The National tribune., 1896-02-06

would not deprive an old soldier or a soldier
widow from the benefit of the pension laws
but in such cases, where q deliberate attempt
/ is made to rob the Government in the interest
OF persons who have not shadow of claim t.
pension, he feels that he is justified in offer
! ing every opposition that is given him in the
rules of the House. At the Friday night sessions
in the last Congress Mr.. Tabert, who is Senator
Tillman's Lieutenant. made some very lively
scenes in connection with private pension lesis
lstion. He is a talker of the Tillman type, but
he is not SO abusive.
Once upon a time Gen. Grant was beaten.
He was beaten in less than half minute, and
he made no attempt to fight back.
The Masonic Temple in New York was on
fire. The temple is on the corner of Twenty
third street and Sixth avenue, and the fire hap
pened more than 10 years ago. The fire lines
were formed, snow was falling, and the police
were out of temper. Along from the Fifth
Avenue Hotel there came small man, with
his hands in his pockets and big cigar stick
ing out of the corner of his mouth. He did not
notice the fire lines or anything, but walked
straight ahead with his head down. He ran
into the arms of big policeman who had tired
himself pushing people back. Blank, blank,
blanki' said the policeman, do you take me
for a wooden indiana Without waiting for
an answer, the policeman seized the small man
by the collar, and, with few more blanks.
brought his club with loud whsck across the
small mans back below the waist. The small
man said not a word. barely looked up and re-
sumed his walk, with his hands still in his
pockets Someone said to the policeman,
Great heavens man do you know what you've
dcne2 DO you know who that was you
clubbed?' 'Naw,' said the policeman, Il
DON'T We'll, it's Gen. Grant And his face
fell almost foot"
Senator PETER doesn't play cards, drink.
smoke chew, and he isn't given to society
frivolities of any kind, and one wonders what
weakness he has. 1t is children! Yes, chill
dren and animals. He loves real grly girls of
the natural kind. and manly boys, old or
young. He likes to watch the children in their
plays on the street and isn't bit averse TO
taking hand at marbles or suggesting that the
tail OF kite is too light or too heavy. Cats
a friend, and dogs are his devoted admirers.
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The papers have recently been saying that
Justice Field is willing to retire il he can be
allowed to name his successor. j very much
doubt it. In spite of his age. Justice Field is
quite young yet when it comes to hard and
persistent work, and his will and his preju-
dices are as strong as they were a half-century
ago. He does not love even a little bit the
Democracy of the President and those around
him, and he is determined that Cleveland shall
not have the pleasure of rewarding one Of these
Latter-Dsy Democrats with his seat. So his
fixed purpose in life is to live and hold his
seat until after March 4. 1897. rather think
he viii do it.
Senator Call, OF Florida, is following in the
footsteps of the late Senator Van Wyck, of Ne
braska, in wanting to investigate everything
under the sun. He has a new resolution nearly
every day on some subject. Like Van Wyck, he
does not really want to investigate anything
merely the chance to make speech and a SEN
sstion. His investigations all end there.
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After an Executive session of two hours tho
Senate confirmed Col. Coppinger's nomination
as Brigadier- General, by vote of "a to IL.
The opposition to the nomination was led by
Senators Burrows, Gear, Perkins, Teller. Peti-
grew, Squire, and Wilson, and Coppingers
cause was advocated by Senators Hawley, Bate,
and Palmer.
The Treasury's official statement shows
that Government receipts for the month
of January were, in round numbers, $29 000.-
GOO, and the expenditures $50. 500 900; making
a deficit for the month of S3,50O 600, and for
the first seven months of the fiscal year &c.
00o, 000 We haven't heard so much of that
" comfortable surplus" recently.
Il
The wsr-stip Texas appears to be all right |
after all the harsh criticisms. The changes to
be made are relatively Insignificant, and the
naval officers pronounce her one of the most
efficient war-ships Of her class afoat.
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Mrs. Arthur Brown, wife Of the Senator from
Utah. lie handsome. dsrk-eyed woman. who |
comes from old Revolutionary stock, her grand |
father being Daniel Cameron, Of New York. |
Her father migrated to Kalamazoo, where she |
was born. Her husband was born only seven
miles from Kalamazoo, and the Browns and
aud Camerons were intimate. She is a woman |