The sun., 1892-02-17
ALBANY GOSSIP.

receptions Wednesday is the regular day. from to
O'Clock. Tho receptions Tor moro than for
men. and no one is expected TO talk business. An
orchestra plays in one OF the house. while tho
Governor aud Mrs. Flower and tho women who
ceviny with her stand at the large reception room in
the north end OF tho Executive Mansion At the other
end Of the long hail is tea table, with the usual tea
things on 1t. Miss Flower the Governors niece and
Miss IIalsey. another niece. have been pouring tea
The Governor enjoys the receptions thoroughly. So do
the Albany people, particularly the women.
Asscmhlyman ODair and tho Rev. Senator Edwards
are having nm uncomfortable time personally. Some
how or other neither the Democrats nor tho Repub
hcans care to associate with them They spoken
and they are consulted about Legislative matters but
they have almost acquaintance outside OF the Senate
and Assembly chambers That is what usually hap
pens to n man who is not allied with either party.
UDair was elected to the Assembly by n combination
OF the Republicans County Democrats and disafected
Tammany men In the Twentysecond district. He had
been candidate some years before. hut without
cess. Rlumenthal had about 5000 majority the year
before and did not think It was worth while to to
the trouble and expense Of making n fight. he
defeated by n few hundred votes. The Republicans
claimed oDnir but he wrote letter after 1t was
that the majority OF the Assembly would be Demo-
cratic saying that he going act with tho Demo
Gratis Since that time the Republicans have Stunned
him anu the Democrats seem to have no further use
for him than his vote lie got tour committee appoint
ments. He has made no speeches. ue Is inquired
about as often any in the Assembly. Many Of
the callers ask to have him pointed out.
The Rev. Senator Edwards was in . position where
he could command more legislative attention. II he
had acted with the Republicans tho Democrats would
have had grea deal OF trouble in organizing Ilo is
big rawboned man. with the manners and shoes Of
country preacher He long frock coat
of the cloth. and tho big o.dstyle. thinsoled
CATERS that make noise floor. lie has smooth
sraven face. except threench fringe OF beard which
runs between his shirt collar and his chin. and in
narrow line past his ears up to his hair His eyes
the peculiar buish-sray kind which seem to belong
rural Legislators They look as II they accustomed
to shaded from the sun by broad. .brimmed slouch
hat. and that they accustomed to be without
the hatbrim's protection.
The Rev. Senator Edwards Jared better than ODair
in committee appointments. He got the Senate Post
master. and tho Craftsmanship OF the Committee on
Railroads. which is regarded in certain point OF view
as one OF the best in the Senate. 1t might seem
markabe to man unacauainted with legislative mat.
ters to notice the great desire OF rural Legislators
who know almost nothing Of railroad problems. to DO
Chairman of the Railroad Committee.
The grip has lard up about quarter OF the Senator'S
Republicans have suffered BY 1t than the Demo
Gratis Saxton. Hunter. Aspnall, OConnor ara few
OF the victims.
Only two Of the Senators arc addicted to red neck
tie. They Charles f. Walker. Of former Con.
gresham c. c. B. walker. who was Chairman Of tho
Democratic State Committee. and Cornelius B. Par
sons OF Rochester. Parsons plain red necktieA
while Walker wears red neckties with spots.
fourteen times lie is peculiarly bald. They have
telling story about him in the Senate that when he
asked the barber to part his hair tho left side
the barber asked him whether he wanted the parting
made at the seventh or ninth hair
The uncertainty OF committee appointments was
shown wnen those OF the Senate were given ont. A
typewrten manifold list handed to the reporters
few minutes before the list Of names and committees
was read. Tho typewriting had not been finished by
the time the Senate called 10 order, but
that time and the announcement six changes were
made in the list among them such important commit
tees Rules Claims. and state Prisons Barker was
substituted for McCarren Rules. Walker for McCar
Claims. McCarren for Walker Stae Prisons
1t is noticeable that tho who say nothing get
their bills through most quickly. There Is George
Washington Piunkitt for Instance He has made
speech this session. but he five bills Cities
Committee one afternoon and he has had more bills
passed than any other Senator lie believes that the
way to pass b, is to get all the votes for 1t he can
beforehand. and then to say nothing.
Tho clerk. or printer. who got tho Senate roll call
violated the Constitution in mild way The Consti.
tuition says that the roll shall be made up lplabe
cally but Senator Parker comes after Senator Smith
and Senator Parsons comes after Senator Roesch not
to mention such thing as putting Senator Endres be-
fore Senator Emerson and Senator Mccarthy before
Senator McCarrcn.