The Washington times., 1894-05-16
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

Several Republican Senators who were
questioned yesterday declared in plain terms
that they did not think their party intended
to do anything more in opposing the bill
than to secure debate on each and every
paragraph. If this is called obstruction, then
the Republicans are obstructionists.
The Democrats say that this is another way
of saving that the Republicans intend to talk
the bill TO death, and that death by aspbyxia-
ton, pure and simple, is as bad as any at
tempt at systematic filibustering under the
rules.
One of the Democrats in the House who
voted against the Wilson bill and who was
bitterly opposed to the income tax in particu-
lar said yesterday that he thought there was
no doubt now that the income tax would be-
come the law of the land. He also believed
that the House would feel obliged to accept
very promptly almost any bill the Senate
chose to pass, and that Democrats who were
still dissatisfied would not care to go before
the country in the Fall campaign with this
tariff reform pledge unfulfiled.
Bourke Cochran has the reputation OF
working his clerks harder than almost any
member of Congress. He usually keeps his
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all night in running them of on the type
writer.
When he dictates he looses himself entirely
in his thoughts. and very often walks through
three rooms as he talks, letting his stenog-
rgpher follow him around if he cares to, or
else catch his remarks as best he can.
Once Cochran kept q stenographer up till
after o'clock in the morning in taking notes
and running them off. and that was after
almost continuous work for two preceding
days. He is simply tremendous worker
when he once begins. and has that power OF
concentration which leads to distinction in
almost any line of work.
Senator Mills is about the only Senator vino
has the habit of talking to himself. When
pondering on tariff paragraphs, or stirred up
over anything, he makes running speech to
himself in something between whisper and
an undertone, which may be intelliSible to
those who know him well, but is not to
chance hearers.
Very few people who glanced casually at
Senator Csmden, of West Virginia, would
suppose for an instant that he was one OF the
shrewdest business men in the United States
Senate. But he is, and the possession of sew
era millions is perhaps the best proof OF that
fact.
Camden was West Point cadet for two
years. is a lawyer by profession, but had the
keenness to get into the petroleum industry
in its earlier DAYS, and thus became a partici-
pator in standard oil interests. He Is also
large holder of West Virginia lands and rail-
way stock.
Chairman Wilson, of the Ways and Means
Committee of the House. appeared on the
floor of the chamber just before O'Clock yes
terday and was greeted by a round Of ap-
plause by his colleagues in the chamber.
For a few minutes the crowd around the
distinguished tariff reformer was SO great
that order was with difficulty maintained.
During the course of the afternoon all the
leading members on both sides OF the House
extended their personal congratulations to
Mr. Wilson on his regained health.
1t was rather surprise to learn the other
day that leading member of Congress,
whose name is well known throughout the
country, has never been in New York city.
He has gotten as far as Philadelphia, but, as
he puts it, he never had any business in New
York, and so did not go there.
Some of the New England members, how
ever, hold the prize for home staying. There
is one member of that delegation who has
never even been in Virginia, although he has
been in Congress several terms.