The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
AMBITIOUS oON6REssMEN HAVE TO
STUDY OR FALL DEHLNn

| Tne Do0fkeePer that Locks LAke SeneSof
0fhsoa ana AstorisheA Senator sawysr-
Two Youre senators Rivalry FOR .
Cksir,nanship-Mr. Castles viswA
WASHINGTON. Dec 20-Librsrian spofrord
arose to-day from the huge. confused mass Of
books pamphlets, and correspondence on the
table In his little aloove Just long enough TO
| say, =" Yes. studious Congress the present
one bids fair to be. The new men have al
ready opened quite extensive accounts with MS.
But Il II not fair to estimate Q members or o
Senator's bookish propensities and tastes by
his library record. The record includes all
books taken on his name By whole family.
Il may be. and his clerks and their families.
although that 10 not strictly regular.
Ever, day gees Senator Peffer and Congress
men John DAVE and Jerry Simpson with y us
Ssss S rsaSSs back isands
Hon Of the Government One Of the three. I
sss su ns Ssnk dss f Bsaf
called for books ip the preparation Of new bills
Whole reoeiveS more sttenon than any Sn 9TH
srs. I should FAY from nv obseIvatlon that
they have been those relating to the money or
last Tss the most TT
lutely no books called for ~ Oongressmen
fSo% one ys.5s end e .nothsr except D9'ssi-
gagged In the constructive legislation OF that
sss % desise
regiment at the front or to the rear. But from
snow the
:;:$; s:s
Senator Charley" Gibson Of Maryland Is an
addition TO the handsome mon Of the Senate
and yet he II not the only handsome man from
Maryland about the chamber. The doorkeeper
at the west end Of the lobby. near the Presi-
dents room. is Billy May. a well-known Balt-
Se e da he 4 g. FL ai
his hair and chin vhtsksr are Just A. and
Il ssss v Sas, @nes sfs
R5emoSTatis conferences room; Of which
said: I'm awful glad that you are over on our
our
.rcund t n great lakes last summer. and 1t Is
Excuse me-. Senator" said the man from
dgR o thaE Senator sa s,a II,
ce S ea Bas You are Ses not are
lever mads s such in ms i
Senators Higgins and walcott are young
men. graduates Of Yale. classmates, too. and
members Of the Metropolitan Club in this city.
Both also were candidates for the Chairman
which neither obta,ned. because Senator Quay
s sssss
\! Sa sss 3. s?ss Is Af3!
the committee honor. said: This man VAL
Loaane Is the principal business of the
pages at the Capitol nowadays, when the ses-
sions are rare and brief An intelligent little
% 81 e
asys SONG Rut for
o Il the ~ obeye A9Fs -Four eea @
ff e. eids1 eo%sg
The cages 81 the senate end Of tie House have
an alternate weeks vacation.
A flock Of sparrows fitting about In the great
Interior court of the Pension ONCE. drinking
from the fountain basin. perchins on the lofty |
pillars, or diving down for the crumbs about
sttentien Of a visitor 1T M. Raum's Big PEN
that It was next to Impossible to get them out. |
Of into
were enticed By crumbs into rooms where they |
Congressman Castle Of Minnesota tells this |
story of his first lesson In "lawmaking" while |
in the Senate Of his State: II labored under |
80 profound q sense Of my own importance |
snd bas 6 %s9e ss IF the
measures went on nicely until final passage.
fhsy isiIsd 70 sss another aye save ny own
What's the trouble with, those bills of
miner asked Of my venerable colleague. an
uncle NTH & EaH as1 ssads EI sS
ures In all respects.'
.c,,nst ibaS observed you voted with the rest
:, If there 4 some errors in tho drawing,
sSsS. d3sEs 4 detail ;ss .,...
"a" NY boy said Uncle Ben gently. I notice
so ssDopih report
Wv: Tie noa%a sShSoS{ QUESTION
%aFmt R ' s.1s ny uncle With
Pies measures Il you hope to get your own
through"
COZ RLOwERS INAUGURATION
u VIII BIO ~ Simple a. Possible, ana with.
out aAy Ostentatious DisPIay.
WATERFOWL. Dec 26.-Governor-e elect Flower
and wife will leave Watertown for Albany at
$40 on Monday morning. Mr.. Flower says
The inaugural ceremonies In Albany on New
Years Day will be simple and democratic.
Adjt.- Gen. Porter favored an imposing display
II the National Guard on that occasion. but
NJ. Flower discouraged the idea from the out
,stentatious about the Inauguration pro-
Eramme He wanted to be Indicted Into Of
Ace with the least show. and his wish Is to be