Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-04
"a. w.sHsxcToS LETTER.
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w.sBrxoros. Jan. 26, lSS.

w.sgrxorus. Jan. 26, 1ss6.
,.,he oueen Of the Lobby tie
1.v I've read about her in new
!, ,,or;es of Washington life and in
,..,srs of correspondents who write
80 lines: bot, although I've been
- the capital for dozen years or
-Iue,er saw .he lady before. While
sitting in the marsle room Of
=. sscsts. q bridal c7upis came In
-, the escort Of a guide. He de
- the room to them. told the
- n iss soastrueti0n, pointed ous
80, Logan and Senator Hampton.
.s,s fseeisiag constituents, and
~. IN a melodrsmatIe whisper ex
asimed: a,L; -
...i. ,asessed lady over there, with the
-, 80 10 her hand aud bunch OF red
IN her bonnsiI That's the Queen
- - Lobby. You've read all about
-, a cour,s, She's got more tnf1u-
-. IN washington than the President
e.~.sly Ceupress will do anything shs
Is.,s she SECURES legislation for rail
.s.S companies, gets big claims throa2h
csnsrss.' and - in all the big steals.
=. lives I'm a fne house in the north
..sssru part of the city, gives big dinner
..,,ssa 10 Senators and CongressmeD,
xT..s maker with them. and gets her
s.hsmss through in that manner. She
N - la
Warrington"
aHow much r. easped the ave stricken
bride.
aThere's no telling; bat she won't
toaeh a thing for less than thousand
dollars, and suppose she often gets as
mach A City thousand Shes psfaiyzed
,ns old man there; see how she works
him, He can't resi- 4 that smile. sup
suae the paper she has in her hand is
soms big railroad subsidy, and it's
prs,ty certain she's got him to support
IT,
Tbs eouuie looked With all their eyes
Ths handsome temptrsss they had read
- much about was right before them
,hs woman whose business 10 10 juRgie
vith legislation and glys smiles for
,,isaL The bride didn't overlook .
vrinkle in her dress, and the groom was
Impressed more than by anything he
ws before or after In Washington.
Ths mental photograph they will carry
home With them will be that OF the
urssidept of the Home for Destitute
Oo,ored Women asking Senator Nor
M. Of Vermont, TO insroduos bill 20
ersmut that institution from taxation.
n. 4, I'M cru n
pen 10 Washington that ths Newspapers
90 not get hold of. As an instance OF
thts may mention that army aud navy
psopis have been gessipinR for week
at q iivsiy rate over the fact that a re-
tired ofiosr of the navy was seieeted TO
fspfsssnt that branch Of the service at
the first state dinner at the White House.
Of course, Admiral Porter vas first In
vitsd, and, be being too sick to attend,
Yios Admiral Rowan was the proper
person 10 have filed his place. Al any
rate, no retired officer was officially
eligible for this invitation 80 long rs
there vas anybody, even a naval cadet,
On the active list who could accept 10.
Ths army sfficers are inclined to make
. little fun at the expense OF their
hfsthren OF the navy over the fact that
an ofhser whose active service long since
ceased should have been called upon u
npresent II on this occasion.
The office of Comptroller of the Cur
rsncy 10 a sort Of kindergarten for bank
pfssidents. In resigninR his official du-
Ne 10 enter into banking. Mr.. Cannon
3 only following ths example OF four
II his predecessors. While his resig
,ation embarrasses the President. Mr..
Cannon can scarcely be blamed for teav-
ng position which issalvsys a target
Icr political attack, aud whose tenure
rests upon the will Of President with
shom he 10 not In political sympathy
Tor permanent independent place; sr
for leaving 5000 salary for one OF
tl5.0Oo. with plenty Of opportunities TO
make mousy outside. The Comptroller
af the Currency 10 prohibited from
Asldin2 an interest In any eusiaess; ne
4 simpl, tied down to his salary, and
he Government cannot expect TO keep
/ good man In the place for that pay.
0ns who ia capable of filling this posi-
tion csn get larger salary In any sort
Of private business. and cheap man 10
net wanted. There are plenty OF can
aiaates for Mr.. Cannon's shoes. bat
understand that none Of them are con
sidered quite up TO the required stand
ard. and thai the President has directed
q ssarch for another $1,000 man TO NIL
ihis 5000 place.
zee by the Congressional Direc-
nry" that one Of the Senators from
kebFaska has forgotten tue day OF his
birth. His autobiography reads:
sChAries II. Van wyck, of Nebraska
City, vas born at Pooghkeepsie, N u,
90 the - day Of November, 1924"
Two Of the Senator'S do not give their
aevs--Iosan and Spooner. Logan is
GU In the shade. and there Is runner
thai Spooner IL the youngest man 10 the
Senate. kenna vas born IN lSas; and
II any ono knews when Spooner came
into the world. he can answer this 90
naAdran. Lxsox.