New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03

would o.,r 90 nm instead of down. But IL won't.
When the wind Is the wrong way, the draugnt prnss
all tho SCOT and ashes down into the room. Wo
haven't had an open fire this winter, the furnace
doesn't keep US warm, and the nouso 20 "ii'S ~
SCOT. md. and-1 a., h,oct. ,rs.,.s
Words are inadequate to do the subject justice.
Where glowing CRATES In almost every room nave
been the comfort and delight of the senator's iany
there are now stuffed freplsces-stunea WIN
paners Ia keen out the SCOT Instead Of the cheer ana
brightness Of open fres there is only the nssioe'
dun and insufficient furnace heat Fancy the cnange
and all on account of your neighbors aspiring VANS
believe there is but one remedy, and that Is asAdy
I'm the hands Of bricklayers, or VIII DO a. soon
as the weather favoY the work inc ohanu'oi
chimneys will be carried up to the top OF tho Nof
mandle.' Senator Chandler viii then own un''
story house having scven-story chimncys.
Mrs. Winnie Ream Hoxie's presence in Washington
where she visited on her way 10 her husbands no"
post IN New-York, brings to mind the remarh "
New gland Senator who was being questlohou "
constituent as to the reasons why WINNIE h'a"i o.
everything she asked from Congress wniie V'ner
applicants who would seem to possess equai iai'A''
and rights were always refused:
"Hang 1t, man said the Senator nom oo"h
East5 How can a man, or collection OF men,
refuse a little thing like that anything when sno
thrusts her tiny scrap Of hand through your aru,
looks up at you with those big round, baby eyes OF
hers, and shakes those cunning brown curls III your
facet
Mrs. Hoxie has stin big round, baby eyes, ana
cunning, brown curls, but she is no longer ht1e'
have no doubt that It will interest many Oh
Commissioner oberlyk admirers TO know thss n's
title Of Bishops did not come to him through uio
usual ceremony Of conservation and tho imposiuon "
hands During tho twenty-eghth session ol 'no
General Assembly Of Illinois in 1s73-74 Mr. oooiiy
made his debut as member OF the state houSo v
Representatives. The new member, they tell ms
was particularly noticeable for his dapper and naty
appearance always arrayed IN spc- andspan SUI VI
the BLACKLIST and shiniest broadcloth, the coat Dos
Of what locally known as the "claw-namnior
variety. With his whito choker, smooth race anu
smile Of simple and childlike innocence inc nc"
legislator was nothing unless clerical In his appear
ance hence A. s. Lindsay, now Of this city, az .has
time correspondent of The Chicago Times DUBBED
him Bishop sohriquet which has chung to him
ever since. His newly achieved honors, It appears
sat very lightly upon the worthy Bishop VINO wac
continually popping ups with speeches ana nou"ns
upon all possible and impossible subjects. upon ono
OCCASION while he making a long speech upon
bin introduced for the appointment of Masters IN
Chancery under what Is known as The Burntkecoru-
Act-one of the legislative results Of the great
Chicago fre-Obery's brother members, becoming
somewhat impatient, got the pages to bring all the
tumblers from the water-coolers IN the House ana
Senate and place them, fun Of water, In rows upon
tho Bishops" desk The latter, however, continued
his flights Of eoquencs quite undaunted by the thirty
two tumblers arrayed before him, until, finally,
state REPRESENTATIVE John Heaheld interrupted him
with a point Of order. Upon being asked by Senator
cuIlom who was at that time Speaker Of the Illinois
House OF Representatives,, to state HIS point, Heaned
bIandly asked II It was IN vrder for windmill to run
by waters whereuDon Obery, amid shouts OF
laughter ineonInently subsidized, without even asking
leave 10 print the remainder OF bis remarks
That narticu,a- seseion OF tho Illinois Legislature
appears indeed have been quite nursery for law
divers of National fame, for IN addition to Senator
Cullom Representative william N. Springer. Hort
zontal Bin Morrison and ex-Representatve Neece all
took part in the discussions as members Bil'
Springer as he was famiariy called by hts compeers
at tho time electrified them by making stirring
political harangue the very moment he got his hand
down from being sworn In, and before any one could
stop him a shining example Of that Characteristic
modesty which has dstln gc.Shsd him ever since IL
was ct this session also, am told, that Mr. Holmans
present title OF WATCHDOG OF the Treasury had lbs
genesis, although bestowed 81 the time upon another
person. Alfred II. Jones--VAo was commonly known
as Long Jones,a and sho hailed from General
Grants native town Of Galera-was chairman OF the
Republican state Committee and leader Of the RepuD-
lean side Of the Illinois House. One DAY bishop
oberly made a tremendous onslaught upon him IN a
Va
which no spoke of Long jones' standing upon the
dome Of tho Capitol As watchdog of the Treasury, to
SEQ that not solitary sum OF money was gotten out
Of Il iu which he DonosD didn't get his own fingers
speech which contributed not little to the worthy
Bishops local fame
One of tho most interesting men in the Senate IS
Henderson, Of Nebraska. His war record Is history,
and spirited interesting history, at that He Is Ok
fine physique below middle height, and Of perfect
blonde type with an expression as ssweet as
voman's, one not born Of a thirst for war or for
ouarrely OF any description But that he was and
e a fighter everybody knows who Is familiar with
the history Of our late unpeassntness and has seen
him on the floor OF the Senate IN battle array The
senior Senator from Nebraska and Palmer OF Michigan,
who IS known for hs social qualities and for being
a Jolly good fellow generally, have formed regular
David and Jonathan friendship and when Mrs. Palmer
was abroad, Henderson spent the winter with the
temporarily widowed Senator I'm HIS beautiful home
on Kst Senator Henderson has just been reelected
by the unanimous vote Of his party. In answer to
the congratulations OF friends at an evening re-
ception recently, the Senator said
Yes, l am hero for another SIX years. but my
people paid me rather doubtfUA compliment. I
had quito made up my mind to 90 out and pay them
q VISIT but about Christmas time l received tel
egram telling me had better stay where was, that
everything would be ali right And everything
all right notwithstanding tho fact that they did
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