Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

library. I noted that these were in all the
modern languages and l am told that the
we'll as the English He is man of wide
culture. and his whole life has been de-
voted to work and study. I doubt whether
ception perhaps, of John quincy Adams.
who has saved the Intellectual pennies SO
conscientiously as John sherman He once
rapid and along such foolish lines that 1t
hardly paid one to read book before 1t was
at least a year old. and that much reading
of newspapers was injurious to ones in
tellectual health. Senator Sherman's read
ing Of fiction Is largely confined to the
he once told me. was Walter Scott. He
keeps himself abreast OF all the best mag
rhn,es ap artic1 anu 70 the Mortb merican
Review or the Forum.
senator Sherman has been throughout
Intellectual health and his condition today
is that of man In his prime at seventy.
His beard is now white and grizzly. but
as it was thirty years ago. He has never
dssipated and his only vice Is In smoking
which Is confined to three or four cigars a
of and his table has always been a plain
and simple one. He takes limited amount
and intellectually sound. His surround
ings here are such as tend to prolong
life. and as he concluded his mail I asked
to Washington in the dog days.
Hot Session.
Senator Sherman said: Il don't like 1t.
but 1t is a necessity and W. have to 60.
You can see how inconvepse.t 1t is. have
my family moved out Ss:1 ~. am fixed
others S re Of the Congress have e ene
political work to do as wei! as other mat
to go % to TSe are city IS het
during the months of August and Septem-
Der. 1t is certainly worse then than at any
take my family with me. and win have to
keep !. hachelors hall and 60 out for my
what will Congress do at this extra ses-
sion? How long will It LAST"
No one knows It Is democratic Con-
gress; 1t may last I, four 1r weeks and 1t may
to confine its work to the repeal of the
clause of the act OF 1890 authorizing the
month 1t could finish it's work in a few
weeks. but IT will probably try to enact
other financial legisla ton, and when we will
get through no one can tell. The session is
going to be an exciting one. and there will
be much discussion and many speeches.
At the special sessions with which I have
been connected during the war and since
then the work has been confined to GER
tain subjects. I hope nothing outside of
the financial question will be attempted at
SHOULD the Sherman clause be repealed,
Senator, and what will be the effect of such
action on the times and the country?"
II think the purchasing clause Of the
act of 1880 commonly known as the Sher-
man act should be promptly repealed" re-
piled the Senator. But this will depend on
the action of the democratic party and IT
will, 1 presume. give rise to long debate
The democrats are by no means in a happy
condition. The great majority Of them
have committed themselves in times past
to the free coinage OF silver. which Presi-
dent Cleveland Is anxious to have them
abandon. If they do so the responsibility
will rest upon them of determining whether
silver should cease to be a standard of val
ue and gold alone be the basis of our coin
age and currency. Their present position
| Of opposition to the purchase of silver while
supporting the free coinage of silver is a
! ridiculous and untenable one. 1t is In
short a piece of hypocrisy which would
| make a horse laugh"
How about the action of India as to sill
yer, Senator
THE financial policy of India in this re
| spect is not fully settled" replied the Sen
atOr. 1t is by no means certain, but they
will purchase the same amount OF silver a:
| before, but at market prices instead Of coin
: Ing all that is offered as now. It woult