Telegram-herald., 1890-06-09
WASHINGTON ECHOES
Our Correspondent Knows How
10 is Himself.
how SECREIlRT OLDS COT THERE
a LsEs session Prsbzbls-Ths IS. DiRBsr
f&d-hsed koats ths Pfs-w sH4eR-
Democratic Hopes hiAstsa O1e
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WAsHIssTos, June There Is
mo.dy old law or regulation or some
thing of the k.nd which prohibits the
sale ~ tlqaors .n the Capitol. What
ever e is it Is never enforced, a. YOU
may imagine but % enables a lot Of
humoug 70 be- perpetFated. At the
commencement Of every Session or
congress when a new man ls % be
selected 10 run the restaurant the com
Mlttee OF Public buildings and
Grounds, Who are charged with the
selection OF the men, take care 70 let
him understand taat he IS nOt allowed
% sell malt or spirtuOus hqu0r. and
just - soon as be Is fairly Installed IN
the place he sells vine and beer and
wh.-key with IS Little compunction as
does any other -lloOn keeper. TINS
thing goes on Tor SOME time without
arousng auy comment and then the
extreme temperance people and the
humbugs make a great outcry and the
speaker is,ues al order prohibiting the
sale OF liquors IN the restaurant.
Speaker Reed has just done tins.
EFeFy man knows that this 5 merely
subJerfuge and that the order VIII
never be nlorccd. a few years ago
similar order went into eject and 10
hoodwiuk outsiders when a man
wanted whlsSey he asked FIR "cold
tea and % was served o. hum IN 4 tea
cup But 10 was whiskey all the same
and the effects were tie same. They
haven't rcsorted % the tea cup dodge
yet, but II Will probably be- employed
before long. Don't understand me that
ann opposed 20 temperance or any
thing Of the kind. but do oppose what
everyone knows 20 be palpabie hum
bug 1nd t strikes me that il is one OF
those th.ags which might just aswcll be
lett alone. 30 long a there Is not con-
sttuuOnal prohibition, the United
states goes Out Of It's way 20 Try and
enforce 10, especially n IN this case
there is another restaurant IN the SEN
ate wing and no attempt 5 ever made
there 10 prOhlt the sale OF the ardent.
The Election Of Mr.. Olds 10 be Secre-
tary OK the Republican Congressional
comm ttec IS IN the nature of a great
compliment to him. Mr.. Olds did not
want the place, nor did he IN any way
SEEK Q; n fact f be had been per-
tect.y tree agent. / tnink he would have
declined, IS ne knows by past eXperI-
euce the hard work involved and the
great demands that VIII be made upon
h.m. But Mr.. B1.den, the chairman
OF the committee, First Assistant Post
master-tIeneral ClurksOn and other
prominent Leaders, insisted that ne WAS
the right man Tor the place. and under
those circumstances ne could not very
we'll refuse. The election or Mr.. Odds
means chat If there IS any chance tor
the Republicans 90 retain control OF tile
next house lt Vail not be lost. Mr.. Olds
and the committee are prepared TO
wage vigorous Campa gu from the
start and wherever there is a doubtful
street 10 VIII be looked after by the
committee Iu way which has not been
done IN Congressional campaign for a
number OF years.
-.
Dcsrlte the rapid rate n which the
House considered and passed the Tariff
bib. and the way ln whicn DO has been
clearing the calendar OF an OtAer M
portant legislation, the prospect, for an
early adjournment are not over bright.
Mr. Mckinley t0id me the other day
tllt he believed Congress would still
ha Iu SESSION hy tue middle of August,
wu.le other we'll informed men say that
TO- wll be nearer tae middle OF Scptem-
ber than tac preceding month before
an Adjournment 4, reached. I0e laritt
h,ll "a not expected to be reported back
o. the senate until very nearly the end
Of che month. and the debate ls not OK
uccted to 0pcn until about the lst OF
July. The senate VIII spend at least 4
month u discussing ,t. which would
bring the time up t0 the lst of August
and then when the bill goes Co q confer
euCo committee. q couple OF weeks VIII
Re consumed. I'm the meantime there
are other important measures 90 le t]s
cusscd an passed. so that u Congres.
adi0urns bv the lst OF september 10 vii
be- making very good time.
The proper thing now for ve-v riCf
rcn when they give a dinner ln tnH
CITY IS t0 search the markets Of the
world for things % put on their tables
Andrew Carnegie InaugIratCd tn'
fashion when be gave ni famous pauQUe
On the Pan American conference. ~ol'
from Fur.and. mutton from SCOTLAND
ami delcaces from 3I other quarter.
ot Gle E.ote were imported. and the
dinner cost fev thousand dollars
Not long sEo Che millionaire SeD1to