National Republican., 1884-01-16
ON TIE AVENUE.
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"You've heard tho story" said the Ohio
congressman inquiringly, that the cause of
John McLoan's hatred for and hostility to
Senator Pendloton was the refusal of Senator
Pendleton's daughter TO marry Mclean, or
Senator Pondletons refusal to permit his
daughter to marry Mclean? Well, there's
nothing in it, and I'll tell you how / know.
About month ago tho democratic congress-
men from Ohio and Senator Pendleton
held conference in the senator's com
mittee room at the capitol. We talked
about the situation in Ohio, and of
course McLean's hostility to PendlctOn was
mentioned. The cause of it was also dis
cussed. One man mentioned one thing and
another man something else until finally one
gentleman said directly TO Senator Pcudloton:
have heard that John Mclean is opposed
to you because you refused him admission to
your house whom he came to SEQ your daugh-
ter Senator Pendleton Immediately replied
Il have never refused John Mclean admission
to my house, and he has never applied for it.
He has never called at my house to see my
daughter, and don't think that my daughter
and John Mclean arc oven acquainted.
There is absolutely no foundation for that
story | think that Senator Pendleton
added that ho was as ignorant of the cause for
Mcican's hostility as any man in tho room.
That story about McLean's blighted matri-
monial hopes is not new. 1t was circulated
in Ohio six months ago, and | always sup
posed until the senator made that denial that
this was the reason for McLean's fight. Now
l don't know of any reason for il whatever"
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"You don't happen to know of good con-
ciliator, who is out of business, do you?"
inquired the despondent Massachusetts, demo-
crat. "If you do just tell him he can hear of
something to his advantage by applying to
the democratic majority of the house. We
need a good concilator, and we need him bad
There's Sam Cox, for instance. Anybody who
imagines that Cox has got cool under the
collar is mistaken. He was mad because
he didn't get the chairmanship Of the foreign
affairs committee, and he wasn't at all paci-
fled by the gift of the charmanship of tho
naval affairs committee. There are num-
Der of matters before that committee in
which he hasn't the slightest interest, and he
hasn't been in the committee room but once
since congress met. The publication in u
the real head of the naval committee has not
served to make Cox feel any better.
l heard him say last night that
he has serious thoughts of closing his
career in the house with this congress- He is
| sick Of the treatment he has received. He
also said that he should view with great in
| terest the course of the house under tho lead
ership of Morrison and Carlisle, and that he
would be very much obliged TO somebody who
would tell him what those two gentlemen
were driving at, anyway. Cox isn't the only
discontented one. Joe Blackburn is
known to be filled with wrath at Carlisle's
position in the senatorial fight. Holman is
mad because Carlisle put him at the foot of
the democratic members on the appropria-
tions committee. Belmont is still sore over
his defeat for the craftsmanship of tho foreign
affairs committee, and he blames Hewitt as
much as Carlisle for that discontinue.
| Springer is as mad as any of them, and has
better reason for his wrath than any of the
others. Randall don't take kindly to the
| Morrison. Carlisle halter, and there are some
other people in the same situation. A good
active conciliator, who don't drink or swear
can get steady employment over on our side
of the house for several months"
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And now there is another grievance bud
ding and preparing to blossom out in tho
Ohio delegation. When Mr.. Lecdom came
into the field for the position OF sergeant-at
! arms he pledged himself to the Ohio demo
Gratis to appoint Col. Ike Hill as his deputy
Since his election he has shown decided
disinclination to redeem his promise, and the
air is full Of angry mutterings that may break
out in II storm Of indignation at any moment
1t was said last night that unless Mr.. Leedon
proceeds to specifically comply with his con.
tract there will be no end of q row.
How pleasant to see
Little children agree, &c,
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"There is" said q western senator, 81
deep laid scheme to talk the Mexican treat,
to death. 1t must be finished by the TWEEN
tieth or it passes away by limitation, and the
sugar interest has made a combination will
two or three other interests that arc threat
ened by the treaty. ] doubt very mucl
whether we will bo able to ratify it in tn
face of this opposition"
Architectural BunglinS.
Philadelphia p ess
New York state is spending nearly S20,000,00
on a capitol which has no cloak room in It BIZ
enough to hold the coats ana hats Of its senators
and a room for the court Of appeals which tn
Judges dislike. Great Britain has spent $40 000C