The National tribune., 1892-04-21

NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASH
sire upon these bills, aud then wish tho Senate
10 rush them through without giving them due
considera ton, which the Senate positively
fuses to do. Mr.. Allison, of Iowa, Chairman OF
the Senate Appropriations Committee, says that
the committee viii scrutinize all the appropri-
alton bills thoroughly. aud will make all the
haste their proper consideration will admit of.
but they will not pass single measure which
appTepriates a cent of money until it has been
discussed and properly considered.
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Dnring the course of his remarks on the bill
introduced by himself for the election of
United States Senators by tho people, Senator
John N. Palmer. of Illinois, was questioned
upon several points by interested Senators.
Senator Dawes Of Massachusetts,, said there
was inst one question Ito would like to have
Gen. Palmer answer, and that was, What was
the matter with Abraham Lincoln, that he
could not be elected United States Senator
from Illinois when Lyman Trumbull WASP"
Gen. Palmer replied a. can easily tell you;
he was moi a Democrat oh" said Senator
Dawes. 81 had a faint recollection that there
was some Senator who could not vote for him."
Il was the man. sir" replied Gen. Palmer.
g ! could not aud would not, aud did not vote
for Lincoln"
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Tho Departments of the Government arc at
the present time greatly stirred up the
prospect of large reduction Of tie clerical
force which is bound to take place at the be-
ginning of the fiscal year, 8 in the Interest OF
economy" says the House Committee on APP
preparations. The Treasury Department viii
probably be hit the hardest in this reduction,
and preparations are already being made to
prepare for tho altered conditions OF things.
The War Department will also be hit hard, for
before the retirement OF Secretary Proctor he
said that if Congress would permit his Depart
ment TO retain the present number Of clerks
for short time he thought he could dispense
with some 600 of them when the work they
were on was completed. This work is about
done now, and il is likely that the Appropria-
tions Committee OF the House viii see that the
bill is reduced quite large sum in this man.
ner. Mr. Holman of Indiana, is at the head
OF this committee, and they are cutting all
appropriations close 10 the bone, and the pick
ngs which viii! be left on the Legislative, Ju-
dcial, and Executive appropriation bill (Which
is the bill that provides clerk hire for the De-
partrnents) Will be small indeed. The changes
which are to be made are not all confined to
the Departments in Washington however, as
they extend to the Customs, lmmi gratiOn, and
other branches OF the service throughout the
country. One result of these reductions is that
the Secretaries OF the Departments are always
overfun by members and Senators to have GER.
tain people retained, and at this time employees
are mastering their influential forces in full
strength for All onslaught upon the heads Of
Departments ana Bureaus thus making life u
burden TO these officials.
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The great American dog traveller, "Oney,"
arrived in Washington last week from Cincn-
natl, O. "Oney" is known as the PostofIce
dog and is fine specimen of the Scotch terrier
breed. lie started on his travels some two
months ago from the Albany N. Y postofce,
and since that time has passed over every railway
postal line in the United States. When lie left
Albany he had attached to his collar tag
inscribed CITY Postoffice Albany, \. "
and n miniature gripsack. At the time he was
in Washington there we're 40 tags on his collar,
each representing a city visited by him on his
journey, which has always been made in n
mail-car. Some Of the tags are ten-cent pieces |
copper pennies brass designs, pieces OF leather /
etc. The weight OF the tags causes the dog 10
bend his head. The dog made a cali on Post
master General Wanamazer while in Washing |
ton and left for lis home in tnail-car
So
The Office Of the Washington Ereaiag Star |
caught fire on Wednesday, April - at 8 /
O'Clock in the morning aud in few minutes
the composing and press rooms were Quilted, /
and tho Star force were out the streets. |
There were a few narrow escapes some Of tho |
printers on the upper floor having to pass to /
another building upon ladder, a very hazardous !
undertaking. The management of THE Ma
TIoSAL TRIBUNE rendered the use of cur
Office to the digpossessed Star force, aud the /
paper appeared as usual Wednesday evening,
and will continue to do So Wosamen were at /
once put to work repairing the damage done by |
the fire, and the Star was back in their own
quarters on Saturday. The damage is roughly |
estimated at $4,000, mostly insured.
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James Gillespie, whose body is to be moved
from an abandoned cemetery in Georgetown
TO the Congressional Cemetery, was celebra-
ted man in the carly years of t. IS century, as
he was five times member OF Congress from
the State of North Carolina. If any fame at
taches TO his name at the present day. il lies
n xza xsse 5sHna