The Washington times., 1894-08-10
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.


terday morning at $40 o'clock for the Della
ware Water Gap, where he is trying to keep
cool during the time he is waiting for the tar
if bill to come to an issue, SO that it can be
voted upon.
Friends Of the New Jersey Senator who saw
him say that he looked in very bad health,
and ought to take prolonged rest at once.
He Is anxious, however, to sec the tariff bill
safely out of the way, and he will not join his
family in Europe until the final vote Is taken.
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, was asked
by newspaper man the other day whether
or not the tentative agreement of Wednesday
was to stand. The Tennessean paused
minute, and then, with majestic sweep OF the
hand, gave this poetic and picturesque reply:
ASK Of the distant stars, ask of the vastly
deep, ask of the whisperings of the forest, ask
the ID, II you want to, but don't ask me-"
at isn't the best way to fight political
rival to try to smirch his reputation unjustly
or to let your friends do it," said we'll
known Congressman from the Middle States
the other day why, when 90 into cam
paign the thing of all others that seek is to
be vigorously attacked and charged with all
sorts Of wroDg-doing unjustly. 1t only makes
honest people the more anxious to vote for
you, so as to set you right and vindicate
your reputation.
1T reminds me of story that Dakota
Congressman told me couple of years ago.
II was as follows: An old friend who had not
run across the Congressman for long time
came here to Washington and ran across him.
Hello. Jim,' he said, what the deuce are you
doing here?'
"'Why, I'm Congressman was the reply.
"'YouT fairly shrieked his surprised friend.
How in heaven did they happen to elect you
to Congress? They must have been mighty
hard up
".well, I'll tell you,' replied the Dakotan,
One very cold night we had Il blizzard out our
way and sheep belonging to a neighbor OF
mine happened to wander to my barn and
gave 1t shelter. couple of days after the
story was circulated about industriously that
l had stolen the sheep, and my rival for Con-
gress made the most of the story. came out
flat-footed and denied it. l pointed to my
clean and spotless record as an honorable
man in the community for twenty years, and
then asked: DO you suppose. my friends,
that / would part with all the good opinion
OF my neighbors for the price OF sheep?
Gentlemen. it is vile slander. Well. the re-
suit was, in brief, that was elected, although
the district is a close one.'
"A year or so later this friend was out in
the district Of the Dakota Congre ssman and
found him quietly at work on his farm.
'How's this?' he said. 4 thought you were
member OF Congress STILL
No was the reply. 4 had bad luck last
time. / wasn't reelected
.''But thought you told me that your
competitor had circulated n false story that
you had stolen sheep and that you were not
fit man to send to Congress. and that your
neighbors knew it was false and elected you
as vindicatiou.'
Well, that's all true was the reply, but
last year u ID Yankee came out here, and |
-tA,,k 1.a H.. l,l
stole COW, and now he's got the place."
An interesting specimen to students OF nat |
ural history in the shape of a mute" kitten |
was on exhibition in the House document
room yesterday, the property OF Mr.. Joseph |
Grayson, or Joe" rs he is familiarly known |
TO most Congressman.
The kitten, now several weeks old, has |
never been known to make an audible sound, |
and what is also curious is that its mother has |
the same popularity. The kitten was pretty |
little gray one and very full OF life. 1t was |
examined by number of members during the |
day, and one bid OF s15 was made for the an |
imal. 1t was not accepted. however, for Mr. |
Grayson is very fond OF the pet.
One Congressman was heard TO say, IN |
kindly. that he thought there were several OF |
his colleagues who might gain considerably in |
public estimation as to their value by keeping |
as quiet as the kitten.
At the Democrati, House caucus the other |
day there was one humorous scene which has |
not yet appeared in print. At one stage OF |
the proceedings there was held what Senator |
Hale would call confessional on the caucus |
call. ;" in which n number of members tried to |
explain or apologize for their action in sign |
ing Mr.. Bynum's list. Among these was Mr. |
Bailey, who said that after Mr.. Wilson's state |
ment he was perfectly satisfied: and Mr.. |
had
plantations TO make
Considerable OF a tilt occurred between |
these two members, when Mr.. Teller. in |
rather excited way. said TO Mr.. Bailey that |
they did not have to settle with him.
But / will settle with you after we get |
through" responded Mr.. Bailey, with n chiv-
alric menace which would have made a |
Northern man prepare for immediate war
fare, but which was in reality only that good |
old Southern bluff which Senator Morgan |
used in milder way, when he said once in |
speech: Il am responsible for everything |
say here on the floor of the Senate-or else
where"
Representative Dunphy, OF New York, is
back from trip to his summer place on the
River in Jersey looking as brown
as berry. Mr.. Dunphy is one OF the few
real yachtsmen in the House. and is very
fond of skimming over the water in a sixteen
skill.
Mr.. Geissenhainer, the Jerseyman, who is
always clad these days in a white flannel suit
and a blue flowing scarf. is also considerable
of a navigator, but his fon1ness for steam
yachts on his trips to Ellis Island have done
a great deal to undermine his reputation as
an adept in handling the ropes
Petitioner" Bland who has gotten to be
the worst signature beggar'' in the House
hal another little list on hand yesterday,
which will be circulated industriously. 1t
got very few names, however. 1t read as fol-
lows: ''We, the undersigned Democratic
members OF the House request our Committee
on Conference on the tariff bill to insist on
the provisions Of the House bill relating to
free sugar and permanent income tax. and
secure the best compromise possible on other
of the BILL
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