St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
co RRTDOR CHAT.

The hotels yesterday afternoon and
event ng were the scenes of many sor-
rowful leave-takings. AS bus loads of
departing senators and representatives
left for their native farms, stores or
offices, their companions of a few
months waved them farewell, and,
wringing the OutStretched hands, babe
a hearty adieu, and told each other to
take care of themselves. The depart
ing ones seemed highly delighted to get
away. AS Representative Capser said:
Farming is now going on full blast,
are all busy because of the early spring.
Thank heaven the session is over.''
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Senator Whiteman seemed delighted
that his arduous duties were over. Said
he: 81 don't know how | shall dare go
back to Duluth. | shall have to make
use OF the diving suit appropriated for
me by the senate TO go down into Lake
Superior and look at my riparian lots. l
leave for a single day in Duluth to-
night, and then go down to New York
to rest for three or four months"
A. S. Mcmillan, who has acted as
clerk to the speaker of the house
throughout the session, sailed into the
Ryan yesterday to say ''good-bye" to
Col. Graves. he was the happiest man
in the town, saying: 1.-The colonel is
going down to New York to rest; am
going back to Verndale to run my pa
per. Running weekly paper in Vern-
dale is no snap, but [ shall be glad to
get back and have done with the bust
ness. Col. Graves is an awfully fine
fellow to work for, and l was never
treated better in my life; but, thank
goodness, the legislature is over"
Representatives Keyes and Fleming
stood squeezing the hands of departing
friends, wearing gay flower gardens in
their button-holes and general air of
festivity Oh their faces. They were
asked whether they thought the state
had got value out of the expense to
which it had been put. They laughed
and had to think awhile before they re-
piled: We'll, you know, the legisla-
ture has got to sit anyway. and we have
managed to pass law reforming the
whole procedure in the probate court"
They declined to express an opinion as
to whether this was worth half million
odd dollars.
In the Merchants Senator Keller
tried to catch the 5o'clock train for sew
eral hours, and at last forgot all about
it. The fact was that as he started out
every time some friend came up who
had to be said goodbye to. These
friends were so numerous and the good
byes took SO long 10 say, that the jovial
senator had to remain over till this
morning.
Phil Langdon, we'll known all over
this part of the country as white citi-
zen, has just returned from an extended
trip through the Northwest. Mr.. Lang
don is one of those men who are pecul-
iarly favored by Providence in that they
don't have to do anything to make liv-
ing. but just sit in their chairs and draw
rents. He told Messrs. P. Nj. Agnew,
of Hennessey, Agnew & Cox, and JIM
ME James, of Ely, both of whom are
heavily interested in iron mining, that
they were fools not to go out to Wash
ington territory and start mining there.
Look out" said he, ''for Washington
territory, Her mining interests are be-
coming very great, and will shortly
beat you fellows right out of your Cali
fornia trade. You talk about shipping
steel rails to San Francisco. just keep
your eyes on Washington territory, and
if you want to keep in the swim 90 out
there"
Then the conversation drifted around
to the tariff. Jimmie James is one of
those impetuous protectiOnists who will
back their views at all hazards against
all corners. Mr.. Agnew is well known
as red-hot Chicago Democrat, and Mr..
James could not see how he could be
opposed to protective tariff, being so
heavily engaged in mining. Mr.. Agnew
gave pretty solid reasons for his posi-
ton, but the rest of the crowd changed
the subject.
A prominent Duluth Republican was
discussing the political complexion of
st. Louis county. with G. d'Au-
fremont Jr. last evening in the
Ryan. Mr.. d'Autremont seemed pleased
at the outlook for the Democratic party
in the future, and the Republican adj
mitted that if the Democrats ran M. B.
Harrison for the house or senate he
could be elected. From their converse
ton it is apparent that st. Louis county,
rightly or wrongly, is hot, and is just
about as likely to go Republican two
years hence as New York city is.
j. Wyman, of Oshkosh, is one of the
most comical commercial men who ever
visit the city. lie Kept crowd of
choice spirits in perfect roar of laugh
ter for several hours in the Merchants
the other night by his absurd limitations
of a Growing rooster, hen that has
just laid goose egg, a cat out on
spree, and other delectable animals.
He has a particular variegated war
whoop with which his many friends are
only favored on very exceptional
occasions. 1t is guaranteed to
wake every one asleep inside of
o'clock. This remarkable yell
starts with gentle whistling sound,
rising gradually in intensity till it rivals
the shrek of mogul engine. 1t then
jumps an octave, rises and falls like
some lost spirit in eternal torment, and
finally dies away in all ear-splitting
roar that rings in the ears tor ten min
utes after it is concluded. He let it off
in the Merchonts' and caused every
bell in the house to ring, and guests to