The Washington times., 1894-07-13
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

Representative Bland, of Missouri. has re-
turned to Washington, and was in his seat at
the Capitol yesterday after an absence of
many weeks. He has been with his son. who
has been exceedingly i'll with typhoid fever.
| but the recovery has been sufficiently rapid
| to insure speedy return to health.
Mr.. Bland had little to say on his favorite
! topic OF silver-only that he should try hard
to get bill reported from the Committee on
Coinage and il he succeeds will renew his
| fight. Mr.. Bland said he had not made any
| new silver converts. because there were none
| left to make out in Missouri.
AT the foot OF Capitol Hill, on Pennsylvania
avenue, there is a little shop where all the
spring waters OF the country can be obtained.
| They are not of the aerated water. made-to-
| order variety, but the natural spring water
| with all its freshness. Senator Vest Is one OF
its regular patrons and on almost any morn
ing may be seen to stop there before his as
cent of the hill. II is said he prefers sulphur
water. Senator Ransom is another who
quafrs with all the delight and satisfaction
that some men quaff other more palatable
drinks. OF the Congressio nal assemblage
there are a perfect army, some OF whom
fancy themselves sick and like to doctor
themselves with mineral waters after break
fast and others who like vichy and kissen-
gen for there own sake.
Mr. Boatner, of Louisiana, spends some Of
his time every day in joking, and his especial
delight is to find people who don't understand
joke and try his hand on them. Yesterday
he amused himself by searching out all the
most conservative Congressman he could in
the House and assure them in his most serious
tone OF his surprise that they should lend
themselves to such base uses as to intend to
introduce a petition for the impeachment of
the Attorney General for his attitude on the
strike question. Several were found who
took the thing most seriously, declared that
they had had no such intention, and appealed
In vain to Mr.. Boatner to give the source OF
his information so that they could put the
slanderer right, and then Mr.. Boatner quietly
winked and slid away.
Senator Perkins is very bitter in his criti-
cism of the Chinese treaty. which it is pro-
posed to bring before the Senate next week.
and says if it could only be debated in open
session ii would be killed without question.
With labor in its present condition in this
country. he declared. it is a most dangerous
course to add to the workingmen any consid-
cradle body Of Chinese. such rs he claims is
said to be the result of this new arrangement.
what we have now" he said yesterday.
represents the work OF thirty odd years. and
/. for one. am opposed to undoing it at all.
Why, if we could have the treaty debated in
open session Of the Senate for three hours.
and then wait week for the country to study
into the matter before a vote were taken, flye
votes coul not be obtained for it"
Senator Daniel, of Virginia. at the close OF
yesterdays session of the Senate, presented
the credentials of Hon. Thomas S. Martin. the
recently elected Senator from the Old Do
minion. who after next March is to occupy
the seat now held by Senator Eppa Hunton.
Utah took another days journey forward to
statehood yesterday. The House agreed to
the Senate amendments TO the bill FOR the ad-
mission OF the territory on motion OF Dele
gate Rankins who comes from the territory
of salt and Mormonism. The bill will now go
to the White House for the Presidents sigma
ture, where it will receive very prompt atten-
ton. The next thing is the constitutional
convention. and the territory will not get its
representatives in the Senate and in Congress
until the end of 1885 or the beginning OF 1896
Chairman Faulkner, of the Senate Committee
on Territories. is very enthusiastic over the
baby state 1T will be the Pennsylvania of
the great West" he said yesterday. ''and it is
one OF the richest mineral states in our
country. PoYgamy is going out Of fashion
among the younger population. and the people
are now in point.of education and commercial
prosperity on a par with older states Its
population is Eve times that of Idaho and still
growing: SO | do not think we need fear Il nj
it will ever forfeit its right OF equal represen-
tation in our great union.