho danger of going contrary to the
evident desires of an element whose
good will the democratic leaders know they
must retain or go under, and so Belmont had
to go. 1t is whispered that q contribution to
tho next democratic national campaign
fund of 100000 hinged upon the appoint
ment of Belmont fills as tho head of the
committee on foreign relations. Rumor has
it that an attempt will be made to keep that
100000 in sight by giving the youthful and
ambitious statesman the craftsmanship of the
committee on American shipping, a acommittee
that had been invented by Il. John Ellis.
Gen. Rosecrans and other democrats for the
purpose of resurrecting the American mer-
chant marine
Young Belmont's attention having been di-
rectod TO tne committee ne applied 1or 1t.
He is also credited with having circulated a
petition, which he invoked his democratic
brethren to sign in large numbers praying
the speaker to make him chairman of the
committee on American shipping, which petit
tion was at length presented to veteran
democrat from the northeast--a plain, blunt
man, grown gray in politics, and wise in
years.
"My young FRIEND" said the veteran dem
ocrat. II have been in the habit of signing
petitions like this addressed to the door
keeper, praying the appointment of door
slammers, pages, and cleansers of cuspidors,
but mover before for the craftsmanship of a
committee. This seems to me to be very
remarkable innovation"
Although strongly urged to lend his inhu-
ence to obtain the enforced recognition of
'the Importance of our family" sits wealth,
culture, social position" &C., the old man is
represented to have steadfastly refused to sign
the petition.
TiIden's Rare Wines.
Troy Times
Rhenlsh wine is said to be the pet weakness of
the sage Of GramGrcy park, and thrilling stories
are told Of his stores Of matohless vintage. The
finest nj these brOu shL only on vary IN ra