The Washington times., 1894-07-19
.sains. the bin. q necessary to prevent their

passage this sossion.
The subcommittee ON New Mexico, con-
sisting of Senators Blackburn, White, and
Shoup, have already gotten that bill in shape
for presentation, and have decided to insert
in the bill provision that the election shall
be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday In next November and the constitu-
tional convention on the first Monday in
March. The constitution will not be voted
on till November, 1895. No action has yet
been taken by the Arizona subcommittee.
There has rarely been as rapid work In
pushing an appropriation bill through con-
ference committee as that accomplished yes
terday with the naval bill, which took just
three hours. The members OF the two COM
mjttees are greatly pleased at the ease and
sp{ed with which an agreement was reached,
result for which Amos Cummings is said to
merit most Of the credit.
Senator Washburn, OF Minnesota, is one of
the most pleased men in the Senate over the
remarkable success OF the new cruiser Min
neapolis, named for the city in which he re-
sides. When there was considerable question
some months ago as to the name the new
cruiser should bear Senator Washburn spent
about four hours day at the Navy Depart
ment trying to have the name Minneapolis
given to the vessel which, while awaiting
baptism with the usual bottle Of champagne.
bore the rather disreputable title in naval
circles OF "Jack the Ripper"
When he finally succeeded he was Of course
delighted, but not one-quarter rs much as he
is to-day. when the vessel Is famous the world
over and will make tho name OF Minne-
apolis known to thousands of people through
out the world. Senator Washburn came very
near having the twin cruiser Columbia bap-
tized an the st. Paul about the same time. but
the Secretary Of the Navy felt that the rivalry
between the two cities should not allow the
state OF Minnesota to get more than 1t was
entitled to, and the scheme was dropped.
There is an ugly rumor afioat at the Senate
end of the Capitol, which will give Senator
Harris the chills. to the effect that Senator
Quay, whose solitary vote it will be remem-
bered, kept the One-eighth Of cent dif1eren-
tial on sugar in the Senate bill, is preparing
to do some vicious WORK in obstructing the tariff
bill when it comes back from conference
agreement, If it does SO with the sugar
schedule sealed. His method is to be by
speech-making, or speech-readng. asit might
as properly be called. for he has one or two
other Senators retained in his interest as read
ing clerks, to relieve him from fatigue.
His tariff speech, which extends in INSTALL
ments over six weeks, of which eighty pages
were published in the Congressional Record
some weeks ago, is to be added to by eighty
pages more already in type for the Record,
but not yet delivered.
When asked yesterday II he would deliver
the second part Of the speech. or revise 1t and
make new one out OF the whole 160 printed
pages, he replied complacently:
II am preparing a new one"
"When will you deliver it2' was asked.
"Can't tell yet" was the reply; II shall
have to wait until l see the bill.
Senator Hale was in the chair in the Senate
the other day when one Of the appropriation
bills came back from the House with dis
placement and a request for conferees. In nam
ing the representatives from the Senate, the
Maine Senator put his own name in, which
seemed rather humorous to number of people
in the gallery at the time, but was to be ex-
planned by the fact that the conferees on ap-
preparation bills are always decided on some
time in advance by the Vice President. under
an understanding with the Appropriation
Committee, and the name of the Maine Sen
ator, who is member OF the committee. had
been agreed upon some time before.
An amusing story is told OF the first meet
ing between Representatives Hit and Reed,
who are now old cronies and two OF the old
stagers on the Republican side OF the cham
ber.
Mr.. Hit had come to Congress for his first
term, and on arriving in the city he boarded
pennsylvania avenue car to ride up town.
When the conductor came around 20 collect
the fares Mr.. Hit found he had no change
and rendered a go bill. The conductor natur-
ally was very wrathy and supposed ii was
the same old dodge. After some eXpostula-
tions Mr.. Reed. who did not know Hit.
turned around and handed him a car ii cket
as he said. my friend you must be very
green II you think that game goes in Wash
ington." Mutual lntroductions followed; the
fxyn tnol- II as \ yoa1 inca and bauan
friendship which has been very close ever
since and which has since included the fami-
lies of the two statesmen, which are now
very intimate.