The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-18

/ '0OCu morning, ne SAID, as ne cropped
| into the chair vacated by Mr.. Caruth.
| You don't remember me, | see."
''No, sir" was the reply; but l know
that you are on the republican side of the
House."
II am Mr.. -, from the Iowa
district"
| swell, Pm very glad to make your &C
| qualntance," said his companion.
The republican showed trace of indigna-
tion in his manner. Il just want to tell
you" he said, shat that fellow is in the
| postoftice yet, and my man is getting little
| impatient. If you are going to do anything
for me the time to do it is now, right away.
L want to get that democrat out and put a
good republican in. They will be holding a
| congressional convention out there in q few
weeks. and the matter is a little important
| to men
Here the Postmaster General looked more
than surprised. What do you mean?'
''Do you mean to tell me-" said the new
member, shat you have forgotten your
promiseY'
"Whv, know your face was the reply,
but I'm not conscious of having ever
spoken to you at all before"
well, Mr.. Wanamaker, you may be a
| good man, but"
He was broken off short.
| "Great heavensl you don't take me for
the Postmaster General, do yougn exclaimed
Il.
maker. Pm Mr.. Goodnight of Kentucky"
| The republican half arose and looked Mr..
| Goodnight in the eve. He was apparently
disposed to dispute his word but, after
some seconds, replied: Excuse me, Mr.
| Goodnight, but did anybody ever tell you
that you looked like John WanamakerY'
| Eyes" was tue reply. Pm stopped on
the avenue two or three times day. Clark
son mistook me for Wanamaker once, and
| Harry Bingham always asks my opinion
before he reports bill from the postoffice
committee" ~ "a
There is remarkable resemblance be-
tween Roger q: Mills and Henry j. Spooner
OF Rhode Island, chairman of the commit
tee on accounts. They are both SO hand
some that it is difficult to tell which is the
best looking. Both have bright laughing
eyes, and both are very courteous 1t is
said that since the hearing upon the tariff
bill began Spooner's life has not been as
PLEASANT as i1 used TO be. Importers and
Others interested frequently take him for
Mr.. Mills. They compliment him upon the
tariff bill that he drew up in the last con-
| gress, and urge him to do what he can to
keep hides on the free list. On the other
hand, democrats cordially nudge him in
the ribs aud congratulate him on the mis-
| takes that the republicans are making.
Mr.. Mills is not so badly off. There are
lots Of new employees in the House, how
| ever, and once in a while one of them urges
him to do something for him under the
impression that he is chairman of the COM
| mittee on accounts. Mills laughingly
promises to do what he can when the mat
ter comes up, and Col. Spooner gets the
benefit of it.
Messrs. Walker and Stone of Missouri
puzzle the new members. They look alike
when apart, but are readily distinguishable
| when together. Both are remarkably re-
served and inclined to be taciturn. John
Tarsney of Kansas City tells a good story
concerning Walker. Tarsney says that one
of the new democratic members of congress
took Walker to task for Mr. Stones speech
against pension bill. MIR. Walker did not
understand exactly what he was driving at,
and assured him that he was in favor of
paying pensions honestly due.
well, then, don't make any more
speeches like the last one, if you are" the
| democrat replied. Northern democrats
have hard enough work to get back to con-
gress as it is now, without overlooking them
| with anti-penSiGn talk"
Mr.. Tarsney says that the northern DEM
| ocrat afterward discovered his mistake and
made handsome apology to Mr.. Walker
He blushed like school girl when he re-
ceived it.
There are two mon on the republican side
OF the House who look enough alike to be
twin brothers. They are Louis E. McComas
of Hagerstowp, Md. ana William d. Owen
OF Logansport, Ind. McComas is a sharp,
shrewd lawyer, and Owen has been mia
lister of the Christian church. The former
is member of the committee on appropria-
tons, and the latter is chairman of the
| committee on immigration and naturaliza-
ton. The District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill was the first appropriation bill
passed. McComas drove it through the
| House with lightning-like speed 1t is said
that several Washing topians congratulated
the h2v. Mr.. Owen on the ability he had
displayed in securing the appropriations for
the district, and asked him into the res
taurant to have something.
McComas' experiences are, however, not
SO pleasant. The doorkeepefs say that he
was recently stopped at the corridor by
matronly lady, wearing black lace mits
and gold eyeglasses, who threw up both
hands on seeing him, and sasl LA,
brother Owen, how do yu do2 Why,
haven't seen you in dogs age" =.
A resemblance that troubles new mem.
bers is that between Gen. Thomas jefferson
Clunie of California and the Hon. John j.
Hemphill of South Carolina. The gentle
men look alike, but are of q different tenn
permanent Hemphill is courtly and
deliberate in manner. He is eminently
argumentative ard agreeable in debate.
South Carolina never had a more worthy
represen tative. Clunie. on the contrary. is
as active as a ferret and as snappy as steel
trap He began operations in the House by
securing an appropriation of $500, 900 for a
public building IN San jose 1t was the
finest piece of political engineering that has
been seen in many year. California
never had more worthy representative
Clunie's success upon the floor of the
House, however, has been dampened by
misfortune Some time ago it is said that
he went into a little bus mess enterprise with
Senator Hearst. Clunie is reported as say
| ing that they filled a train on the Central
Pacific railroad with California wine. Their
intention was to bring the wine to Washing
ton and distribute it among the members
who supported the San jose bill Unfortu-
nately the wine was buried in snow