New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-16
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
TOLD AT HIS OWN EXPENSE BY EX-PREMIER
MILLS.
CALLING BY PRoxY-THE OPPOSITION TO GEN
ERAL MORGAN HORSE TALK - MlsCE-
GENAT1oNn 49, BUsHYHEAD AND THE
FRESHMAN" FARMER" I;DMUNDs.

\ pense, and IL has been laughed o'ef w MON "
Congress on both sides Of the House. although u was
,,oar,,, o,,h,oe, months aft, when the incident oc
CURED. $500, ,,,
In the exciting political campaign OF 1883 Colonel
Mills had a red.hot fight on hand In his own district
in Texas. but il was mant weeks before ne couid
lie made TO believe that Mr. Jones, OF waco VINO was
runnipg rs an Independent candidate on an ami
Cleveland platform against the Democratic leader In
tho ,oet Uouse had any elements Of strength Mt.
VIM was stnmping in NegYOrk, Connecticut ana
Indiana and had sgnihed hts intention oil not gong
20 Texas at ell for the few remaining weeks Oh ING
compalrp But his friends urged him TO go down 70
his district and make couple Of speeches. in order
! n. b,e majority which ,ras In danger OF beiRz
looviIv reduced should reach 5000 votes, at least
one Of the meetings which tie apostle OF low taria
addressed was In his own town OF Corslcaha' INV
ueople for miles around poured into the town 10 near
him Colonel Mills stirred to his Utmost depths
lie hammered away in that speech the tnrif qnes
,i, IN tho exclusion Of every other topic. He, like
| Nv Clevc1ond would never, admit that any other
| Issue was involved .
The next morning the Texas statesman was In his
flower garden, and while standing near hIgh ooaro
fence admirlng the rose-bushes that honrlshed lux
urantly there he overheard the following dialogue be-
tween two negroes who at work in the adjoln'
| ing lot: ..,-, 49,.
tdyi' ,,,,.
talk"
| $50 dbl"
"Could you make heads or tails outeh "hau ho ""s
! talBn' 'boutl'
! ",Deed l couldn't He hep shoutin' bout one
thing all do time lie talked an he tolked about do
| tariff
! "pat was dc racket dc whole time. was dar, an
don't know now what It was; but from dc way ne
han'lcd hsscf an paved de ar in dat speech yon
kin bet 20 bos doah dat If was 10 meet up via uc
| tariff. I'd give IT de road
Very little Of the paying Of visits by people in high
orcial life f. done in person. The President makes
no calls The viccPresdent does all OF bis Gazing
through his private secretary, whose chief duty II
IN ride around I'm a coupe and leave the cards OF MT
and Mrs Morton az the doors OF houses where calls
are due. The members OF the Cabinet 90 most u
/ their calling by mail. The men whose duty II Is
10 do this proxy calling, I am Informed have any
thing but an easy time. Riding about In carriage
All day i, an attractive occupation when viewed from
a distance II loses many Of IT'S charms when II Is
prctscd day day. and nearly all OF It's attractive
ness when n Is interpreted by constant stoppase'
along the route Of travel. Some Of these deputy Cab
met officers make nfy and seventy-hvc calls a day
They have many amusing encounter for they visls
all parts OF the city, and pay their respects. or rather
the respects their supcrors 10 people OF All classes
/ md conditions Tho receptions Of The members OF
the Cabinet are open 90 all corners, ana all sorts OF
,cope make the rounds on Wednesdays. II Is social
Obligation. 10 when all people IN hEH Oh'i"i 4O ''''
conform to return all OF tho calls that are made upon
Them So the deputy Secretaries spin around the city
al day. driving from cottage 10 palace distributing
graceful bits Of pastcboard. which the recipients NAV
place on their ccntrc tables as q mute evidence 70
the uninitIated that the Secretary OF - has called
upon them. At the houses where receiving las
been thoroughly ystemazcd. the colored man at the
door gracefully holds out his saycr 20 receive the
cards and watches the rapid escape Of the card bearer
without surprise or comment. AZ other homes when
The coupe stops at the door there are evidences %
/ prcuaration for the reception going on within. CHI
dren peep ont ~ the window, and nm back Win tho
evident Intention Of "terng mamma that somebody
/ f., ahout 70 call The servor throws WIDE the door
to admit the expected guest. Then there Is sudden
pail thrown The e1pectant community by inc
lland announcement OF the young man with the card
| case tlrr he will not In; and. as the door
| tocpor ACCEPTS the cards In rather doubtful WAY
three pair Of eyes from tie upper windows follow
the Young man in his progress 70 tho coupe and
watch II as il wlllls down the street. ~ some %
tho lowllr dwellings is necessary 10 push The cards
under the door and fee before the bell Is answered.
FIR fear that the ambassador will b. dragged in by
force of arms and made 70 pay his chiefs call IN
| rcrson These little variations u the accustomed
mouotony are ALI make life cudnrable to tho pro
fcssional' onc al callcrs
While the discussion u his nomination IN the Senate
was going on THIS week General Morgan the Commits
soner Of indian Affair, frequently at the Capitol
awaiting the result Of tho senstes deliberations.
my case.o lie said in conversation, is very Ike
that Of General o. Howard at the time Wilbur +.
! storey was attacking him daily In his paper. said
/ to Charlie Howar the Generals brother day
al am going 10 storey and ind out why he is
so constantly attaching your brother.
Charlie said he wished would; day
called Mr. storey and put the question 70 him. In
The conversation which ensued hc said among other
things that General Howard one Of those fellows
| hat afyt gOiug Young Mem
! Christian Associations
! Yes J replied 4 believe General Howard IS
Christian
Again 1nc said that the General was always asso-
cla;ng Will Republicans had 90 acknowledge that
the Gener II a Republican.
"FiuaDk he said that General Howard a niger
| lover u went back 10 Charlie Howard.
otis no usc,' ! said. The Generals case IS
hopeless. Storey charges him with being Christian
a Repul ,ican and a phanthroplst There Is no
snswerin those charges
/ al told General Howard OF that experience about
q year siro when met him the Pacific slope II
the first time he had heard the story and he laughed
| heartily IT,"
Gene raj Morgan much amused In the course OF
the cor ,sdcration Of his by a story that was
brought 10 him By a friend concerning Senator Jonos's
objcctio ns 10 him. Mr.. Jones was quoted as saving
| that IN country did want an Eastern thoorst IN
the on &c u Indian Commiss ioner: that II wanted
Westerly man" who knew how 10 hitch M a team,
/ 81 oxen The amusing feature Of this was that
Genera Morgan IS Western man. lie lived I'm the
West b. the early part Of HIS life and as a boy worked
on f. I'm. lie was a resident Of Indiana Illinois and
Nebr Ia at different times. and he knows a. much
about htchng up team Of oxen as does Senator
Jones. Of Arkansas
Sal an old cmpoyc at the Capitol a few DAYS aeo
sci Com observe lady Of the pronounced blond tyne
that do not think Of episode that occurred ten or
twelve years ago when Proctor Knott. Of Kentucky.
was o. member Of Congress. Tho races had been going
on i IRE for two weeks and all the Kentuckans had
been attending regularly You could hear horse talk
all ,out he Cauitol Mr. had hoo, 90. 4. A.,