The Critic and record., 1891-03-31
CREAM OF TIE SPECIALS
WHAT WASHINGTON CORRESPOND
ENTS FIND FOR GOSSIP.
snatches Of Spicy Notes aud Comments
on Affairs Of Current Interest by the
Able Representatives Of Prominent
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Snatches Ot Spicy Notes aud Comments
on Affairs Of Current Interest by the
Able Representatives of Prominent
Newspapers.
O'B,jeo Voore i ST. Louis RepuJH..
To-day 1ast Saturday, there happened to
surround q round i'm one Of Chamber
lain's rooms four persons, three were
Senators of the United States, the fourth
was the correspondent Of the RpUJlb.
Two of the Senators were Democrats the
third was q Republican. Three of the
party drank hot irish whisky punches, the
fourth, who was the Republican Senator
drank gin.
The Republican Senator, who drank
gin, after few bantering remarks, said.
" don't believe there will be anybody i'm
the fight i'm our convention IN 1892 except
Harrison and Mckinley, and Harrison
will yet the nomination. ! do not know
what is the matter with Blaine but hc
seems 10 have lost all his spunk and gump
ton. IS
Here the Rcpu blican gin drinkcr rested,
and one Of the Democratic statesmen, af-
ter taking a few sips at his hot Irish
punch, remarked:
Personally, am o Cleveland man. /
would like to see him President again
and think he is sguarely entitled 10 the
nomination, whether he wins or loses
lie has made his party respectable. He
has given IL an issue that has completely
buried the bloody shirt
"Oh, " said the other Democratic Scna-
tor, you need not be worrying about
that; Cleveland is not i'm it. / have lust
got back from New NofF, spent week
over there, and he has not the least
chance of getting the New York dclega-
ton To the next National Convention
~ don't want any Hill in mine, said
the other Democratic Senator. ~ don't
think, as n good many Democrats out in
my country do, that Hill knitted Cleve-
land but think that Hill is not the kind
of man that ought to be rewarded with
the greatest Office in the gift of the peO-
pie. To me he has always appeared to be
very small politician"
H. n, H. McF0yiqDd m PAiiddeiphj0 Roc0rd.
When a Congressional funeral is held
at the Capital, the expenses are generally
borne by the Government. Uncle Sam is
charged double rates for everything.
The pallbearers and other dignitariey
connected with the ceremonies must each
wear white silk scarfs, which cost as much
as a dress, and one of which q leading
Congressman from Pennsylvania says he
gave to his daughter, after the ceremO-
nies We're over at one of these funerals,
and she made il up into a ball gown. The
cheapest of these sCarfs are of the best
material, and the same scarf is never
used more than once. All the parties
connected with the funerals must have
$3.50 gloves, and the Washington under
takers run mp bills of 5000 and over.
Kansas Ciy EroiDg 7jRts COyTesp0adeAce
Congress should enact law inhibiting
those citizens who accept positions in the
Diplomatic or Consular service from be-
coming or in any wise acting rs the
agents or attorneys in their own country
of those governments to which they were
formerly accredited. Quite number of
instances of the viciousncss of this prac-
ticc are seen at Washington, in which, by
knowledge of the transactions or p0lity Of
the Department of state, the interest of
Our citizens and of the country have not
only been preiudiccd, but in some in
SinnOps lnst.