The Washington times., 1894-12-17
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.


Nobody realizes the large proportion Of
ject of legal variety arises, or until he be-
gins TO calculate upon the future occupation
OF the retiring members.
What are you going to do when your term
ends?" was asked by somebody at the House
OF Congressman O'Neill, OF Missouri.
''Why go back to my law bushes in st.
Louis" replied Mr.. O'Neili. There is a
great lack of really great lawyers in that city,
especially when l am absent. There are
plenty OF these constitutional lawyers, you
know. and that sort of things, but as for the
real, genuine, simon-pure article, tell you it
is mighty scarce with us. No question about
what l shall do, my boy"
Senator Harris does not like the idea of.he-
ing dictated 10 by the Supreme Court people
about retention Of their place in the Cap!-
tol building. He was explaining his plan for
a Federal court building TO some District
people the other day. when one OF them
mildly remarked that the justices OF the court
would not like 10 be removed from the Capt.
tol.
Wouldn't they?" said the Senator, with
some vigor. Wouldn't they2 Well If there
were place to put them, I'd be in favor of
sending tnem out Of the building tomorrow.
They have no claim on the Capitol, anyhow,
and we need the room they occupy badly
We ought TO erect handsome building oppo-
site the new Library and transfer them there
at once. whether they want to go, or not. -
Senator Allison is prominent figure in the
minds of President makers nowadays. 1t
is noticeable. too, that good many who
would naturally be looked upon as Harrison
men are quietly talking about Mr.. Allison.
1T looks TO me, :, said one of the most
prominent friends Of ex-Presldent Harrison,
talking of the Presidential outlook the other
day, 'as though Mr. Allison were more likely
10 come TO the front than ever before. and
perhaps quite as likely as any to win the nom
inati0n. He is a conservative man. OF long
experience in public affairs, safe, and with
out any attackaoe record.
The gossips OF the Capitol are looking for
ward with good deal of interest to the com
ing of Mr.. Thurston as successor to Senator
Manderson Mr.. Thurston is an artist in
words, almost, if not quite, the equal of Mr.
ingalls,, and if those two gentlemen should
get into the Senate together there would be
some remarkable word painting" IN the col
umns OF the Congressional Record.
Minister Cliff Brecknrdge's friends are
whispering that he is finding his new post as
minister 10 Russia an expensive luxury Mr..
Breckenridge was very frugal as member of
Congress. and was something the gamer,
year by year, in the matter of salary account
When it was announced that he was ap-
pointed 10 q position that would pay $4,000
a year. it seemed that he would be in clover.
His friends hear. however, that he finds 1t
impossible 10 perform his duties as prop
erly, aud maintain the dignity Of the
government as he feels he should, with
pypaphinn than tha ca1urTy
and drawing upon the little accumuaiions,
the result OF his Congressional service.
Representative George W. Smith. OF Illinois.
will no longer enjoy the distinction OF being
the only member OF the Smith family in the
House Of Representative. II has been re-
marked as somewhat peculiar that he has had
so few associates of that name in his long
Congressional service. Next time. however
Michigan will send Smith to keep him COM
pany. On the whole, however, it would seem
that the Smith family has had quite lis share
Of Congressional honors for there have been
10 less than eighty-siX Smiths in Congress
from the beginning down, and among them a
round dozen John Smiths.
II is a little interesting to note. in connec-
tion with the national bank agitation which
is just now coming TO the front again, that
We have had national bank system of some
sort or other for nearly seyenty-fve of the l05
years of the history of our government under
the Constitution. 1t is 1903 years since the
first bank of the United States was chartered.
on which the government made a handsome
profit by selling its stock TO English bankers
a few years later at 81 per cent. premium.
That bank lasted twenty years, when the
charter expired. In 1916 another was char
tered for atwenty years term, part OF which
proved an extremely stormy one. Two bills
for third charter, passed in 1874, were ve-
toed by President Tyler. Then, in 1861, came
the present system OF national banks. So it
appears that the national bank history OF this
country is quite ample. if the statesmen wish
material from which to draw in their argu-
ments OF this week