Arizona republican., 1898-12-24

untaers, wi.h !ha rank of captain. None of Ilpese gentlemen, save General Wheeler, have been reelected. BIhey have besn locking up the presidents 1 recently and trying to determine whether their prospects were good for. drawing 9 double salary.
 Although. the attorney general has decided thas it is not incompatible with the congtitulsiCn fer a memtsr Of con gress to hold 9 commission in the vol unteer army, the precedeHts seem to be pretty clear about the altitude Shat the house must take. The pTecedant most Ifssqusnrly pointed sG is that Of Major General Frank P. Blair of Missouri and MaiCr General Robert c. Schenck Of IOhi0. Both were members Of congress, hUl when tks s-sstCn of December ', 1863, convened General SchenciD had re- signed his commission in the army. Gen. Blair ccninued to hold his com mission til some time in January of 1864. Or. Juno 2S Of that year the house passed on 'the qualifications of chose two members. As General .Schenck had resigned his commission before congress met, it was held that he had not forfeited his membership in the house. On the othsr hand, it was decided that I+enaral Blair was not member of the house because he had rg94 elected To resign his commission in the army.
 There is still another puacedsnit, which was mentioned in the Post Of some six months ago-the case Of John r. Van Ness, member of congress from New York. Representative Van Ness accepted r.he office of major in the Dis Lrict of Columbia militia in 1909, and IL ,4,r,, Of that office had disqualified him for membership in the legislative body.
 
 Assistant Printing Clerk Jonas M. Preston of the house, who halls from Dehhi, Delaware couney, N. Y, has been superseded by MT. Ferris D. Mac key Of Aferidale, N. Y. MT. Preston, during the summer, has been honOred with an appointment as postmaster, and he chose 70 have charge of the mails for his neighbcrs and tcwnspeO- pie rather than to keep tab on the thou sands of bills that statesmen introduce in tho national house of rep- dives.
 One of the baId-haaded republican members had an encounter the other evening at 8 local ,heater with 9 gig gling, susceptible young belle from the sunny south. She had come to the theatar with a tall aigrette on her hat. Jua. in front of her sat the sedate re- publican statesman. The shcw was funny and the comedians amused the vivaciOus, n1ellCw-hearted little south ecn girl so that she freQuenIy doubled up with laughter. Forward came ;.he tall aigret.e, and while she shook with laughter. i5 wriggled and ticl1lsd the bald pate of the statesman. Of course she was unconscious Of it, dear little hing but her threa companions were lct and they enjoyed the predicament If the statesman aS much as the girl 3njoyed the comedians. The poor man T front grasped the situation, but he was Helpless till h5 was annoyed be- 7oHd control and made a break for the ear of the theatsr.
 
 There are some queer claims before congress; one os rheEn that was reach q on the senate calendar the other lay asks compensation for lsl riodsm. lincoln w. Tijbbatts, a Yankee skip }ar, sailed away from New York with he brig Tornado in 1860. bound for lGT Orleans. IT, had Q cargo Of 8,COO .0Unds of gunpowder. He met with powerful storm and put into St. Thomas, where he was obliged to re- nain fer Two months. Meanwhile he leard that wsr had been declared be- ween the states. Tearing that his yes sI would bs seized by the corfederates or her valuable cargo, he chartered mother vessel, transferred his cargo 0 her, and sailed back to New York. { Captain Ti50ats ayers that through ' motives of real patriotism and loyalty 0 the government, knowing ',hat 'lhe owder would be of great advantage to I h,a south, he would under no circum- ! anceS proceed to New Orleans, but re- , urn to a GCrthern pert with the whole T argo He therefore raised money at a ign rate of bcIomry, retained every eg of powd-- in his possession, and rrived in New York in April of 1881. , on his arzival his vessel nd cargo were seized by the United tales officers, but soon afterward re- 7ased. He was put to considerable I Jss and now asks the government to I ay him $15, 5,0G0. But Senator Stewart l as submitted an adverse report la lenting that such rare examples Of : slcriotism and seIf-sacrifice" must go ( nrewarded, There seems 'to be nCth- lg left for Captain Tibb61-s to dc but ( thistle for his money.