The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-12

some that it is difficult to tell which is the
oest looking. Both have bright, laughing
eyes and both are very courteous. 1t is
sag ss,a That since the hearing upon the tariff
bill began. Spooner's life has not been as
pleasant as it 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
the ribs and congratulate him on the mis-
taxes 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 while one of them
urges MIN to do something for him under
committee on accounts. Mills laughingly
promises to do what he can when the mat.
ter comes up. and Colonel 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 good story
concerning Walker. Tarsney SAYS that one
of the new democratic members of con-
gress took Walker to task for Mr.. stones
speech against pension bill. Mr.. Walker
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driving at, and assured him that he was in
favor of paying all pensions honestly due.
SWELL, 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-pension talk"
Mr.. Tarsney says tina the northern demo-
crat afterwards discovered his mistake and
made handsome apology to Mr.. Walker.
He blushed like school girl when he re-
ceived it.
There are two men on the republican
be twin brothers. They are Louis E. Nc
Comas, of Hagerstown, Md, and William
d. Owen, of I,ogansport, Ind. McComas is
sharp, shrewd lawyer, and Owen
has been minister of the Christian
church. The former is a member of
the committee on appropriations and
the latter is chairman of the committee on
immigration and naturalization. The Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill was the
first appropriation bill passed. McComas
drove it through the house with lightning
like speed. 1t is said that several Washing
tonians congratulated Rev. Mr.. Owen on
the ability he had displayed on securing the
appropriation for the district and asked
him into the restaurant to have something.
McComas' experiences are, however, not
SO pleasant. The door-keepers say that he
was recently stopped at the corridor by q
matronly lady, wearing black lace mits and
gold eyeglasses, who threw up both hands
Owen. how do you do? Why, haven't seen
you in dogs age.'
resemblance that troubles new mem
bers is that between General Thomas Jeffer-
son Clnnie, of California, and the Hon.
John T. Hemphill, of South Carolina. The
gentlemen look alike, but are of different
temperament. Hemphill is courtly and de-
liberate in manner. He is eminently argu-
| mentative and agreeable in debate. South
Carolina never had a more worthy represen-
tatlve. Clunie. on the contrary, is as active
as ferret and as snappy as a steel-trap.
He began operations in the house by secur-
ing an appropriation of SOC, 600 for a public
building IN San Jose. 1t was the finest
piece of political engineering that has been
seen in many yeaf. California never had
more worthy representative.
Clunie's success upon the floor of the
house, however, has been dampened by a
misfortune. Some time ago it is said that
he went into little business enterprise
with Senator Hearst. Clunie is reported as
| saying that they filled special train on the
Central Pacific railroad with California
wine. Their intention was to bring the
wine to Washington and distribute it
among the members who supported the San
Jose bill. Unfortunately the wine was
Nevadas. At last accounts, if Clunie is to
be believed, there were forty feet of ice
over the train, and it looks as though con-
gress would adjourn before the wine reach
es Washington. It must be mortifying to
Mr.. Hemphill to be asked every day "if
that wine has got here YETI"
~
These are not the only instances of
personal resemblance in the house. Gen.
p. s. Osborne, of Pennsylvania, and Hon.
=. n. Morrill,, of Kansas, are mistaken for
terms in congress. Delegate John r. Caine
of Utah, has frequently been mistaken for
n. D. Sperry, of New Haven. The other
day Sperry was here attending some post
masters convention. Marcus Aurelius
smith, of Arizona, says that on that day
half a dozen Connecticut republicans
storped Caine on the street and insisted
upon his going to some of the departments
to secure them places. When Caine denied
You may be mighty smart, Nehemiah, but
you're not sElart enough to play off any
such game as that on me. I've seen you
manipulate i'll republican conventions too
often.''
Greenhalge of Massachusetts,, looks like
a picture of Mr.. Geissenhainer, of New Jer-
sey, and General Philip S. Post, of Illinois,
is perfect double of x-POstmaster- Gen
eral Thomas l.. James, of New York.
a representative for six years. He had a
twin brother who resembled him SO closely
that he walked into the house when he
pleased and might even have voted without
question. AMOS j. CUMMINGS.