The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS

I
There are 500 applicants for twenty
one vacancies in the navy pay corps.
The board OF inquiry which Is inves,
tlgating into the beef scandal Is caiieu
the "coroner's Jury" here
Under the new army bill there VIII
be 101 second lieutenants appointed
and nearly 10000 applications are hi-
ready filed.
In the sundry-civil appropriation Dill
/ as II finally passed. the appropriation
| for the Paris exposIaion Is reduced 10
$1,01O.OOO. instead of S1.3OO,OOO pro
v.ded by the Senate. OF this amount
S200.000 is to pay for the erection OF
building.
| By an amendment on the sundry
civil appropriation bill the pay OF COM
| positors and bookbnders in the gov
| crnment printing office was Increased
to fifty cents an hour, which. 1t Is be-
lieved is the highest rate paid for such
skilled labor in the world
About 125 senators and representa-
tives closed their congressional careers
on the 4tb. There are already several
vacancies In the next House by deaths
or the fifteen senators who retire. two,
| Quay and Cannon. are contending for
reelection, with the cdds against
them.
The President may go out for n
cruise on the Sylph. but lie will not
venture into deep water. because he Is
SO easily seasick. He is exceedingly
sensitive to motion. and the last time
he went up the lakes-the summer OF
his nomInation-he was Ill as soon as
he was out of sight OF land.
The Rev. DR.. Byron Sunderland has
been appointed pastor of the First
Presbyterian church to succeed Rev.
| I. De Witt Talmage. DIR. Sunderland
already has served the church forty
five years. and since his resignation
last June. when DIR. Talmage took
charge, has been the pastor emeritus.
Lieutenant Dan Godfrey and his
British Guards band, which arrived In
New York ON the Lucanla last Satur-
day, gave n concert in the east room
of the White House In the presence of
the President and Mrs. Mckinley and
ladies' of the Cabinet. This was the in
huguration of the first general tout of
the United States that has yet been
undertaken by an English military
band.
Lieutenant Colonel II. B. Sharpe tes-
tilted mt the beef inquiry Saturday that
wagons which had not been cleaned af
ter being used for the transportation
of manure and wagons in which garb-
age had been carried. the bottoms of
which We're covered with slime In
which mnggots We're crawling. We're
iised to carry fresh meat to the soldiers
at Camp Thomas. Chickamauga. last
summer.
The Hull bill for the reorganization
OF the army provided for the annual
appointment of 100 additional cadets
to the West Point Military Academy.
ten at large by the President and two
by the Senators from each state. but
in the Cockrell compromise bill this
clause was stricken out. The President.
however. is authorized to appoint
twenty cadets at large every year in
, stead of ten as formerly
Perhaps II was unintentional with
1 the larger part of the members of both
houses Of Congress, but Congress pass
ed stringent prohibition Sunday law
for the District of Columbia. which
forbids the sale or serving of beer.
wines and liquors in clubs and hotel
dining rooms as well as barrooms and
saloons. The bill as originally intro
duced was to prevent what is known
as curbstone and roadside liquor sell
ing.
The Italian government. through its
representatives in Washington, lately
| laid before the authorities here its pur-
pose to nsk OF China n port on San
| Nun Bay, and Inns invited an express
sion from this government as to its at
| titude. In response. 1t ls understood
| that Secretary Hay. as well as the
President. made II clear that the Unit
ed States would pursue the same
course as toward the Russian, British
and German occupation OF Chinese
ports. namely. dlsinterested neutrality.
General Joseph Wheeler saw the
| President the other day concerning his
future status. Subsequently he said
that while the question of his remaining
in the army had not been definitely de-
cided. II was probable that he would
not remain in the service. He thought
the President would be unable to find
place for him and he was not pushing
the matter. But would like TO re-
main in the service" said he, with ami
nation. ''nnd be sent to the Philippines.
where there is some fighting. I would
not care so much 10 stay In the army
II had to remain IN this country
Carl Schurz was the guest of honor
at n dinner given at New York on the
Sth. In celebration OF Mr.. Schurz' s
seventieth birthday. and more than GOO
German were present.
From first to last the occasion was an
ovation to Mr.. Schurz. Diplomas of
honorary membership in number of
different societies We're presented to
him. The Leiderkranz society gave
him magnificent punch bowel and
ladle In solid silver. and an address of
congratulation. signed by 1000 Ger
man-Americans. members of at least
500 German societies in nll sections.
was given TO him.
Speaker Reed left Washington with
out bidding the President good-by. He
has not been to the White House dur
ing the present session. He has called
upon President Mckinley only twice,
and then by special invltation-once
shortly after the Inauguration and the
second time at the beginning of the
session of Congress In December 1897.
to discuss matters Of legislation. He
has met the President socially on sew
eral occasions. but has moi been in
vted to any Of the Cabinet dinners or
other social functions given in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley. Nor IL Mr..
Reed in eympnthv with fhp prpsid MT,