The National tribune., 1892-09-01

lion Dollar Congress and has not according to
Mr.. Mcpherson. scored single point to go to
the country on,6with claim for approval.
There is a great demand from the Southern DEM
ocrats, strange to say, for Republican litera-
tnre on the Peoples Party and Alliance. 1t
seems that the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee, who also have their Headquarters here
in Washington, are sending out thousands Of
copies of Gen. David B. Hendersons speech on
Gen. Weaver the Peoples Party candidate for
the Presidency. and there have been many
other applications from the South for Repub-
lican documents. Gen. Henderson, the Iowa
Congressman, attacked Gen. Weaver's record
severely, and in places where the Alliance or
Peoples Party are in force, this speech is sent.
The Republican Committee have documents at
lacking the Peoples Party on financial issues,
which the Democrats are freely distributing,
and as the Democrats are not exactly in posi-
ton to do this with their own documents, they
fighting.
One of the most pathetic sights Of Washing
ton is the gaunt lean form Of ex-senator
Thomas L. Clingman, of North Carolina. who
used to fit about the corridors of the Capitol
while Congress was in session, where he was
once very prominent figure. The friendships
of Gen. Clingman are few, and for the most
part are those aroused by sympathy for his
forlorn old age, and he is said to live the best
he can OH the precarious returns of meager
law practice and the still more precarious re-
turns from North Carolina gold mine Gen.
Clingman was in his prime 40-odd years ago.
He is now an octogenarian, with scant gray
hair and beard and colorless face. He dresses
in rusty suit of black, his long coat cut in the
style affected by before the war statesmen. He
has held the positions of member Of Congress
and United States Senator from North Caro-
lima, and Governor Of that State, and was a
Brigadier- General in the rebel army, although
he did not see much actual service.
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The report of Mr.. K. g. Davis, Collector OF
Taxes for the District Of Columbia, giving a
statement of business for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1892, gives the following figures: Ar
rears of tax, $3.50, 715.42; amount assessed FOX
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892, $2,342,
943 SO; amount collected on account of PEN
alties. $o2, 51s37 collected on account of miscel-
laneous sources, $153.s6; Washington Redemp-
ton Fund, s3,139.55; water main, principal
and interest, 1901, I'll. o. and amount of in
crease in assessment, $6,390.27.
s..
Secretary of the Treasury Foster is not at all
apprehensive that the Treasury Department
will experience any trouble in the matter Of
the shipment Of gold during the present year
or at least he so expressed himself last week
after his return to duty from Ohio. Mr.. Foster
believes that things are safe with the large
amount of gold the Government absolutely
owns, viz, $11O, 900 900, and he thinks it will
take many big demand to seriously deplete
this store of gold. when constant accessions to it
are being made. Nothing has been done by
Secretary Foster, looking to the prevention of
the shipments of gold from the United States.
and he says that he intends to do nothing, for the
present at least, and he does not fear any bad
results from this do-nothing policy.
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The workings of the poor convict act in the
District of Columbia are getting to be decided
nuisance to the court officials. Under the
provisions of this statute prisoners cannot be
held longer than 30 days for failure to pay a
fne if he can prove that he does not possess
more than $40 worth Of property. The prisoner
must make application to the United States
Commissioners showing that he has been in jail
30 days, and is held beyond that time solely
for payment of the fine. After he has given
proof of his poverty the Commissioner must
sign an order for his release. All these pro-
ceedings cost the Government money. FIRE.
quently prisoners are remanded to jail from the
Police Court under such q sentence as $40 or 60
days. The man may serve 30 days and then
20 free under the poor convict act. Ieif'
THE PRESIDENT MUST FIGHT FOR
HIS RIGHTS.
A piece of land in Wooster, o., which has
been held by every President of the United
States from James Monroe to Gen. Harrison, is
now in litigation, and President Harrison has
been notified to appear aud defend his title to
the property. During President Monroes
term Joseph II. Larwill, one Of the founders of
Wooctar doadad ono IF itq Ia nd most al OF