The Washington times., 1894-07-15
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.


Speaker Crisp Is still out of town and doe
not expect to be back for several days. H
telegraphed yesterday that his sons condition
was still serious and that he would moi
leave home until Tuesday. In the meantime
/ the Committee on Rules is rather unwilling t
map out any work far ahead. and is living or
the theory that sufficient unto the day Is tht
evil thereof.
During the coming week, however, It is ex
pected that the Patterson bill to repeal the
anti-pooling clause of the interstate com.
merce act aud the Nicaragua Canal bills will
| be pushed forward by the Interstate Com.
merce Committee. The resolution for an in
vestigation into the strike by the same CON-
mittee will also be considered. The resolu-
tion for the submission of an amendment to
the Constitution providing for the election oil
Senators by direct vote Of the people will
also be given consideration. These bills are
among the more important, and it is thought
that action ought to be taken on all OF them
this session.
Mr. Richardson. Speaker pro tenn. Of the
House. was called out of town yesterday, and
notified the Clerk of the House that Mr..
Dockery was appointed to take his place
during his absence.
The following story is told on one of the
Florida Congressman. and is worth repeti-
ton:
The gentleman in question was called on
the other day AT his hotel by delegation OF
about twenty citizens from his district who
had come to advocate the claims Of n certain
candidate for postmaster, who, 1t was geIer-
ally understood. was TO get the place. but
whose nomination failed to be recorded
among the elect on the yellow tissue paper.
The delegation all knew the Congressman
pretty well, and SO they went up to the Con-
gressman's room in n body, where they found
him shaving and filed in one by one.
The Florida statesman was rather dismayed
by the delegation and didn't kno " just what
TO do with them but after pause he blurted
out rather sharply:
''Look herei
"Of course you know don't mind 1t a bit,
but "A man can't act up here at Washington
the way he would down in Florida. They
have Il thing they call etiquette up here, and
it's the proper thing to send up your card be-
fore you come to gentleman's room"
''All right" said the leader, who took the
matter more seriously than was intended.
well go down stairs and send up our cards."
Before the Congressman could recover from
his surprise the whole delegation filed out OF
the room without another word and a few
minutes later porter brought up batch Of
cards.
The Congressman reflected n moment.
"Tell them I'm out. was his answer.
The delegation has not been heard of since,
but it is rumored that they have purchased
books On etiquette ito learn what the damned
thing is, anyway"
Judge Cobb, OF Alabama, starts for his
home to-day to take part in the state cam
paign and incidentally look after his fences
IL tr,rnr do IL.
and will speak In a number of places. He
says the Popuists are not as strong In Ala
bama as they have been heretofore but
laments the fact that in a district where a
nomination is equivalent to an election, so
mtny men should bob-up as candidates when
a man S back is turned.
the other day two men were standing in
the House lobby looking at the painting OF
Tom Reed, in tire collection of ex Speakers OF
the House which adorns the lobby. They
were strangers and apparently had little in
common. Each seemed to be studying the
picture for his own satisfaction.
Finally one of them sad: II don't think
that looks much like Reed. it's a rotten poor
likeness. don's you think soY"
The other man hesitated but after a little
said he thought it was a fair likeness on the
whole
But the nose, that isn't exactly like Reeds
nose"
The second man was silent
And that expression about the mouth is q
little peculiar, isn't it,
The second man was still silent.
And l never saw Reed hold his hand on
his watch chain like that Don't you think
it really poor picture?'
The second man was no longer silent. "I
painted it,, he SAID. and strode away.
'Ths ablest man on the Republican side,
eh, said prominent Democratic Congress
mal who was asked that question by fellow
Democrat. and repeated the query ''Well,
there's Judge Daniels, he usually knows
what he's talking about, and there's Reed.
and Dalzeil. l guess on the whole John Dal-
zell fits the bill better than anyone else, and"
be added. as Wilson. of Washington. and
Quigg. of New York, strobe by, 'he don't talk
all the time the way these two fellows do"
II am thorougly tired Of these Friday even
ing pension sessions. said a southern Con-
gresham yesterday. I've wasted all the time
propose TO on them. The last three times
have been here regularly and almost nothing
has been done. The House ought not to be
bothered with the matter anyway, and If it is,
a special day should be set aside for those
bills. Hereafter propose to spend my Fri
day evenings at home"
"Down in Tate's district when the moon
Shines" said Georgian yesterday, there
are such a collection of illicit whisky stills
that all a member OF Congress has to do to
secure reelection is to introduce bill every
-wo years TO repeal the internal revenue laws.
Not that any one expects they will actually be
repealed: it's only u matter of sentiment. |
lhey like to feel that their Congressman is
with them.
The more Insignificant member OF Con- |
yress or Senator is the more likely he is to |
all into the extremely heavy and deferential |
expressions in addressing or interrupring one !
,f his colleagues on the floor
II beg to inform my distinguished and in |
elligent friend" said a member the other |
lay to man, who apparently felt quite inno- |
cent OF the virtues attributed to him. This is |
'nly one of number of instances Some |
speakers. when referring to gentleman in |
he opposite House, refer to him with PAN
,gyric as involved and as indecipherabie as |
hat which Isocrates pronounced upon the |
Athenians. They probably think it very ele-
CANT, but it wasn't.
The House Judiciary Committee has de-
,ided to report favorably bill prepared by
Lane, of Illinois, which has
ome important consequences. 1t provides |
Igainst gold" contracts, that is to say, de-
iares that the contracts for the payment of |
,old shall be construed as for payment in any
money that shall be legal tender at the time
or the payment of the debt.
MIR. Lane holds that individuals should not