New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-15
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
FRIENDS OF WARNER MILLER INDIGNANT.


A LIMDnR-ToSGUED CoNGREssNAN-AS INCIDENT Al
THE WHITE HOUSE.
FROM THE REGULAR COMMANDMENT rRrBuNzJ
WASHINGTON, Dec 14.-The friends OF Senator
Warner Miller indignant at the attempts made
in certain quarters TO belitte his services 10 the
farming interests OF tho country in connection with
the passage the oeomargarine law. State Senator.
for instance. Ia reported saying that the bill left
the House with tax Of five cents pound oeonar-
garine which under tho management Of Senator Miller
and In Republican Senate was reduced TO two cents
here knows OF that but for the efforts
OF Warner Miller there would have been no cie0mar-
garine law at all now. and that all the dairy interests
would have suffered severely during tho last few months
the law has in successful operation Tho fact H.
that Senator Miller forced to choose between tax Of
two cents or no tax at ALL would Of have liked
to see the retained in the BILL but 1t i'm
practicable. Farmers understand this and they appre
ciae the faithful and efficient work done by MI Miller
last winter In their behalf
A Miss Johnson Friday appointed clerk to the
House Committee the Library Of which Mr. Singleton
Of Mississippi is chairman This is the first instance %
record, am told. OF woman being employed In the
Capitol. though the Departments everybody knows.
full of them Another interesting circumstance In
connection with this that Miss johnson
Into Office by her mother who q notary public of the
District
Congressman Adams Of WORK who has good reason
for feeling little his failure to receive another
Congress- is offering to bet $3.50 to 81 that
Cleveland II nominated for the Presidency in 1888. will
be beaten in the city and county ofNewYork rather
significant beti
The Evening Star Is moved to exclaim In one of liz
bilious moods:
quite time that the respectable people Of ws.hinetcn
shall unite in frowning reckless groundess and
utterly inscriptions opourne attack isveed
ton with District anars These attacks in soe instance.
e c 9 m un 81 Sr. Tor ns
G% al GsasTs They
Gus and their to damage the
The assumption OF The thoss writers for the
press who have criticised the proposed extension Of
ssachusetsave aud shed some light upon the doings
tho Wson-Claeett real estate ring nothing at
stake in the Welfare of the city is entirely eratutous
AS matter OF fact largo proportion OF the
correspondents stationed here, at the least calculation
thirty OF them, their houses. The value OF tho
property held by them exceeds. venture to say, by
good round the value OF the property held by all the
Mashiugton PAL ers daily, weekly aDd mnnthy taken
s as s p S
avo quite OF consideration tue fact thas
hall OF the expenses OF the DIST:
has right 20 know what is eoink on.
The building which the Government Of Mexico erect
Ing for OF It's legation here 10 ls promises to be
handsome addition to the ST uctures whoa make that
part OF the OF tue most desirable for dwelling
CnIerJusice Waite and the Other tiat OF JOAN W.
rhompNon: one OF the wealtbest men IN the District
few doors fur her lives exSccrcary Chandler Near
by Is III. home OF John W. tOsr our former Mniser "a
SPAN. Within ,touos throw OF tue uew lie cation JOln
Mclean, OF The tincintuh inquirer. is converting
odfasboncd house into or the most pretentUus.
loo ng buildings 10 the city on one OF the CORNERS OF
the street john Chamberlain. the well-xnown Ies,sur
anter entetans the states uen and pubic chascrrso OF
Altogether It Is an exceedingly desirable ueigbeOrnood
Msxe 10 the thrd Cover ntnent to purchase house OF
It's IN Washington for the use OF It's Minister TDs
other Governments owning property hore are those OF
England and Germany. -.
Eusace Gibson, OF West Virginia. is Of the drear
lest ranters the Democratic side OF the House. and
tnai 10 saying good deal. He IS forever aeilyering
bis devotion to Democratic principles and unsnled:
Il goes without saying that he Is an ardent aimrer OF
and speech delivered by the West vrsin'a member is
to be tOnsidereu comp ~ without reercbc- ~ the hero
OF Nav Ureaus 1t ~%s OF these speeches which
asperatnd the otherwise iIld snd gsn.e Srabis
Der from the XItn Iowa District, made him sxciam
by thunder II Andrew Jackson was being carried
past here In ns coffin hid be mad he'd kick the l On
and he'd draw his sword and cut Cibsohs head or By
tnunderl"
WHAT would he use n remarked 3. s. Cox. who
was standing pear ana had overheard struolos remars
e. friend What would DO the use GibsonS mouth
would 20 on all the same"
Congressman Brown OF Pennsylvania took of his
Democratic coDstitutents-an applicant FOR once-pp
the White HOUSE, the other gay. The candidate for office
a Democratic Admnisra ion must have had sous
serious doubts hin self regarding bis party orthodoxy
for his way to see tue President lie cOude TO Lon
before notary public other ocer OF q Of
record. and made AFFIDAVIT 10 tue fact that no true
Simon-pure Democrat. rock-rlbbed, water-tght and
copper fastened. This affidavit SAID he nad placed
on ME with bs oher papers at tue time lie made his
application Tor office. Congressman Brown pI, scented
the cl.s OF his DenOt ratio tuont TO the President
IN suitable Language AMI nnally wOuud by saying:
"Whst DO yod think. Mr. President, OF ~ man whose
zeal prompts HIN to 10 The extent OF making atdayr
TO Ills Democracy in order to obtain Office and provo
himself loyal TO lis party T.
scarcely bal the ords left his mouth than the housht
flashed through MI Bro xns mind that lie had I'D
thing embarrassing TO tue President The liade
reply and the interview came to abrupt there
and tLen. Had MIR Cleveland been the Place OF Mr.
Browns constituent he might have been comI hun.
self perhaps TO make AFFIDAVIT 10 bis Democracy aud
found It difficult task than dt Mr. Browns friend.
That at least Is what Democrats think.