Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-12

Private John Allen Of Mississippi can no
lor ger claim a congressional monopoly on
humor, fer IL was yesterday developed IN
the House Of Representatives that Joseph
c. Hutcheson of Texas has droll IDEAS and
can be inimitably ocular. Not always Is
Mr.. Hutcheson's mood exclusively comical;
sometimes it is almost tragic, as 1t was. for
instance, on the day when the Texan was
alleged to have threatened to cut the
auricular appendages OF Sergeant-at-arms
Bright off close to that officials shapeiy
head. Mr.. Hutchinson has since been quoted
as saying that the little difference Of
opinion he had with Mr.. Bright was en-
t.=ely playful. But IT was yesterday and
the opportunity afforded by District day
that gave Mr.. Hutcheson a chance to make
plain the waggery which is within him.
A bill was pending which had for it object
relief Of District policemen disabled in the
lire of duty. and the widows and orphans
of officers who found or may fnd death
while in search OF criminals. After the bill
had been discussed, and had made plain
the existence of a distressingly large
amount of congressional misinformation IS
to the relations OF the general government
and the national capital. Mr.. Hutchinson
developed a roguish. rompish frame of
mind. and made a speech on an "aristo-
cratic pension list for policemen. In the
course of his remarks he said:
IF you want immigration to come to
this country, Just pass this bill. and all the
ships that plow the sea Will not be able to
bring the numbers that will want to come
In. You will have immigration from every
part Of the earth, men Of all nationalities.
coming here and running for policemen in
the District OF Columbia. Why, there is
not man in this country who can tell
III nd foil nr uyas hut
there are a great many men who would be
relieved from the necessity OF doing so IL
he were able to say I do not know who my
Ereat-grea Observation-Disclosures was, but do
know that my father is a pensioned police
man. and lives in the District of Columbia
Any man under the sun who is anxious
TO rise to distinction In this world has
nothing to do but take club in his hand,
come to Washington. spend his life here
a policeman, and then retire on the aristo-
cratic pension list"
But when Mr.. Hutchinson sat down he
must have felt as though his humor was
OF properly appreciated. To Mr.. Hutche-
son the thing was inimitably funny and he
5rotably would not have been astonished
had the House INDUCED in cachinnatory
Commissions. But there was no laughter.
save from a thoughtless few upon the floor:
for there were many who failed to see
where the laugh came in. and their failure
old them credlC Inc utteranceS OF MT
Hutcbeso1 certainly could not provoke
laughter from The widow and children of
Officer Crlppen, who, while following a
murderer, was shot dead In his tracks.
The widow Of Officer Fowler. a policeman
who was shot dead by convict. would
find 1t hard to smile at the Hutchinson
utterances. The widow OF officer Slack
killed while endeavoring to make an arrest
will not see the humor of the Texans
little joke; nor will any Washlngtonian who
is in manly sympathy with the worthy
beTseficiaries of the police pension fund. /.