New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-07
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Washington. April g.
| A DESIRABLE FOREIGN POsT-Coonel Alfred
l.. Buck of Georgia, nominated by the President 10
be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary Japan, is regarded az a fortunate man.
The mission to Japan is one Of the most desirable
| appointments abroad for many reasons The re!a-
| items between Japan and the United states are
most friendly and the diplomatic duties are not
likely ever TO become difficult or unpleasant The
salary is $1,000 year. besides "A handsome legation
residence. and Minister. II he cares to do so can
easily save half his salary for ram! uhE. me
climate of Japan Is delightful, the surrCGhdmss are
attractive. and society is OF the best, VS. stan lam
that Japan is no longer a far-om c0nntry. 50 S
irayelied extensiIely abroad declares that If he
had a choice of the foreign missions ne WoiId seec
/ the President gave Henry G. Payne his choice Of
any mission outside Of the -four Ambassadorshlls.
Mr. Payne declined not only that to Japan. but any
other. Mr. Payne desired TO be Ambassador to
Germany, and failing in that preferred 10 stay AT
! home.
! WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES OUTING
1T is a long lane that has no turning The Senate
Committee on Finance has settled down to work on
the Tariff bill and the Ways and Means Committee
IS taking a little outing. The committee. ii will be
remembered worked right through the Christmas
holidays and through the interval between the OLD
and new Congresses with slack up until the
Tariff bill had passed the House. Now the com
mittee Is enjoying a we.l-descrvod vacation and
having a generally good time That all work ana
no play makes Jack duh boy is just as true OF
congressman as of Jack" one OF the committee
said. so are going TO enjoy little play after
months OF hard work The Presidents dinner TO
the committee on Friday evening opened the sea
OF relaxation. Yesterday the committee went 10
Gettysburg 20 visit tho battle field OF course, ther
wives and daughters went along and therc wcre
also the Speaker ard Mrs Reed Ine Parry PH ans up
one member OF the committee. Representative
eight Years before the war He could well remem-
Der seeing the Union troops march by on ,he way 10
waving flags and the long. dusty columns That That
the nee Al eeG IKE rTay ybop 10 M sa
the trade. few years later young Tawney went
RED his trade with him and worked at II until an
opening offered study law, having in the mean
Afier Being admitted TO the Bar he took course
of law at the University Of Wisconsin: ana I'M, ms
after he fourteen. Last fall he was elected for
third time from the lst Congress District OF
Minnesota.
THE AGE OF SOME STATEsMEN.-As rule
statesmen in Congress. whether old or young, are
! frank enough about their ages. set forth in the
! Congressional Directory. Senator Harris of Ten
nessee however. is one of the few exceptions lie
has never published hint of his years. but his
| Immediate family know that he passed his seY-
| enty-ninth birthday last February Representative
! Richardson of the same State, never falls to add
a few years when he can work 1t out In story
| az the Senator's expense. In the Presidential
! campaign last summer. when Mr.. Richardson was
speaking in one Of the rural districts of Tennessee
he accosted by an aged countryman WIN dco no
| not" answered Mr.. Richardson. what don y99ii
| know Green IN Washingion? repeated lne 01
is is Green? asked the Congressman, now interested
| by his uuestioner's earneStness; W ny, ne oIiS
OF the biggest men In the world rePaed thr o."
| man proudly. ''Ch. you mean SoThtol Ildiiiis
said Mr. Richardson quickly. Yes ! know
| Green well boys together, CON
| tinued the old man I'VE played together' though
| Green was leaving school when begun; Inat
must have been a mighty long time ago, saia , Mr.
Richardson looking the old ma. THS tho Yef
eran' you see. ! am ninety-hve, and Green was
/ oder.
PROFESSIONAL JEALOUSY.-An eminent but
caustic lawyer was asked to-day what he thought
~ Rrvan's argument before the Supreme Court In
the Nebraska railroad cases. He replied: Il VIII
tell you a story An Irishman once came to me
for legal advice in a matter. and in the course OF
our conversation he told me about iawsui ,,i ne
! I asked 'Divil Bit he replied; Did you have
good lawyer? Dlvi bit Of law did he he, know
! at all at ell; but thin he knew how 70 tlli IL;
| and not a word more would the lawyer say. ms