The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-17

Grain, of Texas; Representative and Mrs. Ca.
ruth, Of Kentucky; Representative and Mrs.
HUFF of Pennsy ivanis; Gen. and Mrs. Shields,
Miss Dodge, Miss Blaine, Mrs. Russell Harri-
son.
Quite large party of guests enjoyed must
Gale at the White House on Thursday after
noon, March 10, from to o'clock, at which
Miss Alberta Howard. of Boston. sang most
charmingly. The difficult numbers selected
were rendered with style and finish which
showed the compass and fexibility of an un-
usually powerful voice. Miss Howard is
friend of Mrs. Kibourne, who introduced her
to Mrs. Harrison. She sang in the Green Par
Tor, accompanying herself upon the piano the
company standing around the room or in the
corridors enjoying the musical treat. At the
conclusion Of the singing tea was served in the
Red Parlor, Miss Breckenridge presiding at a
small round table
A member of Congress who served four years
in the ranks in Western regiment, said to the
Gossiper last week, that it was a burning shame
that the House OF Representatives could always
get quorum when claims were up to pay some
OF the ex-rebos linstaucing the case of the First
Methodist Church at Jackson, Tenn, which
was voted $4,000 on Saturday, March I2l,
when it was utterly impossible to get a quo
| rum to attend any session OF the House which
was set aside for private pension legislation.
He said these last claims were always juss
ones, while the former were not, as the South
had been given every opportunity to prove
these claims years ago. and agents had been
| sent all over that country to investigate the
| loyalty of these claimants. It is a we'll known
fact that the Methodist Church South was
nearly IS intensely disloyal during the war az
| the Methodist Church of the North was loyal,
and to pay them now for the use of their old
church, not worth half the amount the bill
| passed by the House on Saturday appropriated,
| is simply outrageous The two Texas GENTLE
men who are mentioned In our Congressional
report as being directors to almost everything,
| permit these kind of claims to pass generally,
| but Mr. Kilgore is always On hand on Friday
evenings to raise the point of no quorum TO cut
off the deserving people who are Justly entitled
to pensions from Congress, the general laws not
covering these cases. Our veteran Western
| Congressman, before alluded TO, thinks very
| justly that such conduct is crying shame to
any party that processes to be friendly to PEN
sion legislation.
While the bill to grant reduced rates of trans-
| portation to commercial travellers was pending
/ in the House of Representatives the other day,
Sockless Jerry Simpson, the Kansas statesman,
opposed the measure, and while speaking re-
| ferred to the author of the Interstate Commercs
law-Senator Cullom, of Illinois,-as an "in-
iquitous railroad attorney" Atonce Mr. Lind,
of Minnesota, called the honorable Jerry to
order, and Speaker Crisp said that Dir. Simpson
was clearly out of order. To this the Kansas
statesman replied: well, I will withdraw
that. beg pardon. am new member and
| do not know your rules. But that is the way
We talk in Kansas. We are plain-spesking
people"
| Secretary Blaine is convalescing and Con-
gresham Springer improving. Each are en-
| pscted at their respective desks next week.