The Washington times., 1894-08-19
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

The Congressional Record OF the last three
days OF last week has proved to be most un-
interesting receptacle Of all sorts of belated
speeches, delivered early in the session. dat
ing back as far as January. Members have
been working hard revising their speeches in
order to get them into print and be able to
send them with their frank throughout their
districts rs ammunition for the fall campaign.
A good many of the speeches are considerably
changed both in quantity and in sentiment,
since they were delivered. The old maxim
about wine and cheese improving with age
ought to be amended so rs to rend "wine,
cheese, and speeches on which six months has
been spent in revising them for the Congress
sional Record, improve with age.
Since Senator Kyle's protest against the
sale of liquors at the Senate restaurant a new
order has gone into effect in Mr.. Pages king
dom. requiring any man who wants to drink
to sit down. While 1t is not authOritatlvely
stated, he is also expected to eat at least one
cracker with his beer. But the only ma
terial difference in the beverage patronage
appears to be an increase in the demand for
pint bottles of champagne from Senators and
others who had forgotten all about drinking,
and an abstention from beer.
Judge Cockrell and Judge Culberson arc
very much delighted over the recent aboli-
tion in the State of Texas of the old Demo-
cratic rule requiring two-thirds vote at all
nominating conventions. 1t is the Repub-
lican rule that majority decides at every party
gathering from primary up to national
convention, while the more conservative
policy OF Democracy has been to require a
two-thirds vote ut all similar meetings. This
rule has been almost traditional and was in
f.xr ,.,NN Nt,,Ht IaAt .l.v,w. Do
| said to have been the desire to choke off men
who by scheming had succeeded in pledging
| a majority of the delegates in advance of a
convention, but who could hardly succeed in
capturing two-thirds. One by one, however,
the Democratic States have been abandoning
this principle, and Texas and Tennessee were
up to a few days tho last of the States to cling
abandoned it, Judge Culberson says that
Tennessee is the only one left. The rule still
prevails in Democratic national conventions.
Representative Bynum will soon be the de-
| fendant in a very curious lawsuit, II Farmer
| William Stanley, living near Indianapolis,
brings the action he threatens TO.
1t appears that when Mr.. Bynum was a
candidate for Congress. two years ago. he
said during the campaign that the farmers
would get 91.25 a bushel for their wheat If
Mr.. Cleveland WAS elected. instead of the
sum they were then receiving about so to 80
| cents.
Mr.. Stanley on the basis of these remarks.
| to which it appears he trusted implicitly, and
the prediction OF Mr.. Bynum that the Demo-
crats would carry the country, sowed all his
| acres with wheat md raised nearly 5000
| bushels. But he got no ninety cents for 1t.
Instead, his first years crop sold at so cents,
and this years was disposed OF for IS cents.
Now Mr.. Stanley wants to sue Mr. Bynum for
lIfferepcp hpty o nrIc mr.
the price for which he sold.
People out in Indiana are said TO intend to
have great deal of fun at Mr.. Bynum's ex-
pense over this anticipated lawsuit, and Mr..
Bynums Congressional colleagues are joking
him on the blind faith which his constituents
seem TO have in his predictions. But the
Indiana Congressman is enough Of lawyer
TO know that the suit cannot succeed and is
not lying awake nights worrying about this
attempted raid on his Congressional salary.
In the House the other day one OF the dele
gates from Western Territory was talking
in very flamboyant style as TO what he
would do in such and such case.
A member who is not particularly soft
hammered in what he says happened TO be
sitting near and as the delegate became louder
and louder in his declarations the member
decided to rub 1t into him that he had no vote,
and turning around In his seat he said: You
the street steam roller. The latter was putting
away at Il great rate, letting off steam and
blowing whistles. The Irishman looked on q
while without saying anything and apparently
mistakinS it for railway engine. blurted out
We'll, you do make great snortin' and
putin, but bless your soul you amt a movin'
much That fits your case precisely Mr..
-. Your talk is all very fine but when it
comes TO your vote it won't be 'movin' US hero
very much" The delegate smiled sadly and
forlornly and then proceeded TO write letters.
Senator Cullom. of Illinois. is said to be
very much alarmed now lest the Chicago con-
tingent in his State may come to the conclu-
sion that it is time to have Chicago man in
the Senate. The people in the Windy City are
reported as expressing the opinion that it is
about time they had representative in the
Senate who cared a little about Chicago and
spent some of his time there. Thev hint that
both Culom and Palmer neglect them alto
gerher too much and are not in touch with
their commercial interests.
1t is rather remarkable in a State of the size
and population of lllinois-the third State in
the Union-that both her Senators should
come from the same city-Springheld-bu as
to Chicago's not having her own representa-
tive in the Senate. she need not worry. for
New York is in exactly the same box.
By the appointment of Senator White. OF
California. to the vacancy in the Finance Com
mittee caused by the death of the late Senator
Vance. the complexion of that committee lie
changed in several respects. First. the num-
ber of Senators from west of the Mississippi
is increased to five out Of eleven. Messrs.
Allison and Jones OF Nevada, Republicans.
and Messrs. White. Vest. and Jones of Arkan-
sas. OF the other seven members. five are
from the North. Messrs. Sherman. Morrill,. and
Aldrich, Republicans, and Messrs. Mcpherson
and Voorhees,. Democrats. The deciding vote
is therefore in the South, in the person of Sem
ator Harris. Properly speaking Senator Jones
should be placed in the Southern list. His
name was given with those west of the Mis-.
sissippi to show that that region now has the
same strength in the Finance Committee that
the East has with the New England. Middle.
and North Central States combined. The
West and the South therefore control the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Whites position on the silver question
undoubtedly commended him to certain mem
bers OF the Democratic steering committee.
As matters stand the gold men are now Nor
rill, Sherman. and Mcpherson, with Allison,
Aldrich. and Voorhees, rather friendly to sill
yer. The free silver men are Jones of Nevada,
Jones OF Arkansas, Harris, Vest and White.
Senator Mcpherson, who was anxious on
account of ill-health to resign from the
Finance Committee. and actually drew up
resignation yesterday, but mt the persuasion
Of some of his colleagues did not present it,
may ultimately resign. In this case Senator
Murphy, of New York, will be pushed for the
place as protectionist and a gold man 1t is
somewhat remarkable that the three most
populous States OF the Uuion. New York, Penn
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