Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-03

WASHINGTON, July |, 100.

WASHINGTON, July l, $50.
Each House of Congress has its
fashions, and the Representatives
have never given such general ap-
proval to the flannel shirt as that gar
ment has met with in the Senate 1t is
not likely that they will wear this sum-
mary costume SO much during the pres
ent session as the last, for the reason
that the two lights par excellence of the
House-William Walter Phelps and
Kean of New Jersey-who used to lead
the styles and the flannel shirt brigade,
are both gone. No flannel shirts have
Capitol. Silver Dollar Bland can always
be counted upon for a flannel shirt as
soon as the hot weather sets in. Like
wise Harmer, who at other times of the
year is distinguished beyond all of his
colleagues by the gorgeousness of his
linen and neckwear. His shirt bosom
has always the most brilliant spermaceti
gloss-usually it is striped in colors-his
necktie is of vivid tints of plaid, and
the whole is set of by diamond of con-
siderable size Also he wears the same
wig invariably, unlike his friend, Vice
President Morton, who has one for every
day in the fortnight, SO that his hair
shall appear to grow naturally. The
man best known for his collars in the
House is, of course, Gen. Spinola, of
New York. 1t is simply for their size
that they are remarkable, and it is un-
derstood that they are made especially
for him. They are about four inches
high and considerably bigger round than
is necessary. Intimate friends are Of
the opinion that the General wears them
as a sort of a mark to distinguish him
oil afh har ta,, ,a hot
four persons out of five, on seeing him
Spinola; for I've often heard that he
wears the largest collar in the world"
The Generals attire is altogether old
fashioned and his shirt is made in broad
pleats.
The so-called shoe-string tie is by far
the most prevalent form of adornment
for the neck of the House. 1t is made,
of course, in the simple shape of a mar
row dress tie, but is of black silk or other
black material. The tieingo it is readily
performed, which measurably accounts
for its popularity, and after many wears
it assumes stringy aspect that accounts
for the name applied toit. Quite num-
ber of the members wear the shoe-string
pattern of tie, but in white lawn-the
same thing precisely that is correct for
evening dress. None of the Represen-
tatives however venture to dispense with
collar and necktie, but not few of them
frequently appear without cuffs. 1t is
not probable that grim old Martin, of
Texas, ever wore a pair of the latter
appendages in his life.
Xxx
President Harrison is evidently at
fay ins t, ~, h,s r.,
Cleveland, in the matter of vetoing bills.
Up to the present he has vetoed six, and
he has approved only about six hundred.
This does not come up to Mr.. Cleveland s
average but is in advance of all previous
records except Cleveland's, and there is
no telling how President Harrison aver
age may improve as his hand becomes
accustomed to the work. The bills which
Mr.. Cleveland vetoed were mostly pri-
vate pension bills, while these vetoes by
Mr.. Harrison up to the present are
mostly bills providing for new public
buildings and other public works. He
has openly declared war on public-build-
ing bills, just as Cleveland openly de-
clared war on private pension bills.
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1t seems apparent that Mr.. Blaine
uoes hot perceive Jne IOu-glVen Dement'S
of protection now as clearly as he did
during the campaign of 1884 and 1888.
Some of the strongest arguments for free
trade made public of late are to be found
in Mr.. Blaine's letter to the President
approving the proposed customs union
between this country and the Spanish
American Republics. He alludes in that
letter to the immense benefits which
have accrued from free trade between
the different States of this union, and
argues that similar good results would
follow an extension of trade to the other
governments on the American Continent.
If unrestricted commerce would be good
thing with one-third of the world it
would certainly also with the other two
thirds. There is excellent tariff reform
campaign material in Blaine's letter r.