New-York tribune., 1894-04-21
~ AND OFT or CONGRESS-
MIR. STRAUS WEARY OF BEING AN OF
FICE BROKER
4 BASEBALL. TEAM ~ THE HOUSE EX SEN
AToH HRApRIRYs VISIT.

ATOH UIRApBt'RYS VISIT.
Washington Ar-il N-"I have just prepared
hiu" sail Representative Straue Of New-York to-
dav (which is designed 10 relieve members Of Con
prrss from filling the role OF errand boys and Office
brokers for our constituents. The question ~ the
patronage has reached point wher" some change Is
necessary There Is not an hour in the dag when
the antcroom of every Cabinet Minister in Wash
neton is not filed with half dozen more Repre-
selitl,Ivcs and Senator'S who are awaiting an audi
cnce with iho head Il ~" department. The time spent
by Cougr'ss In chasing the heads Of departments
Is valuable. II ought - b" utzeI In the study ana
prerarailon ~ wise AMI wholesome legislation. II s
c,ualI, t that the time given by cabinet Ministers
20 Us is also valuable Yet. matter OF courtesy.
the auIIance is always given. and as a result much
time is wasted on both sides that could b. used 70
better advantage My bill provides that no person
applying FOR position IN the civil service. nor any
on. acting on behalf Of such person. shall request
any Senator or Member OF congress. excepting In
writing TO recommend or inlorse such person or hls
Application. ami all recommendations or indorse-
incnts made 20 any officer 0f the Government shall
be- In writing ami shall he forwarded 20 the execu-
tive department controlling such position. there to
De nieA with th" applicants papers"
Tho rcpor, which Mr Voorhees,. chairman Of the
Fuanc. committee laid before the senate the other
day. when printed. VII prove To- be the most ex-
tens!v. working edition 81 tariN hill ever pre-
debate This edition is the work of BENJAMIN Dur
f~ the cNp.r, ~ the Finance Committee. The docu-
f.ut ls ~ regular hul size. and contains In type
Indicating their difference the text ~ four tarin
measures as follows. The present law Mckinley
and the Administration act of lHD the NILS hill Of
ls.s ll-un hill b. passed th" ~ lus" ana the
senate conmitt"r changes. Acc"Wpan' lng ms ls a
series of statistical tables giving the Imports ana
duties and aNerng" "a VAlur"ns according 10 the
rates fixed hy these four tariffs covering the p"rlol
Of th" lis' f1ut years. This Information IN thlS
concise SHAPE VIII b" ~ great vain" "h"n me con-
sidcriton of the Tariff bill by paragraphs IS before
the senate.
CAPTAIN Irwin and the members OF the Phlladel-
phla baseball team were among ne visitors on me
ao1r of the House to-day. They attracted a good
deal of attention from tho Solons. many of whom
ar" enthusiastic admirers OF the National game
The pages gathered about IN" players ana eyed them
with uuiscusel wonder ana admiration 'ne oi
tho latter approaching Captain irwin. SAID.
SAY. captain. are You going 20 win today
\ look - disgust spread over IRWIN lace, 10
Won think III anything hui yes. even " thouKht
otherwise he inquired "yng the youth critically
The youngster skunk back into the crowd without
another word.
The venerable Senator James " Bradbury. or
Maine who served from lsil 10 1888. VAS on IN"
senate floor This morning. Mr. Iridbury IS Demo
ingfon have been lnfrequcut ~ late. as he ~ now
ninetv-tUo years old He served between the terms
of two distinguished representatives. ot the state or
Maine. George Evans and William PIT Fessen!en
The House Committee on Naval Affairs to-day
agreed To give the professors OF Columbia College
New York "A hearing upon the bill providing for
the transfer Of the Coast and tieodeuc survey 70
the Navy Department. They Will be heard on May
!, and VIII oppose the transfer