The National tribune., 1884-01-03

avenue. 1t was planted, mere sapling, in the
time of Andrew Jackson. Some of the older
attaches of the Executive Mansion say that
Abraham Lincoln used TO walk thoughtful Y
about the grounds, and when he would pass
this tree would pluck twig from the limb
next the walk, then take out his pocket knife
and white and shave it away. After while
he would pass again and pull another twig
From this constant use of the Presidents jack
knife the limb next the walk would have a
stripped appearance by the time cold weather
arrived in the fall and put an end to AIr. Lin
COINS strolls.
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Mr.. Springer of Illinois, blames his col
league, Colonel Morrison, for influencing the
Speaker in placing him upon the shelf practi-
cally III the formation Of the House Commit
tees. Morrison, however thinks that Springer
ought TO be satisfied In this connection it
will be remembered that when Randall took
Morrison off the Ways and Means in the make
up of the committees for the Forty fifth Congress
and made him Chairman of the Committee on
Public Lands he felt himself insulted and re-
fused to organize the committee, appoint a
clerk or 90 near the room during that Congress.
In the Eorty-siXth, Mr.. Randall, while giving
him a place. on Appropriations, made him
Chairman of the Committee on the Expendi-
lures of the Treasury Department, and he again
considered himself injured, and declined to or
he does not see why Mr. Springer should be
dissatisfied with the Craftsmanship of the
Committee on the Expenditures of the Depart
ment of Justice. 1t makes a great deal OF diff
ference whose OK is gored.
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Ben: Perley Poore has just issued his Con-
gressional Directory. He gave me last night
some account of how the directory was insti-
tuted. Said he: /" In old times there was SIM
| by the secretary OF the Senate and clerk of the
House, giving the names of members, their
post-offiee addresses, and where they could be
found in the city. Subsequently. it was publish
| ed as a pamphlet by the postmaster of the
| House as his perquisite and was increased in
size to twenty eight or thirty-two pages. The
secretary of the Senate and Members, or others
| who desired copy of the directory paid him
! so cents for it. The publication was poor
concern, and was printed where the postmaster
| could get it done cheapest In 1861, the
| printing offices We're so busy, the directory did
not appear until March, and in the meantime
many of the Members had changed their resi-
dences a time or two. 1t was, therefore, prac
/ ticaily of no use. The book, anyway, only con
tanned the most meager information about tht
| Departments and the foreign legations, and the
counties in the districts of the Members, to-
/ gether with their addresses. was at a dimes
| party one night, when / suggested to Genera
| Schenck that we should have publication hers
similar to those issued in England giving in
/ formation about Parliament. / gave him al
outline of what / thought it ought t.
be, and the next day he introduced a reso
luton in the House directing the Join
Committee ON Printing to publish such direc
| tory as they saw fit for the information OF Con
gress. The committee asked for my suggest
| ions, and | laid before them a plan for thu
| directory, which was adopted, and from tina
day to the present / have had charge of it
| publication. Each Senator and Member re
ceives twenty copies, and the rest are sold a
! cost which has usually been about thirteeI
| cents. The number sold has always far ex
| ceeded those printed under the resolution 70
| free distribution
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The directory now contains the Members
Names with their districts and States, and
short biographical sketch furnished by eacl
| one, a list of committees of House and Senate
the residences Of the foreign legations, our Owl
| ministers and consuls abroad, the names 0
officials in the Executive Departments; til
| names of newspaper correspondents. with thei
journals, and the location of offices and resi-
dences; map of Washington, and much othe
valuable information relative to public me
and Government buildings in the city.
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concludes his term of Governor of Massachu
sets, viii return to Washington, and occup
i his large stone house upon Capitol Hill. II
owns three there now together, In one Of whic
| lives Senator Jones' of Nevada. Bntler Is sal
to have an eye upon the operations of th
Democratic party with reference to 1854. H
probably regards Washington as the yantag
ground Oh which to stand as a basis of hi
political operations. 1t is said that the leader
of his party view his attitude with some AZ
prehension and fear, that notwithstanding hi
| overwhelming defeat he viii make it trouble
some for them before they get through. II
has in mind some Of Mr.. Bayard's remark
when he was running for governor, and al
who know Ben are confident that he viii nc
lose chance to get even.
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Senator Jones by the way, is rich agar
When he first came to the Senate he was yer
wealthy, and went into all sorts Of speculation
which would no doubt, have turned out we
but for the hard times which set in and Cor
tinued through 1876, 1876 and 1877. All h
enterprises went wrong, it seems, and he w
in danger of becoming actually poor. He keI
going, however, and has once more found fave
with fortune, and promises before long to agai
rank in wealth with the bonanza kings of th
Pacific Coast It is said that his recent luc
has come largely from Sierra Nevada.
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story was prevalent last week 10 the effet
that crank lay in wait for the President {
the Fifth Avenue Hotel during his recent visi
with the intention of making an assault upo
him and emulating the deed Of Guiteau. II
Presidents friends strenuously deny that thel
is any truth in the story. 1t is Observed how
ever that General Arthur has never been see
walking upon the streets of Washington sint
he became President, and there are many WI
feel that he has extra reason to be caution
lest some insane person might be tempted /
, do him violence simply because of the fate
his predecessor. It is said that he himself w
not without apprehension at times lest an q
tempt would be made upon his life soon aft
he succeeded to the Presidency, but it is undo
stood that 20 far as he is concerned, he has loi
! since dismissed any idea that he has al
+ special reason to be careful for his person
safety.
We call our readers attention to an adve
tisement of VIM. H. Smith, Scotsman, Phil
} delphia. Mr.. Smith was connected with Il
, firm of Ha0rv Dreer for tveYfy-eiesl,t vea,