New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-29
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
CLOSING DAYS OF CONGRESS-ART TOPICS
-SHARON'S REAL ESTATE

TpryKs-MRs FAssETPs PICTURE on TIE
ELECTORAL coMMissiog-rALK ABOUT THx IN.
| AUGURATION BILE.
| ,roo. TrE ngqrrAR CONFECTIONERY or rHg TmBrsg I,
| W.suIvorox. Jnnc 27.--in week or two. per.
hons Congress will have adjourned. Senator, an
representa- yes look peafd at the prospect of g't-
| TIM AWAY Tho Southern Mombor- especially, whp
ho, been battling all winter with the problem n
b,.y 10 save three-fOurtbs of his salarJ ind yea
live with some degree OF comfort, will be glad %
tnr, his hack on the Capital and return % his bora
! in the back woods Many OF the members wo'
| rather face thea constituents ana explain WIZ ieY
failed 10 get that little appropriation iof Tho m'
proyement OF tho harbOr in their district, Wh'h
Jones in the adjoining one had NJ diihcuity appAf'
| entity to secure all he wanted Tor his creek, Than
face for another month tie bills OF the nndlady al
| the tradesman, OF undertake to entertain m"ci
Ionoer those annoying constituents = 10 insist ppon
visiting tie Capital IN company with thef "''''
danobters AMI relatives aud who seem 10 look ni"t
their Representa've ia the light of a guide who ''
| nothing better to do than show them tue sigNi-'
With feeling OF rolei at the prospect ol auo","'
ment they preparing to PACK th'' ''"nN''
The observation-disclosures and tradesWeh al"N'
wear glum faces aud arc In low spirits 10 inc"
the adjournment Of Congress 10 the ehd Oh INC VAR
vesting eason, and from now until December next
they will have to live on the prohts of the Pass
seven months To Judge from the charges they have
|
! made during that time and the prices they have
been paid this ought to DO an easy thing iof tham
| to do
Among the many signs that the session Is drawing
IN a closo Ia the appearsnce upon the floor OF both
the Senate and House o! ex-members In large num-
bers They always flock here at tins particular
p.riod and can be engaged all day in earnest
conversation with their former colleagues OF but
tonholng influential public officials Speaking
/ IL.
plainly they are lobbying The privileges enloy'i
Inv them MS -Inem entito tbom to admission
upon the floor Of either chamber. No wonder. then.
that they are employed as counsel By persons
who wish cert ain bills passed this and that meas
ure defeated To most public mon they have be-
como ntolerabe nuisanCes, aud they Ought !" bede-
MED the privileges they now abuse. Ihsfo ~ no
reason why they shond not be treated on the same
footing that the lobby" is Of which In reality
they form but part.
The Senate has moro made the attempt To
purchase for the Government Mrs. Fassetrs picture
Of the Electoral Commlssion aud inserted an item
of 81 1000 for the purpose in the Legislative. *
ecutivo and Judicial Appropriation Oil. Inc PIC
tnre itself is again on exhibition In tho chamber Of
the Supreme COurt-whero the Electoral Com
mission held its sittngs-to tompt Democratic
statesmen to vote for its purchase To expect that
a good Democrat will swallow that pill Is expecting
perhaps too much, II he had an idea Oi the
value artistic or commercial, Of the painting. The
price asked for it, 81 900. seems, and no doubt y,
exorbitant. Artsticaly the picture has no yaluo
whatever 1t has not much moro merit than
colored photograph. Commercially 1t has of course
a certain value which is not easily delinable. how
ever since no private citizen wonld ever care -
own it. 1t would. on the whole perhaps make an
interesting addition to the queer collection of art
works now hanging on the walls of the Capitol.
While talking of paintings 1t might be well 10
mention the fact that portrait OF Mr.. Polk has
been placed IN the Green Room Of the White House.
IL is the work of Drury and on the whole II acTc'it-
able piece of the portrait-paInter's art. IL repre-
sents a lady of perhaps thirty-fve years with
a fresh complexion, dark eyes and black curs. Sho
is dressed in velvet robe of crimson cut very low
and in the style of forty years ago. The picture -
the gift of the ladies of Tennessee, and formally
presented through senators liaTris and jackson.
! no collection VI portraits Oh bI5t I"Iits 90 o.,
land" in the White House includes. now those u
Martha Washington, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. Hayes and
Mrs. Polk.
Those interested in the doncs OF society a's
already discussing the question a. ~ where h.
auguIaton ball IS 70 be held next March. la ISL
il was given in the National Hus 'um Bu.i'W-.
which, though ample ~ far ~ room and acrommo-
datiOns concerned did not give entire satstar-
ton to the manager Of The AFFAIR because oil tH'
manner IN which tie door D. DIV drd rg 10y columns
and ID the centre ly walls forming Kind ,t
pavilion which destroyed much of the effect art
briaucy OF tho sceuo. IL II now proposed 60 u~e
the Pension OlItr. ou Judiciary square. Itl
if finished bv tia Cine will contain covered conn.
answering IN evc'y particular the requirements #
AN ideal ballroom. AZ the present moment the
can be expected j. IS brick r'ru. '1rc. ami %
>tve differs totally from the buildings heretofore
erected by the Government for It's 9th ces In o. uI-
completed state q gives more promise ga Iestnl 10
architectural beauty than II Is likely 10 lulGl WHEN
n is completed. The plans provide for c.s, r,Jf
inside the main quadrangle. which. for some Inic-
cOuutabe reason, + raised almost an entire stoy
above the uain walls thus giving tie whole ,tIHc-
ture If one is 10 Judge from the architects draw
ings the appearance of temporary exposition
building.
Ex-senator Sharon has become One'of the largest
real-eState IA the city by tho purchase
j In Is. Alley this week oil block Oi valuable
ground near Dupont Circle This IS one Of the most
and near Mr. Baiues mansion occupied this wear
by Sir Letter. OF Chicago. The sale 4, a closing up
OF what was known is the " California syudicatH,'
which formed some years ago. and g. which
both Nh Sharon and Mr. Alley had made la.so
money advances. The property, 10 Is understood,
will b. divided and sold in small lots soon az
cticahle Tho rapid progress made in building
M this part of the lcity will receive by this sale
impetus.
Sir. Foran, of Ohio who represents one of tho
Cleveland districts IN the Housc stu enjoys the REP
utation Of being engaged in the writing ~ novel;
an answer 10 q" The Broadly Winners" which rs -
between labor aud capita. his ambitions his hope.
and lis position in the social conditions Of thi,
country.
SNbAK THiETES AUAEROCS UPTOWN