New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
SOME THINGS THE RECORD" DOES NOT
CONTAIN.
4 PAINFUL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NEAT he
PLY-"TIM" CAMPBELL's WRATH.


aThe Congressional Record Is moro remarkable lot
what Il does not, than for what 1t docs, contain
Every Senator and Representative has an oppor'uny
to revise and correct his remarks In PROOF snPs anu
some Of the best things said frequently 90 not SEQ ~
Z" light Of print" At times tho dobates arc , -.
humor but "Tho Record" as usual thihs' I
tressingiy dull. Speeches made by statesmen u
tho neuance n, bsartv dining arc ethor cut out On
tirely or so modified as TO nt them for general Gull
sumptIon In the heat Of debate In the TWO nouses
there are oftentmes very queer Things sa'u shp "a
the tongue occur; there Is plenty OF nspronuo'"oh'
bad grammar and many mixed metaphors ana regular
Irish bulls soecsms, etc., Dut 'ho i'o'iN i0i'o'
TO receive a" record" them
Since the famous mixed metaphor OF the Irish orator
at smell rat see him floating in the air. Will nip
him In the bud,' Is probable that there has been
no more famous oratorlcal mixture than the remark
OF the Hon. S. s. Cox concerning certain pension
claimant. that the soldier had been thoroughly
wounded in every respect Recently Mr.. Cox, whic
presiding the absence Of Mr. Carlisle, and while the
House was In perfect uproar, made this announce
ment for the benefit Of Mr. Breckenridge, OF Arkansas,
who was speaking: "If the gentleman wishes to be
heard no must suspendn
Mr.. Carlisle himself when telers are appointed,
directs the members to pass through the two elless
instead Of between" them.
In distributing time, one day, Mr.. GaIlnger, OF
New Hampshire said: "Mr Speaker, give three
gentlemen to the minutes from Kansas Hc meant
to say that he gave three minutes to the gentleman
(Mr. Perkins, from Kansas.
As a rule Mr.. ingalls, Is very careful presiding
officer, but only few days ago. in a fit OF absent
mindedness, he recognized Senator Halo, Of Maine,
"tho Senator rom Hale" At another time while he
was occupied with papers, his colleague, Mr..
Plumb, Mr.. ingalls, looked up and said Plumb ~
He Immediately corrected his recognition and gravely
announced: "The Senator from Kansas Afterward
Mr. Plumb in the Senate restaurant, made Mr.. ingalls,
buy bottle Of imported ginger ale for tho party and
the President pro tenn expressed himself happy to
get of easily
While Senator Vest last week describing tho
limited post Office accommodations OF Kansas City, he
said. "Why, Mr.. President, have waiting at
tho delivery windows line Of ladies half mile long,
Senator Vance Immediately asked of the Senator from
Missouri II that vas the usual length of ladies In
that State
Mr. Herbert, of Alabama recently began a speech:
If all the gentlemen who have spoke upon the other
side" member from Central Penns ylvana, sreak-
Ing about the employment Of boys In the mines, used
this expression. 1T Will do personal violence to
their constitutional hcah.' Mr.. Grain, OF Texas,
the other day, in speaking his proposed Constltu
tional amendment said: "Ths is a organic change
In law" which not exactly what no meant, prob
ably. Mr.. Reagan SAID few days ago: "This thing
must be stopped un'lccidedy." Mr.. Bland, OF Mis-
souri,, said In debate g" returned back" and the
same day the Hon. Timothy Campbell, Of Ncw-York,
declared that Mr. Lynch, OF Pennsylvania was the
baldest headedest In Congress-
Such expressions as 8" has camc," has saw" bon
ny fed they Sees" he DON'T etc. arc very
mon in debate.
Mr.. Taubce, Of Kentucky, ono day used the
preston: "Now let each man work together" Be
ho man or DO nc woman" ferccly exclaimed mem
Der from that pat Of Illinois commonly known as
Egypt" not long ago; and minute or so later Mr..
Mcmillan OF Tennessee, screamed with fists cenched:
81 Will learn tho gentleman from Illinois, etc. Mr.
Brumm, of Pennsylvania, said Of certain feature of
the labor troubles 1t Is matter to be decided be-
he and his employees" Mr.. Lawcr, OF Illinois,
declared that cert ain proposition tho final
ultmaum' Of the Labor party Senator Coke, of
Texas wants to know frequently, what IS the facts
In the case" and Sen itor Beck frequently asks, what
is the Senator's views the matter"
One day Mr.. Rlddlcberger asked "Mr. President,
IS there question OF precedence In this case 2"
" Yes replied President pro TEN. ingalls,, with par
tcular emphasis "There is a question Of pro-
cedence."
When Congressman Bingham. of Pennsylvania,
sneor. Hovp'"s
both hands busy replacing his Eyeglasses which fall
from his with every jerk Of his bald head Last
week. In tho heat Of debate, he said Now as to tho
question of this matter being affected by this ques
ticn.p Congressman IeStand OF Pennsylvania, after
ward told Mr.. Bingham that the remark reminded
him OF a story about Davy Crockett In tho old Texas
legislature member Of that Legislature began his
speech thus MIR. Speaker, tho gIneralty of man
kind in gncra IS disposed to take advantage Of the
gineralty OF mankind in gtncraL" sit down, you old
fool" said CROCKETT "youre c1lnng out OF tho Same
hole you went In"
In his maiden speech this session, Mr. Raynor, Of
baltimore said: at Will unto them In closer ties
OF bondage" when he meant to say 1t will unto them
IN closer bonds OF friendship
The accent OF Southern men in Congress is very
noticeable as compared with that of their Northern
colleagues. When Mr. Poindexter Dunn of Arkansas,
addresses the chair, he says: Mr. Speak-aw,' ana
Mr. Jones OF Alabama does the same thing. Barnes
Compton, OF Maryland, always speaks Of Baltimo',"
and the southerncrs generally say mo-" for more'
Mr. Turner of Georgia. got off the old negro OK
preston "dataway" for 4" that way" when In his
he got back to the dialect of his old negro
nanny" Senator Dancl, of Virginia, las the
negro patois very strong and once heard to ask
of doorloeper, Is this the same do went In at ~
Mr. Cubers0n, OF TeAa'. said recently: 81 vii
yield the fo', sab, to the gentleman from South
Cyarleenah.n Senator Faulkner, of Wost Virginia,
used tho word following" the other day, and pro-
nounced It fOlcrin'."
Mr.. ONeall, OF Indiana In spread eagle speech on
tho White Lowry contested election extoled the
merits of the broad aegs Of tho law" and spoke OF
certain law having Z" come down to US through
the crucible Of time p Mr.. Cox of New York,
Inquire how law could come down through crucibc,
but the learned IIooscr ignored the question.
Senator Harris said in debate recently: 81 make
this statement I'm bona fide good faith" This ro.
minded Senator Palmer OF motion ma1e by a col0rcd
man In Michigan State Convention to adjourn sine
die till to morrow morning at 10 o'clock 1t also
recalls the motion Of Beford tho red headed rooster
of the Rockies madc In the House once, that Con
eress adjourn sine dic.D OF course the motion was
followed by general laughter. Beford rubbed his eyes
and said this House do now adjourn bona
fde" Al this there was perfect uproar on the floor
Of the House and in tho galleries. AZ soon as MIR.
Bedford could make himself beard, no "bracd up" and
said Mr.. Speaker, / movorhat We just purely aud
simply adj urn"
remember another incident In Befod's Congress
sional career, when he pon,ed to fellow member anil
with withorng scorn exclaimed; There no sits mute
silent and dumb"
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