National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-05
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Yesterday Commissioner Dudley called up
three of the clerks of his bureau and informed
them that they had boon reported as having
been seen in a gambling house, and that in
view OF tho high moral standard that had
been established for the pension bureau he
felt it to be his duty to dismiss them from
the public service Accordingly these visitors
to the shrine of the Blind Goddess were
fired" and the commissioner then proceeded
to state that he proposed to add another
section to the "blue laws of his bureau, and
that in the future any pension clerk seen on
the streets at all the worse for liquor, or who
was known to visit barrooms, would be
promptly discharged,
One oftho clerks thus surnmarily dccapitated
halls from tho state of Texas, and, not coinoid-
ing with the high moral views Of the commits
sioner, proceeded to enter vigorous protest.
He said that no did not consider that the
creation of a temperance symposium was
contemplated by the act Of congress founding
the pension bureau, and that, according to his
crude ideas Of morality, it was about Us repro
hcnsible to undertake to call tho turn in the
fluctuation of the price Of pork and wheat
futures, or to pike away at tho regular stocks
in bucket shop" as il was to copper
the nine and play the jack to win,
He added furthermore that in his native
state gentleman might visit q gambling.
house without losing social caste, aud he
thought that Texas would size up fnirly we'll
along side of Indiana for o high appreciation
of the disastrous effects of o "whipsaw"
1t was stated last night that the three
clerks removed would appeal to the secretary
of the interior.
"Why do you charge u.s." asked the real,
sure enough, society reporter, with doubling
up the titles of Mrs. Secretary, Mrs. General,
and the like2 The society reporters are most
scrupulous as n rule in mentioning those
people as the wife of general or secretary
somebody. The dignitaries themselves are
the ones who violate the rules of rhetoric
and good taste. AS l can provo by the
programmes Of several very swell
affairs this season, those concerned put
themselves down as Mrs. Commodore, Mrs.
Admiral, Mrs. General, and mighty few plain,
Anglo-Saxon prefixes appear. While you arc
about it, you might make some remarks about
the army of so-called newspaper correspond
ents. who outnumbered the diplomatic corps
at the white house reception on New Years
day. but are never heard of in any journal
istic connection during the rest of the year.
/ think press gallery ought to be added to
the blue parlor to accommodate a part of this
gang"
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I" | should BIO glad to sec cable cars intro.
duced OIL Washington Streets" said the COM
missioner. Every wet day when ride up
Capitol hill IL makes my flesh creep to hear
the horses slipping about on the smooth stone
pavement. don't so much mind tho brute's
having to pull, but when he can't
have good footholds his muscles are
strained and wrenched and he is tor
tured in manner which ought not
to be allowed. Besides that, it is an awfully
slow climb. 1t will do we'll enough for gem
tlemen of leisure, but l have business. If I
am in much of hurry to get to the capitol, /
can climb all the stairways quicker than can
ride up in tho street car. The cable cars, II
they are run like those in Chicago San Fran
cisco, and Cincinnati, will go up the hill Just
as fast as they go down or on level ground,
and a man can be comfortable in thinking
that no poor animal is suffering for his
benefit" s.. 1903
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A prominent senator from high tariff
state says that he has grave doubts of o
harmonious session of the house. Said he
1.-THE trouble is that Mr.. Morrison is intent
upon bringing in tariff bill of some sort,
Now this would be all very we'll, but, un.
fortunately, Mr.. Randall is chairman of the
appropriations committee, and he will
promptly antagonize any such movement
with an appropriation bill. This will
make rumpus, and when Mr.. Carlisle and
Mr.. Morrison undertake to catch hold of
things and push them along they will be
somewhat surprised to find that after all Mr..
Randall will practically dictate the policy of
the majority on all the leading subjects that
will be presented for legislation. 1t ia true
that Mr.. Carlisle was warned of this when Mr..
RandalPsname was frs, mentioned in connec.
ton with the committee on appropriations, but
he did not believe it, The fnct is Mr.. RAN
dali will always have enough democrats and
republicans at his back to muzzle the chair
man of the ways and means committee, and
the speaker too, for that matter, in any such
an issue"
But Mr.. Randall says that he will not at
tempt to defeat any tariff legislation by a
flank movement" said the Avenue Man.
well, it's hardly to be expected that he
would commit himself to such programme
in the public prints or advise Mr.. Morrison
before hand of his intentions with regard to
his pet hobby. But just wait until tariff
scheme shows its head and then look out for
music. / tell you, Mr.. Randall expects to
push his appropriation bills through with all
possible speed, and If he is successful in his
plans he feels sure that an adjournment
will be reached early in May next You sec
this is presidential year, and everybody
wants to got away early to look after fences
the delegations to the two national conven-
tions, and other important matters, and il
will be simply impossible to hold congress to-
gether ten days after the regular appropria-
tion bills are disposed OF.
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From letter of George N. Roosevelt
consul at Bordeaux, it appears that the
wine-producing districts of France are
obliged TO depend upon America for vines
The phylloXera are rapidly destroying oil
native vines, and no remedy for the plague
has been discovered. One of the most extern
sive vine growers says; mo known meant
appear capable of economically destroying the