The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-24


Our Members are Doing With Tariff
and Internal Revenue.
Special Correspondence of The Sentinel
WASHINGTON, d. c., May %, 1888.
Senator Ransom has returned from
New York where he went as member
of the National Executive Committee
to perfect important plans for the
nominating convention June 5th. He
says Hon. Pat. Collins will be chosen
President of the Convention. He
thinks Cleveland will be re-nominated
and speaks in the highest terms of the
patriotism, and the fidelity to the
Democratic party of Hon. W. III. Bar
mum, Chairman of the National Dem
ocratic Committee.
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Col. Tom Johnston wants the entire
internal revenue system repealed. He
has had long conference with the
Ways and Means Committee and i'm
pressed on them the Importance this
subject has on North Carolina politics.
He dwelt on the fact that legislation
affecting the reduction of taxes in this
direction must be attended to this ses-
sion. He is very much in earnest
about this, and he certainly knows the
temper of the people of the western
part of the State.
**~
Col. Johnston and Senator Ransom
went to the White House last week to
urge the President not to veto the
Asheville building bill, which, through
the efforts of these two gentlemen, sue
cessfully passed both the House and
Senate, and now, from the failure of
the President to veto it becomes
law. Hurrah for Tom Johnston
Hurrah for happy Asheville!
While Col. Johnston and Gen. Ran
som were talking to the President
about the bill the other day, both
were Dragging about the rise in real
estate in Asheville The President
thought he had good point on them
when he said: "Well, if land is so
high, the site for your building will be
very expensive"
''Not bit of it, said Col. Johnston.
81 have telegram in my pocket from
my father this minute promising to
give Asheville the land if you will
sign the BILL Maybe that's what
kept the "Old Man,, as Joe Caldwell
calls him, from vetoing it.
The Asheville nominating conven-
ton did the handsome and appropriate
thing by unanimously nominating
Col. Johnston for Congress. This was
high compliment, but nothing more
than he deserved, for he has worked
faithfully and Loyalty for his people,
and they owe him q lasting debt of
gratitude.
Col. Cowles made streng speech
last week in support of tariff bill
with the amendment which will in
volve the heavy reduction, and ulti-
mate abolition of the internal revenue
system.
There are some ladies who are at
the Capitol nearly every day, no mat
ter what may be going on. They sit
in the front row and watch the pro-
ceedings with equal interest, whether
it is roll call or wrangle. They
are always there.
Others come only when something
especial is going on. There are GER
tain members whom they always come
to hear. They never miss a great
speech, and are always present when
the fate of some especially interesting
bill is decided. They are habitual
Congress goers; There are two strik-
ingly opposite classes. Those of one
class are usually old, and are frequent
ly angular and wear glasses. They
often carry a pencil and scraps of pa
per, upon which they sometimes take
notes. They are looking for an Gin
tellectual treat" and these bits of pa.
per are to take some home on. Some
of them care only for the eloquence
that drops from the tongues of the
statesmen, taking down to be preserv.
ed many of the striking words and ex-
pressions. Others are politicians, and
get excited over everything that is
going on before them. This is moi
the spring bonnet class, and they
haven't the patience to listen to rol
calls or to sit out dull day. They
are the congressional blue stockings
and when there is nothing "intellectu
al" in the House or Senate, many O.
them go into the library to commune
with old volumes. The other clas
wear tailor made suits and display tn,
spring bonnets.
They are younger, or look so, and ado
color and a freshness to the scene
They are much more constant thar
| the others, and appear just as wei
pleased, whether it is dull or a livel,
! day. As long as the House is in ses
sion and the members are on the floor
they find something to interest them
| AT times some of them are joined b,
members in the galleries, and then fo
a while these cease their earnest al
tentions to the floor. They are tn
pretty girls the spring bonnet girl
, A bunch of them, in flowers and lace
and bright colors, is the flower garde
, of the great waste of galleries, where
!. upon the eyes of the members love t
rest. There is one corner convenier
to the ladies' dressing-room whel
, there are mirrors, &c, and they ca
j see to straighten their bangs. Hel
{ they sit and look sweet, more interes
. ing than interested. After prayer