The Washington times., 1894-06-21
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

with the amount OF protection MS state mas
obtained in the new tariff bill, and now de-
clares that it will hardly suffer at all from the
changes. He is pleased at the action taken on
quicksilver. 1t appears, according to what
Mr.. Loud has to say, that there is practically
a quicksilver trust controlled by the London
contracts from the Spanish government
for the complete product OF the mines
Of Almaden. one Of the two greatest mines in
the world, and one from the Austrian govern
ment for the mines In that country, which are
the second richest. The terms OF these con-
tracts enable the Rothschilds practically to
| fix the price of quicksilver for the world, and
they do 1t. Mr.. Loud says the Californian
mines are only about one-tenth rs rich in
their proportion of quicksilver to the ton,
and that while we now, in spite of great odds,
produce enough to supply the United States
and some parts of Mexico, the industry is
capable OF still greater expansion.
A rather sensational episode occurred in
the Senate yesterday. Senator Allen, of Ne
braska, had moved to put all lumber on the
free list.
Senator Chandler charged that the Ne
braska Senator had made bargain with
the Democratic side to obtain it. In explain
ing MS vote on sugar, tue dilDUuuCeliieut tudt
he had not yet made up his mind how to vote
ON the final bill was a threat, and in getting
this amendment adopted he was completing
a bargain. Mr.. Allen retorted that his vote
and action was none OF Mr. Chandler 8 busi-
ness, and the New Hampshire Senator said
he proposed to make it his business.
Later on the Populist Senator made d reply
to Mr.. Chandler's charge, and said that he
did not propose to be deferred from his pur-
pose by Senator who put himself in the atti-
tude of baboon every time he got the
chance.
Discussing the political situation in his
state, Mr.. Loud said he hardly thought his
party would lose the senatorial chair falling
vacant next Fall He admitted that the
Democrats would make a hard fight, but
added with SMILE when asked whether the
state had not been educated up to Democratic
standards. that while it had progressed very
well. it had hardly gone so far as that. Mr..
Loud did not feel sure who would be the
leading Republican candidate in case Senator
Perkins, who was appointed by the Governor,
should net be returned.
These are Mr. BANDS quiet days. He has
nothing particular TO do in the matter Of
pushing silver legislation. and remains an
idol and a hero in the minds of many who are
free coinage believers.
DR.. English, of New Jersey, is still out of
town on account of illness, and there are
again reports that he will resign before the
close OF the present Congress. If he does
this he will give up his salary for the remain
der of his term, which is more than most
Congressman would care to do.
The Maine Congressman all frequent a GER
tain portion of town, and are constantly to be
seen there. 1t is the northwest part OF town
above Fourteenth and K streets. Almost
every day Frye, Reed. Millken. Dingley, and
Boutelle may be noticed on X street. between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth. and Hale lives
only two blocks of. Reed lives at the Shore
ham; Frye. Boutelie. and Dinglev at the Ham
ilton, corner Fourteenth and X; Milliken on
Fourteenth street. near |. 1t is apparently a
happy family. All the Maine representatives
are on good terms, and dwell together in a
good deal of unity.
But there is one serious objection to the
Maine delegation. They talk too much.
Scarcely a day passes that one or both the
Maine Senators do not have something to say
and on the average half the Maine delegation
talks in the House every day. When Bou-
tele was making his heroic assault on the ad-
ministration for its Hawaiian policy, for sew
eral days all the Maine delegation talked in
the House; and at the same time Frye and
HaleNyere energetlcally at work at the other
end OF the Capitol. That was altogether too
| much.
Mr.. Aldrich, of Chicago. was greatly amused
by the statement in a local paper concern
ing that conspiracy in the dome to blow
up the Capitol which was engineered by
Jaxon and strange man and woman"
The two people were prominent Chicagoans,
and Mr.. Aldrlch. who had seen Jaxon about
| the Capitol. asked him as a favor to show
| these people the objects of interest.
| Thus does rumor spread, as it did in the
| days of Virgil, who, in the fneid, gives a
good description of the rapid spread of un-
truth, which ought to be printed in large let
tiers. tackled up in all newspaper offices that
| show feverous anxiety TO get great big
scoops" or whose representatives, believe
| all they hear.
Hon. Serene Payne, of central New York.
| has bought a new brown suit of the china
silk seersucker variety. and two other per-
| spring Congressman have followed his illus
Irious example.
An amusing incident occurred in the House
lobby the other day which illustrates the vast
influence OF the thermometer
Mr.. Randolph. the weather clerk, had gone
up on the roof of the Capitol to adjust the
heat-registering apparatus there, as he is fire.
quently obliged to do. In so doing he disar-
| ranged some portion of the apparatus so that
the thermometer in the House lobby below
registered Jos for some minutes
Congressman who strolled into the lobby
and glanced at the ttermometric chart COM
mented on the excessive heat and sent for
fans. while others thought it must be hot
enough for iced tea and mint juleps.
The next day several new china silk suits
were in evidence in the House, and press dis
patches were sent everywhere that, owing to
the excessive heat in Washington, there was
every probability of an early termination OF
the tariff debate.
Congressman Dunn, of Elizabeth, n. j.. had
something Of an experience in the lexington
hotel fire.
He occupied a room in the hotel. and was
sitting up in his room in a half doze when the
alarm of fire awoke him. He rushed out into
the hallway. where the smoke was so dense
that he had to crawl along on his hands and
knees to the stairway and rolled down.
When he reached the bottom he was some
what the worse for bruises, but he appeared
at the Capitol yesterday morning and was at
once on the lookout for a report on his bill to
bridge Newark bay.
The friends of Senator White. of Califor-
nia-especially those like Senators Smith and
Caffery. who have already shown a DISPOSE
ton to look out for local interests in their
own states-were on hand at the opening OF
he fa offar fbo{r
congratulations on the protection of the
quicksilver interests OF his state.
Other Californians, however. are not in
clined to feel very much gratitude toward
Senator White for the quicksilver duty. and
claim that he did less to secure it than apy