The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-22
GATHERING BACK

slowly the members of congress are
sstIering here preparing for the opening
vi the short session. They are busily en-.
gagged IN comparing notes and eyplaining
10 each other just how it happened, hut
III most instances they have refused TO
speak for publication and their thoughts
ana feelings can only be guessed at.
among the most prominent of the West
erh members to reach the city is Senator
voorhees, of Indiana. 1t will be remem-
pered tnat before the adjournment of con-
GresS his health was very poor, compel
ing MIN to absent himself from the CAPT
tol lor quite a while. 1t was feared that
the excitement and hard work of the cam
paign would overtax his strength and
break him down physically, but the re-
suit seems to have been the very reverse.
The outdoor speaking he has been en-
gagged in seems to have benefited him
greatly, his only trouble now being a
slight touch of rheumatism. He will re-
mann lnWashington only few days at
this time attending to personal business
solely and being en- route to Hot Springs,
Ark, where he hopes to lose his rheuma-
tic pains before congress assemblies. He
most respectfully declines to talk on
politics or assign any reason for the big
slump of last week.
Among the other senator's now in the
city are German, Camden, Ransom, Har-
ris, Sherman, Faulkner, PETER and Hun
ton. Others are looked for in the next
few days.
Excuses and explanations are now the
order among the Democrats. Among the
pointed remarks that have been heard
anent the result was the following at
tributed to New York bookmaker now
penciling at st. Asaph's race track. Eyes
Il number of us were expecting snow but
we didn't think it would be so d deep"
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TACITURN.
Washington, Nov. 1S.-The Democratic
senators who are at present in the city de-
cline, almost without exception, to discuss
the probable plans of the Democratic leaders
In the Senate with reference to the supple
mental tariff bills at the Forthcoming short
are satisfied with saying that they have had
no opportunity for party conference and
they do not wish at this time to express
personal OpiHions. 1t Will seem probable
from this that a general Democratic con-
ference among the party members of the
Senate Is a strong possibility, after the
converting of the next session, for the pur.
pose of determining this point 1t Is, of
course, well remembered that there is fac
ton OH the Democratic side of the chamber
which Is opposed to any further efforts at
tariff legislation by the present Congress
and it is thought possible that the result of
the late elections may have Influenced others
to take this view. Senator Voorhees,, chair
mano f the committee on finance. declines
to talk for publication on all subjects con-
nected with Congress or politics. Senator
Harris, also a Democratic member Of this
committee, contented himself with referring
an Associated Press reporter who accOsted
him on the subject to his remarks upon the
point before the adjournment of the last
session. 1t is recalled that he then announced
his purpose Of trying to get the supple
mental bills up at the earliest opportunity
in the short session.