The National tribune., 1897-03-18

chesne. asked for forces to move tho intruders
oG. Secretary BLISS first official act was to ask
the War Department for troops for this purpose.
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Tho Washington police can testify that oil
the Greeks in this country are not filled with
splendid enthusiasm to rush back home and
fight the hated Turk. There are large num-
Der of them in the city who make living by
pushing little carts about tho streets, from
which they sell candy, fruits, etc. They are .
good deal Of . nuisance at times, for they re-
fuse to take out pedlers licenses, and they per.
sistently shove their carts in the way Of CARR.
ages and pedestrians. to the general annoyance
Of tho public. The police have been arresting
them on the charge Of obstructing the high
ways. and quite a number Of them have been
fined SIS each, but this does not seem to suppress
them.
An indication of how President and Mrs.
Mckinley stand on the wine question was
given at dinner rendered by the new
mistress of the White House to her young
relatives. No wine Was served. The Presi-
dent is consistent abstainer, and has ever
upon the wine when it is red in the cup.
During the recent campaign. although many
noted statesmen were guests at the Mckinley
home and tested the merits of the Majors
cuisine, no wines were on the table. A nephew
of President and Mrs. Mckinley said, in reply
to an interrogation: "No, we didn't have
drop of wine. You know, the Major and Mrs.
Mckinley never drink wine themselves. I've
never seen wine on their table, and I've eaten
ut their homo hundreds of times"
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Senator Hanna of Ohio. will occupy a seat
next to Senator Butler, of North Carolina.
This will bring the Chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee and tho Chairman
of the Porulistic National Committee side by
side. Gov. Bushnell of Ohio delivered to Mr..
Hanna. at the Arlington Hotel, beautiful
souvenir, being a copy Of the commission
which made the latter Senator from Ohio.
Mr.. Rogers. the Private Secretary of the Gov
ernor, went to the Capitol and delivered tho
official copy of the appointment to Vice-Presi-
dent Hobart.
One of the peculiarites of Jehn Baker, who
has been returned to Congress from Illinois, is
that he is as adamant in his opposition to treat
ing. and never. under any circumstances. al.
lows himself to pay for any other mans drink.
He frequently goes into saloons in his own
district which are crowded with his constitu-
ents, and deposits on the bar just enough coin
to pay for his own tipple, and no more. This
will not render him popular in certain circles
in Washington.
Capt. Henry 0. S. Heistand, whom President
Mckinley has appointed Military Secretary, is
an Ohio man, who graduated from West Point
tenant in the 18th u s. He became Captain
in that regiment in 1891.
LAST OF THE SPECIAL SESSION.
The Senate adjourned on Wednesday last,
after disposing of the nominations and other
special business before it, A letter was read
from Gov Bradley. of Kentucky. announcing
the appointment Of Andrew 7. Wood as Sena-
tor to succeed Mr.. Blackburn.
Mr.. Hoar moved that the -Senator-eect be
sworn in.
Mr.. German made a motion that the creden-
tials of Mr.. Wood be referred to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, remarking that
the questions involved were well understood.
Mr.. Hoar said that he would not object to
that motion, and the credentials were referred.
Mr.. Hoar presented written notice of two
proposed amendments to the rules of the Sem
ate of radical nature. The most important
was, according to Mr.. Hoars written notice,
"to enable the Senate to act on legislation
when it desires. after reasonable debate" 1t
provided that when any bill or resolution had
been under consideration more than one day
any Senator could demand that debate be
closed. If a majority of the Senators SO de-
cided, there should DO q vote without further
delay. and no motion should be in order pend
ing the vote but one to adjourn or to take a
recess.
The other amendment proposed was to pre-
vent the interruption of the business of the
Senate. and provided that when a Senator
made the point of no quorum there should be
a roll-call. and il the presence Of quorum was
disclosed business should be proceeded with.