The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-30
VISITING CARDS 81. EACH.
RFGISTEB TIILMAN EMPLoKB UN-
GLE SANS NOTES.

they Rear Hia signature. and DO VERY wesi-
Some Other Washington O~aaitss-Pensie
Clerks shat out or saloons AFTER Rari-A
Dnrk.Eyea Beauty surpFises tins Presaant-
WASHINGTON, May 2e.-J. Fount Tillmsn Of
Tennessee, Register of the Treasury, docs mos
use tho conventional bits Of pasteboard for whit
ing cards.
AT use these" Mr.. TIrlman tells his friends,
iourishine a roll Of paper money.
All notes issued by the Government bear the
Endorsement Of the Register Of the Treasury, and
everybody II familiar with the finely written,
somewhat offeminats signature Of Mn- Tillman.
LAX that Of Grover Cleveland, who conferred
public oflco on the Tonnessean, Mr.. Tillman's
handwriting suggests O man entirely different
in personal appearance from his real self. He In
tall, broad-shouldered. and inclined to rotundity.
His linen II always immaculate A waistcoat
cut U-shaped and extremely low allows o broad
oxpanse Of shirt bosom, embellished by @ mag
niicent diamond stud, to be seen His diamond.
his shirt front, and his stalwart build have made
MIR. Tnlman q noticeable figure In Washington.
Just how MI. Tillman began the practice Of
sending q dollar hll or q bill Of any other do
nomination to q person whom he wished to sec
is not definitely known, but the friends Of the
Register tell this story about It, MI. Tillman
won't visiting ono evening. Whom he opened bis
card case IN response 70 the 81 prs;;e e atnntY OF a
Haven't card with me-" he explained. and
was about to send up his name By word Of Of mouth
s %h %eii. hhfhs e said thoS Using sAo oas a dollar I,a and
placing II on the salyer: "Thst,s not for ESSt,
Mr.. 0W; he'll understaad."F =.
But Mr.. - did not understand. He sent
"well. WE'LL" said Mr.. Tillman. ."How odd.
There's my name plain as daylight In tho lower
The Register was received at once.
A glance over the Senate reveals the fact that
for the fret time in its history its membership
comprises the Chairmen Of the national COM
mittees of three great political parties-Hanna
Of the Republican, Jones Of the Democratic, and
Butler OF the Populist. Hanna and Butler oc-
men OF Republican national committees on the
floor. Senators Quay and Carter. and ons Demo-
cratic ex-Chairman. Senator German.
Representative Bedford OF the First New York
district is very much interested at present in
securing the appointment Of G. r Buckland,
editor of the american Economist, to be Con-
sui to Glasgow, and hopes. with the assistance
of Senator Plat, to have Mr.. Buckland's appli-
cation favorably acted upon very shortly. Ed.
itor Buckland's work on tariff subjects for sew
eral years has kept him in touch with many Of
Kinley. with whom he is personally acquainted,
and his application is very strongly Endorsed:
NOT. opposed ~, any faction q the Republican
State organizati9n. Among his indorsers are
s Waassn, pr nSss1i'hi o sFy f!ki Ss'! anss kep esR%aa.
tives Dingley,, Payne, polliyer, Dalzell, Tawney,
Quigg and Others; MI. Buckland,s coatning
his health and the necessity Of rest and change
is understood to be the basis OF his application.
Commissioner of Pensions Evans has been de.
voting much of his time to studying ways and
means Of increasing the efficiency Of his vast
army of clerks and to get out of them as much
work as they are expected to perform each day.
Many members of the army are old veterans
who love their pipe and grog. and for years there
have been complaints about them. Some time
should not spend all their evenings in saloons or
indulge in late hours or Incorporate habits to
Clerks. The COMMISSIONS has now issued a
more radical order, and one aimed directly at
the cause Of all the trouble. He requires that
him shall. as a part of their. duty, refrain from
It IS thought that this order n result in
breaking up, the favoritism by which clerks who
their superior officers manage to get all the
good promotions.
There was one visitor at the White House yes.
terday who succeeded in seeing the President
without any one to introduce her. She was a
very pretty girl, ~stylishly dressed, and as she
came tripping up the stairs everybody in the
corridor outside the Presidents door made way
for her. She handed q dainty card to the door
keeper, and before he had time to tell her
whether he could take 1t to the Presidents
came out to lot in everybody In waiting. The
pretty girl was In the first group that gained ad-
her, excused himself from the ofticeholder who
had him By the buttonhole. and going over to
he could do for her. with an arch smile the
dark-eyed beauty looked up and said:
Wont you please buy a few Of my COMFORT
ticketsP'
with a sudden resumption of official dignity
the President referred his pretty caller to SEQ
rotary Porter.