The Washington times., 1894-04-04
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.


Hon. Patrick Walsh, Of Georgia, will un-
doubtedly make an impression in the Senate.
He is said to be forcible and direct. but not
eloquent, in the general acceptation Of that
term. He speaks with marked Irish brogue
which adds piquancy to his remarks. A Geor-
gia member tells OF his famous speech in NOM
mating the late Alfred q. Colquitt for the
Governorship the second time; The conven-
ton had been In session several days, and was
getting tired of it. Mr.. Walsh arose and said,
with pause of about thirty seconds between
each word: .'We-have-come-here
nominate-Alfred II. Colquitt-for-Governo
-and-by-the-etern l-God-we--intend
to-do-it." The fight lasted nearly week
longer, but they "did' it.
Bourke Cochran is back again and in the
House o part Of the time. He apparently
does not care to make much Of an effort to
conceal his general Indifference to what goes
on on the floor. For good part OF the time
yesterday he sat quietly in a corner Of the
lobby, reading papers. And there was just
that in his manner In attending roll-call
that suggested his disgust at the way things
were going. Mr.. Cochran Is too big man
for the House as it is now constituted, and as
1t now conducts itself, and he would un-
doubtedly enjoy himself much more in his
law office in New York. 1t is public gossip,
too, that he intends to do it. and will not
again be candidate for his present seat.
Mr.. Dunphy, of New York. is confident that
his amended New York and New Jersey
bridge bill will become law in thirty days.
Mr.. Bartlett was opposed to certain phrases
in the bill, which seemed to vest in the COM
mission the right to settle the question of the
piers and span. irrespective of the judgment
OF the Secretary OF War. This is amended to
make the actions of the commission merely
recommendation. Therefore the bill. as pre-
pared by Mr.. Dunphy. will satisfy the objec-
tions of the President when he vetoed the last
bill, and also conform to the opinions of GER
tain congressman who were opposed to the
bill in its old form.
Ed Walcott on the Republican side and Joe
Blackburn on the Democratic set the style for
the other Senators. Mr. Blackburn has just
come out in Spring suit of gray with frock
coat in recognition of the approach of Sum-
mer, and always wears a bunch of violets in
his lapel. Just at the present moment he is
the most breezy and refreshing sight in either
chamber. Even Franklin Bartlett has not yet
come out in his Spring suit, SO Mr.. Black
burn holds the field quite alone.
Speaking of boutonieres, Blackburn is one
of the few who wear them, and about the only
man who chooses violets. number Of Con-
gressmen. Springer, Hatch, Lacey, Cadmus,
and Pigott. usually wear some red fiower-in
true Democratic fashion-and Mr.. Springer
would never venture forth without this finish
ing touch.
Representative Geissenhelmer, OF New
Jersey, in speaking of the Democratic outlook
in his state, said that Mr.. Oliver who con-
Quoted the national campaign Of 1892 de-
clared that the Democrats would meet with
a severe defeat throughout every section un-
less the tariff bill were passed by June /.
He declared that the large number of manu-
factories In his state that would be opposed
to the income tax was very large, and inas-
much as the dividends were also taxed in the
hands Of a recipient, provided his total in
come equalled 81, 600, there was a double tax
alton which would stir up great dispute at
Democratic systems of taxation. He regretted
that the tax on checks had not been imposed,
as that created very little opposition, was
easily collected and afforded a test of the
genuineness of checks as it would not be i'm
itated easily.
He expressed the belief that the House
would agree to the tax on sugar as required
by the Senate bill and said he knew great
many members who We're perfectly willing to
yield on the question.
see that Brown Sequard is dead; and do
you remember when we heard that he had
discovered an elixir Of life how DR.. Ham
mond insisted that he, too, had experimental
successfully in the same direction? / called
upon DR.. Hammond one day to ask him
about this discovery. and he seemed willing,
after sufficient urging. TO tell me about it
He really seemed to think that he had dis
covered the secret OF perpetual youth, and
several of the patients then at his sanitarium
seemed to think so too. At that time Dr.
Hammond had about forty patients, and they
averaged him about 800 a week apiece. His
expenses were about $1,000 week, and it.
therefore. took the mathematician merely
moment to figure that his net income in year
was something like Sl50,000.