The National tribune., 1899-01-12
CHIT OF THE CORRIDORS.


The House hi i aJy Committee has re-
ported favorabiy upon the ill to remove
Gen. Rawlinsis remains from Congress
sional Cemetery to Arlington.
Senator Cafiery' IS very able exposi in of
the Constitution us against exransicn
was listened to ty exactly six Senators.
They mad other BUSINESS which kert
them in the chambfr.
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The Naval Obser gatcry has determined
that Manila time is 10 hours, ~ minutes
and seconds ahead of Washington time
The House Committee en- Military
Affairs has received "a communication
rom Assistant Secretary OF War Meikel-
John, recommending adverse action on
Representative HayS's lii 10 enable the
Governor OF irs mia to have the nuster-
rolls OF the troops furnished by Nir IL ia
to the Confederacy cor led, the rolls now
being in the possession OF the War De-
partment. Mr.. Meikelohn says there is
| no room at the War Department where the
! rolls can be copied, and no available force
to copy them. They are so valuable he
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un famiiar Wi h the work. as they might
| au ilate or nix them up. The rolls are
soon to be ru' lished, he says, and the
| Governor can then procure list at much
less expense than copying them. The
Committee viii probably make an adverse
report on the bill.
A pension Of $50 n month has feen
granted to Mrs. Rida b. Haskell, willow OF
Brig. Gen. JoseIh T. Haskell. who was
wounded at the battle OF FL Caney, Cuta
and died therefrom in this country on
Sept f6. Gen. Haskell was Ii ulenant-
| Colonel of the 18th L. s., and on Sept. 8
last was commi stoned a Bri adler Cen
erai OF Volunteers. The zen. ion is the
highest allowed "a widow under the gen
erai law Lut Mrs. Haskell expects sEeci ii
pension legislation in her case.
Commander Hendricks, of the Derart-
ment OF the Potomac, GAR, was in
formed recently that members of the
Grand Army employed at the CAPITOL were
being assessed by certain subordinate
officials of the two HI uses of Congress,
who had ether appointed these employees
motion. He at once set on foot an in
quiry to ascertain the facts. A fragrant
case was developed in the Senate, where
a clerk Of committee, il is alleged, as
sessed and received from a messenger of
the committee SJ5 month from July
1886. to date, or the difference between the
salary OF 81 eco and 81 40 year, TO which
latter place he was promoted on July /
1896. A report has been made to Com
mander Hendricks, who will refer il to the
Council of Administration and also sui
r,it the facts to the Civil Service Com
m ,Sion.
Applications have been filed by several
Senators for the seats of Senators who
seat will go to Senator Daniel, of Virginia.
Senator Gray s seat, the most desirable
on the Democratic ide, i'm the front row
on the center aisle, will lie given to
Senator Butler, ;of North Carolina. Sena-
tor Chandler will ret the seat formerly
occupied by Senator Morrill,.
The Y. NJ c. A. is very strong and
active agency for good in Washington. 1t
has had Tor many years quite attractive
rooms on New York avenue between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets. 1t has main.
tanned there lib airy, gymnasium rooms
for games, for night schools, ETC., and the
| boys and young men have resor ed thither
in gratifying numbers. It's worst discour-
agement have been fires, of which it has
had two very destructive ones, the last
wrecking the entire building. Contribu-
tions for rebuilding have been solicited
from the citizens. and these have come in