The Washington times., 1895-01-14
CLOAKROOM AND GALLERY.

When Representative Bromwell. elected to
Congress from Cincinnati to succeed Gen.
Caldwell. elevated 10 the position OF mayor OF
Cincinnati, came TO Washington, one of the
first men he met ON the floor of the House
was Col. Berry, of Kentucky. The meeting
brought out an incident which occurred some
years ago at Newport, KY. Both of the Con-
gressmen were then members of the board
of education of that city, and attended Il high
school commencement at which they were
both invited to speak.
Mr.. Bromwell reminded the colonel of a
joke of which the latter was victim. Col.
Berry. before the exercises had opened, told
Mr.. Bromwell of very original idea which
he proposed to use for his subject in his
speech. He had some very excellent sugges-
dons to make for future school work, all of
which he outlined. 1t happened that Mr..
Bromwell was the first to be called upon, and
not having prepared an address he thought
that it would not be bad idea to indulge in
little humor at the expense OF his friend.
He proceeded to deliver the speech that Col.
Berry had outlined to him, every now and
then casting glances at its author, who ap-
plauded with the rest of the audience and
hugely enjoyed the joke.
When Col. Berry's turn came OF course he
was at a loss for subject, but he indorsed all
that Mr.. Bromwell had said, and wound up
with the remark that the sentiments coin
cided with his own In every detail. When
the two met here the player of the joke re-
minded Col. Berry that there would be no
danger OF his delivering any of his speeches
on the floor of the House, for while they
agreed on educational matters. they were at
opposite poles on the subject of politics.
DR.. Everett, who represents AIassachu-
sets district. in the House, and who was not
reelected, has had himself prominently in
the papers of Boston as candidate for the po-
sition OF sub-treasurer at Boston, and Is very
much annoyed by this rumor He says he is
not and never was an office-seeker, and it is
said that he has requested some of his friends
to give the President an intimation of this
fact SO that he may not be appointed una
wares and under false pretenses.
The fact that newspapers have published
this rumor has caused DIR. Everett to look
upon them as, moro than ever, messengers OF
his Satanic majesty. The Doctor thinks the
newspapers of the country ought to be re-
formed until the matter they contain has a
strong resemblance to Davies econd Reader
or to other literature of which he is eminently
a master
Gov. Murphy J. Foster, of Louisiana. is in
Washington. He is here to assist the Louis
lana delegation in persuading Congress that
sugar planters should receive a bounty on
Gov. Foster was a senator in the Louisiana
Legislature in 1890, and was the leader of the
movement which resulted in crushing the
great lottery that had headquarters at New
Orleans
Mr.. Overton Cade, an extensive sugar
planter of Louisiana. and superintendent OF
the mint at New Orleans, is here. He has
had several conferences with Director OF the
Mint Preston. There is IL good deal of dan
ger that the force in the New Orleans mint
will be reduced IN the Gear future, which is
not what Mr. Cade desires and he will do
what he can to prevent the proposed de-
crease.
Postmaster General Bissell is thu recipient
of good many queer letters from people
who want appointments as fourth-elass post
masters. Saturday be got one signed by q
lady who lives In small town in Tennessee
The letter read as follows:
''SlY DEAR PosMAsTER GENERAL: l have
two large rooms AT my grocery store which
every one here says are the finest in town.
When you get down here some time drop in
and sec them, for | am sure they would suit
you. Ny nephew Is a carpenter. and he told
me tonight that he would fix up the prettiest
little set OF boxes to hold the mail that you
ever saw ii YOU would only appoint me a
pcstmistress mere. Don't be backward about
cOHllup 10 see me. lot IL VIII De no trouble ll
all for me TO show you the rooms. and know
that you will be pleased with them. / can
read, write, and cipher, so you see / have all
the qualifications, and when you see the ele-
giant rooms you will not hesitate to give me
the appointment.
The Post-office Department has very
strange case to decide; either it is in error or
tie Pension Bureau has made mistake, for
Z IA mi tuh
on the same subject are exactly at variance.
Some Time ago clerk in a Western post
Office was dismissed on the charge that he
was totally disabled for service on ac-
count of wounds he had received during the
war. He at once applied for a pension.
claiming disability. but the Pension Office
turned his case down promptly, with the in
dorsement that he suffered no disability OF
any kind whatever.
Now that clerk wants to know which was
right, and an effort is being made to have
the two branches of the government decide
which was wrong in diagnosing the case.
The Postmaster General is making lat
, tering reputation as a reformer. Some time
ago he issued an order that no employe of
his department should smoke during office
hours. Many tobacco flend has been caused
to take gloomy view of life because of this
action, but majority of the clerks, and espe-
clally the ladles, approved OF Mr.. Blsse.l S
course, saying that he was strictly in line
with what should be expected from great
Cabinet officer in great reform administra-
ton.
But people will be critical. and everybody
knows that ii is impossible TO please the
whole world. The spirit of criticism arose in
the Post-office Department one day when sey-
eral OF the aforesaid tobacco fiends had occa-
sion to go to Mr.. Bissell's private Office after
abstinence from the weed during the entire
day. with the result that they felt depressed
and gloomy. Mr. Bissell was smoking a very
fragrant Havana and the clerks moralized.
There was one man in the whole great de-
partment who could smoke and not get dis
charged. That was Mr. Bisseli. One of the
clerks then wrote out mock order, as fol-
lows:
CLERKS in this department will take notice
that on an after this date no one shall smoke
during Office hours upon penalty of dismissal
except me. WILSON S. BIssELL."
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