Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20

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nominal, Tor there are plenty of suoorcin-
Atss u lQok after details He la. sn
olnce ia the Department building which
is principally interesting for the relies Il
contains of his scrT Zee. Sheridan nlled Up
Als Office in a similar way. and 10 was
fsvorite spot Tor sightseers The remark
is frequently hear ~ here thst SAeriGAnd.e1
es "A result or idVness. lie Was sccus-
toned 20 typical soldiers life and sine
cure worried him more hin campaign
Admiral Porter's salary Is <ie 90 also.
lie l. one Il the most interesting men H.
Washington, for he doe not let his wealth
oi leisure run entirely 10 waste. He j.
wei read man aud Tor three years after
the war was Superintendent OF the United
States Naval Academy. There and al
other schools, In universities aud in public
halls lie has lectured on various topics
during the past twenty years lie il
known as a writer Of biography aud AT
least two novels from his pen have found
apprecistive readers. Admiral Porter was
born IA Chester. Pennsy ylvania, on the Sth
OF June, 1913 After graduating from Co
lumbian Collegein Washington heentered
the Mexican navy as midshipman. He
saw fighting in plenty there, and in one
battle against the Spaniards the com
mander OF his vessel, the Guerrero" a
cousin Of the midshipman was killed. He
became Il midshipman in the United States
Navy in $50 and received a lieutenant's
commission in 1871. Ia this capacity he
served in the Mediterranean and on the
Brazilian coast until 1915, when he was Sc
lected 10 undertake "A secret mission 10
Hayti When the Mexican war came on
he SAW more active service, all there was.
in fact, for the navy during that episode
He was "A conspicuous figure during the
Civil war. and on four separate occasions
was publicly thanked by resolution OF
Congress. in 1866 be was promoted 10 the
rank of Vice Admiral. II would seem
that ii anybody deserves a sinecure lie j.
the man. His Office is in his own house at
1905 IL street. Ii is one Of the most unique
places in Washington. Instead of The
roomy, luxurious quarters enjoyed by all
other functiOnarieS OF rank. il is Il narrow,
condensed apartment, modelled and fur
uished exactly as if it were his office on
board ship. Ii there were any occasion
for transacting public business in it, the
Dom would be found impracticable, but
under the circumstances il answers every
purpose very well. Admiral Porter cele-
brated his golden wedding recently, and il
living floor manager of the ball that sig
nalizcd the Inauguration of William
Henry Harrison as President in 1S4l
William Strong is often referred 10 as
the most sensible man in Washington. He
served ten years on tho Supreme bench
and then proved wise enough to take ad-
vantage of the law that allows him 10 re
tire on full pay He was born on the 9th
of May, in 1905 in Somers, Connecticut
After graduating from Yale he taught for
time and studied law. He was admitted
10 the bar in Pennsylvania in 1892. He
served in Congress during several terms,
running in every election on the Demo
cratic ticket. In 1851 he was appointed
Justice on the Supreme bench OF Pennsyl-
yania, and in 1870 he received his commits
sion as member of the L. 5. Supreme
/ Court In 1850 he resigned and has since
lived quietly IL Washington, lecturing oc-
casionslly, and performing faithfully the
one duty that the law requires OF him.
Whenever the Supreme Court il required
to take part in public ceremonies, Judge
Strong puts on his robe and walks with
them in the procession. In consideration
OF this and his past services he receives
$4,000 yearly from Uncle Sans treasury
IL generally recognized that the Vice
President has pretty nearly an empty
honor, except in case OF the Presidents 5
death, but few realize how very little he
has todO. According 10 law, the Vice Pres
ident is the presiding officer of the Senate,
and when Mr.. Morton assumed The gavel he
expressed the hope that the Senators
would be satisfied With his rulings. His
salary Is s.. 900. II the Senate Was tied be
tween the two parties, ho would have to
be present every day, and exercise tre-
mendous influence on the nations policy
| by deciding party questions by his casting
vote. r r. BURTON.