The National tribune., 1894-05-10

! of manorial residence. dignifed as it is by
nearly half block of walled garden, worth $40
square foot in the real estate market
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Senator Davis, of Minnesota, owns a hand
some dwelling, with front of cream-colored
sandstone, on Massachusetts avenue between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets 1t is a lively
house socially speaking, and the lady who pre-
sides over it is generally considered the hand
soonest of the Senatorial wives. Her husbands
pet fad is the collection of Nspoleonic relics
and literature, and his study is crowded with
such memorials of the great Corsican.
\
Senator Morrill,, few years ago, bought the
house, which he now occupies, at No. Thomas
Circle, where eight streets join. 1t is of brick,
old-fashioned and spacious. Senator McPhcr-
son, of New Jersey, owns aud lives in very
handsome dwelling on Vermont avenue, in
the next block south of Senator McMillan's.
Though not at all pretentious it is worth, with
the site, 100000.
A telegram from London, stating that the
Admiralty has granted subsidies 10 % vessels
owned by three steamship companies. as COM
pared with subsidies granted TO nine vessels
owned by the same companies the previous
year, deserves comment. As there are other
companies receiving naval subsidies, it is fair
to assume that the same policy has been fol-
lowed with them. This would mean very
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the British Government for that purpose.
These subsidies run from $4,000 10 100000 per
annum for each vessel. At time when Con-
gress is about TO admit British ships to free
registry in this country, and when the Post
office Department is withdrawing small subsi-
dies granted to American vessels for postal pur-
poses, this policy of the British Government
affords a striking contrast. These naval subsi-
dies are entirely separate from the payments
made by the British Postoffice Department as
mail subsidies.
The Dockery Commission has made re-
duciion of the force in the Accounting Offices
of the Treasury Department and reduced ex-
penses by several hundred Thousand dollars.
1t is yet TO he seen. however, whether this
economy is not parallel 10 that OF the merchant
who would employ 10 watchmen and had his
store looted by thieves. 1t is but short time
since the Dockery resolution for abUlishing tho
Offices of the Conpirollers was adopted by the
House, yet criticism and ominous warnings
garding the proposed change are heard from
many people best informed about the functions
OF these branches OF the Government
t. la a, ol,e ofo
the other day, that some large corporations of
the country have had the necessary experience
to make such change; but in the light of the
financial disasters 10 railroads all over the
country, the comparison of losses between their
systems of accounting and financial methods
and the system of accounting and financial
methods of the Government, judging from
suits. are very largely in favor of tile present
safe system Of accounting by the Government"
Representative Apsley, of Massachusetts,, has
introduced resolution in the House to have
a complete set Of the Official Records of the
Union aud Confederate armies printed and
presented to each Post of the Grand Army and
each association Of Confederate veterans, under
the direction of the Secretary OF War.
81 have been thinking over the character
and work of the Posts" said Mr. Apsley in an
interview, "and it occurred TO me that nothing
wonld contribute to keep them together and
stimulate interest more than the possession of
these volumes. giving the very orders under
which each regiment acted. and showing on
the handsome maps the position which each
command occupied.
Il can we'll imagine the interest which these
volumes will excite among the veterans who
have perhaps gotten little weary of recount
ing the same stories year by year around the
Campfire and repeating the same disputes about
the battles in which they fought. Here in
these volumes will be the data which will settle
their disputes and show just what they did
throughout the war.
THE books will have wonderful educa-
tional power, and the veterans will take pride
in bringing their sons to their quarters to show
them just what the official record is of their
fathers proves. The Government has all the
plates for the work, and the only cost will be
for the white paper, the printing and binding"
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Representative Daniel Waugh, of Indiana,
will not make the race for reelection, and his
name will not be presented to the Ninth Dis
trict Republican Convention at Kokomo in
June. There are six other candidates, how.
ever, and spirited contest is being waged.
with Capt. w. II. II. Hart, of Frankfort: Hon.
J. b. Cheadle, of Clinton, and Will E. Wood,
of Lafayette, as leaders The district is Re-
publican by 1000, being one of the two Repub-
lican districts in the State. The Democrats,
while in a hopeless minority, will name ticket
and make vigorous fight, nevertheless.
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To-day, the President, Vice-President, the
Cabinet. the Chief Justice and associates, many
Senators and Representatives, and other digni.
tares will depart for Fredericksburg, Va, to
assist in the dedication of a monument which
has been erected by the women of the United
States in honor Of Mary Ball. the mother of
Washington. The Governor of Virginia will
deliver an address Of welcome, to which the
! President of the United States will respond.
aud Lawrence Washington, the son of Angus.
| tine Washington. the favorite nephew of the
/ Father of his Country, who Inherited Mount
Vernon and sold it TO the association which
owns 1t now, will make an address in behalf
of the family; and John w. Daniel, United
States Senator from Virginia, will deliver a
formal Grafton. The more distinguished guests
will then be entertained at luncheon by the
ladies of Fredericksburg, in the house in which