St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-01
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.

Mr.Re ed Is not so unpopular on the
Democratic side Of the house, says the
Washington Star, as some of the recent
episodes In the proceedings would indi-
cate. 1t was seldom, when he was on
the floor as leader OH the Republican
side, that he was ever seen on the
Democratic side conversing with men,
bers of that party. Now it is frequent
occurrence for the speaker, when not
occupying the chair, to drop into seat
among the Democrats and converse on
topics relating to affairs in the house.
In this way he keeps himself posted
at first hand Of the real state OF feeling
among the minority. He does not depend
on rumor and speculation as source OF
information in regard to the temper OF
the opposition. Speaker Reed, the pre-
siding officer, Is much more genial
and apprOachable parsonage than was
Mr.. Reed when occupying seat on the
floor. There is hardly any personal
hostility, even on the Democratic SIDE,
toward him, though score or more
alert wits among the minority are at all
times ready to lock horns with him on
parliamentary questions and den0uncee
his rulings. The sentiment WAS we'll
summed up in remark made by Mr.
CulherSOn, of Texas, who said:
'SociaIly, Reed is mighty. good fel-
low; officially, he is brute"
met Congressman James III. BiOunt.
of Georgia, in the Fifth Avenue h0tel
the other night and he laughed heartily
over the report that Mr.. Bullock was
likely to jon the Democratic party,sa
a New York Star reporter.
Eyes" said he, Bullock is good
fellow and gentleman. He was gov
ernor of Georgia in the cruel days or
reconstruction. We might have had
worse one. Let ME tell you story
about him. Under the laws then in eX-
lstence, he had the right to appoint all
the local magistrates, and, of course.
some of them in the back counties were
hard cases, ignorant and partisan to the
la st degree. One day friend OF mine,
a most distinguished lawyer. went be-
fore one of the governors magistrates
for the purpose of arguing a case. and
knowing the man, the lawyer carried
along with him pile Of law books ana
a mass OF legal authorities to persuade
the magistrate that his conclusions were
right. When the juriSt had concluded
his argument. the magistrate looked az
him grayely and said:
"'L0ok yere, Mr.. Lawyer. You can
read all of dem books If you want to,
but lem'me tell you dat my wife and
settled de decision on dis question dis
mornin' afore breakfast
Need add" said the eloquent con-
gresham from Georgia, that the de-
cision of the magistrate and his wife
made 'tore breakfast stood as the
Judgment of the courtP"
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Several years ago, before he became a
member of congress, Representative
Crisp, of Georgia, was judge, writes a
New York Tribune correspondent.
the trace which fastened his buggy
broke, and the Judge spent half an hour
of his valuable time in vain endeavor
to repair the damage. While he was
venting his anger on the. trace and the
world in general, negro came along.
Mr.. Crisp told him OF his trouble. the
negro let out the trace, cut hole III the
leather, and the job was done.
"Why on earth didn't l think of
that? 3" remarked the judge more to
himself than to the negro.
"Well. don't you know, marster, some
folks is jest maturity smarter than
t'other," said the colored man.
"Perhaps you are right" admitted
the judge; "but what shall l give you
for fixing the tracer"
Z" 'Pears to me SO cents would be bout
right, marStcr," was the answer.
"What! Fifty cents. Why, you
weren't three minutes doing it,"
"Oh, marster, you don't suppose l
charge you so cents for doing jest dat
only charge you quarter for the job.
The other quarter is for knowing how
to do it,"
The Judge admitted there was some
philosophy in the explanation and paid
for both services without another muir