New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-17
GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON.
PERSONAL, POLITICAL AND ANECDOTAL
TOPICS.

PERSONAL, POLITICAL AND ANECDOiAh
TOPICS.
,vno,, TUE prauI AR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-Bayiss w. Hanna,
the Minister to Persia. is still lingering III town
He doesn't to represent his country ct the shah
court He would greatly prefer remaining In town.
draw tho salary attached TO some comfortable ana easy
place one of the Departments and discuss pol'ics
over bunch OF damp mint with his rienf Senator 'oo
Lees He is too old travel, he says. The descriptions
in books written by men who have maze 'o
trip to Persia ande accounts given TO him OF the teo
and dscomforts attending journey there and back by
sympathizing friends, frightened him. lie wants
to stay at home But rather than give up the once anu
the salary attached 1.-THE will compromise matters Win
the President and accept the Argentine mission winch
still remains vacant. This compromise the President
seems unwilling accept He Is said to be mucn diss
isied with Mr. Bayard for giving Mr.. Hanna place In
the Diplomatic service 1t is probable that Senator Voor
bees imposed both upon the Secretary OF State and 'ho
President when he urged his friends claim.
Mr. Hanna neither the training nor the experiences
necessary to I'LL crelitaby the post OF Minister aoroso
He is little than crossroads politician ana ono Vi
the crudest sort that Rather pleasant tales OF MS
great learning scholarly attanments were crcueu
among people by Senator Voorhees, ana MS ieh"s
before Mr. Hanna made his appearance IN Washington
His arrival seems to have dsenchanted those who De-
eyed them The President certainly was not impresSeu
with the new Minister Persia. He Is believed 10 nave
taken Mr. voorhees, severely TO task for his snare IN Sc
curing Mr.. Hanna's appointment The senator ~ ""'
rate has not called at the White House frequently OF c
and il Is surmsed that he has left Hanna now 10 s' MS
own battle The easiest way to rid himself OF Hahna'
tbePresdent thinks simply to tell him: Either the
Persian mission or nothing" He knows well That ppor
old.IIanna will not go to Teeran If he knew where
| that
Coonel Charles DENLY. the newly appointed Minister
To China dned with Secretary Bayard yesterday ana
afterward called upon the Chinese Minister lie was
cordially received. foreign diplomat tells me that he
is the first Minister appointed under this Administration
who has called the representative OF the country 70
which he had been accredited. That Mr. Kelley shoud
have neglected call upon Baron schsher atter all 'e
things that had been said abo"t DIS propaoc
reception at the OF Vienna seems natural enough,
! though in a would be dipomatst scarcely eScnsape'
ought to note one exception, perhaps believe Gov
ernor Mel ane did call III on the French Minister before
| starting for Paris
cured all the appointments he wanted FOR his ricnas ad
couldnt find words enough, 1t seemed. to sing the
praises OF the Administration.
"who is going to he speakerf' j asked
sCarIisle he answered without hesitation. "There
"a no opp ositon to him. Randall will not be candidate,
I understand"
"Going to tinker with the tariff"
@That depends entirely upon the course which the
Administration VIII take. II the Presidents message
contains recommendation favorable to revision OF We
| bill OF kind at the next session.
"Will IL be Oh The horizontal llani -, ,,,.
sNo"snith a smile. :" That was tried once beneVe'
anu win be Colonel Morrisons place the commit
tees II Carlisle again elected speaker asked WIZ
| he made chairman Of the Committee on Ways anu
al don't know replied Mr. lTownshcnd. and he added
signncantly there undoubtedly VIII be some changes
made m the make up of most important committees y
According TO the recently taken blythe police OF
the city the number o barroo licenses Issued last year
Which is an Increase OF y liquor shops iucreasef
about IA per in less than six months The number
The aueston naturally suggests itsel Is this due TO
the power Of the Worry hungrynd very THIRSTY
Inc strained relations which existed under the Foger
regime between Asssan, seeeta,y NJ~nu and
frequently led ludcrOus scenes Tie following ne'
venture 70 tell il now App on;ments made in the De
pariment required to ne souhtelsn,msn w W. Ts
led e snes; s aaa Eng bs a oS aps
health lie be transferred 70 the TOP story Gi
request was granted without trouble. OF course New
decied an order drawn and ibdorscd on The PACK
This man goes up stairs. John C. New Assistant sec
| reiary" ...,., ,h Dro,r,
| mani division Butler saw News endorsements That
enough He at o.ee se,' ieT y ,sI sr "n
And You have seen the Assistant Secretary about III
aWsil RI have something to say about this" And
before the astonisbed could recover his breath Mr.
Butler put under Mr. News nd1i se,neit inc Wors
| This man goes down stairs. j. ID. Butter Appoint
| ment Clerk" ,... m.o 81, ,a ,s..,an,
Secretary Mr. looked with some surpris sc AT III
Buffers order countermanding his own iheh ne qu'e''
| drew his pen across 1t and once more wrote .s
This man goes up stairs. John Z. New, Assistant oec
Again the paper went back TO the appointment D'is-
ion Butler glanced at 1t for moment ana again ut
Trhis man goes down stairs. J. b. Butler, Appointment
Clerk" $500. .u.. .,.,,
This harmless little game kept M for some time
until the paper hid been nlcd with MessrS new an.
Buffers endorsements. Then at last, those gentlemen
thought IL bsst To refer the whole matter 10 Seceta
Folger. He listened calmly 10 the statements OF wv
rivals and after few moDe Is Of reflection adcFeie'
the following Judgment, worthy surely, OF solomon
sGentlemen he said, shall order the man 10 he en
,Ioved ON the elevator This will be In the nature OF
compromse Half of his time ttherc VIII be spent uoW
| The half The dlstnis5eu