The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23

simmons when it come to wrestling with
the great American public. when ne
didn't feel like seeing anybody ne SIM
ply didn't do IT. Many Il United sta ~
senator and member OF congress was
turned away from the white mouse ny
Secretary Thurber when the prrSlueht
did not feel I'm the humur of talking WIN
him. That helped to make Mr.. Cleveland
unpopular, but at same time 1t made NJ
tie or no difference to him. lie hau no
more respect for the public iN+h hau MI.
Vanderbilt. who once upon time sall
"the public be damned If the persons VINO
are seeking office under this admn3.'A-
ton will stay away from the white house
and do all their business through the''
senators and representatives in congress
they viii fare much better than II theS
continue to bother the president rs
long as his time is taken up 10y llslelhh%
to the speeches of applicants Tor OIL
flee the president will never get to the
point where he can make appointments
jill
Henry Heitfeld, the new senator from
Idaho, never was east of the MISSISSIPPI
river until two weeks ago when he crossed
ii on his way to Washington to take the
oath of office. lie is IS years of age and a
giant in stature. With the exception or
Allen, of Nebraska, Hetfeld is the pig
gest man in the senate. If he mas any
ability in the statesmanshp line ne lsh
vet aware of It. for this is his first eX'
perienCe i'm public life. Heitteld is
! farmer and finds Washington life rather
I monotonous. In discussing the change
! in his mode of living the other day he
said that he was becoming quite dissipat-
/ ed since his arrival. "Whcn at home,
/ ne said, II go to bed at o'clock and alisc
/ with the sun. Since / arrived here have
already fallen into the bad habit of not
! retiring until 10 o'clock He adued that
he was also becoming lazy aud longel 10
J be back on his farm where he could keep
/ himself busily employed. When the extra
session adjourns senator Heitieid Will
! return to Idaho and help harvest his
/ crops. He looks like a man who could
"Cradlc" a lO-acre field of wheat in a
| day and attend country dance the same
| night Senator Heitfeld'S predecessor,
Fred Dubois, is still in town. He has IN
| idea that when the senate Is reorgani2ei
/ he will be elected its secretary. As things
look now it will be impossible for any, par
ty to reorgani2e the senate this congress.
Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, is the
. only Independent in the upper branch OF
| congress. Six years ago he was hlst
| elected to the senate by a combination OF
Republicans and Farmers Alliance, and
was reelected last month by the com
bined votes of Republicans, Demo orats
and Populsts. When asked the other
day to which party he was going to ally
himself Senator Kyle replied: Il am q
Free Lance or more strictly speaking, an
/ independents | never consider any meas.
ure from political standpoint. If q
bill or policy commends itself to kt'n he
votes for it. He declined to say now nt
will vote on the tariff, but it is safe tt
predict tina he will cast his lot with the
Republicans on that question IL the in
terests of his state are sufficiently PIC"
teCted.
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Representative Harmer Is now serving
his thirteenth term in congress, and a!
far as known has never risen on the foo
of the house to make any motion, no
even to adjourn. This does not mean tina
Mr. Harmer Is not a useful member b!
any means. He does all of his work il
committee and among the members will
whom is very popular and can get almos
anything he may ask for if it is within
reason. Mr. Harmer is now the "Fathe
of the House, by reason of having servet
continuously longer than any other mem
ber.
| -:I':-
Grover Cleveland as president of tn
United States, has drawn more salar
from Uncle Sam than any other official
For the two terms which he served a
chief executive he drew the neat sum o
: S4OO 900. During General Grants first terr
the salary of president was only $25,
per year, and it was not until the closin
, days of his first administration that tn
bill increasing the salary of president I
/ $50 OO0 per annum was passed on Satur
? day last Secretary Gage signed a warran
| in favor of Mr.. Cleveland $2217S the baI
l ance due him on his salary as presiden
1t was mailed to him at Princeton, n. j
1 today.