The Washington times., 1894-08-08
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.
| Two Senators were talking about the House
caucus yesterday morning and amusing them
selves by laughing at Mr.. Springer.
"He has not the House back OF him." said
one, but nevertheless he has taken off his yell
low coat. like Ii Hung Chang, and is preparing
for war;" "Well." was the ready reply, ''ii
he doesn't look out he will be Ii Chang
Hung"
In the morning hours yesterday while
members were canvassing sentiment on the
question OF the caucus and Of supporting the
House conferees in their fight for tree coal
and iron, prominent figure in the House
| lobby was the Hon. John L. Russell, once OF
| Boston, now more or less resident OF
Washington. He was under the guardian
| ship of well-known Massachusetts member
| Of Congress, and was evidently putting in
| good work for the Dominion Coal Syndicate.
| OF course, Mr.. Russell was not lobbying. Ii
| is not likely he would have had the audacity
to do that under the eyes Of several hundred
| Congressman and score or more OF cor
respondents. But it may be he inferred,
perhaps, that he was simply doing his duty.
Massachusetts men always strive to do their
political duty as a good tariff reformer, urg-
| ing the wavering member of the House to
| stand shoulder to shoulder and support the
President and the conferees in the great
| fight for "principle" and incidentally for in
terest In Dominion coal common stock.
The representatives Of the sugar trust spent
most of their time in their hotels when they
were here, and occasionally visited Senators
| at their homes. But no one ever saw them,
| in their most earnest tariff reform moments,
| on the geographic outskirts of n caucus. Tho
| trust ought to hide its face for very shame in
| allowing their representatives to exhibit
a less degree of diligence in this respect
| than the Dominion Coal Company. No won
der they don't succeed in having sugar
schedule fixed to suit them without these vex-
atious delays.
The death of Max Sackrider of Michigan,
one Of the pages OF the House, occurred yes
terday from typhoid fever. He was one of
the most popular and one of the brightest
boys on the House side of the Capitol and
was especially well liked by the delegation
from his State, number OF whom accom-
panied the remains to the station, whence
they were sent to Master Sackriders home in
Michigan.
The House during the day passed a resolu-
tion giving the equivalent OF Sackrider's sal
ary for six months to his mother and defray-
ing the funeral expenses.
Senator Turpie said yesterday afternoon
that Senator Voorhees, was much more COM
Portable and would probably be around again
in few days.
The Alabama Democrats were rejoicing yes
terday over the defeat of Populism in their
State, the election OF their former colleague,
Nr. Oates, to the Governorship, and the cap
ture of the legislature, which insures the re-
election of Senator Morgan.
During the day the following telegram from
the chairman of the State central committee
| was received by Mr.. Bankhead and passed
around among the members o! the delegation:
"Oates elected by $4,000 easily, probably
more. We have legislature by 25 or 80 on joint
ballot. II. c. ToMPKISs, Chairman"
Senator Butler, of South Carolina, has tele-
graphed that he will be back in Washington
on Friday ready for any action that the Sen
ate may be ready to take on the tariff bill. He
has been away two months looking after his
campaign. and feels confident now of VIC
tory over Gov. Tillman. whose stumping tour
did not prove as successful as Ben" supposed
it would be.
On showing the ups and downs of political
life il is said that there are engaged as en-
ployeS of the Senate and House two ex-
sheriffs five ex-members of State legislatures,
three ex-members of State senates, and sew
eral county clerks.
Most OF these men are now occupying posi-
tions of very much smaller revenue and
vastly less dignity than they have previously
held at their homes. But not few are old
cronies of some of the present Representatives
from their States and few years ago were
their political equals.
"If Things go on as they have been goipg,'
said member OF Congress from the State of
Texas, which usually goes Democratic by a
majority of good deal over 100000, yester-
day, Il shall expect to see repeated on our
side the sorry exhibition of political comfort
which the New York Tribune made to the
spectators gathered before their stereopticon
election returns in 1892 when Cleveland was
reelected and carried so many Republican
States before him. On that occasion when-
ever the Tribune had no good news TO give
out it kept putting out the same old chestnut
bulletins. Ohio has gone Republican by 200
majority and latest Indications from Ohio are
that the State will certainly be Republican,
Il think this year we may have to run out
bulletins that the latest indications from
Texas are that the State has gone Democratic
by majority OF at least 1,0O0.'
In the prayer of Chaplain Milburn at the
opening of the Senate yesterday touching al
lusion was made to the bereavement of Sena-
tor Daniel, whose young son was recently
killed in runaway accident. Senator Daniel
is at his home in Lynchburg.
Mr.. Jeffreys. the head Of the contingent Of
the industrial army from the State of Wash
ington. and several other commonweal lead
ers now stationed in the outskirts of Washing
ton, were given hearing by the Senate Com
mittee on Education and Labor yesterday.
They advocated the PETER bill. which provides
for an issue of S25O,OO0,OO0 for the construc-
tion OF public works.
SHY ON SCOTTISH ROMANCE.
Two Correspondents Revise the Posts"
Reference TO the Lady of the Lake.
EDITOR TINES: According to THE TINES
this morning the editor of the Post is little