The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-01-04

/ Committee realize that il is going to be very
| difficult to harmonize conflicting views. the
| Importance and the number of which were de.
veloped to an alarming extent during the late
! hearings and in the meetings which have been
held recently by the committee itself The
Democratic membership of the Senate Commit
| tee on Finance. composed of men from all sec.
| tiOns Of the country, naturally represent all
of the varying shades of sentiment. Bat yet
| it seems probable that the party whip will be
brought into use. so that with the Administra.
| ton holding the same views as the Chairman
of the committee. the Wilson bill will hold its
| place as such when reported TO the Senate from
! the Finance Committee, although it may be
altered TO q considerable exteaA
| 4
| There is a bill before the House g.. ga
4 bill for the relief of Thomas B. Reed IT is
not for the relief of the leader of the Republic.
| cans, but for that of an aged veteran who lives
on the banks of the Susquehanna. in Pennsyl-
vania, and who now wants a small of
money from Uncle Sans Golfers as an acknowl-
ment of services rendered during the war.
| Yet hs may congratulate himself upon his
initials and his first name, for they are what
| will put bis claim through. This is not the
| kind of House of Representatives that votes to
relieve veterans, and the Committee on War
Claims is making record this year for throw
ing out the bills that come before it. But when
this bill for the relief of Thomas b. Reed"
came before them they regarded it as such o
huge joke that by unanimous vote they
decided to report it fsyorably to tile House,
something almost unprecedented. That report
means its passage.
Il
The question of the establishment of State
banks by the repeal of the 10 per cent. tax will
play prominent part in the proceedings of
the present Congress. 1t is already exciting
lively interest among the leading fnsnciers
in both Houses A bill looking to the repeai
of the tax is now pending before the House
Committee on Banking and Currency. One
bill has already been formulated and published.
but il has not received the sanction of the full
committee. 1t now seems settled that the CON-
mittee at an early date will report bill, which
will be accepted as the handiwork of the com
mittee, hut which will contain no recommends
tioDs from the committee. la other words the
bill will be left TO work out its own destiny,
and it will receive the Endorsement. as rule
of the Southern members. and will be opposed,
with scattering objections by members from
the North and West, and by Republicans from
every section.
Justice Gray, of the United States Supreme
Court, is rich and blue bIooded, and this is the
case with most of the Justices. Gray's grand
father made a fortune ia ship buiidiug and he
had at one time 60 square-rigged ships on the
ocean. He was born in Massachusetts in 1850,
and he was, when he died. the richest man in
the State. 1t is from him that part of Justice
Gray's wealth comes.
X
The new Justice, Mr. Hornblower, traces his
ancestry back to England, and Josiah Horn.
blower the first of the family who came TO this
country, sailed to the United States in order
TO build steam engine here. Here he married
Elizabeth Kingsland, who was the descendant
of one OF the Judges of the Supreme Court in
New Jersey in colonial days 1t was from this
woman. his grest-grandmether, that the new
Justice probably inherits his Judicial ability,
for Der son. his grandfather. Judge Joseph
Hornblower, WAS one of the most famous
lawyers New Jersey has known Justice
HoTnblowcr, after graduating at Princeten,
began his practice in New York. Everyone
knows how he made himself famous there, and
how his practice has for years amounted to
three or four times the sum he gets as Jnstice
Of the Supreme Court.
Speaking of blue-blooded Justices Justice
Stephen j. Field can trace his ancestry back to
the food. One of his grandfathers was in the
Revolutionary army as a Captain aud his
father went TO school with the father of VIM d.
Eyarts. His many brothers all became famous
and the family has for the past so years been
enc of the most noted in the country. Justice
Harlan belongs to one of the Oldest families
in Kentucky. and his father was Attorney
General of that State at the time of his death.
Justice Brown comes from one of the Brown
families of New England. which is noted for
its famous men. He was born at Lee, Mass.
and am not sure. but think one of his con.
nections WIS John Brown. the revolutionist of
I77415 This man was sent TO Canada by our
foreiathers to excite the people to revolt. He
went around pretending TO buy horses. but in
reality talking up the revolution which after
wards resulted in the war of Independence
He afterwards went with Ethan Allen On his
expedition to Canada aud be was for a time
under Benedict Arnold. He did not like
Arnold, and left him, prophesying that he
would prove traitor, as he did. Justice Shiras
comes from good Pennsylvania stock, aud his
mother was the daughter Of the Rev. @. l.. Pea
body. one Of the most famous preachers of his
| day.
Miss Morton, sister of the Secretary of Ayri.
| culture, is an attractive woman, with pleas
ing, earnest manner. She is very proud Of her
brother. especially when she speaks OF his early
| youth, and tells how he went to college at the
| age of is, and during the four years there re.
| manned true TO bis sweetheart whom he mar
ried as soon as he graduated. The youthful
pair settled in Nebraska, which was still a
Territory and filed with Indians Mr. Morton's
wife was beautiful girl. unused to hardships.
but she took brayely to the wilderness and the
rude Western life, until the State grew aud her
husband became lawyer.
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Some of the inventions seen in the model
rooms of the Patent Office are queer things.
Vanity furnishes the inspiration for many of
these. One of the latest is a mask of very
thin rubber, which worn on tho face at night
| causes profuse perspiration, thus removing inn