The Washington times., 1894-07-22
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

and irrepressible free trader from Ohio, went
over to the Senate on Friday 10 hear David
Bennett Hill advocate his pet theory OF free
raw materials. Mr.. johnson sat as very
attentive listener near Mr.. Hills desk while
the latter made his remarkable declaration OF
friendship and admiration for the President.
When the New York Senator sat down. the
Ohio statesman turned to him and said: "Sen-
ator Hill. that was a very good speech OF
yours-vcry good, indeed, but, like making
your declarations OF confidence in the Presi-
dent. reminds me OF remark made by q
friend of mine to me 4 good many years ago
when was young man out In ONO. We
had gone off together for Summer vacation
and had made the acquaintance OF three or
four Summer girls. The usual fiirtations fol-
lowed. and before the time had come to go
home had become just little interested. The
night before we were to start-the time had
been fixed at 5 o'clock in the morning and
we had said Sood-by the night before-we
went to bed toleraby early. Almost mid
night was awakened by my friend tossing
in his bed and apparently worry restless. I
waited u while before speaking to him, but
finally asked him what the matter was. %,
Tom was his reply, she says she loves me,
but don't believe it," Mr.. Hill saw the
point and smiled visibly.
There have been all sorts Of criticisms Of
President Cleveand's conduct for allowing
Mr. Wilson to read that letter of his, which
has caused, perhaps, a greater sensation than
any similar one in his political career. 'All
the characteristics of the executive are ex-
hibited in it, said a Congressman yesterday,
who is n believer in the worth Of the Presi-
dent, although not an ardent friend OF his
II think" no added, THAT Chauncey Depew
and William Lloyd Garrison have about hit
him of. Mr. Depew said. "The President is
sluggish, but courageous" Mr.. Garrison was,
perhaps. happier in saying that the great vir-
ture of Mr.. Cleveland was his INSPIRED stub
bornness."
The ever-restless cranks, Of which this
country seems to have just now a larger pro-
portion than it is entitled to, or than 1t de-
serves, are again writing their insane letters,
and this time it is the poor, unfortunate tariff
conferees who are the victims Of their pen
and ink wrath.
Almost every member OF the committee has
received his letter, and they range from the
Simple to the gorgeous verbiage in which
cranks always compose their ultimata- One
receiver suggested to the conferees that they
"order their coffins" II the income tax were
left in the bill, others suggested that the
power above has commanded them to rid the
world OF the friends OF the wicked sugar
trust, &c.
The precious documents are being de-
posted In waste baskets as soon as received.
''I've had 400 postmasters appointed down
In my district SO far" said Judge Cockrell, of
Texas, the other day, but the boys don't
seem to be satisfied" Then as he rapidly
affixed postage stamps to large pile Of let
tiers, all addressed to places in Texas. that
were heaped up on his desk, he added: i've
answered fifty more applications to-day"
"Most of these letters l write myself" he
..hut NV iau oh tor "a ant
deal OF correspondence. It's great thing for
n man in public life to have some member of
his family who is competent to handle his
formal and perfunctory correspondence with
out consulting him. The average clerk will
do it very carelessly and will never take the
interest that should be taken in answering
what appears TO be an unimportant letter. 1t
pays public man TO be careful in his cor
respondence."
Among the tiles in the terralated floor
which runs around the House galleries there
are at intervals of few feet certain round
tiles. convex in form. which almost every Wis
itor to the Capitol is sure to notice because
of their conveNity. which invariably causes
strangers to stumble over them. They are OF
blue ground with white harps upon them,
and their presence suggests that some ardent
Hibernian. determined that the national en-
blem should be represented in some way per-
petually at the Capitol. may have compro-
missed by taking blue instead OF green and
keeping the harp. At any rate no visitor to
the Capitol with the ordinary American habit
Of observation can pass along without shuf-
fling over the tiles and thus having his atten-
tion attracted to them.
Mr.. Heard is quite farmer In his way and
can figure on the wisdom OF sending his pro-
duce to Chicago or St Louis in the form OF corn
81.
Most OF the farmers out in Missouri are
feeding their corn TO their stock nowadays"
said Mr.. Heard, rather than to ship it to Chi
cago, on account of the heavy railway rates
We fatten up our hogs in a short time. and
figure that a bushel OF corn, which is worth 40
cents, if fed to hogs will produce ten pounds,
say at 4 cents a pound. By sending our
produce to market in the shape of pork rather
corn there is a big saving in freights.
During the great tariff fight of the past few
weeks Chairman Wilson and his friend,
Clifton Breckinridge, have very frequently
gone down the Potomac to Four Mile Run
and tried their luck with hook and rod as a
means of getting a little relaxation after a
good days work. But although they are
both great fishermen and look upon fishing
trip as having for its prime object the filing |
OF their creels-and not their canteens, after |
the advice of Amos Cummings-they have not |
had much better luck in landing fish than
they have had in landing tariff bill.
Representative Geissenhainer, of New |
Jersey, is a sadder and a wiser man.
Mr.. Geissenhainer is the chairman of the |
House Committee on Immigration, and is |
deeply interested in the whole question of |
immigration. With the possible exception |
Of Mr.. Stump, the commissioner of i'm |
migration, Mr.. Geissenhainer probably |
knows more about the subject in a |
practical way than anybody in Wash |
ington. His knowledge of the evils of the |
world is not SO great. and he found himself |
outwitted in very annoying way on Friday |
by Hon. W. A. Stone OF Pennsylvania. gem
.leman who believes in getting his bills
through anyway, notwithstanding the per-
versity of any committee or Of the House.
Some time ago Mr.. Stone introduced bill
providing that all intending immigrants to the |
United States abroad should present them
selves to the United States consul in the dis
rict in which they live. certifying to their ELF
yibility for admission into the United States
lnder the existing laws regulating immigra-
ion. Mr.. Geissenhainer's committee, of
course, had charge Of the bill. and they took
t under consideration and appointed day
or a hearing for Mr.. Stone and the advocates
If his pet measure But somehow Mr.. Stone
got the idea into his head that the Immigra-
ion Committee was opposed to the bill, that
hey were restrained wickedly and dishonOr-
by il the interest of the steamship companies
who would naturally be opposed to all laws
egufating and, in consequence, limiting i'm
migration. He did not appear on the day
lamed, but quietly and by stealth arose in the
House one day and had the bill referred to
he Judiciary Committee instead. This COM
nittee reported the bill and it was placed