The Washington times., 1894-04-20
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.


Ex-Congressman Hemphill, of North Caro-
lima, was before subcommittee OF the House
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads to
urge the passage of a bill allowing the United
States Economic Postal Association to issue
and sell stamped envelopes and postal cards,
without postage prepaid, but with payment
guaranteed by the association on use.
The object, as Mr.. Hemphill stated, was to
enable merchants in large cities to send out to
their customers, to be used if they so desire,
without entailing loss upon the sender Of
the postage involved, US would be necessary at
present.
The arguments in favor Of the proposition
were that it would be in line with the Post
Office Department to accept in the public be-
half all possible improvements in the eniciency
Of the mail service, and secondly, that the
issue OF such cards would result in an increase
in the revenue. the matter being first class
matter, and resulting in considerable increase
in a elias of business from which at present
profit is being derived.
Gen. Curtis, of New York. says in answer to
a question who are being pushed for the Re-
publican gubernatorial nomination In his
state, that "the nomination will be in the con-
little slap at Plattism. 'If things continue as
they are up to September" added the general,
II see no reason why we cannot expect to
get majority of from $4,000 to 10000 in the
Empire State, at any rate. the nomination is
in my opinion as good as an election"
In spite of the loss of one leg, Gen. Butler
does not show even to n careful observer that
he has to rely on a cork substitute. He walks
as easily and as lightly as a young girl. and
his pose is Just as graceful and decidedly more
dignifled.
Gen. Wade Hampton says OF the South
Carolina Senator, who became a general in
the field at the age of twenty-eight, that he
was in war both the coolest, the bravest, and
the most aggressive man he ever saw.
Two distinguished Ohioans are at the Capt.
tol to try cases before the Supreme Court.
They are Attorney Gen. J. K. Richards and
Secretary of State S. NJ. Taylor. Both
cases are in regard to the constitutionality of
Ohio statutes, one on the Maine law. which
imposed a tax on the consolidation of corpor-
ations, and under the provisions Of which the
Pennsylvania, Wabash. Baltimore and OHIO,
and other roads. part OF whose lines were in
other states, have paid nearly $780, 900 into
the state treasury under the protest during the
time that Mr.. Ryan was Secretary of the State
The second case involves the question OF the
right of the stateto compelthe filing of reports
by insurance companies.
Senator Perkins, who delivered his speech
yesterday, was the first Senator who has taken
the pains to present any of the effects Of
spoken and not n written argument during
the tariff debate. Instead of reading mechan-
ically from type written copy, he laid it on
his desk and only referred to it when abso-
lutely necessary.
As the speech was well written, and Senator
Perkins has a clear, strong, and rather pleas
ing enunciation, and gestures easily and quite
freely, the effect was altogether an agreeable
one. Especially was this true after the So
called speech of Quay and the monotonous
dribbling of PETER, which were as soporihc
in their effects as would be a discussion on
Sanskript roots.