The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-09-28

Six Companies, which acted on the legal advice
that the law was unconstitutional. The Su-
preme Court did not agree with that advice
and the Cinnamon have found themselves liable
to deportation. The Everett amendment pro-
posed TO relieve them of that liability, but the
McCreary substitute merely gives them
another chance. The Chinese are willing to
enjoy the advantages of residence, employment
and freedom of American life, but are not will
ling to do their duty towards the Government
by becoming good American citizens.
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One of the best known and oldest figures
around the Postofiice Department for many
years has been the old, gray headed coachman
to the Postmaster General Thirteen different
Postmssters- General have had Edward Hod yes
rs the official coachman. He is Stout, stocky-
looking man. who wears no mustacho, but side
and chin whiskers, gray in color as is his hair.
We remember the time was when he was con-
tent to wear an old derby hat and drive with
one horse in rickety coupe up to the close of
Mr.. Cleveland's first Administration, but after
the advent of Mr. Wanamaker he blOssomed
out as the well-dressed jehu of pair of trot-
tiers attached to a shiny, closed coupe of beauti-
full make. He has held himself little
straighter and his Galway whiskers have been
more neatly trimmed ever since. No one has
ever thought of changing this particular man,
but he is getting old. and the present Post
master General has found more comfortable
berth for him on the rolls of the watch force
Here he is better off in every way.
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Washington is probably the only city where
marriage licenses are published, and sometimes
this fact causes embarrassment if delay occurs
in tho performance of the ceremony supposed
10 have taken place within few hours after
the license is issued. and unpleasant gossip
among the acquaintance of the not yet welded
couple is apt to follow. There is almost no
privacy whatever in this respect, and one conse-
quence is that clipping couples aud those who in
tend to marry and keep the fact secret for some
time to come make the trip to Baltimore, go
through tho ceremony, return to Washington,
and 90 their ways as usuah But with people
on tsde of Washington a different view obtains.
Hundreds of couples, newly married, in
tending to be married, come here every year,
and the marriage-iicense columns of the daily
papers always contain the names of strangers
to w aShington. VI course one OF the next
things after the ceremony is bridal tom"
about the city of magnificent distances, and it
is not long before they seen in the clutches
OF a Capitol guide, who reels off wonderful
tales about the big men, and big buildings, and
historic spots of Washington with great volu-
blity, and in apparent Inconsistencies of
the sly spooning" that is done Dnder his
very nose. Strange how these guides always
spot" a bridal couple, but they always DO. and
an of them knows hn1v Ia a
happy pair that he is the man whose guidance
aud information is an absolute necessity il
they are 10 see the real beauties of the Capital
City. These guides are serious-looking indi-
vduals, as rule. but if they ever joke it is
about the newly married. :" 1t is funny about
bridal pairs" said one the other day; they're
softest when they're green"