New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-27
CHAT ABOUT PUBLIC MEN.

Rear Admiral Meade. who retired from the Navy
under sensational circumstances, and left 1t with
q reprimand from President Cleveland which was
a reply 10 of the most scathinS arrangements
that the Executive ever received. was IN TIC Guy
Yesterday Admiral Meade is engaged IN business
enterprises Of his own now, and says ina. he
has nothing further 10 say apou, the pouUCaI ST
publican President viii be elected Iext year, and
then the present foreign policy VIII De changen
dinner of the Sons of the Revolution on Paul
Jones"
When a man fails Of reelection TO congress, or
declines to take the nomination or from any other
reason retres 10 private life as rule he returns
to his State and resumes his business. Many
statesmen. however. have taken up the practice
Of law in the District of Columbia and perhaps
none have been more successful in this mder-
taking than BENJAMIN Butterworth. Ben" But
terworth, az he is famiarly known, comes from
Ohio. and represented that State in Congress He
has been practising law in Washington for long
time however Mr.. Butterworth at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel yesterday. He and Henry Clay
Evans. of Tennessee who made such gallant
fight for the GovernorsAip and was also at the
in speaking OF politics: Il not booming any
one for the Presidency OF course come from
McRniey / DO not know whether he will be ION
1nated or not but he would make 30a opr 10
make some lively changes in Presidential predic-
ons FOR b" doe not H DO ha e WIN What 1 d
do 1t has an urweldy Republican majority, and
that always means trouble, for with close majority
each member says that his vote Is not OF rHuch
account anyway, and Is more Independent. Sen
itclans some. i have not read Il, but intend TO-
ing"
tn. blind chaplain Of the United States Senate,
Che Rev. Dr. Milburn. was In the city yesterday.
They may reorganize the Senate and portion out
clerkships and chairmanshps but would
think Of changing the place that is occupied by the
chaplain Dr. Milburn has been abroad the
greater part Of the summer, accompanied by ms
two adopted daughters. The chaplain is great
traveller and there is hardly any part of Europe
that he has not been in; His adopted daughters
tell him of everything going on around them Be
fore he lost his sight the chaplain visited many
parts of the world and IL is his delight to re-
turn 10 these spots and have his adopted daughters
tell him Of the changes lie VII go to washington
within a few days 10 take up MS WORK
Congressman Galusha A. Grow. OF Pennsylvania.
was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday amid a
group of politicians. He looked rugged and had,
as usual a great pack Of papers under his arm.
The veteran statesman talked buslly with several
politicians. and then confided TO a Tribune reporter
the fact that he thought financial legislation would
be the paramount question in the next Congress.
and that he was preparing little bill himself.
CONGRESSMAN l. II. Powers, Of Vermont who is
conceded to be a Reed man. remarked dryly that a
great number of members OF Congress pre-
par.ng bills and that there would probably be an
amount OF them that would astound the Speaker.
Mr. Grow said that things in l'ennsyValii'. were
quiet politically. but tnat ne rainier inought tLey
would livru up when IL came 10 selecting delegate s
70 the next Republican National Convention lie
said as Il OOd now. that he did not think the
did nor express "A preference himself but said that
he thought Mckinley would make good President