Telegram-herald., 1891-01-26
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chance, 70 make An exhibition OF nlm-
self, be can be trusted never ~ let the
opportunity pass by. saeh sn oppoE-
tanity occurred on tuesday afternoon
IA the House, the particulars of which
have already been wired 70 you, aud
the way IN which Statesman" Mills
exposed himself was sight TO make
the gods weep. Ii MAS . disgraeeful
exhibition. and the worst pa-t OF It all
Was that i Mas totally unealled Tor aud
unnecessary. III there had been some
great party question before the House,
or some very important measure whlea
she Democrats felt called upon To de-
feat, ono might have understood that
they would have resorted 10 extreme
measures 10 carry their point. But it
was nothing OF the kind. They have
Tor the last week or so been pursuing
policy OF obstruction and delay al every
conceivable point. hoping IN this way
To defeat the federal election bill if it
should pass the Senate and come be-
fore the House for ITS action. or course
II they care to do this sort OF thing
that Is their affair and no one ought To
feel called upon TO argue with them,
but just why they should loose their
heads aud indulge in the most ldiotic
kind OF performances, IL one of those
things which no fellow can find out.
There are as many ways of delaying
legislation IS there are of killing cat,
and the Democrats do not have to learn
any of them. II they want to waste,
an appropriation bill gives them all
the opportunity they want, and as the
District of Columbia appropriation bill
was under consideration they had fine
opportunity.
One thing is almost certain to result
from the exhibition which Mills made
Of himself. 1t undoubtedly kills his
chances to be elected Speaker..of the
Fifty-second Congress. No sooner had
the furry subsidized than even the most
ardent supporters of the man from
Texas had to admit that he was not the
kind OF man to select to preside over
the desllnles of the House. 1t was
amusing to notice the contrast between
Mills and Reed. The former was q per-
feet fury IN his excitement, and it
would not have surprised any one if he
had INDUCED in personal encounter
with Gen. Cutcheon while the excite
ment was at the highest. Reed on the
other hand, was as calm and collected
rs a cucumber. Neither the noise nor
confusion seemed to worry him in the
least. He went about his duties as the
presiding officer of the House just as
quietly as If there was no excitement
on the floor, and neither the invectlve
of Mills nor the applause of the Demo-
Gratis or the Kisses of the Republicans
disturbed his serenity In the slightest.
Mr.. Mills is unfortunate IN that he is
not able TO control his temper. He is
we'll meaning man OF good and gener-
Gus impulses, but he has high temper
and every now and then it gets the bet
ter of him and the effect is sure TO I've
disastrous, more disastrous to himself
than 20 anybody else. As soon as the
excitement is over he is Just as sorry as
anybody else that ne should have been
betrayed into losing his head, but the
very next time he ~ as bad "a ever.
THIS the Democrats know and for this
reason they agree that be would be a
very unsafe man to be elected speaker.
III hv any chance he should become the
speaker OF the next House you can set
u down as certainty that there will
be some intensely exciting times before
the Congress is over. Mills will give
The Republicans chance. and they
would he moro than human If they q d
not avail themselves of it.
Justice BIown. the latest addition to
tn supreme Court, has made dis
tinctly favorable impression on his fsi-
low JUSTICES and the public men IL
Washington who have become ac-
ouSinisd with him. The wisdom Of the
Presiden. IN selecting him for the high
position which he occupies . made
manifest at once, and there IS 90 doubt
bu that be will be regarded in the
course OF few years as one of the
strongest men on the bench.
-
Talking OF the Supreme Bench re-
minds me- Of fact not generally known
that there "a now living a man who re-
fused the appointment OF Chief Justice,
ard only one other man was ever
known 70 have done that before, Ros-
coe Cooking. The man 20 whom re-
fer IS chef Justice Scholfeld Of the
Illinois supreme Court Al the time
when Chief Justice Waite died and
President Cleveland was looking round
for his successor Chef Justice Schoi-
fields name was suggested to him.
Mr. Cleveland made inquiries and
found out that Scholfieid stood very
high "a lswyer and would doubtless
make most excellent ChIef Justice
"a the position was offered TO him and
e. the surprise of the Presldsnt and
everyone else who was IN the secret he
declined it. The reason whv he did 30
= very simple. Chef Justice Schol-
field and MS wife i've N one of the
suburbs Of Chicago n a large and
rOonay house, where the Judge has
large library and enjoys the comforts
which lt sforsis. Mrs. Scholfeld - a
very domestic woman and s devoted TO
her io~ers and her chick ems. Neither
IF them care snvthing At AL for society
snd the aiinru1snts OF power and DO
,tion N Washington were not strong
enough - canse them - Eve up their
residence N the quaint eld fashioned
house where they had srent 40 many
wears Of thelr hfs in happiness. What