The times., 1897-05-30
CAPITOL NEWS AN D GOSSIP

The fighhagainst vivlsection In the Dis
trict is waxing warm Senator Gallinger,
the leader OF the opponents OF yivisection
is determined. II possible, to put an end to
what is regarded by many as cruel
practice. The officers OF the Army Medical
Museum and some of the officials of the
Agricultural department are strong adyo
Gates Of yiVisection They do not regard
experiments upon live animals as cruelty.
1t is In tte interest of science, and no un-
necessary cruelty. they claim; is practieed-
Surg. Gen. Stcrnberg, of the Army, has
just advised Senator Mcmillan that he has
given directions that the animals kept for
experimental purposes at the Army Medi
cal Museum shall be exhibited at any time
to members OF the Washington Humane So
cicty, upon application to Ma Jor Reed. who
Is In charge of the pathological laboratory.
The announcement that A. D. Tins,ey,
OF Sioux Falls. 9. d., would be nominated
for u deputy authorship has raised n
storm OF indignation among Republicans
Of that State, and 1T is not now probable
that the PRESIDENT will send Mr.. Tinsley's
maine to the Senate.
Should the nomination not be made. ii
will be only another exemplifIcationof the
fact that there Is many a slip between
the cup and the lip In politics, for ON last
Monday tho President attempted to send
Mr. Tinsleys name to the Senate. When
the messenger arrived at the Capitol the
Senate had adjourned Had the Senate
been in session, Mr.. Tinsley would have
been promptly confirmed
"a hat "a N pff fnp W e n dc n q nj
in the name got to South Dakota, aud the
wires immediately became hot with pro-
tests from Republicans
Tinsley is gold Democrat He has
never been identified with the Republicans
OF that State, and the President was influ-
enced i'll his course wholly by Senator
Kyle and A b. Kittredge, who were Tins
leys indorsers
X yle is a strong personal friend of Tins
ley. Tinsley is bitter enemy to Petit
grew because the latter prevented the con
firnation of Tinsley as postmaster at Sioux
Falls during CieveIand's last term Kilt
redge is the leader of the Pettigrew op-
position lin South Dakota, and, it is claim
ed, gave Tinsley his Endorsement because
he thought it would anger Pettgrew. That
Senator. however. immediately stated that
he would vote to confirm Tinsley IL the
latter was nominated, believing that it
would work confusion among the Repub-
iicans If gold Democrat was given such
prominent appointment. In fact. 1t is
known that ex Representative Picker
would have accepted the position had it
been rendered him
The protests from South Dakota Reputi-
licans have been so numerous and so
vigorous that IL is now claimed the Presi-
dent viii not send in MIR. Tinsleys name.
Mr.. Tinsley is now deputy postmaster at
Sioux Falls, and one pf the features OF
his appointment, which would be most
aggravaUing to South Dakota Republicans.
would lie in the fact that young man
who has been a Republican only since
the beginning of the last campaign, would
lac appointed, TO the position now held
by Ttnsley.
As South Dakota Republican now in
this city expressed 1t: ''The Republicans
who have worked In the harness twenty
years are to continue to work, whiic the
Kyle gold Democrats get all the appoint
ments"