Telegram-herald., 1890-08-18

Congress has done very little this
week II either branch. It is hard
work to keep a quorum. tits said that
there are a good many quiet games of
Whist and poker in progress in COM
inittec rooms dunug The sessions and
ths, the players get so interested that
they forget % answer 10 the roll calls.
even when their presence Is required 10
make quorum. Tins accounts FOX the
way lu which there may be a quorum
lu the House az ONE time and vet An
hour later tne men who answered 10
their names are nowhere % he found.
Democrats and Republicans are alike
IN tins respect, aud. IN fact, I am told
that "a. o good many o. these social
gatherings you will fud Democrats
playing With Republicans, and the men
VINO the House Ht or opposite s.des
or the aisle aad who are most fierceiv
opposed TO each other are very GOOD
companions, iadeed, when they get
round a card table.
But that .s 0ue OF the peculorties of
politics Washington 70 f. very sel-
dom, indeed, fLat political resen-ments
are earned INTO Tifate lie, and when
they are they are 50 rare that they at
once excite ComUcut. OF course. We
aL remember the ul-teelEC that * sted
between Roscoe Coukiing and Secretary
Blame, and speaker Reed and the
Name senators arc rot on speaking
terms At tue l-,seat kline there Is q
decided Coolue- between Byuum, of
Indiana, and t.l CuicueOn. because
when Bynum naIc MS attack on Col.
ky3n iu tine House. treu. Cutchcou
moved th&t byuum be called to order.
and CUtcneOu dld lt simply because ne
Thought tae dainty OF the House de-
msDded That so'uc notice should be
taken OK such outrageous language.
But. on the other hand. one of Speaker
tarlisle's most Iuf mate friends in .be
last Congress was Mai. Steele. of Indi-
ana, in fact. he boarded with the Car
isles. steele = pretty good Eepub.
lclu, as a shown uv the fact Of the
President appointing him Governor bl
Oklahoma, hut ne ddn't think hrs
belng or good term. with a Democratic
Speaker made b any the less a good
Republican. When Bavard aud Thur
man were IN tae Senate thev were
great CrOules OF Edmunds. and vet Ed
Inunds a Crcdi tel with being about "a
much of a partisan as snY man In the
Senate. Butler. of south Carolina. and
Cameron. Of Pennsylvania. are great
friends. And 50 it goes. 20 = olIy the
little fellows who are afraid to te
thought 0n good terms with their
political opponents and who drag their
politics INTO socisl life.
IS
Gen. Burrows services are alwavs
very much sought after I'm campaigns.
500 ne now has invitations from a
dozen states O. speak 81 POLITICAL meet
inE durug tle ueXs few months Tt :
nee Se'v shat he wil he able 10 accent
many of these Iuv.fstiors. 81 he has b :
own district tD look after. and he 81,
NOS have suv too e'Ucn time. It Sunt
unlikely tnst he wll make A few
speeches m New York if he can nan.
az 20 Eet away from Washington for
three or -four dsvs and he nav % Ia
West Virginia aUd engage IN i0in.
debate with Bepresentatv Wilson. a
Wee v rgiuis. = man 0f great ablhtr
srd tre education. some of the Penn.
sviraria represents tves are very snx
ious to have him talk IN their districts
but e e not probable thst be vi b
ale Co Dc 80.
The letter whiCh Rerressr - 70
C'DDureli received ast week. inform
inr nm that he hsd crn'e into posses
~n- cf a. esrate n ~us q vslned al
3 eco gee As subjected h.n CD A zrsa-
desl of eood rstured chaf but ae "a.
tsken e a. in good part, ard e geul
about his regular duties in his aecus
TONED Nsy. The Cre5c this wees BAD
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