New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-20


from California This Is pernicous lcgsIationr
"You arc a liar,' yelled Mr.. Page. yen arc your.
self trying 10 throw a frebrand into the Fouses
Morrison looked at tho Californian. Both wcrs
white with rage. Suddenly Morrison seized Page By
tho whskers and shook his head tn. Morrison said
"hls teeth ralcdr and giving Pages whsiers final
twist, the future Interstate Railroad Commissioner
began Shouting :" Mr. Speaker again.
Tho Speaker dared not take notice Of tho affair, for
the House was In no condition then 10 judge OF the i'm
dignity offered to OF It's membcrs. Mr.. Page simply
turEed his back Morrison and walked away.
Speaking about the affair yesterday Colonel Morrison
said " The most amusing thing about tho affair was
the conduct Of Lamar tic sad to me, after everything
over: 'why in the world did you seize his beard
with your right hand lie might have cut yon all to
pieces. Always use your loft hand to grab mans
beard, and handle your weapons with your righi''
when Congressman Hogg OF West Virginia, FIRST came
here he had some fresh notions about things He took
free bath In the Hoasc bathroom and discovering
ev effects follow the experience, wont to the House
restaurant and ordered big dinner with full trim
miDgs.s He stepped up tho cigar stand. got three
cigars lighted ono and started so out. The walter
followed him and said
You've forgotten your check. sab here IL Isl
That's all right said Mr. Hogg airIly, I" I am .
Member" And, In endeavor to hide his own now-
ness no added
lou HuSb DC u now Nditcr ErTc.'
No. sab, I'm an old waiter. but you being Membcf
don't make no difference about do chcck.r
Mr.. Hogg turned TO Colonel Sam" Donaldson In
great Indignation, which Sam soothcd with his usual
diplomacy. Mr.. Hogg paid for his dinner, but his
estimation OF the greatness OF Congressman fell pro-
portonatcly. ID
Tho Hon. p W. Grimes, of Columbus, Ca, who 10
a member Of the House, has reason TO know that
there is another man by his name In Washington.
The other +. W. Grimes, however. happens to be
drcssmaker, a ladies' tailor. Moro than
tho bachelor Georgia Congressman has found himself
flushing little under the influence Of suggestive notes
In unknown female handwriting Mr.. Grimes has
od-time ideas c. callantry and Of course he
shows any letter that he may by mistake open,
which is not intended for him. Nevertheless. friend
Of his does tease him by saying that he got letter
the other day addressed TO him that began:
Dear Mr. Grimes / fear you have squeezed
me too tight about the waist,- etc.
Congressman Grimes swoars these arc stories the
D." boys' make up on him. and maybe they arc While
such statements to bachelor Congressman might nos
be regarded entirely proper. they assume different
and a prosaic meaning addressed TO Z. w.
Grimes, dressmaker
When some of his brother Senators the Republi-
can side wish TO hector the genial Joe' Blackburn,
OF Kentucky, they fling at him an assertion which
they pretend TO believe he made In speech at
dinner In Washington, viz: Upon my honor, gentle
men, | assure you that / never in my life shot .
Niger without provocation unless was In liquor'
Henderson is always tormenting Blackburn about
that speech, bat Blackburn has some pretty good
things with which he back at his Nebraska friend.
There IS an smiable dircctness about Represents
tive Frank Lawler and candor which Is truly 70.
frcshng and no doubt the toilng masses" Of
the great city Of Chicago, whom he represents In
Congress, grapple him to their hearts with hooks
OF see' There IS, fortunately, no doubt as to tho
side upon which Mr. LAWYER viii range himself In the
great questions which now agttating the public
mind for hear that the distinguished gentleman TO
ferrcd to recently delivered himself TO knot OF adj
miring friends about as follows:
OF called upon the Prlsidlnt an tould him that
he wuz PrIsidnt an that this WIZ a Rcfor-rum Ad-
minlsration, an that retrinchmnt an reforrum wuz
the order of the daa. OF toud him lokegfse that VI
had advoised all frinds In Congrss TO vote fur the
Refor-rum BILL" (Anglice the Tariff BILL But
afthcr all OF do have more responsibilities than any
man in Congrss OF do riprisint the graae CONNER
cial ctce Of Chicago an av me constitooins,
minnber av the Boord ay Trade. Is here aven now,
am OF am tould he's bin paantin' the town rid
livery bllssd noight, an drfyin' up an down tho
avenue in wan thin domcd little hop-o-ne-thumb
boocies an or hould thar sch conduct is not COM
poortin himsif wild proper dignitee for mimber OF
the Boord he rpffsintsw
In moments Of decorous and patriotic excitement
understand that Mr.. LAWYERS shlbbolcth smacks
Quoted American citizen will sympathize with the
worthy In his righteous Indignation that
his recalcitrant townsman should thus seek TO In
carnadnes the peaceful streets and avenues Of the
Nations Capital.
Said Tennessee man.
$50 we are to have another year Of "FiddlnS
Bob" in State; for having been nominated no
will doubtless be elected. though he has made himself
bitter Ill to swallow By the oh-line Democrats
He Is popular with the youn. and careless and lib
eral but the bitter cd war Bourbons frown upon him
and scOwl and expectorato ferely when his name Is
mentioned"
"The idca,~ said another Tennessee man, of a man
adding his way into tho lofty Office of Governor Of the
great State of Tennessee, and ddlng for Republicans
after he got there. 1t is outrage and undgnifed,'
But all the Same this will vote for Bob
The campaign OF Bob and Afr will be recalled by
all. 1t was the greatest farce ever put upon tho
political stage. "Bob" the Democratic cand'
date All, was the Republican, and their father was
the Prohibition candidate The whole Taylor family
was running for the same Office and tho whole affair
was great fun for Tennessee Both brothers carried Id
dies and after their speaking done they would play
duets for the crowd that focled to enjoy the Taylor
brothers, show. The contest was called the war Gf
the Roses, the red having been adopted by tho
Republicans and the whe b. he Dcmocras
Some Of the meetings hold In this brother act
campaign "clO ING SENdbsS1 cNpt hh'"h ~
For instance at tho Huntington meeting inc nVai
cavacades stretched In line across the country over
ten miles. every horse and mule and all the wagons
bedecked with the colors of Alf the one haha anu
" Bob" on tho other. Bob's" Democracy was sus
pected Of being only skin deep and no ono was sur
prlsed when after Inauguration no began pay
ing into Republican hands til the Democracy was
bowling with rage, and " Bob" at most weak ana
frivolous man, yielded to tho Outcry That 70
what nearly n m hs renOmilatlOn
IL the Republicans again renomlnate All ui'0
will be the same war over again Az is by lar mo
stronger and ADLER man Of the two.
Sue HAD NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE.
From The Buffalo Express.
Ny wife was a modest country daisy when mar
rIcd her, and her ignorance of tho institutions o. ci
nfe dense that nlcknamed her Galatca,' ssia