The Washington times., 1894-04-10
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

Senator Patrick Walsh was installed in office
with very little ceremony yesterday. He ar
rived the night before and took up his modest
quarters at the Metropolitan, as all good
southerners do. On mis- arrival at the Capitol
yesterday he was secreted in the cloak room
! by his colleague, Senator Gordon, until the
proper time to appear. Then he was led to
the novice's chair, in the last row OF the
Democratic side. where several baskets of
| flowers from female admirers were awaiting
him, the donors being in the gallery.
For moment the new Senator was In doubt
as to the propriety Of sitting down in Sena-
tortal throne before being inducted with due
ceremonies into office, but Senator Gordon
told him to sit down. and down he sat- Then
| his credentials were sent up to the desk and
read. The remainder Of the ceremony was
not much to speak Of. Senator Gordon
| offered his arm to the new Senator and
| marched him behind the Democratic side to
the Presidents dais, where he took the oath.
Senator Hoar, who always has a criticism
to pass on everything he does not do himself,
then commented on the informality OF the
credentials, which. as he noted, were not nd
dressed to the Senate, but to Mr.. Walsh. This
was done in accordance with Massachusetts
custom of insisting on technical formalities,
and that being accomplished, the new Sena-
| tor went back to his seat, sat down without
hesitation, and proceeded to start of few
letters and an editorial for the Augusta
Chronicle as though nothing had happened.
All the day he was receiving the congratula-
tions Of his colleagues In the chamber.
There seems to be continued opposition to
the scheme in the tariff bill for including un-
der the provisions Of the income tax loan as
sociations doing an interstate business or
those who loan money to their members for
purposes other than the building of homes.
Senator Harris, Of Tennessee. submitted two
petitions to-day asking that the class Of asso-
Citations named be excepted from the pro-
vision OF the bill, and similar petitions have
been coming in steadily from different parts Of
the country.
Congressman Bryan says that the pro-
vision as it stands is reasonable enough. mas
much as the societies Of the class against
whom the tax is to go into force are really
capitalistic in their claim. However far that
contention may go, there is great deal OF
opposition to it, and Of quite determined
kind.
1t must have been rather CALLING to Senator
Voorhees, to find that he, as the chairman of
the Finance Committee, as the man who led
the hight for silver repeal, could not draw one
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each case the announcement of the speech
WAS made long beforehand, and people could
hive arranged to come as well on the one
Monday as. the other. OF course, Senator
Hills speech gave promise Of sensation, and
his attitude toward the President gave hints
of sharp attack on the administration, and
he did it with sarcasm that made Sena-
tors Villas and Gray twitch little at times.
But the real fact is that David b. Hill has
praaf fnSpinafiOp for fha peOnla His w0n-
derful career, his unbroken series OF political
victories, his wonderful power Of landing on
his feet, have certainly made him. aside
from all partisan feeling, an extremely inter-
esting political character.
Amcng the visitors to the galleries during
Hills speech was Edward Everett Hale. The
venerable New Highlander was refused admis-
sion to the gallery, and Senator Hoar had to
come up from the floor Of the Senate to get
him in.
In the diplomatic gallery there were num-
Der of the younger men, including Baron Won
Ketteler and Mavroyeni Bey. Minister Mem
donca was on hand with party.
There was a very large number Of ladies in
both galleries. If Senator Hill does not care
for them, they do for him.
An English critic has said that Americans
without distinction Of class chew gum. 1t is
a base falsehood. But some very distin-
guished ones do, and Joseph H. Choate is
among the number. He was in the Supreme
Court yesterday trying the case of Constable
VS.. the National Steamship Company. While
waiting his turn to talk he was chewing gum
with persistence which was only justitiable,
because gum is hard to chew up. ]
Before the opening of the House yesterday
there was an easel in front Of the Speakers
desk with a life-size crayon portrait of 1Ir.
Crisp upon it. The picture. which is an ex-
tremely good one, is the work OF Artist Frey.
and is to be presented TO Mr.. Crisp by mem
bers OF the chief clerks staff.
One Of the most interesting events at the
Capitol during the past month has been the
"rise OF Quigg." This Republican gentle
man, who had the remarkable fortune to
capture q Democratic east-side New York |
stronghold by telling the people that she |
would smash the Wilson bill If they would |
send him to Washington to do it." is getting |
dangerously ambitious for a new member. |
He sits near Reed and chums with him like a |
man who has sat in six Congresses. and yes |
terday he strobe over to the Senate and took |
his seat on the right of Senator Sherman. Go |
right on, Lemuel; you will get there.