New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-05

promised make his long delayed reply TO the charges
Of Senator ingalls, and at the same time TO end the
Kansas Senator limb from limb to the sccompani
! ment OF popular applause. Since the announcement
| that Senator voorhees, 10 speak. the Democrats
| Of Indiana have taken on such q ocky' walk that
a few Republicans from that state. getting wind OF
Voorhees, intention, went 10 Senator ingalls, and
urged him TO take up the fight again. They left him
with the assurance that II anything In voorhees,
speech should warrant II. he would 90 out to Indiana
! and take another turn at his late antagonist. NC
cordinsy, when Senator Voorhees, makes IFS Terre
Hante speech there will be a stenographer present
who will make an accurate report of It for Senator
| Ingas's use. AT the time that the Indiana Demo
Gratis here gave Voorhees, 4 reception following the
IngasVoorhees controversy. Senator ingalls, bad lad
before him full stenographic report OF all that was
seid. Had voorhees, attempted. in the absence CT
Mr. ingalls,, to make attack upon him, he would
have heard from that gentleman.
The breech between ingalls, aud voorhees, has never
been fully healed This f. not the fault of Mr.. In
gals lie looked upon Voorhees, merely an Incl
dent In tho discussion flc looking for a rcsron-
sibe ndorser Of the charges made against him In the
Democratic press and elsewhere and when Senator
Voorhees, undertook to indorse these charges he gave
senator ingalls, what he had long been seeking-an
opportunity to answer them Senator ingalls, does
not resent the personal attack made upon him, but
Senator VOORHEES, can neither forget nor forgive.
prospects a
into October and the hardships involved In campaign
the performance of Congressional duties In
hot weather being discussed in group of SEN
ators the other day, when Senator Henderson. OF
| Nebraska was reminded Of a story 1t was OF a con-
/ tractor who engaged in building houses and saw
! that some of his laborers looked somewhat fagued
! at the conclusion OF one part OF the work Looking
at them sympathettcally, no exclaimed
swell, men. now that that work has been so well
| done, guess you can play digging cellar"
Congressman Mills. the author of the Dark Lam
tern BILL" says that this campaign work so fills up
the spsce intervening between the sessions OF Con-
gress that for number Of years no has not had time
! to read book. His speeches certainly show that
A few weeks ago Senator Butler. of South Carolina.
received fairly we'll written communication from one
of his constituents, stating that he 1.-THE writer de-
sired to easy Government position in Wash
lngton which would at tho same time afford him an
| opportunity to take up the study OF law. Senator
! Butler who had many times before been importuned
! for Governmental patronage from multitude OF in
! dvlduals without needing tho requests. ordered his
clerk to pigeonhole7 this for future reference
on account OF the pleasant in which the so
lic5Jr wrote. Last week position In the Navy YARD
! became vacant. Senator Buffers South Carolina
friend. who had stated IN his letter that he simply de
sired to read Democratic law, the time scorn
ing all knowledge Of the Republican law, Was imme-
diatcy sent for. When arrived in Washington. Mr..
Butler informed him that there was but one study Of
juris prudence and that it neither Republican nor
Democratic. There never was more astonished man
than this South CarolInan when he heard this from
! the lips Of his senator Before leaving his ma
tive town he had been warned to repudate all knowl
edge Of law which the Republicans studied, as the
people Of the South considered that form Of law vicious
and negotiable and not be entertained in Southern
courts. He had therefore come to Washington fnlly
prepared to resist insldous attacks upon his convc-
tons, If they should eEianao from men occupy
ing such exalted positions as that held by senator
Butler. Leaving the Senator he forthwith wrote to
his friends south Carolina to forward such necessary
sCdth CaIOllna 1t cks It would tc extedcn for
him to perusc. Being informed that he could pro-
cure tho required literature Ia Washington he mme-
dately repaired prominent bookseller and bought
an entire new set of books A second hand set, or
set which lie might have borrowed from the hrm
he said, to avoid all other save Denocrauc law,
and these clean books have never been USED py the
burned Republicans
Mills, Of Texas was referring the other day in his
peevish manner to the complaints and remonstranccs
that came pouring in, when his " Dark Lantern Dill
was under consideration in the House, from manufact-
urers whose industries could have been but little az
fected In his opinion by the reduction In duty as pro-
posed by the bill "why, those fellows who were IN
terested in an article upon which the duty was re-
| duced 12 cent made more noise than others who had
IN submit to a reduction OF 10 and 90 per cent he
| exclaimed, bringing his fist down upon the taoie'
You never saw anything absurd in your life
Benz Buttcrworth, to whom this was told, SAID
smIngly .-,
I used TO know who somewhat startled at tho
battle of Shiloh when the head of his comrade ON the
right was taken off by cannon ball In fow
minutes a spent ball broke Of the finger VI his COM
rnde on the other side. The latter threw down hss
gun and howled with pain, when my Irlshlh@n shoucu
You ould woman, sthop yer cryn'; you're maxim
Rpya
Has SUPPOSE concluded Butterworth, many Of
those Industries which, Mills did not complain pc
cause of the cut made in his bill are IN .ne same
! position that the man was who lost his head"
Under former Administrations there was no difficulty
in gaining access to tho heads of departments or
bureaus But under the present Administration it -
difficult TO get an audience with the chiefs of divisions
! even one of the worst offenders in this respect IS
! the Commissioner OF Pensions. If he has ever given
a hearing to a whom he has DISCHARGED
without t,s assigning Ign Yet 70 by made Known His sub
ordinates do not approach him without ascertainlng
beforehand whether no is in proper frame OF nina
! 10 receive their communications The doorKeeper
who guards the privacy Of The Physical Wreck IN
the Pension Office always informs callers as to tho
state of bumor in which the chief happens TO be- and
when he says the Commissioner is not In good humor
to-day YOU better not go in" the caller generally
departs and awaits more favorable opportunity Tor
presenting his case
General Black continues show his illwill toward
Union soldiers specially when they are Republicans,
by discharGng them whenever an opportunity pre-
sents Itself He discharged the other day Francis
Meaghcr who held the position Of an examiner In the
Western Division. Meagher had absentcd himself
from the office for six or seven days on account Oh
the death of his child, without giving notice 10 MS
| chiaf This understand has been the universal
custom an explanation being looked for upon the re-
| turn OF the employe General Black did not await
this however, the of Meagher, but discharged
him while he was yet absent broken down and SICK
Meaghcr IS an one armed soldier, and was appointed
| in Nav 1881; he was twice promoted In the Pension
omce for mertorious conduct and efficiency OF SER
vice and there are no charges against him. When he
presented himself the door OF the Commissioners
Office that vain and vindictve person Informed him
| $3.50 ~ coo him N is the same an