The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-12-20
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

VIAL Uf lie SUkRlDURS.
Comrade T. II. Savage. Superintendent
of the National Cemetery ut Winchester,
tennial celebration. He served in the 18th
W. Va, and is Il member of Post %, Bal
timore, Md.
Comrade Sullivan F.. Macarthur and
wife, of WilIia9svilld, n. Y, have been
in the city, on, visit to their daughter,
and 102d y. L, and was in the Twelfth
Corps. He is n conductor on the Will
Evansville & Buffalo Railroad.
George T. Roberts. Director of the
Mint. has made up his final figures on
the worlds production of gold and silver
for the calendar year 1899. The total
is $306 5S4.900 in gold and S100,321 100
i'll silver. The production of gold in this
country was valued mt 81, 0J3, 400, and of
silver at So, 1888, 200:
Senator Mcmillan proposes to have the
Congressional Library opened on Sunday
from to 10 p. III.
Vetc-ans in the city: VIM. G. Richard
son, 6Sth Pa, Bfidgeton, n. J.; G. j.
Hurt, 18th Ky, Postmaster at Craycraft,
Ky; James Lebare, 61st Ohio, Cincin-
natti, o.
The first meeting of the House Com
mittee on the Census decided by vote
of to to leave The membership of the
House at the present figure, 357, but the
advocates of larger House do not re-
gard this as specially significant.
Representative Geo. L. Foss, who rep
rcsentS one of the Chicago districts, and
who has been promoted to the Chairman
ship of the Naval Committee, to succeed
Capt. Boutelle, is young man of 81, who
has been reelected for his fourth term.
He was born in Vermont, graduated from
Harvard, studied law, settled in Chicago,
and from his entry into Congress devoted
himself assiduously to the study of naval
affairs.
The amazing social and political pull of
the officers of the General Staff was never
better illustrated than in their success in
having eliminated from the Army bill the
provision for detailing staff officers from
the line for a period of service in Wash
ingtOn, and then returning them to their
regiments. This was strongly recommend
ed by the President, the Secretary of War
and the General of the Army, but the
gentlemen who prefer Washington society
TO that of their regiments proved strong
enough 10 eliminate the provision IN the
committee room. Secretary Root is not q
man to give it up that way. He has
drawn the Army Regulations on them,
and i'll n circular sent to all the heads OF
Departments he calls attention to the
regulation prohibiting officers from at
tempting to influence legislation, and di-
reefs that no communications be sent to
Congress except through the Secretary.
He is going to make determined effort
to break up lobbying by officers. Several
Secretaries have tried, to do this, without
much success
John Addison Porter, for over three
years Secretary to President Mckinley,
died at his home in POmfret, Conn, Dec.
10. He was born in 1856, the son of
Prof. John A. Porter, noted scientist
He became editor of the Hartford Post,
was member of the Legislature, and
several times a candidate for Governor.
He was compelled to retire from his po-
sition as Secretary April 13, 1900, by rea-
son of failing health. Assistant Secre-
tary Cortelyou, succeeded him.
The Army bin which, Secretary Root has
drawn for presentation to Congress pro-
Tides for minimum and maximum organ
cation, as follows: