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ThinGs OF Interest Happening In and On
OF tho Halle OF Congress.

ThinG0 of Interest Happening In and Out
OF tho Halls OF Congress.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2-Speaker Reed has
laid aside his famous black sash. flannel shirt,
gray clothes. russell shoes, and straw hat, and
arrayed himself once more In the dark clothes
and boiled shirt OF a statesman. A stranger
who had seen the Speaker during the past
summer would not recognize him now. The
weather Is still warm enough in Washington
to warrant the wearing OF summer garments,
but Mr.. Reed made his change Of costume in
anticipation OF q visit to his Maine con-
stituents He has been pressed into ser
vice In the Maine campaign. where the
fight Is very warm. particularly In the
First district. He left Washington tonight
and will mako a speech at Faneuil Hall. in Bos-
ton. tomorrow evening. He will then go to
Maine, and will speak in Portland on Tuesday
He will make two moro evening speeches In
his district and possibly another on Saturday
afternoon. He feels confident Of his election.
but has little TO say about tho fight that is be-
ing made. During his absence Mr.. Burrows
as best he can, to preserve order among the
discontented Republicans.
Before leaving the Capitol to-day Mr. Reed
received the protest which has been drawn UP
by the discounted members who are indig-
nant because the numerous bills for the erec-
tion Of public buildings have been pigeon
holed by order OF the Speaker. In their pro-
test the dissatisfied members. including both
Democrats and Republicans. threaten big
things unless the Speaker consents to call q
meeting OF the Committee on Rules and set
aside q day for the passage OF those bills, Dur
ing Mr.. needs absence Uncle Joe Cannon will
be in charge OF business on tho floor. as Major
Mckinley ID also away. AS Chairman OF the
Committee on Appropriations ncle Joseph aD-
preciAteB the pressing necessity OF rigid econ
omy Tor the remainder OF the session and he is
the friends Of the proposed public buildings
The Now York delegation are being con-
graduated to-day upon their success In forcing
Speaker Iced TO break his promise 70 recoR-
for a suspension OF the rules and the passage
OF the Plumb resolution relative to the removal
OF the remains Of Gen. Grant to Arlington
Cemetery. near this city. The Aew York mem
unfairness OF allowing MIR. ONeil to come In
with this resolution in advance OF the hundred
or more measures that have been waiting all
session Tor recognition. and they are hopeful
now OF having the subject Indefinitely post
poned.
Sir ]. Henniker Heston. a member OF Parlia-
ment. had u long talk with Postmaster General
Wanamaker to-day. He is an enthusiast on
the subject OF two-cent ocean postage. which
he mi Rde the excuse for his call He is In no
way deputed by his Government 10 act. but he
Of economical postage He represented to Mr..
NanRmaker that the flve-cent rate was unjust,
beeuse the United States actually made con-
siderable profit out of 1t, the cost OF ocean mail
TRANSPORTATION being less than the income from
the intermediats service.
Mi. Wannmaker believes in cheaper postage;
In fact one OF the hobbies he brought 10 his
ONCE was the scheme OF one-cent postage In