The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-02
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| seems to be now no doubt about him Dump
| ing one or two hundred millions into the
| laps OF the Morgan-Beimont syndicate at
| an early date. he has mace up his mind
that the treasury can get no immediate
relief from congress, and the sooner the
| deed is done the better 1t Will be TOR the
country. ON Tuesday Senator E!kins, OF
| West Virginia. attempted to get bill
| through prohibiting the president and sec
retary OF the treasury from selling bonds
| 10 syndicates to keep up the surplus, but
| it was choked off by the administration
| Democrats IN quick order. Senator FL
kins is not opposed to the issuance OF
bonds, but he wants them properly adver-
| tsed and sold to the people at the lowest
| interes,. possible. In Other words he wants
| ii to be a popular loan. That Is just what
| President Cleveland doesn't want and he
viii not have 1t. either.
A bin may be introduced in the present
congress for the purchase of property in
| the northwest section of Washington or IN
| II nearby suburb for the purpose OF erect
| ing thereon new executive mansion for
| the president and his family A new exc
| cutive mansion is badly needed. The old
one. known as the white house. is Il
disgrace to the nation. 1t Is not only old.
and too small, but is located in an un-
healthy part of the city. Ii Is in almost
| the very heart of the malaria district, and
| ii Is no wonder President Cleveland and
| his family do not reside in II any more
| than they can neip. Mrs. Harrison's death
| four years ago was due largely to the
| bad location and poor sanitary arrange
ments of the white house. 1t will be re-
membered that she had plans made for
| both new executive mansion and the re-
| modelling and enlargement of the old one.
and had she lived and been mistress of the
white house four years longer she would
| doubtless have accomplished her amb-
tion. Other occupants of the white house
hlVa died from the mnllri1l poiSnninU
which floats about that neighbOrhOod.
Kennesaw Mountain Lands. of Chica-
go, who was appointed the other day to
| be special assistant United States attorney
| for the northern district of Illinois to aid
| In the prosecution of the Beef Trust, is
we'll known in Washington. He was the
private secretary to the late Secretary Of
| State Gresham, and is II young man of
| more than ordinary ability. Secretary
Gresham once told me that young Lands
was the brightest and ablest lawyer of his
age he ever knew. The way Lands hap
pened to get the name of "Kennesaw
| Mountain came about in this way:
| His father General Lands, was at the
battle of Kennesaw Mountain when he
| learned OF the youngsters arrival. I'm
mediately upon the receipt of the news
| he telegraphed his wife to name the OFF,
| spring after the mountain upon which he
was then fighting. The old general is
SUN llNlnS anu IL very pTOuu Oh MS SOIL
Young Lands was of incalculable value
| to Secretary Gresham when points of law
were to be decided in the department Of
state. Secretary Gresham Is said to have
| frequently referred the gravest questions
of law as well as diplomacy to his young
secretary, and invariably accepted his
opinions as final.
\ \
DR.. II. l.. f.. JOnnsOn prominent ply
sican of this city, Is the pOssessor of a
rare document which he prizes very high
ly, especially at this time, as 1t contains
the signature of the author of the Monroe
doctrine which is now agitating the minds
of all Americans as well as Englishmen.
1t Is a soldiers warrant granting to ID.
Griffin, member of Bucks company,
Sixth regiment, United States Infantry,
100 acres of land in the then territory of
Illinois for services rendered this govern
ment i'm the war Of 1872 The document is
written on parchment and contains the
signature of James Monroe, president, and
Is cOuntersigned by Josiah Thegs. COM
! missioner general of the land Office. DR..
Johnson not only values 1t as q relic, but
also because 1t belonged to his father,
who was an intimate personal friend
of President Monroe
1t is rare thing to see member of
congress appear In the hall of representa-
tives in an intoxicated condition, but an
occasional one sometimes forgets that he
is gentleman and makes a show of him
self. Years ago it was not an uncommon
thing for member of congress to appear
in the house under the influence of the
flowing bowl, but those days. happily,
have about passed. On last Saturday II
member from Pennsylvania created o
scene by interrupting the proceedings
when under the influence of liquor. 1t was
not his first Offense. either, but cut of
charity for himself and family | will not
mention his name.
a Tribune readH. ut Honesdale. Wayne
county, has written to me to know if a
United States senator gets more salary
than a representative in congress; also
to tell him what salary a cabinet officer
draws. A senator and member of con-
gress get the same salary-S5OOO year,
and cabinet officer draws 5000 per an
mum. The Vice-president, who acts as
president of the senate, and the speaker
of the house draw the same salary as a
member of the cabinet. The presidents
salary previous to Grants second term
was only $25,OO0 per year. 1t is now $4,000,
which Is not any larger than some coun-
tries pay their ministers and ambassadors
to Washington. Both England and Mex
leo pay their representatives in this city
that amount, in addition to house rent
and other perquis.tes. Very few mem
bers, senators or cabinet officers can live
in Washington on their salaries. Those
who haven't an Independent income re-
turn home bankrupt at the end of their
terms.
Ex-Congressman William A. Sipe, of
Pittsburg, was here today. Sipe. who Is a
Democrat, doesn't think much of his par
tvs chances of success in the Smoky City
next spring. The Municipal Reform tick
ct, which contains two Democrats and one
Republican, has put Mr.. Sipe's nose out
of joint. and he will not support it, Both
Of the candidates on the reform ticket are
worshippers of Harrity, and the State
Democracy, of which Colonel James NJ |
Quincy is the leader in Pittsburg, will also
likely oppose them.
Chairman Andrews, of the Fenrose |
smelling committee, which is investigating |
the alleged political rottenness in Phila-
delphia. paid Senator Quay a visit on
Monday. Senator Andrews wants to go |
to the national convention as deegate-at.
large. and he will probably have his wish |
gratified. He is Senator Quay's man Fri |
day and with the senator in a convention |
without Andrews would be like the play |
of Hamlet with Hamlet left out.
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Congressman William A. Stone. of Al |
legheny City. who was reported seriously |
i'll at Atlantic city, is improving and en-
poets to return to Washington early next |
week to resume his official duties.
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Commissioner OF Internal Revenue Mil |
Ter has been so overwhelmed with work |
for the past month that he has not had |
time 10 investigate the charges preferred |
aginst Collector Herring by Billy Burke. |
Next week he expects to examine the pa
pers filed by Burke and the report of the |
special agent who took testimony of wit
nesses at Scranton q couple of months
ago 1t looks as though Herring will come
out of the scrimmage with nothing more
than a good thick coat of whitewash, un-
less Burke can make out a better case
than he has up to date against him.
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