Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-09
100 Doses One Dollar
WASHINGTON LETTER.
All tn, Eff .cis of an Ex.SfcretsrY 20
theNsyy N0rtgsgsd-His House snd
Furniture Sold A. Auction.
Some of the Bad Breaks in the RioR's Eng
nsh Made on tho Floor of the House.
Tom OchiItree Heard From.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence Of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June ct is not twelve
years sgo since George M. Ro5eson,
after eight years occupancy OF the office
of Secretary OF the Navy, went back to
his home in Camden, n. J. People said
he WAS very rich, snd occasionally 8
newspaper opposed to him in politics
suggested that be hsd made good
amount Of money in his conduct OF the
Navy Department, aad fat nava. con-
tracts. he lived in Camden very quietly,
snd WAS s Congressman four years from
the Csmien district. He has been in
Washington good deal ever since, but
he has fallen somewhat out Of the social
swlm, although h has nice home here.
No one however acquainted with his
financial circumstances Was surprised ST
the recent ss!e OF his house and It's
entire effects st auction. Robson
is very poor, and he confesses
largely to the leading banks in Washing
ton, and he has mortgsged everything he
possesses TO secure his creditors. He
still hiss large and lucrative law prsc
tice, but he is fast growing old, and bis
energies sre not IS they were in the days
Of his political ascendAncy. He has al
ways lived well, and he hiss not done
much specializing, but he has lost all be
once had, and he is SIS poor to-day SIS lie
Was when Grant took him from the Attor-
ney-Geuersl's cfiiCe in Trenton and
placed him in the Cabinet.
The faux PISS Of speech made in Con-
gressI are sometimes very amusing and
ctr vii Cf tTo4p dei
ness. The Representatives are much
the English language than Senators,
body, and necessarily more difficult
place in which to collect ones thoughts.
During the WhiIe-Lowry contests in the
early part OF the session Mr.. O'Neau CT
Indiana, in q spread esgle speech, eY-
tolIed sthe merits Of the f'oroad 4 yis OF
the law" and spoke of certain lsw as
having "come down to US through the
crucible OF time" Mr.. Cox OF New York
inquired how q law could come down
through cruCible, bu: the learned Hoo
sier ignored the question. Senator Hsr-
ris OF Tennessee ssid in debate recently
~ make this statement in bona de good
faith" This reminded Senator Palmer
OF the speech made by colored man in
Michigan state convention when he moved
to adjourn sine die till IL O'Clock to-
morrow morning" 1t also recalls
the motion by Belford of Col
orado made in the House cree
that Congress adjourn sine die. OIL
course the motion was followed by gen
eral laughter. Mr.. Bedford rubbed mis-
eyes snd said: al move this House dol
now adjourn bona fde" At this there
wss perfect uproar on the floor Ct the
House and in the galleries. Mr.. Belford
rose as soon as the laughter had ceased
and said: "Mr. Speaker, move that we
Just purely and simply adjourn" On al
other occasion Mr.. Bedford pointed to q
fellow member and with whitening scorn
exclaimed: "There he sits silent, mute
and dumb" eyes" remarked s neigh
Dor Of Mr.. Belford's, amid the silence
which followed this crushing arrsigp-
ment, land he amt ssyin' word" That
brought down the House.
Tom Ochiltree is CREST talker and |
when he talks he usually says something |
Tom, who is familiar with the southern J
pulse, politically, says that he fully rec |
ogn,zes Mr. Blsine's great qualities SIS
leader. He regards his withdrawal as an |
set of magnanimlty. He thought that |
Sheridan would hsve had the strongest |
pull in the south. Southern men like s
gallant soldier. Sheridan was brave !
enough to fight the people of the south
and he was brave enough to protect |
them.
"Besides," said the festive Tom with q
smile, "You know Phil Sheridan has !
twins. Start the gallan! general with !
those twins down south and he would |
beat his Shenandoah time"
"But suppose Mrs. Cleveland should
"Grest Scott" said Ochiltree, "fn tbs.
case there would be NO show for Sheri- |
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