Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-01
CoNGEEssMEN WANT A CLUB.
Hanna and His Bsby-MorrisOn's New
SILK Hat.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-SOme members
Of the House Of Representatives have
been talking of forming a Congressional
Club which would have the social with
out the political features of the London
parliamentary clubs. Very few of the
members of either House belong to the
local clubs. can only recall dozen
in all, and they have really no pleasant
place Of resort except the cafes aud no.
tells. Unattractlye as these are they are
irequented by great many members Of
both houses, who want TO smoke and chat
together, hearing and telling new things.
ln the evenings you can almost always
md any number-that you don't happen
TO want TO see on particular business
In one or other OF the hotels.
The number of Senators and Represen-
tatives who 60 much into formal society
IS relatively small. But the number Of
Senators and Representatives who, after
the public labOrs Of the day and the no less
Onerous private duties OF the evening, like
TO smoke and talk with their colleagues,
Is relatively large. This is the fact on
which the proposed Congressional Club
Is TO be based. 1t Is as yet nothing more
than an idea, but that idea embraces an
organization which would include all the
members of both Houses, and to whose
membership no other persons should be
admitted. IL would be purely social ia
character. A house would be rented in the
name Of the club and managed by a
man like John Chamberlain, who would
assume all the responsibilities of the f.
nancial and culinary departments The
house that Ben Butler built Just opposite
the south end Of the Capitol is talked of
as the most eligible for a club house, but
| should think the most eligible location
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a larger number of Senators and members
live. If $50 of the 400 Senators and
Representatives would unite in such an
organization, paying each $50 year, the
club would be a success from the start.
HANNA's BABY.
A naval officer recently back from the
South American station tells a good story
about our Minister TO the Argentine Re-
public, the Hon. Bayless w. Hanna, of
Indiana. This officer was on one OF our yes
sells which happened to be at Rio Janeiro
when Hanna passed through there on his
way to BuenOs Ayres. The commander
OF the vessel thought it would
be only courteous TO invite Hanna
to little luncheon on shipbOard. He did
so, and Hanna promptly accepted. At
the hour named he appeared on the pier
with his wife, his daughter and his little
baby. They were all gotten into the
captains gig, which had been sent for
them. When the gig got TO the ships
side the little baby was fast asleep.
''Twould be a pity to wake him."
said Minister Hanna with tatherly
tenderness, "Can't the coxswain take
care oil him until we come offr The lieu
tenant in charge of the gig OF course could
only respond that the cOXsw ain could and
would take care of the baby, and the
Hanna family went on board cOntented,
leaving the baby in the coXswain's care.
The officer OF the deck, who knew nothing
OF the Hanna baby and the arrangements
which had been made for it's comfort,
saw the gig floating by the side of the
ship. "Wny don't you bring that gig
around under the sternW he shouted to
the cOXswain. "Got to take care of Mr..
Hanna's baby, sir" shouted back the
coXswain, and there the poor fellow sat
until the luncheon was over. The baby
slept all the way back TO the pier and was
still sleeping when the party landed.
"Pity to wake the poor fellow" said
Hanna, and of course the Lieutenant IN
charge of the party had to offer
the services OF a seaman TO carry the
baby to the Hanna's hotel. OF course the
Lieutenant had to 90 along. The nearest
way to the hotel, and the one that Hanna
insisted on taking, was right through the
most fashionable street in the city. 1t
was just the hour for the fashionable
promenade. You can imagine the feel
Ings of that Lieutenant as be marched at
the head of that little procession with
queer old Bayless Hanna. the seaman
with the baby bringing up the rear.
MoRRIsoN'S HAT.
Everybody is wondering why the Hon.
William r. Morrison, OF Illinois, Chair
man of the Committee on WAYS and
Means and leader OF tho Democratic par
ty in the House, has discarded his ola
slOuch hat for tall aud shining ''tile."
can tell you. Not long ago an intimate
friend of MorrisOn's was talking with
Mrs. Morrison. "Will you do me a favorT'
he asked. Certainly" said Mrs. Nor
rison. "Well,' he said, "Just put Col.
MorrisOn's old SLOUGH hat in the fire."
The next day Morrison appeared in his
new silk hat, and he has worn it ever
since.
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