The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-10-25
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Weeks DOings at the Ma
tiOnal Capital
HOW THEY Adjourned


10 plsy the part Of object0r; in fact, That gen. /
fleman admitted as much, inferentially at I
least in a remark that he made last Friday 4
when Senator Blair attempted 10 obtain the 4
action Of the Senate on q bill Mr CCckreu /
said, after sneeriug at the attempt;
&" We have agreed that IL shall not be acted /
upon
brief authoritv hugely, too, and, like Jack IN
the box, was continually popping up. BE IS
an ward, oose-ioiuted individual, with gray /
elflocks, balf bald, and long t1't Of gray
beard on bis chin. Lis manner is always az I
gressive, though something IN the Smart
Alex style. aud he has q most unpleasantiy
rasping voice In addressing the Senate nc
reads what Breckenridge Of Kentucky, would
stvle an essay with this disagreCable tWang,
and without the slightest regard for infection
OF emphasis, going on n an undressing
monotone. raising his voice ucw2nd then when
the notion takes him-s0gLdiDg for ali the
world like az auctiOneeT-Straight along with
out cessation till the final stop; just as though
he were run by clock-work, that when once
wound up would keep on till II ran down.
This gentleman seems TO have msde personal
matter Of his opposition to Mary Ann Dough
erty. a most deserving IrishwOman, Whe was
blown up once upon a time at the Arsenal,
and the way he eEthuses over il and lanches
abuse 1t Der ana all her friends would leave
him open 10 the suspicion Of having been
Tilted by the lady If he were not a Benedict,
and also for the fact that is well known OF his
scant sympathy FOR women IN distress.
Through these long days CT inaction in the
the Senate, Senator ingalls,, the Chairman i'm
proved the time between whites with some
books that he kept lying on his desk open aud
backs upward, SO that he could take them up
or lay them down instantly, as the case war
ranted.
The few Senators here spent most Of their
time clearing out their desks, throwing out
waste paper and rearTanging documents, SEN
ator Allison, the leader Of the majority, and
Senator Blair, the champion Of reform, alone
seeming buster than ever At 10 time Tor
fortnight past has there been over a score
present st one time.
At II a. m. Saturday when this august body
met foE adjournment, there were present IN
time for prayers Just seven Sen5to.s-Lngalls,
Allison, Mitchell, Paddock, Sawyer, salisbury
and COckreli. Others cane IN al intervals a.
forwards till the number reached 19, Is fol-
lows: Reagan, Black burn, Teller Wslthall
Morgan, Hampton, Bate, Butler Eustis, Glib
son, Gray, Aldrich, Faulkner and 1ioar.
Senators Allison and salisbury were appoint
Cd q committee 10 wait on the President, IL
company with asimilar committed of the House,
which was Composed, Of Representatives McAiil-
lin, Clements and Ryan, and inform that Xxx
ecutiVe that the two Houses Of Congress were
now ready to adjourn. An informal recess
then followed IN both Houses. the Senators and
Members chatting together or examining their
last mail, aud every body relaxed at last from
the strain Of this long session. Everybody
wore smile, even the annual employee who
had just missed the last chance Of getting an
extra pittance for the extra lSb0rs laid on them
by the longest session On record. Blessed
are they who expect nothing" said they, quot
ing the extra beatitude, in lieu q the other
extra, calling up little extra philosophy to
help their disappointment.
At 1890 D. IN. the Senate recouyeued-haY-
ing lost By this time several Of the faithful
19-with the galleries hsif-fllcd, aud few OF
the regulars from Newspaper Row IA the press
gallery.
The committee appeared at the bar Of the
Senate soon thereafter, and Senator Allison de-
Evercd their report from the President not IN
3 EnOurnfui voice, as reported By q city paper.
but with a prllcely, cigB!Ged humility, that
nobody bot Allison c0uid maintain.
Senator salisbury mOged q vote Of thanks
% President pro tem- ingalls,, Tor the very able
and impartial manner Ia which be had pre-
sided over The deliberations Of the Senate; Il
was unanimously adopted, and afforded Mr..
ingalls, the opportunity, which none know
better how 70 Use than he, Of making about the
most perfect speech that is On record for Just
90 seconds. The end Of that speech was
prayer that every true American must echo
leaving lis colleagues, with their varied inter
ests, IA the Divine care. This earnest, sincere
and genuine invocation was prompted by
somewhat different spirit from that which led
tie correspondents in the press gallery Of tie
House TO break out into q somewhat mockiBg
chant Of the DOZ0.ogv as the House adjourned
But then y0u know, BOYS VIII be boys" and
they were entitled 10 a .iItle fun after almost
II months Of arGuous labor with The last half
AoOBt tie dryest picking ia the way Of news
shat is known 20 the oldest citizen here during
session % our National Congress
burst of applause, tempered materially by
che ChairAaa's closing words, greeted the close
# the Senate, and then the partings began.
II was easy for a spectator 70 perceive who
we're the favCrites then: Senators Ingalls, and
Allison found their way blocked by eager ont
stretched hands. and many q warm clasp sought
Senator Sawyer Everybody was buzzing
ground for last word. except Senator Cock
seli, who sat lorbi3dinsly busy at his desk,
eeming neither 10 care or be cared for by one
4 al those friendly people
MAJ. FIRED. p. WHITEHEAD
Maj. Frederick +. Whitehead, Captain and
Commissary. Il. :. army, who died here re-
Gently, WAS veteran OF the rebellion who per-
formed q great portion Of his service on the
staff OF Gen JOHN A. Logan, with whom he
was q great faFOrite.
he was born in New York city about 1910
but when tie rebellion broke out was q resi-
dent Of st. Louis. 1t was stirring times in St
Louis in tie early days Of the war but young
Whitehead cast his fortunes with the Union
and Joined Gen Blair aud Gen. Lyon
IN August, 1851. he was commissioned First
Lieutenant 9Th DO, and served CALAMITY II
that command until May, 1853, when he va
promoted 10 Captain and Assistant Adiutant
General. and assigned 70 Gen Logans staff. re
naming yith him until mustered out, Sept IS
1865 with the breyet OF Major, which he hat
received for gallant services ia the Atlanta al.
Carolina Campaigns.
IN 1856 when the Regular Army was in
creased, Maj Whitehead was made First Lieu
tenant IN the 18th Il. 5, and served IL tina
regiment for almost 10 years on the frontie
and IN the Southern States during the recon
struction. In ls75. through the influence O
Gen. John T. Logan who had always been hi
friend, President Grant appointed Aai. White
head Captain and C0mmIssary.
Ibenccf0rth all his service was In the far Wes
-four years as Chief C0mmissary IN New Mex
ico), until the Fall Of 1855, when he came &
Washington on sick leave and dangerously III
His last station ia the Vest was At Denver
Colo, ln charge Of the important supply static
there, but for more than year before comm
East bis health prevented his attention 10 dut,
he next went from here 70 Fort Monroe. Va
where II was hoped the sea air would benef
his disease-dropsy-a al one time be mad
such improvement that b5s friends hoped "a
recovery. Last year lac WAS ordered here an
remained Until his death.
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