New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08

In the Senate and still Is usual to refer 10
the House Of Representatives as elsewhere. bur IL
not then In order to criticlse elsewhere. IN
the House of Representatives the Senate was always
de.icately referred to another place. But times
have changed. indeed. 1t IL well known to every
body In Washington that strained relations" now
exist between the coordinate BRANCHES Of C9ngress
the House bpntly referred to the ssHSte wniGh
Is mo Mans and mr. we S S esav
paddock which forecloses action elsewhere. Fancy
place in the senate and referring to elsewhere" in
such terms fancy Justin g. MorT sg N s
years ago and saying: The SENATE "h'cn Is >0
AN EPISODE IN THE PRESIDENTS CA
REER-A Western member of Congress said to-
day: THE whirligig Of time brings marvellous
changes to some men. was up at the White
House this morning. and when came away
could but think Of the day when Major Mckinley
was unseated I'm the XLVIIIth Congress ana MS
place given to the contestant. the house was
overwhelmingly Democratic-by eighty or ninety
ma orty ] think-and after discussion oi the
case lasting two days the decision was reached
and the House adjourned Immediately after adj
iournnent the hall was vacated with the usuai
haste and in a few minutes not member re-
m ined on the floor. The attendants promptly
proceeded with the work Of removing debris ana nr
Mckinley however remained. attended only py
page assorted his books and PAPERS ana n nment
He was an HncommonIy popular member and there 5
vote by which he was deprived Of his seat was no.
strict party vote though yfry nearly srd eye DEM
Of Texas now senate Joe RIaGk6srn Tom
tbs democrats who stood by the Major. John D.
White the only Repubcan IN the sG ber6yc df the
some men Mckinley Is one Of them ~ have we said
that day when Major Mckinley, packed s up t ms
short years he would be living at the other end OF
the avenue the President Of the United States
vvrry SENATOR QUAY IS NOT A LAWYER
II Is not generally known that when Senator quay
started in life he set out to he lawyer. But ne
did and was only twenty-one when ADMITTED 10 the
bar Here is the story Of Mr.. Quays hrst ana
last law case. vouched for by personal friend OF
,ba Senator The young lawyer was trying his
maiden case and naturally bashful' ne dreaded
above all things to speak in public. When ne
arose to address the jury he became extremely
nervous and could scarcely proceed with MS speech
While he was struggling to overcome his excessive
dIffiderce he CHANGED to glance around ana sd"
some OF the other attorneys In the courtroom
laughing Believing to a certainty that thes
were laughing at his forensic efforts. he at once
sat down and refused to proceed further with DIS
remarks From that day Matthew Stani-y quay
gave up the practice OF law refused all cases tnaI
with that earnestness which has made nm one
Of the successful politicians or the PrG dSar
day Mr. Quay began at the loot oil 'he i diaiI,;
FIRST holding a minor local Office ana srad d Ky
reaching higher and higher aT nd n oS
Quay is sxtyfour but ne has never been r,.i iif
Ie Ire saInm speaks in the Senate beyond voting or
briefly introducing BILL and after ne nfS 'rr n
Who is clad it is over with In conversation with
friends however. where the Atmosphere Is one s O1
PENNSYLVANIA is an easy and interesting taIker
Unlike many Of the statesmen around nm H. M r.
tnxt,.n To nm
the senate When he il restless he leaves ms
puts his hands sD in his about With his
head low If in deep meditation
ITS AN ILL BLIZZARD" ETC-It Is not gener-
ally known that Senator Hansbrough. of North Da-
kota owes his reelection the Senate to blizzard
Western colleague Is authority for this statement
and speaking of 1t to-day he said: 10 appreciate
the part played by the blizzard In this important
event II should be stated that out In North Dakota
bzzards are billiards.. They are none OF Inc haii-
way. uncertain affairs sometimes experience in
Washineton-rain one moment and snow the next. |
The snow in North Dakota goes with the wind ana |
drifts up until railroad trains stop running, ana
people who wander out Oh the prairles get LOS. ana
a pretty serious thing. Well when the Legisi o,,
ure was in session one OF these oazaT Rsnsrc
where the Legislature met. surrounded py nis |
friends while out at Fargo , n fher Was n m
pa ssabe barrier Of snow and ice. wires were DOWN |
c5 9S G OF things long enough
for Hansbrough TO gather in all the doubtful mem 9
Rers OF Inc nd tus MAKE his Reelection sure
When communication was re-establshed the Fargo |
hem pretty wild and desperate But II was too |
late, and when finally train got through and they
fought and by Hansbrough;, And now the |
North Dakota Senator SAYS he Will never have the |
face to swear even shiver again over blizzard. |
MRS WILCOX RESIGNS.-Mrs. Mary E. Will |
cox who enjoys the distinction OF having been |
born in the White House in President Jacksons |
Administration. called on Secretary Gage. at the !
Treasury Department to-day for the purpose Of re-
signing her cerkshp in the office of the auditor /
for the War Department. She is the widow of
Representative Wilcox. of Mississippi. She en- !
tered the Government service in September. lSs2 as
she now holds 81 600 clerkship in the office of the
auditor for the Of e hero d shs
proudly exhibits many relics b Of her Shd PTS
in feeble health. Her resignation vas entirely
70 her own satisfaction Secretary Gage received
her cordially and listened to her story with great
effect August l. and gave her leave Of absence until
that date being the extreme limit allowed by law
ANCIENT CLAIMS BEFORE CONGRESS.-The /
claim on which the play Of THE Senator was writ
ten by the late D. Lloyd is not the only ancient /
claim before Congress. That was said to have been /
pending seventy-ive years Another ancient claim.
and n genuine one. is nearly forty years old. 1t /
is the claim of a Yankee skipper Captain Tlbbetts.
OF Portland Me, for damages sustained in 1860.
Captain Tbbetts took his stout ship the Tornado.
out of New-York Harbor morning In 1860 with |
5000 kegs of powder on board. AS the Tornado
pushed into the Gulf for New-Orleans great gale |
struck the vessel and dismasted her The captain ,
was compelled to put into ST. Thomas for repairs.
and when again his voyage Louisiana had |
seeded and a hockaGe OF the Mississippi had been
declared. Back sailed the captain TO New-York /
Harbor. where the surveyor seized his cargo OF /
powder. The unlucky skipper never received his /
SIS 900 for freight and expenses and he now wants
the Government make the loss good. He has /
been in Washington frequently to see Speaker Reed
about his claim. but has not received great en-.
enlargement. Captain Tibbetts Is an ''old salt" of
varied experience. He has made sixty-two voyages |
LIa iha mn ha adj al .,