New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-11
NOTES AT TIE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
GENUINE JEFFERsoNlAN SIMPLICITY.

ANECDOTES OF wELL-kNOwN MRN-Mh' EDAoSps
AsARE or PATaOs.
rrpoN ryyr REGULAR cURnrSTV,SDFSr or THE TRIBUNE
WARRINGTON Dec. l0.In contrast to the Jefersonian
simplicity so talked about under the present Admin
t.tra,ou 4. the genuine article which figured under the
third Pres.. q sthe United States was shown the other
day the OF Jeersons TO heSenate
1t was ordinary sheet OF writing paper folded In the
middle wasting single inch in useless margins
Jefferson had begun at the top OF the page with
Gentlemen Of the Senate" and his last line as close
60 the bottom OF the page he could possibly do without
becoming wholly nlegible The message contained
great number OF nominations In considering them the
Senate undoubtedly had the original message before H.
for crowded before tue lines ana in front OF each name
was the word agreed" in strange, presumably
clerks hand. Things differently managed owadays
Each nomination in separately now on me sheet
Of paper OF the quality Moreover the message Is
not by mail done under Jefferson. but the
assistant secretary OF the President when he has commu
Congress- is taken TO the Capitol
IN a carriage drawn by two tine horses Jefferson
merely folded his messages and used wafer to fasen
the ends Of the sheets of paper Envelopes were the in
vention later age No President before Cleveland,
however had his annual printed and bound In
the sumpuous it is done nowadays by order OF
this modern disciple of Jencrsonian simplicity. The
paper used OF the finest quality and finish the type
is large and the msgns liberal that they
put into the shade any edition de iare that has lately
come under my notice
Judge Richardson OF the Court Of Claims who lectures
on Constitutional the Law School OF the George
town University garnishes his discourses with many
amusing and interesting stories. among which Is parc-
ulary good which he relates OF Mr. Hosr the father
Of the Senator from Massachusetts He brings 1t in to
cnch the point that the opinion Of judge while of the
bench. or Of lawyer when not en-
gagged upon a involving the matter in dispute.
IA OF no more Nalne than that OF an ordinary
mortal One day according the Judge man stopped
~ and sEpll IN
The strengthened questOner in his determine
ton bring certain suit but when he put the matter IN
the hands attorney latter told him he had no
case. Back went the questoner TO Mr. Hoar
Didn't you tell thus and 50 the other dayr
"wel. yes 1 suppose / did, said the old lawyer
~but you ddnt pay any thing for il and the fact is
never can get quite right unless I'm paid for It
Or AS Judge Richardson naiyely puts 1t: He lacked
the feeling Of responsibility"
heard an anecdote the other day which exhibits
Benator Edmunds in a character that OF q reader
and a very effective one. OF certain sentimental
kind poetry People who have looked upon the Green
Mountain statesman as natterof-idct lawyer merely,
BODY who diners from HIM viii hear It with surprise
possibly doubt its authenticity. Unul about
their two houses on Highland Terrace having
the same porch separated only 10y narrow rains one
evening byard entertained at his house number OF
Sonederate senators and invited M Edmunds TO come
Which '0" he said he s'"s CONSIDERED one Of
tnt must nau II udpPehCu
the book containing this poem in Bay ards house
Edmunds book its shelf in the book
ease and upOn by the Southerners present
70 read il aloud. began 10 read 1t with so much
expression and feeling that everybody IN the room
looked surprised. When he had finished there
was a pause. the small audience resting II unGer
spell Finally Senator Ransom. of North Carolina. said
>" Mr. EduIunds. how you read with such emotion,
and yet be who were the companions OF
the dying Confederate T.
Edinunds male reply, and in a few minutes took his
hat and ent home.
CONGRESSMAN DOwdney. Of NewYOrK. whose sudden
Aoael he alU cf he
Gus that his bill appropratng 100000 for the erection
of a monument General Grant in Riverside Park
should pass House this session His last words TO
General Niele Wednesday he stepped aboard
the train New-York TRY and see II you
can't General Braggs consent to the consideration OF
my bill
This Monument bill the head OF the caen-
Oar but 1t is being antagonzed By General Bragg. Gen
viee tells that Mr.. Dowdney went 10 New YORK
pD "Wednesday the purpose OF attending the meeting
d the School Board, In which he felt great personal In
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