National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-25
ON THE AVENUE.
Small Talk About Men and Measures.


sent the National Distillers' association. They
come from Cincinnati, Chicago, Pittsburg
and other leading whisky centers, and some
of them are closely identified with the boards
Of trades convention
They are earnestly at work trying to util-
iae the presence of this convention here, and
think that they will succeed in getting its
influence for the bill"
evil the convention act officially and
recommend tho passage Of the act ?"
No, that would hardly he good policy. 1t
is proposed to get the individual influence of
delegates in quiet way You see every one
of these delegates is n man of considerable
heft at home, and represents an or
ganization embracing the influential
business mon banks, &c. Now of
course tho member of congress from
that district is we'll aware of tho position
these men occupy at home and you can bet
he will give some attention to what they
have TO say in favor of the whisky bill We
wantistrength in the house very badly, for 1t
is there that the fate of the bill will be de-
oided. The senate is all right, and we feel
safe there l can confidently predict that the
bill will go through that body within ten
days after they take the matter up"
"How about the questions of interest on
deferred payments and assessing the tax on
the repauge made at the end of the three
years limitation2"
81 expect we will have to accept ono and
perhaps both of these features. But we can
better afford to stand two years leakage and
Al per cent interest than to undertake TO
withdraw between this and the sixth day OF
next July three times MS much whisky as
there is any demand for"
when do you expect tho bill to be re-
ported2'
81 can't answer that definitely. There
are some things that will have to be smoothed
down before we venture everything on the
hazard of the die. If the bill should be
brought in prematurely its defeat would be
a certainty"
An officer of the navy, who has won his
way to high rank and distinction by his gall
lantry and efficiency, says he was very dis
agreeably impressed with the lack of DRAWN z
room manners exhibited by Representative
Budd, of California, the other day in his un-
Just structures upon the officers in command
Of the Inflated Jeanette. Said he: "De
Long was brave man and good seaman, and
even in death he exhibited a heroism that
every one of u, from ensign to admiral, may
we'll feel proud of. Chip was regarded as
the best navigator in the navy, as reliable as
the Polar.sta and as true as steel. There.is
nothing in their record but what we of the
navy can point to with pride. i suppose Mr..
Budd would like to place the Greedy relief
expedition under one of those typical old
salts such, for instance, as the one who was
in command of the Boston steamer City OF
Columbus, who, on clear night, with three
lights in sight, and in channel eight miles
wide, laid his vessel on the Devils bridge.
"Such talk in the American congress was
cheap clap trap and an insult to the intelli-
gence of the representatives of the people
there assembled"
An Ohio democrat says: "If Col. Ike Hill
has got anything to back up his assertion
that he was promised the position of deputy
sergeant-at-arms, why don't he fire it Off? !:
"Leedom don't appear to DO set back to aa5
extent by the threats that have been helt
over him by one or two men in the delega
ton, and | begin to believe that it's only
piece of bluff from the coal oil wing of thu
Ohio democracy. Now, the fact Of the matte
is that there was no such position as deput,
sergeant. alarms until it was dug out by tn
last house and specially provided for with al
appropriation. l don't think that action viii
be repeated by our democratic majority; no
this year, anyhow; may be some other year
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"Yes," said the leader Of the third house
"that bill to have q sort of copyright registr.
of patent medicines was big job, and wa
intended to squeeze the manufacturers of al
that sort of stuff. We expected that Their
would be a squall from them, and We coul
work up case against the measure, but
fell dead fiat, and it win never be heard o
again. If the bottom hadn't fallen out of
there was good thing to BIO made out tn
bitters and vermifuge men, and there woul
have been some fun, too"
&'a
Said senator: THAT yarn about
bitter quarrel in executive session betwee
Senators Edmunds and Lamar was all ro
There was some little talk, but if the senat
had been in open session the matter woul
not have attracted more than passing notice
! The whole thing grew out Of Mr.. Edmund
misunderstanding the position of souther
senators on Emory Speer's nomination. II
thought there was disposition to antagoniz
it, when the fact was his confirmation We
urged by both the senators from his stat
Brown and Colquitt, and both Lamar an
George voted for Speers confirmation"
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A member Of the city bar, who has bee
travelling in the southwest has returned, an
tells Munchausen story about hotels
Texas. He says that he stopped at hotel
a little town near the Rio Grande for thrC
days. As he was about to leave he approache
the clerks Office and, putting his han
behind him to his hip pockt
for his purse, asked the amour
of his bill. Nothing, pard," replied IL
clerk, lodging behind the desk. Don't drav
for Gods sake" The lawyer says that IL
clerk thought he was drawing pistol, an
when he tried to explain that he was gettin
his purse, the clerk informed him that me
in that section didn't have room in their hi
pockets for anything but "pop."
ADJUSTMENTS.