Daily Republican., 1889-12-16

Correspondence OF the Renublicop

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WAsHINGToN, D. e., Dec. 14.-Con.
ICES adjourned on Thursday until Mon
my; IN the meantime the committee Of
.no Iouse on the bilcott defalcation are
pusy irving to unravel the accounts, but
.nere being two horns TO the dilemma in
which Which .hey are placed, they cannot agree
upon the status OF the office. In tue
meantime, TO tide over tho members who
were stranded, they adopted resolution
TO pay the members their mlleape. which
IN many instances amounts to consId-
erablc sum.
The departments were closed at noon
on Wednesday to allow the clerks who
wished TO attend the centenary celebration
IN the Capitol, but as admittauce was by
tickets and each Senator and Congress-
man were limited to two, only the favored
iew gained admittance, which caused
much uuiayorable comment as being
contrary to the spirit of cur institutions.
once seekers are to be met with on ali
sides; Mig ATTY they throng the rotundas
OF the principal hotels, buttonhollng
their senator or member of Congress. or
any casual acquaintance they can find,
from whom they can extract a grain OF
comlQst or gain encouragement, and are
mose<ensitive as to the impression their
canvass Is making for the government
piums; they usually hunt up the cor
respondent OF tho home paper, and
and make special request that they
make no mention of their presence at
the capital; or II they do not consent to
that they Will be pleased to have them
say that they came on at the request of
the member Of Congress, who has a
place which he desires them to accent,
and that they are giving the matter that
consideration which they deem is due.
No ore comes to Washington oetensibly
on an old-fashioned hunt for office
Many OF them systematically deceive not
only their friends, but members OF their
own families. | met one OF latter class
at the National Hotel last week. who
came here thrse months ago, and has
been continually importuning his mem
Der OF Congress to provide for him.
lie started out for good, fat consul
ate, and now he 10 about in the same con.
ditioD as the spinster whe prayed for
man. He will take anything that ls Of
fered, and will be glad of the opportu-
nifty. lie had not been here over
month when his wife wrote him that he
was wasting his time, and suggested in
manner that only a woman can
that he had better come home
and go to work. 10 pacify his better
hall be wrote that he had succeeded In
securing a situation and would 90 to
work next week, and that as soon as he
got enough money ahead hs would send
Tor her, and then he continued to walt
lor something TO turn up. But success
has not yet crowned his efforts, and last
week be received letter from his wife,
stating she was ready to join him, aud
was only awaiting remittance. He then
realized That something must be done
speedliy. Inc way ho went about his
Iast scheme OF deception was TO COM
plain to the police that he had beaa
fobbed OF snug sum of money, and to
take good care that the announcement
Of the robbery iounl its way into the
newspapers.
Marked copies of the papers were sent
10 his home and lie is now ENJOYING a |
lriei term ofsympathy from that source. |
Last june | accidentally ran across a |
peculiar kind OF cranky fellow, haillng
rom Kansas, whose name l Will not
mention, but he claimed to be n near
elatlve of the head of wilminRton's
argest shipbuildiug firm; he had been |
haunting the rooms OF the Civil Service |
Commission for three months, until |
resident Lynn, becoming tired of his |
told him some plain |
acts. He proceeded to drill into nv
ara his tale of maledlctions against the
Ugh priest of the Civil Service Commis
Ion, and what ho would do II he ever
rossed his path again. He was then
fter u, 900 position and last week
recognized him on the watch" In the
Interior Department. He saluted me
nd stated he failed through not having
ny political pull
But while tho ollice seekers of high
nd low degree come and 20, that verita-
'le parsonage who OF late has been very
numerous and of whom everybody In
he northern cities seems to havs been at
ne time looking for, has not turned up
o any extent in Washington. | have
eierence TO Mr.. McGinty; he has 60 far
cen stranger, but is about to be intro.
uced by strangers from the North.
On Friday l took stroll around with
certain party who was here prospecting
or an Office. He had alone during the
orenoon made reconnaissance of a
ertain office, and through the open win
ow saw the present occupant Ga Della
comfortably ensconced in an
enjoying fragrant Havana
'ith his ieet resting on table, chatting
With hall q dozen genial comrades, no
Ioubt all clerks like himself Alter this
little advance upon the enemy's position
le had quietly withdrawn.
The great question uppermost In his
mind was whether he possessed the tech
ical and mechanical knowledge mecca
ary to fill the office, provided he con-
ludei to make application therefor.
While he pondered these thoughts in bis
mind, In the afternoon he requested my
to again deploy upon the
rst street office. Being of an invest gat-
ng turn OF mind, | ventured forth with
nd soon developed the present occupant
occupying the identical position. Cigars,
eet, table, comrades and all. My friend
esitated when 1 said, calling him by
ame; You eau certainly fill that bill;
on see his duties. Go for him. Well,
ays lie, can:
Major Daniel II. Kent was here during
he week; he stopped at the st. James
lotel; he is looking well and as full of
nergy and fire as in his more prosperous
ays. James Agnew was here last Fri
sy; he was looking around the capiia al
o see how good paying berth there
i'll suit him. Agnew has good record
S a soldier, and will get there. Albert
hughes, conductor on the Landcnberg
ranch, is enjoying his ten days annual
acatlon in this city. LOCKER On.