The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-10-07

dent Mckinley and said that with
his record could not fail TO feel for the
Cubans He believed that the President
would do his utmost to bring abont termina-
ton of the war; and counseled his hearers to
wait patiently for the announcement Of the
Presidents policy.
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS,
Many man who would have been fairly
well satisfied with Consulship at the be-
ginning of the Administration, is now eager
for job of watchma or even laborer In one
of the big Departments. 1t is so every four
years, especially when the Administration
changes For she oiice-ssokers arc still with
us in considerable numbers. Many OF them
are no longer stopping at the fine hotels. ana
they arc not much in evidence uhilo the
President is away, but all rush eagerly to
gree. him on his return. President Mckinley
il shave, courteous and considsrate, even SYM
psthets in his manner toward them, and
grants them tho privilege of remaining IN
Washington AZ long AZ they want to and OF
holding to their hopes until they are thread
bare.
Commissioner Evans continues to complain
Of the practice of members of Congress OF call
ing for the status Of pension cases. Some claim
ants get all the Congressman possible to write
asking the status OF their cases, under the I'M
preston that it aided in their disposition. The
Pension Office people say it takes away from
the work of adjudicating claims a large num-
Der of clerks who are obliged to answer calls,
work that helps nobody 1t won't do for Con-
IN "a
up cases, so many of them keep lists, and at
regular periods fro out the same old question,
end scores of times get the same answer The
less status calls are made the sooner cases will
be reached.
The death of Judge c. B. Kilgore, of Texas,
known Familiarity as Buck" removes one Of
the strongest directors pension bills that ever
came from the South and occupied seat in Con-
gress Kilgore achieved fame by kicking out
a green baize door of the House that had been
| locked by order of Speaker Reed during one of
the fibustering scenes that made the rst
quorum counting Congress memorable. After
wards he made himself conspicuous by trying
| to rival Judge Holman az an objeetor; opposing
pension bills was one OF his hobbies.
i
Since the revival OF Congressional interest
in National University at Washington 6
proieet has sprung up, in which number o
patriotic women are interested, to build :
| George Washington Memorial Building, to bt
erected at Washington. and presented to such
National Board of Education as Congress may
intrnst with the erection of such University.
The Chairman of the Executive Board OF the
! Central Committee of the George Washington
Memorial is Ellen A. Richardson, of Boston, and
tho Secretary. Mrs. Susanna Phelps Gage
Ithica. N. Y. A representative woman from
each State and Territory and the Presidents Of
National organizations of women will help t.
comprise the full committee.
The intention is to bring the subject in al
its details to the attention of woman's CLUBS
throughout the United States aud all OF her or
carnations of women, patriotic educationa
and benevolent, with view to securing con-
tributions for the erection of the proposed q nj
versty.
For some years our National educat tors hav
been pressing upon Congress the duty of carry
ING out the provisions of George Washington
will. leaving bequest in aid of Nations
University which bequest at the present time
with interest," compounded, is we'll up in tn
millions committee of 100, OF which ex
Governor John w. Hoyt, LID. of Washing
ton. is Chairman and which includes the Presi
dents of most of our leading colleges and UNI
yersities and other prominent educators,
pressing the subject upon the attention of Cor
press. the last bill having been favorably n
ported by the Senate Committee of the sat
Congress- to which it was entrusted.
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National University is necessary 20 com
plete the American system of education.
would strengthen the patriotic sentiment of til
country, and place the United States at til
very head, in comparison with similar inst
, buttons in other lands. Not only George Wasl
ington saw the necessity Of such an institution
but BENJAMIN Franklin and Alexander Hs IN /
t ton and Presidents Thomas Jefferson, job
Adams, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jackson
, Grant and Hayes were among those to urge
, upon the attention Of the country. Not oni
educators, but scientists and inventors press I'll
D needs of such an institution, and with such
great head center of learning at the Nation,
t. Capital the three or our thousand American
. now seeking opportunities abroad would fin
s their best education at home. Oar Nations
University should be essentially American; +,