Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-23
w ashington Life
short Stretches Of Incidents ana
Of Events at the Nations Capital.

Of War Dickinson put aside both salary
and income, well above the half century
mark, for a cabinet position paying $4,000 a
year. The now assistant secretary of the
treasury, Charles b. Norton OF Chicago.
makes a much greater %pecuniary sacrifice
for the privilege Of shining In the re-
Elected light of Secretary Macveagh.
The new assistant secretary has been
general agent for the Northwestern Life
Insurance company In Chicago for some
years. In his capacity of general agent
Mr.. Norton's ability was quickly recog-
nized by the banking concerns OF Chicago.
with the result that he has had many Of
fers from banking concerns.
The pressure grew so great that Mr.. Nor
ton became interested in the theory Of
banking and went abroad to study at first
hand the systems Of England. France. Ger
many and other European countries. His
researches were made among the clerks
and actual working forces OF the various
institutions, so that he has a large knowl-
edge of the intricacies Of the financial
methods of the principal European coun-
tries.
While managing the Chicago office Of
the insurance concern Mr.. Norton came
under the observation of Secretary Mac
'NNoHf WIZ was bht OF the leA0lnE mGT-
chants of that city. When Mr.. MacVeagh
had accepted the treasury portfolio he set
about attaching Mr.. Norton to him. Mr..
Norton vas eager to continue his Inquiries
into the banking business and believed
that st5m a year in the treasury. plus the
experience he would gain there. was worth
more than $4,000 a year in the insurance
field.
"A $4,000 house was sold at Fort whip
pie near Prescott. a few DAYS ago. for
$3.50, said George II. Morgan. a LAWYER of
prescott, Ariz., in an interview in the
Washington Post. 1T was known as tbe
old General Crook house and was owned nv
the government. General Crook occunied
the house for several months, and it was
on just such a windy day as that OF the
sale that General Crook rode away from
the house in March 1885.
The building was of a nondescript STYLE
or architecture. constructed of stucco
adobe and frame. 1t was roomy and com.
Portable, with lofty ceilings and bay win
dows, through which could be seen the
sn~oW-covered peaks OF the mountains on
one side and Thumb Butte and the city of
Prescott on the other. The house con-
tanned more than 10000 feet of lumber and
among other modern conveniences it had
two bath tubs.
While General Crook was the occupsnt
OF the house he was engaged in a long
ana ultilcult campaign against the Indians.
me old building is still well preserved.
"heh the auctioneer announced the sale
the bidding started at $50. and this figure
was raised from time to time until ~
reached $3.50, at which sum II was knockad
DOW 10 the npnnriatAa 90 -,
the purchaser purposes to do with the
house ] don't know, but he uss totd ,ho.
II must be removed shortly, as the gov
eminent would no longer be resnonsibIe
for its safety.
The house cost probably more than soo
900. Every foot of the lumber in II was
treishted from Los Angeles, at a cost ~
10 cents a pound. 1t was considerably en-
lareed after General Crook left II. The
iatter's successor, General Kautz. lived in
u Tor a long time, but It has not been oc-
cupled Tor a number of years. At the time
OF It's construction a guard of soldiers had
20 patrol the vicinity constantly to keen
away the Indians. There was not q per-
son at the sale who did not EXPRESS re-
greet that the government should not allow
the ola mouse TO remain as a monument
TO General Crook, who, probably more
than any other soldier, made possible the
peace that Arizona enjoys today"
Congressman John ]. Fitzgerald OF Brook
lyn' y. Y, leader OF the Cannonite faction
or the democrats. whose amendments to
the rules OF the house of representatives
were adopted, Is regarded as 'the most
FAMOUS man In congress" by Washington
correspondents of home papers. The New
YORK Herald correspondent says: 'In the
course OF three hours he firmly pIaced
himself to the front rank of parliamentary
fighters. putting to flight his own marty
leader, and forcing the republican Majority
to follow him in adopting the most import
ant amendments made to the rules of the
house OF representatives. during many
years of republican rule.
Moreover. by this astute knowledge of the
rules themselves and of parliamentary
practice, he brought to a close in one
afternoon a chaotic fight which threatened
to delay Indefinitely the introduction Of the
Payne tariff bill, and TO hold in check the
consideration of tariff legislation which is
the sole cause for the meeting Of the
SiXty-first congress, now, and is what the
depressed business world is waiting for.
The little Brooklyn representative has
dark red hair and he wears glasses. He
speaks slowly, sometimes as though he
did not know what the next word would
be. But those who have watched his pro-
gress In the house since he was sent 10
Washington through the aid OF Patrick n.
McCarren, ten years ago. to represent what
is now the Seventh New York district. are
not surprised.
For several years he has been a member
Of the appropriation committe. the most
important In the house. and has borne a
part In the debate over the big SUNNY
bills. He has made capital for the demo-
Gratis steadily, always penetrating the
maiority's armor at The many vulnerabIs
points which extravagant administrator
has created.
He Is a good fighter-that was shown
when several of the democratic hotspurs
were attacking from all sides. He never
allowed himself to be ruffled; was ALWAYS
courteous In his replies.
Luke r. Wright for chief justice OF the
United States supreme court? Hardly.
comments the Baltimore Sun. Not inst
yet, II Chief Justice Fuller and Justice
Harlan know what they are about. There
are no vacancies in the supreme co, ri. In
order to permit President Taft to reward
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