The National tribune., 1899-11-23
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

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The House will almost certainly re-elect
Maj. Alex. Mcdowell, of Pennsylvania
Clerk; W. J. Glenn, of New York, Door.
keeper, and Capt. Jos. c.. McElroy. of
| Ohio, Postmaster. The only one of the
House officers who will not be reelected is
Capt. Benz. F. Russell, of Missouri. Ser
! geant-at-Arms. He will be succeeded by
Henry Carson, of Wisconsin, formerly
Chief Clerk, Department of Agriculture:
with Comrade Russell, who was q very
efficient and popular officer. His dis
placement comes from deal in the Speak
ership matter. The veterans will be sorry
to see Comrade Russell go. They could
have far better spared Doorkeeper Glenn,
who is not friend Of + the veterans
Director Merriam, of the Census. in his
annual report, estimates that there will
be required for the Census of 1900 more
than $4,000 enumerators, over $500 clerks,
and over 1000 special agents On Nov.
1 the entire office numbered 1S2, mostly
women, employed as skilled laborers in
| the preliminary work. 1t is recommended
| that the permanent Office of Purchasing
| Agent be created and that two additional
Chiefs OF Division and 10 additional clerks
| be authorized.
The big monitor Puritan has been sent
| to Annapolis as training ship for cadets.
The President, with Cen Corbin and
Secretary of War Root, expect to be in
Nashville on the occasion of the reception
OF the 1St Tenn. regiment, provided the date
is such as not to interfere with their return
to Washington Thanksgiving Day.
Gen. D. B. Henderson announces the
appointment of Jules G. Richards, of
Waterloo, Iowa, as private secretary, to
succeed Amos l.. Allen, who was Speaker
reeds secretary, and who has just been
elected TO Congress. Also, that Asher G.
Kinds will continue as clerk at the Speak
er's table, and that Leroy Neeley, for
some years Congressman Henderson's
private secretary, will be the Speakers
clerk.
Rear-Admiral Schley hoisted his flag
on the cruiser Chicago at New York, Nov.
49,. He has with him the staff officers he
had on the Brooklyn. He will proceed to
inspect the ships on his station in the
South Atlantic, which will take about one
month and VIII then be at liberty to go TO |
Africa.
The Navy Department thinks that it has |
developed a better cannon than the famous |
Nickers gun OF the British service At a |
recent trial al Indian Head the Vickers six
inch gun developed maximum velocity |
of 2.914 feet second, with II tons pres |
sure with only 15l2 tons pressure the |
naval six-inch gun developed a muzze- |
velocity, of 2,g50 feet second Rear
Admiral O'Neii, Chief of the Naval Ord |
nance, says he has no doubt that the gun |
will readily develop muzzle velocity of |
5000 feet second with less than II tons
chamber pressure. The gun has vet to be |
tested for rapidity of fire. but naval experts
are confident that the American weapon
will equal the record of the English gun in |
that important particular.
It is asserted that Secretary Long has
been anxious to retire for a long time. but |
that President Mckinley has persuaded |
him to remain until the end of his term.
Gen. d. B. Henderson arrived in Wash
ington last Friday. accompanied by his |
wife and daughter, and took his old rooms
at the Normandie. He locks in excellent
health.
The Kansas delegation is anxious TO
know whether Representative Sherman is
going TO remain at the head of the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs. In the event of |
his going to another committee they want
Representative Curtis. of Kansas, to sue
ceed him. 1t is thought that Sherman
wants the important Committee on Merchant |
Marine and Fisheries. But he may want |
10 stay on the Indian Committee for an i'm
portant reason. The great distributing |
warehouse for Indian supplies is now in |
New York City. where it has been kept |
largely through the efforts of Mr. Sher- |
man. The cleverest kind of wire-pulling |
has been done to have this warehouse |
changed to Chicago, or some Western |
city. but the New York people, on account
of the large trade interests involved, want
TO keep it,
T JaJ tho orooJ f,-f,,,a b ,,.-4
Hon. Binger Hermann at the Burnside
Post banquet, and found him an unusually
well-informed public officer. He appears
one Of those public men who is more than
a seeker after office for its gains and emolu-
ments, but goes into his work with a zeal
to master It's details, as one would private
business. He has all the business of the
Land Office at his finger ends, and can
at once answer any question. Speaking
OF his recent report that there are still about |
1000 100000 acres OF public lands un-
taken, he said that not more than 5000 900 |
acres of this are really fine arabic lands |
About 200, 900, 900 acres more can be made |
splendid farming lands by irrigation, |
while the rest Of the LOCO, 100000 are des- |
erts, precipitous mountains, etc. He is |
q believer in a National irrigation system, |
and thinks that great results will follow |
the inauguration of such a policy. He |
says that the people of his State and the |
whole Pacific Coast are thoroughly awake |
to the great advantages of Expansion |
and see all the brilliant possibilities of the |
future. Their trade with the Orient has |
been increasing enormously for years, |
and the promise is still greater for the |
future. There is limitless market for |
their wheat and fruits among the 500 ,OOO,- |
900 people of Japan, China, and Hindu |
stan, and an enormous commerce can be |
built up i'll trading wheat for tea and |
silks. He inclines to think that the me- |
tropolis OF this trade will rise on Puget |
Sound.