The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-01-13


are suffering from the Texas fever"-sort of
a break-bone kind of disease. Texas is de-
termined the railroads shall understand the
people have some rights down there that the
railroad managers are bound to respect.
NOTES.
Joe Pulitzer, of New York, is the most
industrious new member in the House. He
writes everything with blue pencil as if he
had moved the editorial rooms of the World
over here from New York.
Young Mr.. Perry Belmont, Of New York,
might be mistaken for dry goods clerk or
the man who does the heavy work as ad-
vance agent for a theatrical troupe. With
the exception of w. i. Scott of Pennsylya-
MIA, the great railroad magnate, Belmont
represents more wealth than any other man
in Congress.
Tariff -CarIisle-Evarts-the Presr
dent.
Special to the Sentinel.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. S.-The Post urges to-
day that Congress make tariff reform its first
business. 1t says good policy dictates that
the representatives shall manifest without
delay their confident belief IN the reform
which has been promised, and which is so
urgently required.
A good deal of comment is heard here to-
day on the fact that the South and South
west have so large a share in the
distribution of the committees. 1t
is whispered that Mr.. Carlisle has made
mp his committees not with an eye
single to the capabilities of the persons Sc
lected, but with view TO their influence
and availability in the event of his name.be-
ing brought before the next Democratic
National Convention in connection with the
Presidential nomination.
The friends Of Senator Evarts say the re-
ports that he told Beck he was going to sup
port his silver views are quite in error. Re
ports represent Mr.. Evarts as rushing across
the Senate chamber for the purpose of con-
graduating Mr.. Beck and saying he would
follow up his line of argument
\ friend of Evarts says that the latter gen
tleman did not go out of his seat to COR
gratulate Dir. Beck, but that a short time
after the speech was delivered, and Mr.. Beck
passed behind the New York Senator's seat
and. as he was passing, Mr.. Eyarts rose and
shook him by the hand, and said: Il will
follow you on the same subject when the
Senate meets again." This indicated moth
ing but congratulation Of the most per-
functory character, and when he said he
would follow him, he did not indicate
whether be would agree or oppose.
President Cleveland is very busy nova
days. He is working early and late. Pass
ers by the Executive Mansion see the lights
burning brightly in his room at a late
hour. A good deal Of his time is taken up
with his callers. They begin coming soon
after 8 o'clock in the morning, and keep
him pretty busy until . p. M, the hour at
which the White House is closed for the day.
Often after that hour, however, ne receives
callers by special appointment. 1t is the
Congressman and politicians who take up
most Of his time. He can not shake off a
Congressman or Senator as he does
his general callers who merely come
in TO shake his hand. He must listen to
what they have to say, meet their arguments
with his objections, and give them from five
minutes TO half an hour each as their impor-
tance requires. The ordinary lcallers who
come TO pay their respects get usually an
average OF about two seconds. The President
has got the art OF handshaking down to such
a fine point that he can shake hands with
and get rid of a man in Just two seconds
sometimes less. He has peculiar manner
OF doing this work His right arm hangs
down loose by his side, which is slightly ad-
vanced, while the hand is pushed forward
and held down low. When a visitor al
vances the President is careful always to get
the first grip, and in the act of shaking
draws back his arm, which has tendency to
help the visitor along in his passage out Of
the room.