The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-04-19


| just appointed Minister TO Ecuador, was thought
by his friends from the beginning of the pres
ent Administration to be worthy of a foreign
mission, and of a better one than he has just
obtained. He was long Secretary of Legation
at Madrid, and he is very well acquainted with
the Spanish tongue, as well as with Spanish
manners and customs.
\
Representative Moon. of Michigan, will not be
candidate for the next Congress. Mr.. Moon has
no fear of non-re- selection but instead expects
four or FIVE thousand Republican majority.
But he has large business interests which de-
mand his attention. The Representative
| announces in letter to his people that he will
retire. He declares that the country is in
the power of the Southern wing of the Demo
cratic party that all legislation is being shaped
from the cotton planters standpoint; that
Northern interests are being sacrificed, and that
when Northern voters appreciate this fact a
Northern Democrat will not be elected to Con-
gress for the next % years.
There is man in the Senate Document Room
who has been there for 80 years, and who has
rendered invaluable service to his Uncle
Samuel. He knows the history AL legisla-
ton, has the facts found in all public documents
at his fingers ends, and is human index to
the Congressional Record being able at mo-
ment's notice to turn almost to the exact page
for any speech on any subject that has attracted
the attention of Congress during the past quar-
ter of a century. Administrations have come
and gone but Mr.. Smith remains secure in his
position. He is one of the few men who have
been honored by being mentioned by name in
appropriation bills.
"Our photograph galleries should be called
matrimonial bureaus" said prominent photog
rapher on Pennsylvania avenue. do you
know that many marriages are brought about
every year in this city through the photog-
raphers? The way it is done is just this:
Young men and young ladies stop to look at
our display windows and become interested in
a certain picture. They will visit that gallery
daily and lay their tribute of admiration at
the shrine of the charmer whose features are
there portrayed. That goes on for time, and
then they manuyer to secure an introduction.
Once in while they are wofully disappointed
lived. But very frequently their expectations
are more than realized, and wedding-bells are
necessary TO consummate the meeting of the
young man with pretty girls picture.
X
Representative Breckenridge did not get the
verdict he expected in the now-hotorious dam
age suit in which he was involved. But he says
be will not let the litigation end where it is
now. He proposes to exhaust every remedy
known to the law to get a different judy
ment. He intends to continue in Congress
and to stand for q reelection. He insists
that he has been prosecuted and maliciously
slandered in the court room and out of it.
BE says that his reelection would not be
an approval Of what he has done that was
wrong. but simply declaration that the people
who knew him aud elected him were still will
ing TO trust him as their Congressional Repre-
sentative.
If ex-speaker Reed and William Bourke
Cochran were personal as well as political enc
miles, the debates between them in the House
would be even more interesting than they are.
AS it is, each is TOD fond of the other to give
party applause which is like the breath of life
to debater in the House of Representatives
Cochran admires Reed, and Reed admires
Cochran. Cochran thinks Reed is the greatest
man in the Republican party, and Reed thinks
Cochran is the greatest man in the Democratic
party, at least in the House of Representatives
1t is their humor which chiefly makes them
congenial, probably. It gives them both a
philosophical point of view from which to
observe the passing show. and this is their
| attitude most of the time, although OCCASION
ally they are as deeply interested in something
as the smaller men whom they rather look
down upon are in everything.
h
The action taken last week in Democratic
caucus towards the counting of quorum
whether or no, and the deduction of certain
| amount for each days absence in case of men,
bers who not i'll, will very likely be ratified
| in the House. The Democratic leaders got des-
perate last week because they could do no BUSH
ness owing to inability to produce quorum,
and so resorted to heroic measures. Meanwhile
the absentees are skipping back to Washing.
| ton, and the Committee on Rules is about TO
present its resolution. A leading Republican,
! who early expressed a qualified intention to
vote for the rule, is now doubtful Of the expe-
diency of giving the proposition the support of
! the Republican minority.
81 think" he said, lit would be wise to let
the Democrats adopt the rule by their own
votes. Unless they all confess their fault and
make the rule possible by their united support.
am afraid they may say later on that it isn't
Democratic measure anyhow, and that it was
fosted upon the House by combination OF
Democrats and Republicans. Probably we had
better let them decide the matter for them.
| selves"
Another prominent Republican said he saw
10 benefit TO come to either the Republican
party or to the country by aiding the Democrats
to count quorum, and thus pave the way for
the easy accomplishment OF whatever purpose
the leaders of the majority may form. He
thought it might prove to be dangerous power
IN the hands Of the majority, and was inclined
to withhold his vote from the scheme.
II
To those persons who hear of Cabinet officers
only when they are on parade, as it were. and
who think of them only as individuals
chosen for time to bask in the sunlight OF
publicity, it seldom occurs that the Cabine,
officer is man Of work. and il would probably
surprise them to know that Cabinet officer,
devote more hours Of each day to hard abo,