The National tribune., 1893-01-26

Representative Kilgore, of Texas, had an in
teresting relic in the House on Wednesday,
Jan. is, in the shape of the sword worn by Gen.
Santa Ans, the celebrated Mexican General,
which was captured by Gen. Sam Houston in
the battle of San Jacinto in 1885, The sword
has been in the possession of the family of Rep
resentative Everett, of Georgia. for number
of years, and that gentleman turned it over to
Mr.. kilgore for the purpose of having it sent
TO Texas and put on exhibition in the State
House.
The Women's Suffrage Convention of the
United States was in session in Washington
nearly all of last week discussing the best
methods of proceeding to induce Congress to
allow the women of the country the right of
franchise and all the other rights of citizens
now enjoyed by the men of the country. Miss
Susan B. Anthony, President of the Associa-
tion, presided at all the meetings and many of
the delegates made speeches. The usual COM
mittee was appointed to lay the matter before
Congress and urge that the women of the coun-
try be allowed the suffrage.
So
The Confederate Veterans Association of the
District held meeting on Thursday, Jan. 10.
The annual report of the Executive Committee,
Treasurer and Secretary were submitted which
showed the organization to be in a healthy and
prosperous condition. The election of officers
for the ensuing year resulted as follows: Pres
ident, Robert w. Hunter; First Vice president
Thomas ]. Luttrell; Second Vice President, ].
j. Moore; Secretary, T. w. Hungerford; Treas.
urer, Robert M. Narrower. Executive Commit
tee, NJ. S. Thompson, Chairman; F. E. Storm
James ID. Darden, Hugh Waddell, and II. L.
Briscoe.
The funeral of Gen. Rufus ingalls,, who died
suddenly in New York on Sunday, Jan. Is,
mentioned in last weeks NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
took place from ST. Johns Episcopal Church in
Washington on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. II.
The church was filled with officers of the Army
and Navy, and others. The services were con-
Quoted by the Rector of the church, Rev.
Mackay-Smith. The remains were escorted to
Arlington National Cemetery by detachment
of military, which met them at the Virginia
end of the Aqueduct Bridge. The pail bearers
were Gems Perry, Macfeely, Holabird, Batch
elder, Sawtelle Gbbon, C. Fl. Smith, Baird,
Saxton, Flagler, Parke and Greedy.
A nephew of Senator George, of Mississippi,
Robert George, committed suicide at Itta Bena
Miss on JAN is, while on his way to the Car
rollton jail in charge of SherifFs posse, where
he was being taken charged with the murder
of Capt. w. B. Prince, wealthy planter.
Young George was in love with Capt. Princes
daughter, and the Captain objected to the
match, and threatened to disinherit his daugh
ter unless she gave George up, which she re-
fused to do They commenced making prepa-
rations to marry, and the girl drew large drafts
on her father, which George had cashed at a
Carrollton bank, which money he placed to his
own credit. The discovery of this was followed
by the murder and suicide. Senator George
feels the disgrace a great deal.
x*4
The desk of Senator Joseph r. HawIey of
Connecticut, was covered on Thursday, Jan. 10,
by huge floral offering representing the scales
Of Justice. II was nearly four feet in hight,
and contained as many colors as the rainbow,
and was rendered conspicuous by National flags,
which rested against the handsome roses of
which the central shaft was formed. The plates
of the scales were of yellow flowers, with q
liberal spriDkling of white roses. When the
Senator entered the chamber and gazed upon
the big affair, he repaired to the cloakroom and
had two pages carry the scales of Justice to his
committee room. Senator Hawley has just
loo al al 70 h. Il
of six years, and the Offering was from enthu-
siastc friends in Washington because of that
fact.
II now looks as though the old soldiers whose
cases do not come under the general pension
laws viii have hard time during the balance
of the session of the SD Congress, for one OF
the most prominent Democratic members oil
the House Pensions Committee stated last week
that You may state most positively that there
will be no further pension legislation this
session. We were willing that such private
bills as were On the calendar should be consid
cred but no more should be placed upon it,
| Pending cases must wait until the next Con.
gress conVenes. They are piling in at the rate
| Of so day. 1t would be impossible to consider
them all. even if we tried, and we do not pro
pose to try TO consider any of them. So far a.
| the SD Congress is concerned the last pension
has been granted"
/ -.
Senator David B. Hill, of New York, is rarely
seen at the House end of the Capitol, as hs
generally confines himself to the Senate Cham
Der his room at the hotel. One day las
! week, however, he went over TO the House sid,
/ of the big building on the hill, and was il
close conversation with two or three friends
Senator Hillmay have been disclosing some yer,
trfing matter, or be may have been talkin,
politics, but he is looked upon as a sort of DO
| litical Satan, and in consequence the member
of the Democratic Party who follow the lead o
President-eect Cleveland eyed him askance
and nothing could persuade them that som
political move or dodge was not in progress, an,
they yet think SO. The visit of the New Yor]
statesman caused considerable f1utternp anon
the doves Of the House COTE
%*#
Mrs. Potter Palmer, one of the hapdsomes
women Of Chicago as well as one of the mos
prominent, appeared before the Senate sub
committee of the Committee on Appropria
tions, consisting of Senators Allison, Hale, an
German. on Friday, Jan. 20, in behalf of tn
Board of Lady Managers of the Worlds Co
lumbar Exposition, of which she is Presiden,
! urging an appropriation for that BOARD r