The Washington critic., 1885-08-12

The recent appointment OF ex-Sena-
tor Upton as receiver of the Land Of
flee at Bloomington, Neb., led a we'll
known politician to give the Omaha
Bee little "Reminiscences Of this OK Re-
publican Senator. "Tipton, it will be
remembered" said the politician, "was
elected to the United States Senate as
a Republican. On the last day of the
session OF the Senate In 1865, Andrew
johnson sent in the name of Horace
Greeley TO be Minister to Austria. The
rules Of the Senate required that II any
one Senator obj ,cted to the confirma.
ton on the day that the name was sent
in, 1t must 20 over one day for consid-
GRAFTON. Upton objected to the con-
sideration of the nomination. Various
Senators went to him and urged him
to withdraw his objections SO that
they could act on 1t, aud confirm tie
nomination, but Upton was immov-
able. He eaid he never would
vote for Greeley for that Office
or any other. The Senate adj
journed that night and the nomina.
ton failed by reason of Tipton's obsti-
macy. When Upton returned to Ne.
braska some Of his Republican friends
took him to task for preventing the con-
firmation of Greeley. 50 much was
said about it that finally, at public
meeting at Brownville, he made a
speech vindicating his cour,e, Stand
ing upon the platform and raising his
right hand, he said that he never would
vote for Greeley for any office, SO help
him God. The reason was that Greeley
had gone on JEFF Davis bond. In 1869
or 1870 ripton's troubles with Grant be-
gam" continued the politician. "His
sou was then a clerk Of the consul at
Bradford, England. The consul resigned
and Upton asked that his son be made
consul, but President Grant and Secre-
tary Fish did not think 1t adyis-
able to give him that position
That was the cause of the trouble be.
tween Grant and Upton His son-in-
law, Atkinson, was receiver at Beatrice,
and he also had a son in the Patent Of
flee. While he was In the Senate he
had nephew and niece in the Depart
ments. Yet with all these appoint
: ments he began to growl and pitch into
; the admin tration. Strange as 1t may
' seem, when Greeley came up for Presi.
. dent, although he had taken solemn
oath never TO vote for him for any
$ Office, Upton supported him, ant
stumped Indiana for him. Upton, whit
! was a Republican for revenue only
: finally went over to the Democrats,
party"
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"Talkiug about McGillicuddy recall
Q to mind how he became Indian agent q
Pine Ridge" said an army officer th,
9 other day. "McGilicuddy accompa
8 MED Professor Janney in the survey o
: the Black Hills just prior to the Siou,
war in 1876 as topograpber of the eX
petition. Janncy's report was to tn,
effect that there was no gold in paying
quantities in the Black Hills. McGil
licuddy, however, did not hesitate t,
state from his own kl owledge of TIN
/ ground that gold existed there sui
4 ticently TO pay for mining it. During
the Sioux campaign Of 1876 Genera
Crook came in contact with McGilli
4 cuddy, and derived great deal of in
formation from the careful maps which
W
the way, arc still on file in TIN
Interior Department. They are salt
to be the best and most care
fully drawn maps ever forwarded from
i, the West. General Crook was yer,
!. mucl, impressed with Dr. MEG ,llicuddy
!; ability, and finally asked DR.. Sommer
y il he could net make room for anothe
% contract surgeon in order to give DR.
- McGillicuddy place, as he would be
useful man to the military in that sec
ton Of the country. Il know nothin
7 of his medical ability said Genera
Crook, but do know that lie Is pos
70 sesscd Of remarkable executive capacity
II The thoroughness Of his biographies
work convi, ces me that he would b
thorough in any duty assigned to him
DR.. Sommers happened to have va
cancy, aud he accordingly filled it b
appoining Or. McGliicu,ldy."
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Senator Colqult of Georgia has TIN
to say of one Of the live questions {
the day: "rhere is enc thing about civi
service reform that the country doe
not seem to take cognizance Of. Peopl
,, don't stop to consider that the men /
Office are of one political party. For
: quarter of century these men hay
secured every office. Secured them q
time when the opposite party was |
minority, but had the popular major
ity. II men of the Democratic part
had been given an opportunity, IL Their
had been an equal distribution in tn
premises, then it might be cOnsiderc
wrong to turn men out of Office to max
room for others. Thomas Jefferson az
pointed men of his party to Office be
cause Pie.idcnt Adams had packe
the offices with Jeilerson's opponent!
No, eIr, il is reform of the Civil
Sci vice just now TO distribute the offices
2, not allow men who were put in ther
by one party to remain as long as the
may live. But, of course, this is simpl
conversational and not said for an il
terview."
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= A great deal of indignation is bein
=, aroused among the friends OF the lal
. General Grant, says the Brooklyn Time
correspondent, because of the attack
being made upon the Rev. DR.. New
man, pastor for many years OF the d'
- ceased hero. The attacks are made b
q class Of correspondents simply on ~
count Of the intimacy which existed b'
~ y tween the eX-President and the pastor
w giving the latter superior opportunitit
~, l,t, Al M, 1i