The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-30
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
FEW CONGRESSMAN ON HAND FOR
THE EXTRA SESSION.

Iuouse-Mnny Desirable Places In Foreign
Service Yet to he Fiied-Another Negro
National Democratic League In Existence.
WASHINGTON. July 2o.-The President and
all OF the members OF the Cabinet nre expected
to return to Washington next week. and thcre
will probably be q Cabinet meeting to con-
slider the Presidents message to Congress on
the financial situation. Senators and Repre-
scntatives very slow in returning to Wash
lnGton, MS was shown by an inquiry at the
Capitol to-day. Only four Senators and ten
Representatives are having their mail sent
TO their city addresses. BY tho middle
OF next week 1t Is expected that q ma
jotty OF the Democratic members will
DO here. The Republicans are not
required to be as prompt as their polti-
cal opponents as they have already agreed to
honor Thomas Bracket Reed with the formal
nomination for Speaker. and they will prob
ably present. In u perfunctory way. list Of
men whom they desire to compliment by
naming thcm for the minor Offices. which they
bave no show OF getting.
Private Secretary Thurber. who probably re-
fleets the opinion OF the President in this in
stance. predicts that tho coming extra session
will BIO brief and decisive. He said to-day that
no does not expect to see Congress In Sos
sion as late as October. There are many
persons who differ with Mr.. Thurber on
this subject. and 1t Is freely predicted
that the s ira the S viii ths last reE rEn
session. 1t is possible that the President may
have some understandi1g on the subjee.. with
ate, and no may induce them to adjourn and
90. homo the latte. part Of September. A
coming t5 N session s Claims to baye discovered
President Clevelnnd's secret for managing
Nv this n lapel suDarnnturnl in fin
ence over Congressman the President expects
to have all his recomm endations and suggos-
iactional discomfort. Here is the. way his won.
derIml system of managing men Is described:
doing in his efforts to convert Congress to his
way Of thinking. witch shows an understand
ing on his part Of enc side OF human "a nature;
here conhdentialyl but every man who holds
seat In Congress- Is not great big broad
Of this fact to become too generally known.
but it is important to an understanding OF Mr..
IA wSo se not ms
gifted, in other qualities possess that
Of vanity to an abnormal decree; som" Of these
tude where no amount Of threats. pleading, or
patronage could have led them.,, Everybody
iofty and stasssnaniiEe ms ann Now some
Of these small men love to he talked to as II
they bas at bsm He In sss
to them as II he felt that the fate Of the nation
were in their Keeping as. unfortunately. 1t Is
the reponsiIiiities before them: He has
and fitted item or better
employment than the seeking after patronage.
w the credit the Goqny 70 IN
He has pointed out to then, . higher ambition
than that OF pleasing deluded and small con-
Wise. men do NOT. need such caiollng. and the
numerous, and 1t is interesting to note how
many OF these are talking IN q tone beyond
their compass and In the language OF one
greater than they."
anr e. Morgan ef esS Ssy RRSa a sli
sa1 % and a @arnssEs bi s.
the Post Office building at SO per day.
The Office seekers are taking fresh courage
from the Presidents aotio in connection with
tho New York appointments. They are once
marching upon the White House through their
representatives in Congress: as soon as the
Of the Biz places in the foreign service are
yet to be nlled. including consulships and
HapaSs whers MSsss psn s Reas
forth. Mr.. Denby''s place as Minister to
China is regarded as "a post ,. to be filed
and Sweden. and Siam are as yet unoccup pied
by Democrats: Hawaii may also be added to
,on 1 homo nd saS
dent Is scam ng the list OF avail ables for
suitable mnn to handle the delicate situation
LEANS. There are about 1925 Consuls scattered
SHen SiihtuTDed Prague is st held BY
consuships and has an aggregate compens1ss;-
tSn Of n6Gu yI y,5s isS "
Consul at u BRUSSELS. Mhiie Mr. Charles Sey.
mour a Wisconsin, Republican. continues to
Other places yet t" be II lled are Chin kians.
r iHIeme pssth Hon6
lulu. R"nacsVa caIiao n' St PETERSBURG. and
plums will fall when Nj, Cleveland gets back.
lomatic h0nors are improving the few remain
ing days before his return in getting their
baskets ready to catch the fruit.
1t is considered likely that Mrs. Cleveland
will return to the White House early In Sep
TENDER. The President now expects to reach
Washington few days before Congress con;
be allie to return to Buzzard's Bay this sum
, msr making , an early return OF the family
Ing with her ut Gray Gables. Some member Of
the benedict family Is always. there. as we'll us
Mrs. Carlisle and Mrs. Gresham have rot yet
abandoned their trip to Deer Park. 1t is only
delayed for n few weeks. and 1t now seems
possible that Mrs Bissell may Join them dur
Ing their stay at Deer Park. as the trip to Glen
sum consumes too m UGH OF the Postmaster
Generals time In going to visit his family.
Mrs. Bissell is great favor lite at Glen summit,
and change Of plans involving her departure
from there would meet with keen regret upon
the part OF the residents OF that fascinating
SPOT.
There is still another Negro National Demo-
cratic League In the field. OF which c. ii. L
Taylor OF Kansas is Chairman and X. c. G.
Astwood, now OF New York is Secretary Tho
Executive Committee OF this league resolved
to call mass meeting OF negro Democrats
and al negroes desiring to affiliate with the
negro Democracy in this city on Aug. II, 1898
20 take active measures toward organizing the
State leagues throughout the country to pop
ularize negro democracy, 1t was also resolved
organ Of the league. to psrpetuats Dem ocratic
principles throughout the nation The first
Issue OF the paper will appear on the first
Wednesday Of September.
Secretary Carlisle has directed that the Col