The Washington critic., 1886-03-02

entertaining book 1t would makel |
spoke to Senator Sherman once about
these letters, and asked him why he
did not publish them. lie replied that
he had not timc besides, he thought
il would be more becoming for some
one else to give them to the public
than for him. They may be published
some time; but hardly while The Sena
tor lives.
M@~
They say, or rather the Chicago
NoWs says, that State Senator Tom Mcr.
iitt went TO call upon President Cleve-
land when he was in Washington
during the Christmas holidays. lie re.
ceiycd hearty welcome, for the Prcsi
dent had heard of Tom, of course, and
he had nice long talk with the humor-
Gus statesman from Egypt. "I am sur
priscd," said Mr.. Cleveland, THAT you
have never visited Washington before"
"Wcll, the t.t.trouble is," said Tom, in
explanation, "t-that / m-made up my
m.mind not - &C come here t-t-till
Democrat w-w-was elected, and ever
since the IF fourth of last March I've
been waiting to f-ffind out for certain
whether y-you tcas D-d-democratl"
~
"Isn't he getting tired of life at the
White House p was question pro.
pounded the other day by correspond
ent of the Pittsburg Leader to friend
of the Presidents from Buffalo. "AIr.
Cleveland wouldn't get tired any
where was the reply. "He has the
happicst way of adjusting himself to
the circumstance and making himself
comfortable and satisfied of any man /
ever saw. have gone fishing with
him up North. Now, people may talk
as much as they please, but the man
who can trudge along river bank all
day without catching fish and never
swear nor get drunk is good one. I
remember once to have walked fully
ten miles with him fishing, and along
| In the afternoon, when we began to
get tired and had caught nothing, Mr..
Cleveland drolled out in way that
made me roar with laughter ooh
| let's sit down In the shade and have n
| little game aud give the fish rest. It's
evident the suckers are all away from
home to- day -
W..
The bill now before Congress to
| abolish the old rule of allowing each
| Member mileage recalls attention to
| the mileage scandals of the past says
Carp Of the Leader, and especially
| to the expose of Horace Greeley when
he was in Congress, now about forty
years ago. AT this time the mileage
rate was forty cents mile, and each
Member of Congress was allowed to
decide upon his own route to Washing.
ton. The result was that Members Of
Congress of California could count the
miles around Cape Horn from San
Francisco to New York and charge
about $4,000 mileage apiece per scs
sion. Duke Gwinn of California i
said TO have gotten $4,000 mileage
while a Senator from Maryland, who
was in the same Congress, got less than
5000. AT this time the law allowed SIS
| for every twenty miles of travel in
coming from and going to Congress, and
when Greeley was in the House he count
ed up the miles charged by Members
and found 1t amounted to 1888 ,031 This
was more than seven times around thu
globe, and the sum charged for 1t wa'
nearly $75,000. Mr.. Greeley pub
lishcd the amount received by cacl
Member of Congress, the number o
miles charged for, and the amount III
should have received for the shertes
route to Washington. The article wa
| p.;In1x con,,,o ontoI ,1,,op h,t I do No
think at this time any change wa
made. Since this the mileage rates o
Congressman have been somcwha
equalized, but they are by no mean
fair at present, and the man from
Oregon receives much higher salar,
than the man from Maryland or Vir
ginia The worst of tits that Member
of Congress in nine cases out of ten pa
no railroad fare at all. They bleed tn
railroad company for passes.
~
Under its head of "Men and Thing
in Washington, the Philadelphi
Press says: "Senator Dolph of Orego
is taller, more erect, more angular, Ina
longer and straighter beard and NOR
of a military bearing than Senate
Mitchell. He livesin large house o
Lafayette Square, and cuts a consideI
able figure in society. He,. too, IS
prominent lawyer, and completed h
studies of the law In the office Of h
colleague, Senator Mitchell. Both tn
, Senator's are of the same age, and bot
are esteemed highly as lawyers I
home. Mitchell is the quicker mind (
, the two, and his unassuming MAJ
ners contrast with the somewh
stiff military bearing of Senate
Dolph. The senior Senator affec
!. what may be called Senatorial styl
SO as to be in keeping with the ia
/ ceilings and carved oak of his rcce
ton room and the portraits of Il
/ mighty statesmen which adorn Ii
study walls. 1t is notmy intention
+ convey the idea that Senator Dolph
q not n most polite and courteous gentl
/ man and most proper in his bearin
4 1t is only in comparison with such u
@ affected men as Senator Mcmillan
8 Minnesota; Senator Chace of Rhode
8 land, and some others that this side
v Senator Dolph's nature comes on
\ Oregon is certainly well represented
g the Senate. She has two men both
o the prime of life, both men of considt
, able ability, both good speakers al
sound thinkers and both bountiful
endowed with good looks.
s LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Pet Name for Edmunds.