Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-31
CHIPS FROM THE CAprTOr.
Gossip About congressman and Theii
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| Ways.
A HoosrER MEMBER WHO EXPECTS TO Go Isri
THE CABINET-"CERRo- GoRD0" WfLI5ANs-
HOW SENATOR GARLAND. GOT sUPoS- Thu
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE-MENBE Frs WHO GEL
BIBLES BOUND AT PUBLIC ExPENsE. ~<4.s.
"There are some genuine book fiends in Con,
gress," said person connected with the offTcia
printing to STAR reporter. .'There are" hi
continued, linen In Congress who get nearly
every book of any sort printed by Congress
bound at the Government printing office, with
| their names inscribed on them. Why. not lone
! ago a member OF the House wanted Bible
bound for him at public expense -. 50 :+-:-s
But few persons, perhaps, know of the ,reSO-
nant character of the marble of which the statue
| of Benjamin Franklin, on the west side of the
! Senate chamber, is made. BY striking with 3
knife or key on the old philosophers Quaker
| coat, beginning at the lower part OF the skirt
| and running upward. the entire gamut cam be
sounded accurately enough to please the most
| critical ear. $50 -, BPS 80 .
| On the eastern side OF the Senate chamber: Id
| niche, stands a statue of John Hancock A
! few days ago a member OF Congress who has
| seen some service in public life examined the
Hancock statue, and, turning to a person stand
| ing a few feet distant, he remarked: t'That
! don't look a bit like Gen. Hancock" - :
| An Ohio member of Congress was found at
| the CAPITOL recently by a niece OF his, little
| girl about eight years OF age, who wanted an
| autograph album out Of the stationery room.
| She told her distinguished uncle that her mother
| had given her money to pay for It, but. sent her
! to him because he could get it cheaper out OF
| the congressional stock than the album could be
| bought elsewhere. The NJ. c. accompanied the
little girl to the stationery and there ascer-
| tanned that the cheapest album cost one dollar
and forty-three cents. His niece Lad but one
| dollar. but the generous uncle did not permit
| that to disappOint the young miss. He took
fofty-three cents from his own pocket and add
| ing it to the dollar of his niece; bought the
album She then wanted a pencil, and the
generosity of her uncle again asserted itself. He
| bought her pencil which cost Ave cents, and
| | a for 1t out of his annual allowance of Sl25
| for stationery" -,
| The democrats of the House have had q good
deal Of sport at the expense of HOOsier men,
her His egotism knows 20 bounds. He is
much more noted for what he does not know
| than tor the knowledge he possesses. Recently
| few democrats who knew the mans failings,
determined to fatter his vanity They
laid their plan. and soon after one Of tue
| number took a seat by the Hoosier and said, to
him, You ought to go into Cleveiands cabinet
and you can if you want to. Gov. Cleveland
has asked every democrat who has visited him
about you and has spoken OF You as q man most
| emncntly qualified for the cabinet" 4Somea nat
to the surprise of the waggish, member, the
Hoosier replied, very cooliy that he had
thought of going into the Cabinet, but he hest
tated out OF a friendly regard for Mcdonald. He
couldn't exactly get his consent to put McDon-
aids nose out OF joint, because his abilities SO
far outshOne those of the ex-senator. Soon al
forwards the Hoosier was prDfftred the support
OF another democratic member and then an
other all being in the joke, uatil be was finally
persuaded to permit his intellectual light to
shine in the next cabinet. Firm in the belief
that he is too great q man to be passed by, he no
longer regrets tie loss of his seat in Congress.
"cERRo G0RDo WILLIAMS
Senator John S. Williams. of Kentucky,
known to military fame as 'Cerro Gordo' a
sobriquet won by conspicuous bravery on the
field of that name in the Mexican war; has not,
in his six years service, become reconcled to
the eXclusiyeness of the body of which he is a
member. He does not believe that because q
man is made Senator he is bound to assume a
p0nder0us weight Of dignity" which burdens
himself and chls his friends. II am only a
plain farmer" says the Senator. and he is really
as unassuming in Washington as upon his blue
grass farm in Kentucky. He is as genial as the
sun, and he loves good company. He owns one
OF the finest country places in Kentucky, and it
is a general resort for people from all parts of
the state. He is particularly fond OF the So
ciety of young men, and in his hearty way gets
rs much enjoyment out of life as is permitted to
anybody since Mother Ewes curiosity visited
condemnation upon her descendants. Senator
Williams is kind hearted as ne is
genial and sociable. Any tale of dis
tFess Immediately arouses his sympathy.
But it stirs his anger to the depths to be imposed
upon. Last winter he was visited by man who
represented himself to have been soldier in the
confederate army under the Senator hmelf. The
man told pretty straight story OF what regiment
he belonged to and where he had fought. Some
friends VINO happened to be in MIR. Williams
rooms on the evening his pretended soldier
called. whispered their opinion that the fellow
was fraud. II don't believe it " replied the
Senator He looks like an honest fellow"
The man wanted 50 or so to enable him to re-
turn TO his home in Kentucky, and he got it.
Next day Senator Williams discovered that the
fellow was frand and imposter. He went ont.
had the man arrested, and appeared against him
in the Police Court. He said upon returning
from the trial, i" don't care for the money he
got he is welcome to that but don't want a
a man to lie to me-" Senator Williams is proud
to call himself a farmer. and be thinks there is
no higher. no more honorable calling. He is q
staunch friend of the agrculturalists. and dur
Ing his term has done vigorous battle for every
measure that has come before the Senate for
their benefit relief. He says: After ALL give
me the cOuntry-Faised boy. The boy who runs
barefoOted and stubs the nails of his toes and
gets stone bruises on his heels grows UP in the
simple, unaffected ways Of life which make him
the better man."
HOW SENATOR GARLAND GOT on THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE.
Senator VOORHEES, tells of the part he took in
getting Senator Garland placed upon the judici-
airy committee. When the democrats got con-
troll of the senate Mr.. Voorhees, went to Senator
Thurman, who was soon to become chairman of
that committee, and said There is one man
here who must go on your committee, and want
you to see that he il selected"
Who is it?" inquired the Ohio Senator
:" 1t is Garland" replied MIR. Voorhees,.
well, now, DAN" retOrted Mr.. Thurman,
8 Garland has been Senator here for some time
and ne hasn't made any big speeches. True he
hasn't said much, but don't know of anything
he has done to manifest any special qualifications
for place on the judiciary committee"
Il want you to put him on" answered Mr..
Voorhees,, land. my word for it. you will find
him one Of the most valuable men you ever
met"
The Arkansas Senator though the Junior in
service of other lawyers of this side Of the
chamber, was placed upon the committee, and
in few weeks later Senator Thurman said 10
Senator Voorhees,: dan, how did you know
so much about Garland? Why never saw such
a man. By George. he's worth all the rest OF
Us combined. He takes up every question that
comes before the committee, analyses it, and
submits the clearest law and best opinions /
ever listened to. | never saw such a worker In
my life"
And all the Senators OF both parties who have
served on the committee with Mr. Garland
ui,. bat, 4