The National tribune., 1895-12-19

| State for all the correspondence in the matter,
and this request am informed, will not be
hailed with Joy by the Secretary.
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DIR. II. Y. Satterlee. the Bishop-elect of the
new Diocese of Washington is man of wide
reputation in the Episcopal Church. 1t is no
new thing with him to have a Bishopric offer
ed him. as he was elected Bishop of Michigan
at one time, but declined the position. His
name was prominently before the Convention
Of the Diocese of Massachusetts at the time
Phillips Brooks was elected. and it has also been
before other conventions. DIR. Satterlee is abont
50 So years of age, a man of magnificent
physique, being over six feet tall His hair is
slightly gray, and he wears mustache and
side whiskers. While noted more for his SYM
pathetic disposition and his work as humani-
tartan, he is also man of learning and the
author of several metaphysical books.
President Cleveland has astonishingly few
callers now. and it is said that more of these
are Republicans than Democrats.
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The Senators and Representatives of the
last Congress objected strongly to the rule
which obliged them TO state their business to
Private Secretary Thurber before being allowed
to see the President. Senator White, of Cali
fornia, grew SO angry on one occasion that he
threatened to throw Thurber out OF the win
dow and Thurber had 10 apologize The Sem
ators and Representatives insisted that as rep
resentatives of the people they had the right
OF direct access to the President, without the
int of init ie leIy
that such OF the present Congressman who have
business with the President will take quite as
high ground.
Several Of tie leading Republican Representa-
tives are believed TO have Senatorial aspirations,
and their fitness and length of public service
would suggest this 10 those outside Of their
immediate personal friends. J. G. Cannon. Of
Illinois, is said to have his eye on Senator Pal
mer's seat; ID. b. Henderson, Of Iowa, expects
to succeed Senator Allison, If the latter is
elected President; John Dazell, Of Pennsyl-
wanna, would not be averse to replacing Senator
Cameron. and Serene E. Payne, of New York.
has much reason for believing that he could
fill Senator HIPS chair very acceptsbly; many
outside OF Gen. c. H. Grosvenor's district think
in 1889, and II. w. Johnson, of Indiana, has
very strong element fsvoring him as Senator
Voorhees, successor.
Representative Hainer of Nebraska has in
troduced bill in the House suggesting some
thing new in the way of pension legislation.
The measure proposes 10 provide for those SOL
diers and sailors who were confined in Con fed
crate prisons by granting them pension of 81
for each day confined in such prisons. and in
addition pension of sl2 per month for the re-
mainder of their lives. The monthly pensions
are to date from the passage OF the act. pre-
amble to the bill says that many officers, SOL
diers, sailors, and marines of the Federal army
and navy were confined in Confederate prisons
for a great length Of time, suffering unusual
hardsbips and contracting diseases and disabili-
ties difficult to prove under existing pension
laws. This legislation is therefore proposed
for the purpose of doing justice TO a specially
deserving class of surviving veterans of the
war.
Although the citizens OF Washington do not
exercise the right of suffrage, they express
themselves on public affairs with more freedom
and frequency than the jewellers in most other
cities. We have here a dozen or so debating
clubs. which go under the names Of citizens
associations, located in ali the different sections
of the city. They meet periodically, discuss
everything connected or alleged to be connect
ed with the City Government; criticise TO tho
fullest extent the action of officials generally
condemning and seldom approving, and make
recommendations all conceivable subjects
These debating societies are usually more active
when Congress is in session. They give that
body advice and counsel, submit plans of legis-
lation, ask the Speaker of the House whom he
shall appoint on committees, and then tell the
committees what they ought to do. The Penn
sylvania and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroads
are the especial grievances Of these associa-
tions.
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Just now the latest agitation is in the neigh
borhood of the northwest section, where there
are hundreds of fine residences and where land
is very gb-priccd The other day the Com
missiUners thought they had settled the annoy
ing garbage question by naming the place where
the second Of two crcmatOrics for the disposi-