The Washington times., 1894-07-18
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accomplish" was asked ofMr Payne. WELL -
was the reply, I'VE accomplished great
DEAL. We ionnd out who the other conferees
| were and made their acquaintance. Upto
| by hearsay."
| Mr.. Reed said: "Well. there is going to be
disagreement report, suppose. with some
| thing on free raw material this with a
| typically bitter sneer-as the Republican
statesman said parenthetically, "how | de-
! spise the Hypocrisy ani sham OF those
| words"
The Democratic coDferees and their col
leagues In the Senate and House were COM
! paratively cheerful. ave expected a disa-
! greement," was the general expression OF
| opinion, ''and getting the report in accom-
| plishes just so much work. which has got TO
| be out of the way some time" The opinion
as to the time Of a disagreement report varied
somewhat, but it was not questioned that 1t
| would come very soon.
| Senator Blackburn secured nice little
change in the diplomatic and consular bill
the other day when he had the salary OF our
| minister to Belgium raised from $1,000 to
| s10.0O0. Such a salary Is very snug for u
port like Brussels and the story is that one
reason for 1t is that member OF Senator Black
burns family has been enjoying the hospital
! ity of our present diplomatic representative
at the post mentioned.
At last the union volunteer veterans who re-
sponded to the call of Governor Curtin, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, in 1868 for troops to repe the
attempted Confederate invasion OF the North
by Gen. Robert Z. Lee are to get their med
ais. promised to them in special order by
the adjutant general in 1868. Many of the
volunteers who enlisted were on their way
North from long service in the field and were
ot fh.as
OF a speedy honorable discharge. When the
summons came. however, many whole regi-
ments of New York, Maryland, New Jersey,
and other troops enlisted as body for the
special service. The spontaniety OF action
was one Of the banner events OF the war. com
ing as it did during the dark and gloomy days
just before Gettysburg, when the courage OF
the North was at a low ebb.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
made, through its chairman, Gen. Wheeler,
himself one Of the most dashing OF the Con-
federate cavalry officers, favorable report
yesterday on the joint resolution providing
for the metals for these veterans, and it will
pass the House without doubt in short order.
The medals are to be of silver, and although
it is not known Just how many will have to
be distributed it is estimated that they will
run up into several thousand. Their design
and distribution will rest with the Secretary
of War.
Gen. Wheeler said yesterday. ~ am glad
the boys are to get their medals, for they GER
tainly deserve them. My only regret is that
they have not had them years ago. The rec
ognition is little tardy."
DR.. Everett the member OF Congress from
Massachusetts who was formerly the head
master of the Adams School at Quincy, is an
exceedingly popular man with the youths he
instructs in spite of some minor eccentric
rntA that, oil h.u fha
respect for him. as the following story shows;
One day the doctor was haranguing his pu-
pills from the platform in his large recitation
hall. Becoming deeply absorbed In what he
was saying, the doctor gradually approached
the limits OF his ''tema, and making one more
impassioned gesture is said 10 have fallen
over on his face to the floor. Most mis-
chievous school boys would have set up a
howl, but instead of any outburst of amuse-
ment the young men sat perfectly quiet and
waited for the doctor tc pick himself up and
resume his remarks, which he did. 1t is very
unlikely whether the doctor would have Jared
as well had the incident happened in the halls
of Congress.
"There is bill that is very interesting to
me coming up this morning." said John
Allen, of Mississippi, yesterday Just before the
session Of the House. and he added with
smile, lit is the bankruptcy bill-a measure
the deep importance of which / am fully
aware, after having paid for my own Apolli-
naris lemonade, instead Of getting it free, as
the Senators do
In his speech in favor OF the Russian thistle
amendment TO the agricultural appropriation
bill yesterday Senator George gave a brief
autobiography which was interesting for its
frankncss.
In his peror alton he reviewed his life from
th t,-ha ~. h,l
planted the American standard on the walls
of Monterey; through the period in which he
had borne arms against the same flag, and
the four years OF the reconstruction period
when he experienced ''the most Internal rule
which ever cursed civil people," down
through the years when any legislation OF a
sectional nature proposed in the Senate led
to mutual ordinations and recriminations.
to the present time when, all amin mosites laid
aside. he stretched the friendly hand of fellow
ship to the suffering farmers of the northwest
Representative Hooker who has been Ill for
some days from complication of stomach
and malarial troubles leaves to day for West
Virginia for short vacation. His illness is
not regarded as serious.
Chairman Wilson is exhibiting great deal
of pluck in continuing to perform his duties
as member of the tariff conference. despite
his impaired health. Yesterday he RI ared
with white silk handkerchief bound around
his head which covered a badly swollen and
inflamed forehead, due to severe attack of
neuralgia. His eyes were red and badly
swollen and at times he suffered intense pain.
in spite of the advice of his friends, how
ever, he positively refuses to take any rest or
to absent himself from the meetings OF the
conference. Representative Breckenridge, of
Arkansas, has been doing considerable detail
work for Mr.. Wilson, but the chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee is too conscien-
tious to permit himself to be relieved Of the
more important part of his duty as a conferee.
1t is feared that unless he will consent to take
care of himself he may be obliged to abandon
all work and take an enforced rest.
Senator George, OF Mississippi. introduced
an interesting resolution in the Senate yes
terday. 1t provided for an investigation by
the Judiciary Committee whether at present
n naturalized foreigner, il found to be of bad
moral character and not gifted with an at
tachment to the Observation-Disclosures that
vague generality may mean-could be de-
prived of his naturalization. The resolution
caused considerable surprise, because nom
attachment to the Constitution is regarded as
a rather difficult condition to establish, and
n rather peculiar ground to deprive ma
turalized citizen of his rights unless some
overt proof OF his ''non-attachment to the
is established.
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