Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-01-06

would give him lead pipe
cinch' on the craftsmanship OF the |
" ays aud Means Committee OF
the next House, position which
promises to give its holder much |
no.oriety. if no actual fame, dur
ing the life of the Fifty-third
Congress.
When Speaker Crisp returned
from that rruch talked of confer
ence with the President-elect,
with sha Cleveland trademark
stamped all over him, things be-
gan to get so slippery uudar Mr
Springer's feet that ne wondered
why some inventive genius had
never put political ice creepers on
the market, and even while he Was
wildly waving his arms in sn at
tempt TO keep his balance, both
feet went out from under him,
and he saw it written among the
stgrs that his scalp had been de-
manded by Mr. Cleveiend aud
promised by Mr.. Crisp, and then
he fully realized that the tariff
bill to be prepared-perhsps Cap
proved" is the proper word by
the Ways and Means Committee
of the next House will. not bear
the name OF Springer.
MistoTtuoes never come sinely.
While Springer was medltatiEg
on the suddenress of his fall and
the vanity of ambition, he wss iu-
formed that the man he hates
above ali others, Hon. w. r. Nor
rison, had been endorsed By the
entire Illinois delegation, himself
excepted, for seat in Mr. Cleve-
lands cabinet. Now you know
why Springer is the maddest man
in Congress. He still wears a
button-hole boquet, but the ex-
pansive smile which wss erstwhile
the most promlnet feature of his
face has vanished, perhaps forev-
er, and he has the look of man
who is working his nerves up to
the point of doing something des-
perste.
Senator Allison returned tc
: Washington to-day. Needless tc
say that he Was warmly welcomed
by his Senatorial colleagues anc
his friends, both in and out ot
: public life. He called on the
: President at once and they had al
, hours talk about the deliberations
of the international monetary
conference, to which Senator Ali
] son was a delegate. The Senator
: agrees with Secretary Foster il
believing that the conference ha
accomplished some good although
: failing of any practical results
s He declines to express an opinio;
e as to whether auy sort Of agree
n ment will be reached by the com
! mission when 1t re-convenes mex
i Nav.
0 New Years day has usually beer
y the most brilliant of the year il
0 Washington, but this year is a.
exception. The first day Of tn
year falling on Sunday, to-day i
{ observed as the holiday, but tn
a gorgeous reception ct the Whit
House, with all of the diplomat
{ corps in the full court costume @
r their native countries, all of tn
IS army, navy and marine officers i
+ fuIl dress uniform and the official
~ of the executive, Judicial and leg
: isletive departme nts Of the GOV
y ernment, is sadly missed. II
d stead of being the scene of thu
Il bright pageant, the White Hous
" is III quarantine, because of th
- case of scarlet fever with whic
the Presidents grand daughter
IS confined to her bed. There 81
ii no official receptions being helt
n and the number of private receE
,e tons is very much smaller tha
- usual, ss many Of our most prom
o. inent people omitted them as a
70 evidence Of their sympathy fc
the President and his family.