New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-08

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like 10 alude now and then TO the length OF time 'hes
hao beon in Congress- and have doubt sir, thai
I, 7 am nerlnitted TO remain here until get ina.
Roanoke BIZ through too will be able 10 polht I"
unite long period OF service In this House 'ausher'
! ,uhourh am a member here, am not "hohy
without political experience. served eight years III
hs senate Of Virginia and never spoke half an hour
d,n that time and could have been there still, but
INV neople approaching my silence and hard work as
,emhcr of that body, sent me TO the Congress or INT
! United states By 1000 majority. Laughter Now
Nv tbo gentleman from Maine has told me that nobody
has ever offered word Of objection TO my Roanoke DILL
,r was very pleasant about it, daughter. |
also submitted the matter to the gentleman rom Aa
hama (Mr Bankhcad). Democratic member OF that
committee but when / went 10 the committee room 10
look after my bill found that they had lost all the
papers 0aughter) Then l appealed 10 inc eehue-
man from New Jersey (Mr Lehlbach). lie also re-
ceivcd me pleasantly but he could not nd any OF inc
nopers and he wrote report and lef ont OF u ABOUT
s1 900 of revenue that should have been credited to
/ pooroko 1aughterl And so Mr. Chairman, here
10 day am missing the glorious old Confederate time
| i, richmond by invitation Of the gentleman from
Naine who promised me that my bill would be called
up 0aughter)
! Senator Jones' Of Nevada, was twttted by Senator
Ncpherson of New-Jersey, in the course OF his silver
speech the other day, with the fact that the silver
dollars were only worth 7e cents OF course 1t " re-
minded him of little story"
~I recolectn said he talking on this subject
orce with some Senators in the cloak-room. During
tho conversation ono Of the Senate pages brought
mo a telegram on which he said the telegraph mes
sonrcr had told him there were so cents due gave
the page silver dollar and said to him
al have been informed by some very respectable
and intellectual gentlemen in here, some Of them
candidates for the Presidency cven that this dollar IS
worth only rs cents. do not want to cheat little
how Take this out and II the boy thinks 1t worth
onlv II cents he can send back % cents. and If
he thinks It is worth a dollar he send me back
10 cents. will leave it to him.
9TH, mage brought back 80 cents and said the
telegram boy told him he did not know what those
old buffers In there might say, but it was as good
a dollar AS he wanted and was very hard TO get.
tLaughter.)
find in "The Record Of Wednesday the following
interesting coloquy between two eminent Democratic
statesmen:
Mr.. vest-May / ask the senator from Mississippi a
question
Mr.. Gcorgc-You may.
SIR Vcst-I will ask the senator If an obter dictum
Is not an expression BY the court upon question
which is not necessary the adjudication Of the issues
presented by the record ask the senator that ques
ton.
Mr. George-Is that all the question
Mr.. Vest-That is all want 20 know now.
Mr. Georso-Gct through with Your questions
You may be laying a trap for me- and If you are
II.
Mr. vcst-In connection with that because one
question Is necessary 10 the other
Nj Georgc.-very well; get all the questions out
first and then I will the trap, If there is trap
Mr. ycst-I object To the word trap because
am not hunting now.
Mr.. Gcorge-Thcn will withdraw the word trap.
Here are Economist Iolman's reasons for refusing
afY,fnD Cf- ha Nayr
Let look at THIS matter for moment. While
Europe is depressing and impovcrfshing her people u
Construct and equip vessels If war-vhile the petty
ambitions Of princes and the miserable feuis Of former
ages. coming down 10 the present tme cursing IN,
whole land with poverty and wrcchedncss, INJECTING IN
cApres,ble misery upon all classes Of people except the
nobility and favored classes-we are preparing 10 mi
them instead Of adhcring the policy which ha+
made country The pride u the human race
II is great ply thought OF asking the Judg'
what The privileges of the nobility and favored
classes in military state, say, like Germany
III, talk Is the mcrcst twaddIe
Albert BerstadVs painting. The Last Of th'
BuGalo.' which shown the Paris Exposition las
year is mporarly exhibition ut the Corcoran AT
Gallery, In this city, and is attracting great deal
attt ION. The scene depicted is one familiar q
every platnsman and Western traveller fifteen year
ago. but IT will Re impossible 10 witness it again
The locality represented the valley OF the SHctw ate
River With the foothills Of tho Rocky Mountains a
d background and the mountains themselves rearnI
their snow-cappcd tops IN tho distant sunlHt. From
the table lands tho right, ovcrhuns with a clouC
u dust rush down TO the river droves Of thirst payc
buiiaocs They wade through the shallow waters anC
swim over tho lowlands each side. In the fore
ground band Of Indians charge on the fank Of th'
nying hcr The central group Is an Indian on
white horse driving his spear into the vitals of al In
furatd bull. from whose blood streaked sides hans
three arrows. The bull has charged on the horse one
rider aid all three will 60 down u their death together
The picture ful Of stirring action, az belts IN,
bloody trascdy represented
Mr. william McGrath whose studies from Irisl
peasant lie arc known In England well do in th
country his picture "On tho Old Sod is now in th
collection At tho Metropolitan Museum OF Art IN New
York has Just finished portrait OF Mrs. White. o
| syracuse tie daughter Of Senator sawyer. OF WiScon
sin. II is a portrait which IS IN every way worthy q
take rank with the best examples II modcri
portraturc. II IS painted broadly. with dash an'
, Vet in such "A way 10 satisfy the most eNactin
stichler for that dreadful thing called by youn
toariin,.schoo misses hniSh.' Mr.. McGnth som
year, ago entered what might call new field II
his art the depicting of scenes In ancient Grccia
, | LIE Tho popular success achieved 10y him IN TN
/ field can be measured by the number Of reproduction
In the form Of cchngS. photographs. etc. 10 which nj
pictures were submitted with Irore less success
lie i now OH TIC cN' vi r"'ulHAHS I" r-HA"''" "'
Ireland where hear lie proposes To resume the paint
ing OF Irish studies.
II must be confessed that with every year Washing
ton IS growing more and moro to be an art centr,
= Not only are collections Of great merit 10 be see
NOW I'm private houses need only refer 10 that q
the Postmaster General Washington IS also bccou
Ing a hvoritc headquarters for artist, themselves
New York. Boston and other large cities may con,inu
10 attract the greater lights but Washington Is no
far behind and can boast Of some very IA
talent indeed. do not desire 10 draw nvidiouS d'
tinctions and hence mention names. but canno
hclp saving thdt this increased interest in all thing
pertaining to art has In a large been brough
Il about through the efforts of Mr.. V G.. Fischer,
gentleman Interested IN art matters who has mad
Il IT, hts business apparently 10 that native tarcr
u. Lrn, far IncL. ~