The Washington times., 1894-03-19
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

CLOAh NUUN AND UAkLENI.
Senator Dubois, of Idaho, the stirring and
energetic chieftain Of the silver forces In the
Senate, is always an interesting talker in any
phase or aspect Of the silver question that
may be under discussion. He knows the
arguments Of his opponents from A to and
has his answers al ready, and good ones
they are. Speaking Of the Bland bill the
other day Senator Dubois said he had some
little hesitation in voting for it. 1t really did
nothing for silver, as it only secured the coin
age of existing bullion in the Treasury and
did not touch the main question for which he
and his friends were fighting. But he did so
all the recognition for silver they could, and
no opportunity should be lost.
Dubois, by the way, was the law spoon
man at Yale College. That was back in '72.
In the good old days large wooden
spoon was voted to the most popular man in
the class, and Dubois being the worthy Sc
lected by his classmates, was honored with
the appointment Mt that time. But 1t SO
happened that college feeling had run so
high between different sections OF '72 that
Dubois. though prominent man and mem-
Der of d. X. E., refused the honor. Another
man was chosen, and still another, all refus-
ing. From that day to this there has been
no spoon" man at Yale.
The Idaho Senator had n brother in the same
class, who was very popular fellow ana
filled the much-coveted post OF custos OF d.
K Z. The two brothers have both been sue
cessful, but Fred, perhaps, the more so.
About commencement time his figure is
usually n familiar one around the old uni
versity town, where he comes to see his
classmates and those whom he knew well in
classes about his time. He knows lots OF
men in the later classes too, and as Yale
man is second to none for his interest and
his large acquaintance.
little incident occurred at the Capitol the
other day which perhaps passed unnoticed
to more than a score of people. but they were
all apparently struck by it. 1t was about
noon and ex-Speaker Reed, in a tour from the
House to the Senate, happened to pass into
the rotunda and under the dome at moment
when every one else happened to be gathered
about the sides. The massive appearance Of
and body-seemed to strike every one at
once, and a full score OF people paused to look
at him with even more than their usual in
terest.
ran across one of the pages in the Sem
ate not long ago with two handsome, gold
edged autograph books which belonged one
to Senator Allen, of Nebraska, and the other
to the new Mississippi Senator, Mr.. Laurin.
He told me that the "old gentlemen were
Just as anxious to have full list of the sigma
lures Of their colleagues in the chamber as the
boys were. We usually improve the oppor-
tunity to get our own books filed at the
same time. he said, and pointed with pride to
his own smaller volume. Inch two or three
more OF the bright little fellows gathered
around with their books, and l came to the
conclusion that the autograph maker would
be pretty well stocked for future collectors.
Congressman Joe Walker, of Massachusetts,,
is hustler in politics. He lives in cozy
homelike quarters at the Shoreham, filed
with books and documents for reference, for
he is close student and discriminating in
vestigator in the sphere OF politics. He is
always one of the first in his seat at the
House, and he is usually about the last to
take leave of the cloak rooms. Gen Walker
is soon to start on u trip West. where he Will
unfold to the people of those parts the great
virtues of RepuDicanism and advise them
to send some gentlemen of thai persuasion TO
fill up the present scanty representation on
his side of the House. On the 23d he speaks
in ST. Louis. where the opinions of Messrs.
Vest and Bland have great weight. Needless
to say. Gen. Walker will make it hot for the
Democrats when he gets in his work.
A frequent visitor to the Capitol who was
painting hard after hurried climb up the
Capitol steps came TO me the other day with
a suggestion. Every time L come here he
said, Il find a lot of people like myself rush.
ing up these steps in way that suggests
death from heart disease. As to the pilgrims
from the outside world, of course they want to
climb slowly up the steps. 1t is their Mecca,
and like the pilgrim to Kune they would feel
that their visit were in vain without the toll
some ascent Of the Santa Scala. But for
those of US Who have daily work at the Capt.
tol IL is monotonous" Here he paused and
wiped his brow. Now what l want TO suS-
gest is that tunnel be run from the Peace
monument right under the terrace to some
point below the great structure and an ele
vator be put in to carry us up. And thought
it was not so Lad suggestion
Hon. Bellamv Sto rer OF Ohio, is one Of the
able thinkers of the House. who, unlike most
Representatives. can spare time from the
routine work of Congress to take a live inter-
est in our foreign and trade relations.
Just at present Mr.. Slower is making a special
study of the Nicaragua canal question, and
when that matter comes up he will have a
good deal to say about it that has not been
said before. The Buefelds incident brings
this issue nearer to the people than any event
for some time and may have an influence in
directing public sentiment more forcibly TO
the question of the propriety> of pushing the
canal project.
WhN Young Men Sin.