The National tribune., 1894-12-20

publicans viii have q majority, and will be
able TO organize the Senate.
II
Now tire ex- Confedcrates are kicking against
4 the change of the name of Appomattox Post
office to Surrender. Interviews with many
prominent members Of the Virginia Division of
the Association of the Army Of Northern Vir
ginia who attended the annual Reunion last
week show unanimous sentiment in opposing
the change OF the name and IN favor Of the Fed
eral Governments purchasing Appomattox and
converting it into National park. So much
fuss has been made about il by these and Others
that appointment has been made by Fourth
Assistant Po,tmaster-General Maxwell with
+ Congressman Tucker of Virginia with tie
view of ascertaining the sentiment of the peo-
1 pie OF the State in respect to the matter.
In addition to the statues of Daniel Webster
and Gen. Stark put in place in Statuary Hall
at the Capitol. it is expected that the Grand
Army statue of Gen. Grant will be raised into
| position at an early day. This work of art,
! prepared in Rome has remained in the Capitol
rotunda, Enclosed in the same box in which it
was shipped from Italy. since the adjourn
4 ment of Congress last Summer.
Senator Gibson, of Maryland. has found his
double. lie is Frederick Brown, of Wall street,
New York, the only point of difference in their
faces being the little tuft of whiskers Oh the
chin, which Gibson has and Brown has not
Those untamaole enemies Of all corporations,
Champ Clark, of Missouri, and w. ID. Bynum,
of Indiana, ride on free passes and send their
kilograms with franks furnished by the soul
less corporations" they denounce SO wither-
ingly.
3. Z. Tiilnlan, Of South Carolina, will come
TO Congress as Senator next year. He was
duly elected last week, receiving 13I votes in
the Legislature to ~ c. Buffers q
X
Since Senator ingalls, left the Upper House
Senator Blackburn has taken his place as the
wearer of the most brilliant necl:5ies among
the solons. The whole Chamber was suddenly
and brilliantly illuminated the other day by
tie appearance of Black burn with brand
new red necktie.
The spelling of the name of one County in
New York gives some Of the inhabitants pain.
They say that to spell Duchess D-u-t-c-h-e SIS
is a reflection on their Intelligence. They
have been writing the Post Office Department
ende&voring 10 have Dir. Bissell or some one ia
authority direct that hereafter the st" must
be dropped out of the name of that particular
County.
X
There are some people in the world who are
SO oveTpatriotic as TO see al Insult TO the Amer.
can flag whenever il is not hung Haunting
gaily TO the breeze at right angles TO the staff
An Oldest inhabitant wrote to one of the local
papers the other day making prolonged wall
because on that particular morning the Ameri-
can Tag had been raised upside down ever one
of tho entrances to the Capitol; of course. the
mistake was duly rectiGcd The citizen
claimed that lie had witnessed this disgrace
fol scene" several times. OF course if that is
So some of our Union veterans in Congress
ought to constitute themselves into committee
10 visit the flagstaff every dag and see that
Old Glory is properly boosted. The old banner
Will hoat just as grand!y Que way as another,
for nothing can take the dignity out Of it; but
if there is johnny rcb iag-raser at the
Capitol who is responsible for anything of the
kind he ought to be looked after
Washington viii not have free public library
yet awhile. The House has shelved the bill to
pigeon hole where it is likely to remain, and
If 1T dues immerge it will be only against solid
objection. The point raised by several
members, including Mr. Snodgrass, Mr. Powers
and others, that the District should bear the
whole cost Of the support Of the library. NJ
Heard demonstrated that the law on this sub
ject provides that such expenditures shall be
born, one-haf by the District taxpayers aud
One-laif by the General Government, but all
to no purpose No agreement could be reached
When Christmas comes the Senate pages have
reason 10 miss the kindly. generous Senator
Stanford. he used to give them s. apiece nj
Christmas time and invite them to his house
for dinner aiterward adding some valuable
present foT each. Once he gave them all beau
tlgi watches. But now nc is dead aud 40 other
Senator, though many can afford IT, opens his
heart ia this particular direction. Senator
PETER ia kindly spirit gave once the boys s.
bill 10 baYo good time with, which they did.
and they knew it was given with as much good
ness Of heart as Senator Stamford showed in his
greater gifts.
The shabbily- genteel loafers. the political
and social wrecks, the men who have lost their
grip aud as a last resort cucumber the Offices
and corridors OF hotels in Washington arc a
constant source Of wonder to visitors The
hoiei Keepers are certainly patient and long
suffering men 10 harbor these uHfortanates
who never, hy any chance, spend dollar in
the house, though they make it a regular meet.
ing place. and are always in the way Of guests
Yet they are Of type which arouses sym
paihy. Many of them have families, who are
obliged 10 live in miserable quarters as b. st
they may. Most OF these unsuccessful poll
ticians of the JcfeTsonian School, and
they take burning interest in all tho politi
cal questions OF the day, and are always ready
to collar a new Congressman and tell him just
exactly what he ought 10 do.
The friends Of New Mexico and Arizona are
1 doing their best 10 secure the passage of bills
/ for their admission during the present session