The National tribune., 1903-06-25

Culberson, who is Democrat, while Mr..
there is some friction over the appoint
ment, since the other Republican faction,
headed by ex-Representative Hawley, is
quite sure that he should have some say in
this appointment, for which there are
some 10 candidates. Mr.. Green is big
fellow, weighing over 200, and is as jolly
as a school boy. He says he will camp
right on the Presidents trail till some
thing drops.
Ex-Speaker Reed left his family in
better circumstances than the world
thought. He was a poor man when he
came to Congress, and there is not the
slightest doubt that he lived up to every
cent of his salary, for the Reeds always
lived at an expensive hotel, though they
seldom entertained. When Mr.. Reed re-
tired from Congress, however, he entered
a big New York law firm where his fees
were fat. Then, too, it is now learned that
he dabbled in stocks of one kind and
another, and that he was always lucky.
He had been out Of Congress but four
years. but in that time had acquired $780,
900 a year, which is pretty fair. He left
his family almost half a million dollars
at his death.
A very loyal and patriotic Sunfower
citizen is Col. Eugene Ware, Commissioner
of Pensions. He says that Kansas has
500, ,O0O,O 600 in her banks, and adds, why
should she ask for outside aid!"
The President has set the time for con-
vening Congress in extraordinary session.
Nov. 9 is the day. This will give the new
Congress time to elect its Speaker and get
the Cuban Reciprocity bill out of the way.
The regular session will convene Dec. Z.
The Commission appointed to select the
design for the statue of Gen. Mcclellan
has at last rejected the whole business.
The one that is was supposed would be
selected represented the little General on
a big beefy Norman horse, on which he
would have looked like boy. 1t is to be
hoped that when horse is finally selected,
it will be of pure American strain.
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador,
has been booked for n return to Russia for
his vacation for some months, but has
been unable to go because of illness. The
Count, who is big, fine-lOoking man of
great ability and most genial manners, is
a great sufferer from gout Recently the
attacks have affected his general health
to such an extent as to alarm his friends.
He hopes to be able to sail by the last of
June.
There is no more charming hostess in
Washington than little Countess Cassini,
the niece and adopted daughter of the Rus
sian ambassador. Although so young.
she entertans lavishly and never makes a
''break." She is accounted the handsomest
among the foreign colony of women. She
is bright, vivacious, and has very old and
wise head on her youthful shoulders She
is particularly interested in dogs, and has
a whole colony of them at the Embassy,
from a big Russian greyhound to a tiny
little pocket spaniel of fluffy white.
George Bethune McCarter, of Salem, n.
Y, is dead. Mr.. McCarter was private
secretary to Gen. John A. Dix, Secretary
of the Treasury in Buchanan's Cabinet.
He took the dictation, in this capacity, of
the famous message: 'If any man hauls
down the American Flag, shoot him on the
spot"
Speaker-to-be Cannon has been in the
city good deal of late, and in conference
with the Postmaster General, though he
denies that there is any significance in
these conferences. There are those who
believe that there is some significance,
however, and they say that Mr.. Cannon
is very much mussed up in his mind as to
whom he will appoint Chairman ofthe Com
L
This is always an important committee,
and is especially so at this time for there
is no doubt at all that Congress will take
up the Post Office scandals and investigate
to the limit, although Mr.. BristOw hints
that what he does will prove satisfactory
to all concerned.
The ranking member of the Committee
at the present time is Gen. Ketcham, of
New York, who has been upon the COM
mittee for many years. But he is old,
past II, and extremely deaf, so it is out
of the question. The next member is
Cen Bingham, of Pennsylvania. who is
getting old, and who has infrmities that
would prevent his close attention to the
duties of Chairman. The next two MEM
bers of the Committee have already Chair
manshipS on other Committees, which they
would scarcely care to yield up for the
arduous duties coming their way on ac-
ceptance Of the position at the head Of the
Post Office Committee. Mr.. Sperry, of
Connecticut, is also too old, and he has a
Craftsmanship already. Mr.. Muncie. of
Indiana. is new man. The last three
Republicans on the Committee are Mr..
Hedge, of Iowa; Mr.. Sibley, of Pennsyl-
vania. and Mr.. BOutell, of Illinois. Any
one Of these would make good Chairman,
so the plum may fall on one of them.