The National tribune., 1888-08-23

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may say that Gen. Schofeld is no stranger
here, for he was Secretary of War for President
Johnson during those rather perilous days be-
tween the impeachment trial and Gen. Grants
Inauguration.
THE YOUNGEST MEMBER.
The stranger in tae House galleries usually
asks the Doorkeeper to point out the youngest
and the oldest Member on the floor. Itsppears
10 be q subject about which there is a very gen.
ersl curiosity, especially with reference to the
youngsters. The youngest Member is Shively,
Of Indiana, who IS in his 32d year. lie repre-
scnts the district which used to send Calkins
10 Congress. Shively is conspicuous for moth
ing bat his youth, not having done anything,
SO far as known, except to vote when his name
is called.
The next youngest Member is La Toilette, of
Wisconsin, already very conspicuous man IN
that body. lie is but 80, yet lie took the floor
during the tariff debate and made an answer to
Speaker Carlsle's tariff speech which no one on
The lrec-ira&e side of the House was able TO re-
spOHd TO. During the general debate he was
confined TO his bed with an illness that threat
ened TO be dangerous for some weeks and SO
lost his place on the list. It Will be Temem-
bered that the Speaker came down from his
place the last day ANA made what was con-
sIdered q great effort" by the Mills party.
He undertook 10 show how our business in
tcIes.s had advanced under the low tariff of
1916, and did IL by quoting the percentage Of
increase in various manufactures. Ia Toilette
returned during the debate under the five
minute rule, and getting an extension Of time
he sailed into the Speakers argument in a way
that demolished II completely. Ihespeech was
a close and logical analysis Of the position of
Mr.. Carlisle. showing that the latters argu-
meut by percentages was an empty sham and
unworthy of the time and place in which it was
presented. For example, a certain interest had
d /.
FIRST instance there was one establishment and
the second there were two. By this species of
exposure he made the Speaker ridiculous.
Mills was mad. The next week, when the
tobacco clause was under discussion, La Toilette
rose 10 speak under the fiye-minute rule, when
Mills for spite moved TO limit further debate to
one minute La Toilette rebelled. His side of
the House rallied 70 his support and broke the
quorum. All that could be done was TO adj
iaurn. After adjournment it occurred to Mills
that be had made q fool Of himself and he told
La Toilette he could have what time he needed
the next morning, and the next day he made
his tobacco speech.
Although too young to have been in the
army he had a brother in the service aud no
Member in the House Is more effective worker
IN the veterans cause. He circulated the petit
tiOn some months ago to the Committee on
/ Rules asking for day for pension legislation,
which, when put in with l3S names upon it,
50 disturbed Messrs. Mills and Carlisle that the
latter who is Chairman, has not called a meet
ing Of the committee since.
Il is understood that La Toilette viii be re-
nominated, and the veterans of his district will
make no mistake in seeing that he is sent back.
/ lie is one that can be counted on.
AN ARMY INVENTOR.
I Some time ago sketch in these columns told
4 something of the inventions perfected by Com
mander Charles y. Sigsbee, of the Navy, and
that reminds me of another weli-knOwn resi-
+ deaf here who is also an inventor of some note.
Col Royall 7. Whitman, who is on the Army
retired list is 4 member Of the large colony Of
retired officers who have permanently settled
here, aud is now engaged IN persuading Amcri-
\ cans that American table wines can he had
every b.t as good as the imported article.
During his long tour OF active service on the
frontier be found various articles of the cav
airy aecout ernents unified for the service, and
went 10 work 10 improve upon them. The first
result was the saddietree which is now known
4 all over the world where cavalry troops are
maintained as the easiest TO ride and the most
comfortable TO the horse Of any yet devised.
Tie tree is 50 shaped that the main weight Of
/ the rider is taken away from the horses with
crs aud distributed further 10 the rear, and is
narrowed a the pommel end SO that the rider
I gets a better grip with tie knee without firing
/ the Thighs Until they are half paTalyzed. An
-
4 tree that is a GOGsend 10 81 cayarymen is that
1 the danger OF rupture TO the rider Is very ma
+ tefially reduced. / have no doubt that more
/ mounted men were disabled during the war by
rupture from the instrument of torture known
. as the Mcclellan saddle" than there were
from gunshot wounds in the mounted service.
Last year Col. Henry c. Hasbrouck, 4th Art.
/ recently Commandaut Of Cadets at West Point,
. took q Whitman saddle with him when he was
sent abroad by he War Department to witness
and report upon the annual mauuvers Of tho
I French troops. Col. HasbroRck tells that the
/ French officers took such fancy 10 the saddle
that during the time he was with the troops or
near garrisous it was rarely that he could get
possession OF j. long enough 10 use il himself
Col. Whitman is also the inventor Of new
combination cavalry bit, which IS designed to
I'll 70 the halter headstall, and so do away with
the extra iucumbrance Of a bride. The new
style o. rubber pad for the foot-beariug Of the
strip is also Of his designing, and ! hear that
he IS turning his spare time to studying out
other Improvements IN the cavalry equipment
for man and horse
Col Whitman entered the service in 1862 al
a Sergeant-3iaj0r OF infantry, and was mustered
ont IN IeG5 IS Colonel of his rcsimcut-the Both
BE. lie distinguished himself in 1864 at tho
battle Of Sabine Crossroads, La, and later ii
thar year in SheridaB's famous campaign ii
the Shenandoah Valley Ia 1861 hc was ap
pointed ia tie 81 q. 5. Cav, and participated
with great credit in the terrible Indian cam
paiEus of 1915 g, Z with Gen. George Crook.
Aaay an officer and man had his vitality 6,
+ saVped by the harasaip5 Of campaigning witI
Crook that they were utterly broken dogi
physically. Col Whitman was one Of the vic
Tins Of Gen. Crooks tireIess endurance, ans
was placed upon the retired list in 1879 TO
disability.
TARDY JUSTICE
The President has recently bad before him
bin which he disikea 10 approve and wa
ashamed 10 veto, and it therefore became Law
last week without his signature
The bill places Capt. Thomas " Lord on th
Army retired list with the rank Of Captain ant
remedies All injustice for which other Arm,
officers are now suffering
Capt Lord enlisted in the 18th Me in tn
summer Of 1862 when mere boy aud was a
once made a Sergeant. Ia six months he wa
a Lieutenant, bat before the year had gone b.
the battle Of Charlottesville left him lying II
a Geld hospital with q dreadful wound tina
Z ncccssitaled the amputatiou Of his left Lex be
D low the knee.
Transferred to the Vetern Reserve Corps, h
served IN the volunteers until ne was commits
stoned In the Regular Army ia the FAN Of 1861
{ having meanwhile received the brevct OF Car
tain Tor lis ptllautry al Charlottesville befor
be was disabled
When the Army was reduced in 1870 he wa
. transferred 10 the both Inf, and when he wa
/ retired IN August last year was the rankin