National Republican., 1883-12-19
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small ralk About Men and Measures.

Small Talk About Men and Measures.
"The senate and house of representatives
are gradually drifting away from each other"
said Congressman Willis. "Six years ago IL
was quite common thing to soc dozen
senators lounging about tho house. talking
with the members. We used to TO over to
the senate chamber often then. Now you can
scarcely ever sec senator on this floor,
and when he comes he looks as II he
thought he ought TO apologize for IL.
and the members very seldom 80
over there now. The fact is that the interests
of the two houses are no longer the same. /
was amused and interested to read in John
Swinton's paper the other day o description
of the United States senate. The writer as
sumed to be looking down upon the senator's
as they came forward to be sworn in. He
told what corporation or monopoly backed
this ono and that one. Such man was the
bulwark of the Standard Oil company, an
other was the defender of the Pacific rail-
roads, and he went on that way. IL was
suggestive sketch, and indicated the reason
for the alienation of the two houses. The
monopolists have given the house up. There
are two many members to tako care of, and
they are not needed. The monopolists have
got all they want and the only thing now Is
to prevent unfavorable legislation, and that
they can do just as we'll through tho senate.
That block in the wheel is sufficient. The
house can safely be left to do as it likes"
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"The day of Alexander stephenss funeral"
said the Georgia statesman Everybody In
Georgia went to Atlanta, and tho town was
crowded full of people. OF course, tho hotels
were packed and jammed. There was q
little Hungarian travelling salesman who had
como in the morning and stopped at the old
Kimball house. His rooms didn't suit him,
and he kept badgering Ed. Galloway, the
clerk, about them all day. Cal
loway would have thirty or forty
people around him asking questions and de-
manding attention, when the little Hun
garian would crush through, seize Calloway's
arm and shout, 'Vot aboud schangin' dose
rooms Galloway would tell him to wait
until the funeral was over and the crowd had
gone away and he would suit him with al
most any rooms in the house, The little
drummer would go away, and come
back again in ten minutes to go
through tho same performance. During
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standing with the immense throng at tho
grave, deeply interested. Bishop Beckwith
stood there with the open prayer-book in his
hand, repeating with his magnificent voice
and in tone that thrilled every soul, 4 am
the resurrection and tho life.' Galloway, like
thousands of others, was moved by the So.
lemnity of the occasion, by the voice and
words of the bishop. Tho tears came to his
eyes and began to run down his checks, when
he felt somebody seize his arm. Thinking it
was some sympathetic friend, as he tells it,
he turned to put his arm around him, and
faced the excited little Hungarian, who
caught him by the coat with both hands and
demanded: 'Vot aboud schangin' dose
roomsP"
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! One of the oldest democratic representa-
tives in the house says that while he was
abroad last year he called upon Minister
Lowell at his residence in London. Said he
81 found him at home, but before had been
in his company thirty seconds felt that my
visit was most inopportuno. Mr.. Lowell was
arrayed in queer apparel, cross between the
attire worn by Oscar Wilde and the regula.
tion court costume prescribed for the natives
who attend upon the queens drawing room
n receptions. l undertook to tell Mr.. Lowell
that was democratic representative in the
American congress, but he was too agi
tated to pay much attention tc
me. While 1 was firing off patriotic
periods he was doing his utmost TO hide his
knee-breeches and black silk stockings under
the table, scared up and spoke OF our pro.
gress and national Importance. He made a
strong effort to maintain the conversation
and keep his somewhat attenuated
shins in the background, but il
was no go. / tried to keep my
eyes off of them, but when he dropped hi
aspirates with sort of baked-beans accent
and said 'ither and nither,' had to wilt
and our interview closed coldly and formally.
He's the best nickel-plated Englishman
ever met"
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"You know I'm always right about these
things" said the cheerful ex-governor O.
Maryland, ''and always lucky. Now, in thi
organization of the senate played L. Q
Washington to lose all the time"
Patent Rulings.
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