The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-19
s'iEER|NG At SENATORS.
How the Lower House Derides
Dictator Reeds Upper
" Servants.
a Reciprocity Of Disgust Said to
Exist Between Leaders in
the Two Houses.
Noble Not Likely to Resign Under Pressure
Private John Aliens Story Of the
Alliance.

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Private john Aliens Story of the
Alliance.
WARRINGTON, July 1G.-Reed has thor
ouRhly inspired the majority of his follow
ers in the house with his feeling of con-
tempt, if not hatred, for the senate. With
all the friction Of the past between the
house and senate l doubt whether there
was ever anything like the bitterness which
now appears between the two houses. The
Reed republicans talk about the senate very
much as though it had a democratic ma
iority. millionaire Club 'Not in touch
with the people," ''Selfsh and arrogant"
'.Lore bent on increasing their staff of at
PENDANTS and their salaries than they are on
anything else except keeping up their al
legged dignity'-these are a few of the ex-
pressions have heard from Reed republi-
cans in the house about their colleagues Of
the senate. whose great crime is that the
senate is still deliberative body. And
these expressions are mlld compared with
many that you hear.
The other day, for example, Senator
Jones, of Nevada, wandering over to the
heard this choice bit from New Yorker,
who was encouraged by the admiring smiles
of his colleagues to 20 on. 1.-THE senator"
he said, talk about the senate? Why, the
monkeys in Central Africa are weeping to
realize that the United States senate beats
them at gibbering and grimacing. Why,
in my state, when We are going to elect q
United States senator, we bore the heads Of
the candidates with gimlet Just above
the ear, and If blood or brains come out,
sawdust.''
On their part the republican senators re-
sent Reeds interference with their affairs
nent, and resent it all the more bitterly be-
cause they have to yield to its power. Iheil
eneers at ''Tom Reeds quorum" "Ton
Reeds legislation" and 30 on, are all thu
more scornful because they feel that the,
must submit to him. But how it doe
full humiliation of it when he read to thu
caucus on Thursday night this remarkable
bit from Reeds astonishing address to thu
republican editors, to which he signed thu
name of the absent Belden:
'.The house, faithful and active in tn
fulallment of party pledges, jealous in tn
performance Of great public trust, AM
undaunted by the diabolical threats and as
saults of the democratic party, has prompt
" performed it's duty by the passage o
the bill. Now it only remains for the re
publican majority in the senate to emulate
the house and permit the president by, hi
signature to ratify and register the will o
form this imperative obligation?"
This would be bad enough if the senat,
could defy the boss of the house, but on tn
eve of surrender to him it is maddeninR.
"No," said personal friend OF Presi
don't Harrison (fact, ] assure you'd, speak
tary Of the interior was about to resign
''No, John Wilcox Noble knows better thar
to resign. He knows that his resignation
would be accepted-yes, snapped at. No
ble's appointment was q strange acciden
which the president has often regretted
aboutN oble for twenty years, and in tina
time Noble had formed an entirely new Sc
Of ways Of doing things. He was Gresham
man at Disqualification did not ever
know that. Mobiles administration of tn
interior department has been a great dis
recognizes this. He understands, too, tina
his famous Easter Sunday breakfast, will
its curious tumble of Christian and pagan
symbols, by way of decoration, displeaset
tho president. So he keeps away from tn
white house, except when he has to go t
cabinet meetings or on other official bust
ness"
Noble shares with Blaine the distinction
Of being ON the outer rim of the cabine
circle. Next to the president stand Wans
maker and Miller, the former, if anything
: little closer than the presidents old la
partner. Wanamaker fits into Harriso
like q key in its lock. Then comes Trao!
Window and Kusk and Proctor stand SON
distance OF. Then comes Blaine, and final
Noble.
Private John Allen, whose renominatio
d awaited daily in spite of his fashionab
declination to run, tells story on demo
prat down south (of course not himself ,wh
had to face powerful section of the Farm
ors' Alliance in his district, and of courl
answer the question: "What do you thin
81 the government warehouse bill?"
"Gentlemen,'' said this CONGRESSMAN
feeling cornered. "Tm for the bill-for Il
bill with some slight modification"
asked him." continued John ALE,
dwhat modification did you have in mind?
and be replied: Striking out the enactin
clause"
By the way, I ought to add that Privat
Alien gets very melancholy over the storit
and jokes attributed to him in the new
papers. Said he: II am afraid my reput'
eoe one I say to myself: We'll, much mol
81 this sort Of thing and no one will thin
you're funny man. but then one of m
old colleagues comes to me laughing ii
he cries, and puts his hand on my ShOuldt
and says: John Allen, that last story
yours that I Just read in the paper is til
best ever heard. I amt done laughin
yet:' and then feel better"
Reeds head may not have swelled, br
his hand has. Before he became speakt
his autograph was small and thin. Now
is large and fat. saw it at the bottom {
the bill admitting Wyoming yesterday, an
remarked that it rivaled John Hancock
famous signature, of which Edmunds wrot
on the base of Hanoock's statue at the ser
ate: He wrote his name where all nation
should behold it and all time could not 9,
face it.
''House of representatives" said Senate
Frye, with rising infection land indignt
tion) do you mean Tom Reed and hi
committee on rules?"
Reduction in Rates to Missouri River Ea.
ROnnd.
Commencing August LIST, the Union Pa
cifc will sell frst-class single trip tickets I
Missouri river at $4,000 and second class
$500. also a round trip ticket from Helen
and Butte to Missouri river at rate of S6O.l
for round trip. good going 80 days, return
ing 30 days. extreme limit SO days.
A. e. VHAzIE Pass Agent.