The Washington times., 1894-07-09
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

Mr.. Bowers Of California. was heard dis
cussing the qualities of leadership Of Speaker
Crisp and Ex-Speaker Reed the other day.
"Reed. " said Mr.. Bowers, 'flnds out what
the different members OF his party want and
then does that"
"Crisp decides carefully what Is best for the
party and then puts 1t into execution. Hav-
ing once decided on policy. Crisp Is always
ready and capable in pushing 1t through, and
he lets It be understood that party interests de-
mand it.
Reed fatters men by asking their opinions,
and when he finds out whit the majority In
his party want he champions that, confident
that any man who doesn't have his way will
attribute the situation to the majority, and
follow Reed because he only plays the role Of
putting It into execution.
Abrother Congressman OF Amos Cummings.
an associate OF his on the Land Affairs Com
mittee, but one whose name must not be told
because the good people of his district cherish
scruples against drinking what Mr.. Cummings
constituents do not, appeared in tho cloak
room the other day with two or three OF the
small beer labels that encircle the neck
OF the bottle pasted to his cuff. Some
one asked him what the purpose
Of such a decoration might be. "Oh, was the
response,"I I find that Amos is continually slid
ing away and getting m extra bottle. We
are under pledge to treat each other fairly
and / was there to keep tab on Amos"
A hayseed entered the elevator at the Senate
wing OF the Capitol one day last week after
having listened to two or three hours OF
speeches. and after taking two or three trips
up and down the elevator shaft without de-
Gliding where to get out, finally demanded to
be let out sat the dining floor" When he
got there and started out into the corridor he
whispered confldentially into the ear Of a
newspaper man and asked TO be shown to
the dinner room, remarking as he did so
'that he hadn't heard the bell ring yet. but
he was feeling mighty hungry"
According to one o. the Capitol guides the
Germans are the most intelligent foreigners
who visit the Capitol, the Frenchmen the
most enthusiastic, and the Englishmen the
most curious. He says that they/want to see
everything and TO hear all the historical in
formation available, but that il he ever ven-
lures to describe American institutions they
invariably informed him that they cared
nothing about our institutions. Spanish
especially panish-Americans-fcrm a large
part Of the foreign contingent, and these, the
guide added, were the most pleased of all,
the most liberal in feeling, and made the
fewest criticisms.
It Is rumored now that the three Territories.
Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, are not to
get their statehood as soon as was expected,
and that they will have to wait until next
session before their bills will be passed by
the Senate and presented to the President for
bis signature. The reason for this delay is
said to be etwo-fold-frst, that the Senate does
not feel in mood to do any more work than
the appropriation bills this session; and, sec
ondly, and perhaps more interesting reason,
too, that II the Territories wait until the fall
they will have a good chance to become more
Democatic, or to be conscious Of the fact that
they will owe their promised statehood to the
Democratic party. That, 1t is limited, will be
enough to make the three Territories go DEM
ocratic surely in the fail. and then there will
not only be no fear OF admitting them on the
ground that they MAJ be really Republican,
but they will be compelled, as it were, to give
pledges In advance.
Representative Geissenhainer, Of New Jer-
sey, and Librarian Barnett, of the House. who
halls from the same state, were talking about
the strike in the lobby Saturday.
New jersey" said Mr.. Geissenhainer, "is
the most patriotic and the most abused state
in the Union. Why, when the New Jersey
militia had served out their two years enlist
ments in the army at the beginning of the
war and were returning to their state, they
were asked by the Governor Of Pennsylvania
to aid in suppressing the attempted invasion
OF his state by the rebels in 1868. They went,
and a large number were killed. Talk about
militia; IL you had a few regiments Of Jersey
militia out In Chicago order would be re-
stored mighty quickly"