The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25
Copyright BY Edodr & Hdeldv. 1890.
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oome OF the Secretnry's lHRmltonl RluulHtorS
came in. What an abject thing man becomes
when he makes himself q tool to any one.
ventured to predict to one Of them that the
Socrstary's system would fail. why. but tho
assumption OF the State debts Is carried al
ready" venturod to tell how. From me, dis
tant as the room would let him. did he fly or
Bassett tDelaware has this day declared in the
most unequivocal manner against the adoption
of the State debts Says X they are adopted he
will move for two per cent, / asked him how
Mr.. Road would be on this question. He said
against assumption.
We had company this day. The greater part
were New England men who soon went away
Burke CONGRESSMAN, South Cardinal and
Tucker Congressman. South Cardinal both
voted for tho assumption OF the State debts
Tucker declared his views in the most I'M
eouivocal manner: after the State tdebtsl were
discharged by the Federal assumption. to
sponge the whole. Burke reprobated the whole
OF the Secretnry's report and declared 1t would
blow up. He was not so explicit, but seemed
in unison with Tucker. What must come OF
the report il these men are sincere? They
have been among the supporters OF 1t: but
alas what poor supple things men are. bend
ing down before every dinner and floated away
with every flash OF liquor. Paid my boarding
off this day.
March 11.-Attended at the Hall. Two bills
CamO up from the REPRESENTATION. lue VII
for inventions and one to give additional sal
aries to clerks. Read for the first time. Till
for the mitigation OF fines and Iorieitures was
taken ,p for II second reading. Opposed by
Bassett IDelawarel and Few IGeorgiaL A COM
mitment was early moved and seemed gener-
ally agreed to, but tho members popped up
and down talking about 1t for above an hour.
Something occurred to me which none OF them
touched. but l thought it useless to rise; be-
sides had been almost constantly on my legs
on the sth and 9th. and n man. even n good
speaker. loses all weight If he makes him
self troublesome Patterson New Jersey
find. belongs 10 tho Eladiatorial band / ever
thought since knew him that he was Il loaf
and fish" man. lie talks Of resieninG and
suppose we will hear Of his being a Judge or
something better than Senator.
PENNSYLVANIA Liberal. TO EMIGRANTs.
March l2-Attended at the Hail. No business
OF consequence DONE The committee on the
naturalization bill reported. but fur short Of
the POINTS which l wished established in 1t.
There really seems spirit OF ma evolenco
against the Pennsylrnnians in this business.
We have been very liberal on the subject OF
admitting Strangers to citizenship. We have
been benefited bv it md still do benefit Some
characters seem disposed to deprive us Of 1t. l
moved postpOnement OF a day that we might
consider OF this amendment. 1t was easily car
Rod; but Iza-dtSouth Cardinal alone said no.
Mr.. Nor is trennsylvanial turned toward mo
this day and seemed 10 invite thte-h-ttte. We
smoke OF who woul@ re Governor Iof Pennsyl
vana. lie declared IN favor Of St Clair: smoke
against Mllllin and bingham. ! said l had
head Miles sro;en OF. ue objected to Miles
a. wanting kuow.el 70. never made mention
OF any of the MuhcnherGs. He objected to
NIinnn: said Sec What sort OF PEOPLE lie has
put in Office" =. q. was mentioned. lie said
You should have had that Office" l went
into some details OF tho duties OF thHt Office
showed 1t was one in which II drone might
slumbcr: but II fleh well. was II most labori-
Gus oI!cc. and pointed out how.
March 49,. Being saturday. The Senate did
not meet. stayed ut home all day: read aud
looked over the journals OF Congress. day
perfectly uaimportant. The streets were very
Stony with the melting OF the snow.
March 1!.-rhero WAS IL considerable FIRE in
tbs neigh hurhuo last night: it Of course raised
mo by daylight After breakfast the day
seemed so delightful. l could not help walking.
went to Mr. SCOTS Representative. Penn
syivann lodgings. j got ut him on the SUBJ
Ject OF the Serretary's report He declared to
mo that lie was altogether against It. l asked
him il lie had my correspondence with Penn
sylyana. lie dec AIRED no. / put Mr. Nichol-
sons piece into his hand put Mr.. Findlevs
letter into lis hand l told him there were
some people Disconnected in Pennsylvania. |
read DR.. Logans letter 10 him a proof Oft. He
called il anti-Federulism | took out Dr..
Rush's-caIl him anti-Foderal II you will. 1t
WAS worse. He went into the allegations
against Nicholson with regard to the State ne
counts. To say all OF him IScottl In ono word.
he has thrown himself into Fitzsimon's wake.
moro from the principles OF Incidence than
anything else He will not give himself the
trouble OF acting independently. ] found n
woman In the room with him with a young
child In her arms. He appeared to be fonding
on the child.
THE RYERsoN EPISODE.
called In the afternoon on Mr.. Ryerson,
member OF the! Assembly from Pennsylva-
MIA, at the City Tavern. l expected no had
letters from my brother. but he had none. nor
did my brother Samuel Maclay. Ruerward
United States Senator. 1903 1901 know OF his
coming. | asked Eim what was doing in the
PENNSYLVANIA Assembly: he said not much
He had dined out with Mr. Morris. spoke to
him OF tho adoption Of the State debts. Oh.
yes. he believed people were generally for 1t.
On speaking little further found him abso-
lutely ignorant of every ray OF information
about them. He owned 1t after some time. and
desired me to put some state OF the matter on
paper, and that he would ray particular atien-
ton to II when he returned.
March 81 COMPLIED with Mr. Ryerson's
relnest and furnished him with an abstract
OF the State debt of PENNSYLVANIA and num-
Der of remarks on it. ! read it worry deliber-
atsly TO him and he seemed to understand It.
The only debate oil any consequence this day
In the Senate was on tho naturalization bill.
The same iiberality as was apparent on other
occasions possessed tho New England men.
immigration Is "a source of population to us.
and they wish 10 deprive MS 0f II. | vas uD
several times. but always RHdcavored 10 10
concise and 10 the ONT ~ much az possibly
could. Mr.. hoITi, was no once, ! thought he
lost himself. and by way Of getting out, said
ho was OF the same opinion rs the member
from New York, Mr.. King Mr. King is as
much against us ms any OF them. but he does It
In an indirect manner We spent to . O'Clock
on II.
DINNER WITH OLIVIER ELLSWORTH.
dined this day at Ellsworth's by invitation
from Gen. Hester. Madison. Bishop Provost.