The Washington times., 1894-04-27
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

Just why Senator Higgins decided to tnfiict
another dirge on Hawaii upon the Senate Il
would be difficult to say No one wanted to hear
It. The subject Is as dead as 1t can possibly be- at
least in that phase Of 1t that Higgins touched
upon. There were not more than dozen
Senators on the floor during the speech, and
many sat in the cloak room, where they would
be Just beyond earshot.s
A few old ladies in the gallery smiled benev-
olently and looked piously pleased at the
Delaware Senator's allusion to that naughty
queen, the usual regiment OF loafers listened
occasionally-while they were awake-and
in that, as Senator Harris would have put 1t,
"another day was lost in the consideration Of
the great tariff bill"
Gen. Sewell, ex-senator from New Jersey, q
Republican by persuasion, an Irishman by
birth, and politician by intuition, has re-
turned from his quarterly visit to the board Of
managers Of the Soldiers Home ut Hampton,
Va, and is now, Us always, ready to listen to
information on two things-one the United
States Senatorship. the other the interests OF
the Pennsylvania railroad.
When told that people were talking about
him fer Senator he said: "They will do that
as long as am alive"
Gen Sewell agrees with the general prog
nostication that the Republicans will capture
five out Of the eight New Jersey congressional
seats in the autumn election.
Senator Calvin S. Brice is typical broker
Senator. The click Of the ticker is more
familiar to him than a roll-call and about
dozen times US interesting. He exhibits the
usual brokers' concentration on what he is
about to utter, Indifferent to what is going
on about him. l was talking to an Ohioan
the other day about Brices career and he
voiced the sentiment that Brice was failure as
a politician. that his hold on the state OF Ohio
consisted largely II not entirely in the rather
expensive machine he has built up and keeps
running by sufficient ''oil." "Brice," he
continued, 'has few friends In the Senate, and
mas not gained any foothold there such as
he has long hoped for and nourished at the
time he had the presidential bee In his bon
net.
POLITICALLY speaking" he added "Brice has
made one great error. He lets everybody
who has anything to do with him see that
he has no use for anyone whom he does not
want to use right away. That may be all
right from some points OF view, but it Is fool
ish thing for any politician to be guilty OF.
You note. for instance, that when he is reading
over to talk to him the Ohio Senator hardly
ever pays attention. That shows what l
mean"
DIR. Thomas Dunn English, Of Newark, New
Jersey, is the only real poet in the House, and
Is quite ftenEcalled upon to write odes and
poems for special occasions. The latest de-
mand upon his talents has been made by the
G. A. R. for their memorial day exercises, for
which DIR. English is to write poem.
The income tax Is not going to get through
without good fight after all, even if 1t is
amended to suit all parties. One Of the Sena-
tors, who recently made a speech against that
measure said emphaticaly yesterday: "Yes. l
have heard about some changes to the income
tax which would limit the time Of Its opera
ton. but 1t is not good tax for one day, and,
therefore, do not think 1t is good tax for
year or any term Of years. l sh..l not be sat-
isfled with any action which does not elimi-
nate it from the bill entirely.
Hon. Thomas Jordan Jarvis, Of North Car
olina, became a member of the Senate yester-
day upon the presentation and acceptance Of
his credentials, and was sworn in with the
usual formalities.
Senator Ransom, the Chesterfield OF the
Senate" being the master OF ceremonies on
this occasion, the affair passed of with all
the eclat which would have been expected.
After the installation the new Senator re-
ceived the congratulations OF numerous
friends.