The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-31
LIVE WAsHINa1oy TOPICS.
Things OF Interest Happening In and Out
of tho Halls OF Congress-


WASHINGTON. July 3O.-Vice- President Nor
ton. having spent day or two In Washington
will leave tomorrow. to complete his vacation.
At least one man in Washington will be glad to
SOC him go. This is old Capt Dassett. the pic
turesQue Doorkeeper OF the SeEate. Mr. Nor
ton unintentonaIlY put an indiGnity upon the
old gentleman this morning which caused him
to feel very badly. For the past fifty years or
so Mr. Bassett has been the official announcer
SO to speak. OF messages from the Pres
dent and the House OF Representa-
tives. The manner in which he in
PRODUCES the bearers OF messages is
one OF the interesting features OF the days per-
Torrance In the Senate. The old man sits in
his armchair by the Eice-PI esident's desk. and
whenever Private Secretary Pruden or Clerk
MCPHERSON appears in tho doorway he rushes
to his side bows his white head to the Vice
President. grows redder than a lobster In the
face, and, in triloluist's voice that sounds
as though It came from the basement. calls
that message has been sent in. MIR.
Bassett allows nothing to interfere
an an eagle eye On he doorway. and eats his
lunch in corner behind screen, SO that he
be e cI M
much TO his chagrin. Mr.. Bassett WAS stand
Ing ut tho Vice residents desk assisting him
oyer his G sshat1 Ii wien the ' clerk Of P lie
House appeared with message. Failing TO
rush up the aisle, in time, MIR Morton an
nonnced clerk McPhersop: and the message
his bow 1t probable however that he viii
swallow his modification. and restrain his In
ciinh,ion 10 resign. In order TO get oven with
Morton.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has taken
the scalp OF Postmaster Brown of Newport.
Mr. Browns sense OF public duty would not
soE em to be hS sFqsf aP
William Waldorf Ast9r as to WHICH H. TO be
tax 10 fq M 6Sw
IN a way sa isfactory 10 the parties concerned.
He also declined to cater to the whms Of nu-
merouS other aristocratic residents Of the city
BY tho sel. The cottagers desired 30 many
extra facilities that they prevailed ON the
OF two extra letter carriers Postmaster brown
promptly reported that these men were en-.
iHs tg Hd %1 he fS n0 f Int
recommendations as 10 the needs Of tho oillce
were MOI accented lie was willing 10 resign. lie
10 run the office himself. Mr., WanaNeker
stuck up for tho cottagers and alloweT Mr..
S&ay no M aTy IT, Fay to Be-
his SUCCESSOR
Henry Cabot Lodge and tho other young and
ambitious Republicans Of Massachusetts who
have In recent years been stepping on the toes
OF Senator George Frishle Hoar. and occasion
ally having their toes stepped on in turn. think
they have discovered a pretty formidable
weapon 10 use against the venerable senator
IN future state campaigns. The weapon mas
lecn put into their hands by "A Republican
senator who has given out privately The facts
about u rather il-tempered and exrecdin gy
non orthodox speech which Mr. lIoar made n
Tho ltepuhllcan. senators caucus on Mon
day evening. An injunction OF tho strictest
secrecy was put upon every senator who at
tended the caucus, but one Of them has deemed
Il so important that the country should know
just what MI. lloar said that he venturod to
leak Just a little. According to his statement
Mr. Hoar, I'm resenting the idea nnt forward by
several Senators that the Tariff bill is the
measure in which the ltepubliean party and
following language:
while favor passing the Tariff bill. sooner
than that this Congress should not pass the
Federal Elections bill would prefer 70 SEQ
every manufacturing establishment In Massa-
chuselts burned to ashes and the people 81
that state required to labor in cRl!tnGs in
which they could not make more than 80 cents
per day, and be required TO live on goldfish"
Nj; HoRr's colleagues In the caucus evil
IDENTIFY had more regard for his constituents
than he did Tor In spite oil HE heroic appeal