The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-07-01


TO entertain it The Department has waited
until the principal ringeladers and executive
officers were certainly known, and those re-
moved embrace all those who have been espe-
cially active"
MR. HoLMAN's HOME RUN.
The absence Of Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana, from
the House when an appropriation bill is under
consideration is circumstance of such phenom-
email character as 20 excite universal remark.
Mr.. Holman ID never so conspicuous as when
bill TO eXpend money is before the House lie
had charge Of the legislative and executive bill,
which occupied n week. He stood firmly az
the wheel until one morning his seat was no.
ticed 10 be vacant, and Mr.. Randall was in
charge of the bill. It was found that tidlngs
had come to Mr. Holman, by wire and mail, of
such nature as 30 alarm him with reference
TO his political prospects. Matters were SO
mixed in his district that he considered his
presence at the convention indispensable 10 the
welfare OF the country His fences were in
such bad repair that nc feared his constituents
were going TO nominate somebody else, and he
went home 10 object"
The day Mr. Morrison was TO move 70 take
up the tariff bill the whole House seemed 20 be
waiting for Mr.. Holman. The last thing before
! he went away he said 10 Mr.. Morrison:
Don't make any move on the tariff bill till
j get back. You know l am with you and
/ must be here.
Morrison told him he would hang on for him
as long as he could Speaking Of it afterward,
/ Mr. Morrison said:
"The trouble is that Holman will come back
in the caboose of freight train, on the score OF
economy, and will be a week getting here"
In the morning Mr.. Holman wired Mr.. Nor
rison that he was on the way and would arrive
that day. The situation was understood by
the Members Of the House, and they had good
deal Of sport over il. Early in the day Mr..
/ Hiscock, of New York inquired OF Mr.. Morri-
son at what time he would make his motion
1t WAS important that Members on both sides
| should know, as they all wanted TO be present.
/ Mr.. Morrison replied that he would move at
100 o'clock TO take up the tariff bill.
Suppose Mr.. Holman does not show upf"
exclaimed facetious Member.
1.-The procession will move right along" said
Mr. Morrison.
Precisely at 100 o'clock Mr.. Morrison made
| his motion, and a vote by yeas and nays was
| immediately taken Mr.. Holman's seat was
| still vacant. Three minutes before his name
/ was reached the gentleman from Indiana en-
1 tered the Chamber on the run, wiping the per-
SEPARATION from his face with big bandanna-
His arrival was greeted with storm Of cheers
and laughter.
HE DOES NOT FORGET.
Hon. w. ]. Stone, Member of Congress from
| Kentucky, walks with the aid Of crutcbes
/ Twenty-Five years ago one Of his legs was ampu-
tated 50 near the body that he cannot wear an
artificial limb. He was a soldier in the Confed-
crate army, a member of Gen. John Morgan's
command. He was desperately wounded at Gym
thiana, KY, June II, 1864 Forced 70 retreat,
his comrades left him for dead. Faint and
bleeding he had himself abandoned all hope.
A kind hearted Union soldier discovering that
he was living, gave him water from his canteen
and food from his haversack, and had him
placed under the care Of Surgeons
81 should certainly have died had il not been
for that man" said the Congressman in relating
the story the other day. Ever since the war
i know nothing OF him. Perhaps he did not
survive the war, or he may have since died.
! lie may have been crippled by wounds or
broken down by disease, and now be somewhere
suffering and needy. feel sometimes that If
J this be true would give my other leg for the
privilege of going 70 him and lending him a
helping hand" As he spoke the brave defender
!, of the cause that failed wiped tear from his
cheek. 81 can't help it," he continued, " the
tears viii come into my eyes whenever think
of that man and his kindness 10 me. Since
have boon in Congress i have never voted
against any pension bill-nor shall i ever do
so-for fear that might be voting TO withhold
needed help from the unknown man who saved
my life. Whenever such q bill comes up the
speeches for and against it are nothing TO me.
J think that possibly the bill may aid that man
: and il settles my vote"
A vERITABLE DAISY"
The people Of Washington have voted that,
TO use the phrase Of the day, Mira Cleveland is
"a daisy Nor is there even an approach TO
slang" in this application Of the familiar term
As the daisy, fresh and beautiful, is a fayorite
among the flowers Of early Spring, 50 the
blooming girl who has become the wife Of q
President, has won the hearts Of the people by
her bright face and graceful bearing. The
receptions given by the President and his bride
were perhaps the most brilliant social events in
: the history Of the White House. Rarely Ia:
: there been such a multitude of eager people a,
gathered on the evening when the public wa,
I. admitted. AZ 10 o'clock the line. four deep
: slowly iBching along, extended from the portics
! Of the White House down the curved walk Il
! the west gate, thence covering the whole from
Of the grounds, and tapping over in front o
= the Treasury building. The column was mor
I than a third Of mile in length The guest
!, were only admitted over the threshold as fas
: as they could Gle past and touch the soft. IA
: palm OF the President and the pretty hand o
: his bride. The latter was charming in appear
. ance and manner. She had q smile and wors
!, for each Of the thousands who paid their re
= spccts. She stood the trying physical ordea
nearly three hours Of hand-shaklng sh
II seemed as fresh as when she began. 1t vii
e bear repeating 70 say that she is a daisy"
X THIS SHOULD NOT BE-
q There is discord in the Civil Service Commits
II sion. Some time ago Mr.. Lyman, the Republi
J, can Commissioner. went 10 Baltimore TO hol
y an examination Of applicants for places in ia
e Custom house. While there he heard 30 man,
= complaints Of Postmaster Neasey's administra
ton Of the pOst-ofiice, that he investigated tn
y subject. Neasey removed about 300 Republi
~ can employees, part Of whom were soldiers an
D employed Democrats ia their places Instea
a Of making his selections from the four person
e required % be certified in each case under IN
- Civil Service rules, he pickle his men from Ia
u entire ist OF eligI bles choosing none but Den
- ocratS. MIR. Lyman, alter asoertaining th
- facts, made a report in which he accuse
" Ncasey OF violating the law
&c The Democratic Commissioners, Messr
y Oberly and Edgerion, think that Mr. Lyma
y exceeded has authority in investigating Nease,
* inasmuch as he had 10 instructions from th
40 majority Of the Commission 90 make such a
o investigation. Mr.. Lyman contests that
70 WAS performing his duty in ascertaining il
" Federal officer had violated the law. Lyman
"a report has not been made public, and If tn
o. Democratic Commissioners can suppress ii the
2, viii do 30. IL is reported that Postmaster Ha
OF rity. at Philadelphia, has broken the rules !
~ the same manner Neasey by selecting b
D. subordinatcs from the full list Of eligibes an
sn a similar story Is told regarding the Collector
u Customs in New York These reports wi
,ca probably be investigated.
- THE VETO MACHINE.
r. The President Las had his veto machine
- active operation the past week. lie has killt