The National tribune., 1897-04-15

petition under the command of Maj .-Gen.
Sullivan" which was in the handwriting OF
George Washington. This was part of the
famous collection of Peter Force. Other letters
taken were letter written by Benedict Arnold
to Nathaniel Shaw, Sept Is, 1880; Washing
tons Private Diary for 1887; letter written
by Thomas Paine to COL Peabody, and some
manuscript of George Washington's, valued at
$50 on Feb. z, 1897. 1t is further alleged that
the commission appointing Philip Cortland
Lieutenant Colonel of the 4th regiment of New
York forces of the Army of the United Col
onies, signed "By order of the Congress. John
Hancock, President" and dated June 80 ITS.
was taken by the two employees This paper
was part of the Force collection.
X
The tallest man in the Senate is Fairbanks,
Of Indiana, who is even taller than the Tall
Sycamore of the Wabash" whom he succeeds,
and his erect carriage greatly accentuates his
hight
Appropriations of Che most liberal character
are made annually by Congress in aid of .
large number of institutions in the District of
SoiomOlo, CuuCdtiuudi auu CudIIbouiC Wootty
denominational in management. 1t has been
debated for some time whether this practice
was not productive of abuse, and whether 1t
would not be expedient for Congress to exercise
some degree of scrutiny over the application Of
the funds voted from the public treasury.
There seems to be more or less foundation for
assertions long in circulation that various Of
these institutions are conducted on o plan of
exclusiveness which can only properly pertain
to purely private establishments. and totally
inconsistent with the principle involved in the
bestowal of PUBLIC funds. Joint Congress
sional Commission is now engaged in investi
eating the workings of these institutions, and
some of the testimony SO far submitted tends
to sustain certain OF the structures made. 1t is
the purpose of the Congressional Committee to
60 to the very bottom Of the matter.
The New York Congressional delegation has
agreed upon ex-Congressman Poole, of SYRIA
cuse, for Deputy Commissioner of Pensions
Mai. Poole is a Union veteran and lost an arm
in the war. He was a member of the last
Congress. and was the candidate of the Repub-
lican organization for seat in this Congress.
but was defeated by Mr.. Belden, who ran as an
Independent Republican. and received the
support of the Democrats. Maj Poole has been
Endorsed by Senator Platt. and Mr.. Beiden. who
is in New York City, wired that he would sup
port Maj. Poole's candidacy. 1t is expected
the Deputy Commissionership will be filled
this week.
Jerry Simpson delivered this eulogy on Kan.
sas the other day at Mississippi's expense: at
won't do to say too much against Kansas. It
is sometimes better to live in dry country
than in wet. There is one thing can say
for Kansas. and that is we never wash people
out Of their houses and homes there, even if .
cyclone does occasionally blow somebody
away"
President Mckinley has gone beyond the
limit of tolerance in his hospitality to these
callers. To crafty their desire to speak for
themselves or their friends to him personally he
has repeatedly waived the rules made by him
for the protection of his time ia the public in.
terest. To be sure, he has told many of them
that they would better serve their cause by
going to their homes instead of reiterating
their requests. which he could not remember
but his kind heart has gotten the better
OF his cool head in admitting them. even
when they disregarded his advice over and
over again. Some days. utterly wornout by
the rush of callers. he has fed before them into
the open air, leaving number still waiting te
see him. but oftener he has patiently waited
until the last caller of the day left before he
took his walk his ride. And then worked
far into the night to make up for it.
The presence of the office-seeker is demon.
strated no more forcibly than by the crush in
the iobble. of the Capitol. For the create,
part of each day there is throng of people al
each Of the entrances to the House. waiting t.
see their representatives. Most of these arr
applicants for Office. who come every day :,
/, hear through their representatives their pros
poets for getting the places they desire. or t,
solicit them 10 visit the President and tn.
heads OF the Departments in their behalf.
The dsorkeepers are kept busy for tn,
greater part of the day taking in cards. s,
great is the crowd at the Capitol that some
times it is difficult to push way through TIT
throHgs outside leading to the House.
4
There are some interesting facts in the ar
cestry of Chandler Hale, nominated for Secre
tary of Legation at Rome. His father is Sen
ator Eugene Hale. of Maine. His grandfatbe
| was the famous Senator Zachariah Chandle,
of Michigan, for whom he IL named. Tw
unclcs of his grandfather were members q
Congress from New England. John Chandler
OF Maine. great,great grandunce of the ne'
Secretary at Rome, was q member of Congres
from Maine while the State was still an int
grail part of Massachusetts. He Was aftsrwar
the first Senator from the State OF Main,
There have been but few years in ths prcssu
century during which sons ancestor or eolla