The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-31

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| ton and his other friends in the House that
under the circumstances it would be better for
| him not to make himself at all conspicuous.
| So the Colonel's seat in the House is empty at
present, for he is out of town.
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Ex-Speaker Reed, minority member on the
Committee on Rules said the other day: 1.-The
Democrats have adopted some of the innovations
of the 51st Congress, and l think it great pity
that they did not include all of them But it
requires some time for Democrats to digest and
cOmprshend an idea. l expect 10 make some
remarks upon this subject when it comes be-
fore the House"
The prospects for District legislation in the
| extraordinary session are yet uncertain.
Whether the majority will be willing to give
up any time to the transaction of local business
until the al.absorbng matter of financial legis.
lation has been finished remains to be seen.
| This being an extra session called for a special
purpose, no compulsion is laid upon Congress
to consider other business The members of
the District Committees have expressed their
willingness TO do all that is necessary for the
District this session.
When Mrs. Cleveland arrives this week she
will take up her residence at the White House
instead of going TO WoodIey. 1t is believed,
however. that the President aud his wife will
hardly be able to Withstand the charm of their
country home, especially as the weather has for
the last two weeks been exceedingly warm, in
fact more SO than at any time since the first of
the Summer. The months of September and
October considered the most attractive
! period for residence in the vicinity of Woodley
| Lane.
when papa was Secretary of manning the De-
partment)," said the daughter of a weIl-known
ONE time Cabinet member "we employed q
colored man for few days who, we afterward
! found, drank and stole and did everything else
/ that was impossible in Christian household.
| When / dismissed him, he hesitated a moment
! before taking his departure, and then said:
Miss Mary. | hasn't any fault to find with
either the Secretary or the young ladies' l
made up my mind that if l ever wan ted place
| ! should apply to that man for a recommends
4 ton"
Senator William B. Allison said recently to a
real estate agent here that Washington was the
/ best place for investment in the United States.
! BE also remarked TO the dealer: IF you have
! much property hold on to it," The Senator's
wide experience has taught him, as others have
/ been taught, that under the existing circum-
stances Washington real estate investments are
the safest in the country-as safe as they can
/ possibly be made. Capitalists have already
been made aware of that fact and the sums
of money invested in District ground by such
! people amount to high figures.
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Mr.. McEttrick, of Massachusetts, proposes to
travel on his shape He says of himself in the
Congressional Directory: His symmetrical
and splendid physique is partially due to his
taste Tor athletics, which he developed early in
! life; by the time he had reached his majority
he had won National reputation for powers
of strength, activity, and endurance, and a
record for wrestling, leaping, and pedestrian
! ism which for long time remained unbroken.
He won the lOng-distance pedestrian champion
ship of America in 1869, and during his long
/ SaASSL hSfSE met Win a 0SItab.
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The number of men who had to be picked
| up by the seats Of their trousers and boosted
into Congress by an eager constituency is larger
! than usual this time. Four years ago Mr.
| Niedrnghaus, of Missouri, informed the world
! through the directory flor the biographies of
the heroes of that interesting and valuable
classic are written by themselves) that he &C
cepted the nomination for Congress only after
he had been assured that his refusal to take il
meant the defeat of the party. Mr.. Hammond.
| Of Indiana, is almost as bad. He says Of him.
self: Accepting the nomination for Congress
under protest, he entered into vigorous cam
paign aud was elected"
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Minister Blount was comforting and confer.
ring all last week with Secretary Gresham
about Hawaiian affairs but nothing has been
announced yet One thing is certain: There
will nothing be said for publication in regard
to the result of Mr.. Bount's mission or as to its
possible bearing upon the policy of the Admin
istration on the subject of the future Govern
ment of the Hawaiian Islands Mr. Blount
has now gone back to Georgia to attend to his
own private business, but will probably return
when the President does. Then the plan of
procedure will all come out, and the chances as
to whether Congress will do anything in the