The National tribune., 1897-04-01
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS,

q treaty oil TINS KING, ana Is WalttuR ~ oCO
what win become of the efforts Of the Spanish
Government.
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.
Feb "a the Commissioner of Patents issued
an order disbarring from practice before the
Bureau s c. Fitzgerald, doing business as S. c.
Fitzgerald & Co., Washington, d. c.
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IT is probable that the ages of tho members
of the Mckinley Cabinet is not much, if any,
above most of their predecessors. Washington
was 81 years Of age when he became President.
The members of his Cabinet were also on the
shady side of life. This was generally the case
with the Presidents and their Cabinets down
to the time of the war, and to great degree it
has been the case up to the present time.
Pierce, Grant. and Cleveland were among the
youngest Of the Presidents, the two latter not
being so when entering upon their first terms.
The members of their Cabinets were most of
them older than the President.
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1t is likely that a statue of Lincoln will be
erected ut Gettysburg. The Senate Library
Committee has presented a favorable report on
the bill introduced by Senator Cullom, of ILL.,
nois, appropriating $4,000 for statue. A
favorable report was also made on q bill intro
duced by Mr.. Culom providing for acquiring
site and erecting peace monument on the
battlefield of Appomatto1, Va, and appropriat-
ing $4,000 for that purpose.
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One OF the surprises of the present Admins.
tration is the entente cordiale that has been es-
tablished between the President and Senator
Ben Tillman, of South Carolina. The Senator
came from home at the beginning of his serv-
ice with pitchfork that was to wreak destruc-
ton on pretty much everybody who was not of
his way of thinking and that included about
all men outside of the "Wool.hat Crowd" in
his own State. He seems to have found that
after all there were lots of very estimable lika-
bic people who did not train with him at all,
but were pretty solidly opposed to his methods
and manners. He has softened visibIy ever
since, except that he kept up the same old ran.
cor so far as ID. L. Hill and Grover Cleveland
were concerned.
TO the last Tillman hated Cleveland with
true South Carolina virneuce. and used his
pitchfork most vindictively upon the " Stuffed
Prophet" But he took strong fancy to Nc
Kinley from the frst. and was as frank in an
nouncing it as he was in expressing hatred OF
his predecessor. lie never entered the White
House during Cleveland's last year, never spoke
to him, and refused to write any letters to him
or sign any requests for appointment.
Early one morning last week the attendants
at the White House were astonished to see ap-
preaching staiwart, one-eycd man, who had
about him that indefuable air which the door.
keepers intuitivcly recognize. 1t soon became
known that the stranger was the senior Sem
ator from South Carolina, and he was speedily
ushered into the presence of the President. A
10 minute interview followed, which was mu-
tually agreeable. The Senator found more than
ever in the President to admire. and assured
him Of support in many things.
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People who think every President of the
United States has had fad of some sort are
now looking for Mr. McKinley's So far he has
not developed any. Some Presidents do not
appear TO have had any fad until they entered
the White House, and then took up one as
mental relief from the cares of Office. George
Washington vas follower of the hounds, and
fond of other kinds of hunting. Thomas JEFF
ferson was violinist of considerable talent aud
grace of execution. He had taste, too, for
mechanical inventions, aud his mechanical
knowledge was the means of creating the Pat.
ent Office. President Tyler was an industrious
poker-player: of course, the stakes were in
variabiy small. He was also very fond of
swimming. Old Hickory. tradition says, was
addicted somewhat in his leisure moments to
cock-fghting. Gen. Grant bad penchant for
fast trotting horses. and had some good ones
in his stable. President Cleveland's first act
after leaving the White House the other day
was to SO down the Potomac on duck shoot
| ing trip.
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Speaking of ys Hickory. he was decidedly
unconventional President. He never put ON
airs He took leisnreiy walks through the
White House back yard. and did not disdain to
play mumpie-te- with his adopted grand.
children. !, is related of him that once when
delegation called upon him to ask for some
articles 10 lay in the cornerstone of the Treas
ury Department he gave them copy of the
! Constitution aud one of little Mary Donaldson's
! This grandniece) curls. He smoked corn cob
pipe in the Executive Mansion, and possessed q
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