Telegram-herald., 1889-10-23
CAPITOL NOTES.

Senator Allison has a tremendous cor
respondence and he could never handle IL
alone. Joe Morgan is his private secretary
and has been for nearly twenty years He
is invaluable. When the Senator takes a
trip across the continent or 10 Europe
Joseph goes along. He is yet young man
and full of vim and vigor.
Frank Flennikin, the clerk TO the Senate
Committee on Public Lands, is one of the
most popular men at the Capitol. He is a
great, big, burly fellow, built for athletics
and sports, but he never touches an oar nor
lifts a dumb-bel His full face is ALWAYS
adorned with smile, and he never looks on
any but the sunshiny side Of life. Every
body knows him in the Capitol and in the
Executive departments. Senator Plumb is
chairman Of the committee, and Flennikin
is his private secretary, as well IS clerk Of
the committee. He does an immense
amount Of departmental business for the
Senator, and writes a largo portion Of his
letters for him, without asking the Senator
what TO say in them. lie knows Kansas
and Kansas L n so wei that he under
stands what the Senator wants done in
majority of cases, and his Judgment is
seldom al fault in such matters.
Colonel Cowles, of North Carolina, is q
marked man. he IS always discovered by
visitors who enter the galleries Of the
House, aud they invariably ask gho he Is
and what gave him his distinguishing mark.
His head Is hairless, smooth and shiny. On
the left side near the apex Of bis Uranium
thero is deep indentatio which looks as
though a cavalry saber had split bis head
wide open. The scar was received in battle,
but IL was Yankee bullet and not saber
which did the work Il plowed right thr ugh
the upper portion Of his skull, carrying away
large piece OF the bone and laying
bare tae brain IL was not believed that he
could recover, but he did; aud the bone
formed thlnly over the brain. It deli
cate spot, but perfectly We. Colonel
Cowles is one Of the loiliest as he Is one Of
the sblest men in Congress.
The gossip about the vacancy IN the
Supreme Court, and the need Of filing il
speedily, brings into the newspaper columns
the names OF al ehgibles. The judges in
Congress are numerous. FK Senator Nc.
MILAN, Of Minnesota, was Chief Justice q
his State before he was sent 70 The Senate.
Wa'ihail and George. q Mississippi, were
Judges. and go was Wilson. ~ MARY iauf. and
"Jlo' Brown, of Georgia. hef rel thrV ever
wee lfrss F
rrrk.rs. sam iriers ard .n.r
Kansas, werc judges before iHnF NNrn sent
70 Congress Coke. ~ Texas. ana Rerrr. q
Arkansas. were circuit Judges McCrary.
/ Of Iowa, went % a United states circuit
] judgeship "a soon as he left the Cabinet
/ In fact. both house, OF Congress are TAI of
/ experienced n.tertal for the Supreme
/ bench. or any cher bench. whilo there are
numerous eKs who could handsomely fil
/ the bin.
/ eouator Reagan. - Texas. when n Wash.
I Ing resides az = modest boarding house on
+ Third street. within few rods % Pcuusvi-
+ vsnis avenue, Aud about Eve minutes va.k
from the Capitol Recently he % p .poosod
/ the stories concerning Confedcrnse uousy
7 n Earopo lie said Il was Postmaster
7 General - tne Ccnfedcrscy ard Artir 2
/ Hocre tary - ihc Treasury when cur Gov.
I ernment collapsed ! burned seven bun
/ drrd thousand dollars iu Confederate notes
4 rny~eif to prevent poor people from bslnF
dcludot into handling what Thea knsw 20
be worthless paper LA this in a. op~r
+ frr 9,ase urar WashinEtou. Ca We hal
about nineiy theu.snd dollars Ga exchange
ga i.opdoh, and atoai oHe hundred sna ffiY
theasana 81 ars ia gaid SD slvef ealn
+ fhe eaufe aefa4ai was captured BY 80
Fniefai fraap.. AID u is siif 70 tax sbeal
( Csnfrdefafs gala ~ securities n koatsn a'
+ saY ether :. p.aees fa fsrens