The Washington times., 1894-03-31
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

Speaker Crisp Is certainly "booming" at q
fine rate. II he keeps on as he has done the
past week, the talk Of Stevenson-Crisp or
Crisp-somebody else for 1896 may prove true.
At any rate, the events Of the past few days
have shown how popular the Speaker Is at
home or abroad with Legislators, and, what is
more. the people. He would certainly be an
excellent man for one end OF the ticket. Wnen
the Stevenson-C Crisp combination was spoken
OF the other day, by the way, 1t was said that
Crisp would not be President or perhaps Vice
President because Of his birth abroad. This
would hardly be true, however, as all 'naturai
born citizens" are by the language OF the Con
stitution possibilities for the Presidency. Tne
only requirement as to residence ID tnat the
President shall have resided for fourteen
years in the country. Now the child OF Amer
lean parents born abroad does not lose his
American citizenship by that fact. IL GER
tainly follows. therefore, TINT the Speaker can
meet the constitutional requirements, IL tnat
question should arise.
Representative Hendrix, Of New York, is
one of the few bank presidents in the House,
and he is the only active one. Years ago MI.
Hendrix was a reporter for the New York
Sun. He used to live in Brooklyn, and de-
veloped such remarkable habits Of economy
that it was commonly said Of him that when
he earned twenty-five dollars "a week he saved
forty and when he earned forty he saved
sixty; but after q number OF years OF news
paperdom, in which Mr.. Hendrix was great
success, he decided that newspaper work was
not profitable enough, SO having banking ex-
perience which he had gained in his father
bank, he proceeded. after making success
| u postmaster of Brooklyn, to organize the
| Kings County Trust Company, one OF the
| first established in Brooklyn. Three times
| the necessary capital was subscribed, and ne
| made such success Of 1t that later ne was
| called TO New York to act as the president OF
the National Union Bank, a great million
| aires bank of the metropolis, all the directors
| of which count their wealth with seven ng-
ures and some with eight.
| II YOU ask Mr.. Hendrix why he gave up
newspaper work for banking, he will proba-
bly, say that he found it poor profession to
grow old in. That, at least, Is what ne
thinks.
One of the most complete lists OF maps OF
| North America in the country is that which
has been prepared by Mr. Lee Phillips, of the
Congressional Library. 1t consists OF all the
quaint earlier maps drawn by the discoveries
and by European geographers, as well as the
colonial charts. The catalogue has been
carried down to the present day. and includes
also the various state maps which have been
issued from time to time as the result OF
special journeys. Altogether the collection is
one of the most complete and valuable ever
known, and of deep interest to those who
have special fondness for geographical re-
search and the development OF an accurate
knowledge of the North American continent.
|
Representative Boen, of Minnesota, who In
troduced the bill providing for reductions
in the salary paid to government employees
from the President down, is Norwegian, who
came to this country when II years old,
soon moved TO Minnesota and bought land in
small pieces until he now owns over SOC
acres. The low price of grain is the fact
which has especially moved Mr.. Boen to in
troduce his bill. He thinks the diminution
per capita OF money has forced down prices
Of all commodities, but affected the farmers
more than other people in the community be-
cause Of their need Tor ready money. "This
year" says Mr. Boen, lit cost me 65 cents a
bushel to raise wheat. have sold it at figures
ranging from 35 to so cents. There isn't
much profit in that, is there? / used to get
nearly three times as much for wheat as dc
now. and it cost no more to raise ii then, either