The Portland daily press., 1884-01-23
[From Other Sources.l
SeunsOr Wilson'S Little Romance.


The election of Judge Wilson as Senator
from Maryland, is we'll regarded here. He
has had his romance. He was an inyeterate
snuff taker for many years after the practice
had been tabooed in good society, but finally
compromised by giving up his snuff-box, and
making an arrangement with deserving
woman who kept shop in Snow Hill, to get
pinch whenever he called at the shop for it.
Mrs. Knox, who had been in better circum-
stances before she kept the shop, had pretty
and refined daughter, who had been educated.
and was lady in manners and department.
The mother died. Thinking Judge Wilson
staid old widower, aud adapted to looking after
pretty and friendless GIRL she had left her
property in the Judges hands, asking him to
look after 1t, and to be mindful of her daugh-
ter, left an orphan. The Judge settled up the
estate, secured her little patrimony to the
daughter, and finally succumbed to her beauty
and merit, and married her. The match
turned out most happily.
Commissioner DudIey Fav0rs a Commits
sion TO Revise the Pension Laws.
Commissioner of Pensions Dudley appeared
before the House committee on invalid PEN
sions today, and talked about general pension
legislation. He favo,s commission composed
Of at least doctor, lawyer and pension expert
to investigate needed pension legislation and
report to the next session of this Congress,
with propositions for new and more just PEN
sien laws. He thinks the ranking of pension
receive the same pension for like disabilities as
officers, and that there should be provision
made for increasing the pensions of those who
have complication of disabilities. For in
stance, under the present laws, if a soldier
lost an eye and an arm or leg, he-can receive
pension for but one loss. If he Lust an eye or
limb, and received numerous gunshot wounds
which combined to fully disable him, he can
receive a pension on account of but one infic-
tion, and On sthe basis of partial disability
pensioner may have complication of diseases
incurred in the line of duty, yet he can be
benefited by but one disease, in matter of PEN
| sion. The Commissioner thought the commits
| sion should be authorized to send for persons
and papers, and should sit in Pittsburg, st.
| Louis, Chicago, Detroit, and possibly few
! other leading business centres. The commit
| tee will probably report in favor of resolu-
| tion creating the commission.
I Republican Prospects Bright.
The Republican Congressional Committee
met at the Arlington Hotel Washington, last
! evening, and organized by the election of Sem
ator Hawley, OF Connecticut, as chairman and
Edward Mcpherson, ex-clerk of the House of
| Representatives, as secretary. There was
large attendance of committee men, and every
one spoke confidently of the prospects of the
party all over the country. After the selection
OF Gen. Hawley for chairman, it was proposed
to increase the executive committee from to
IA. The debate over this was rather animateds
but 1t was finally agreed to, and the committee
was then chosen, as follows: Senator Hawley,
Frank Hiscock of New York, Senator Allison
OF Iowa Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island,
Senator Miller of California, VIM. Mckinley
OF Ohio, VIM. d. Washbarne of Minnesota,
George d. Davis OF Illinois, Stanton j. Peele