The Washington times., 1894-05-04
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

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Two ex-Speakers of the House were present
in the Senate yesterday during Senator Chan
dler's speech on the tariff bill. They were
ex-Speaker Galusha A. Grow, the present
| Congressman-at-large from Pennsylvania,
and ex-Speaker Reed. Both are always In
| terested in Senate proceedings, and Reed Is
getting about ready to make triumphal
entry into the upper house."
There is strong movement on foot at the
Capitol among the representatives Of the In
ternational Typographical Union favoring the
governmental ownership and control OF the
telegraph: The committee having the matter
in charge is presided over by A. L. Randall as
chairman, and he is devoting his earnest per-
sonal efforts to securing favorable considera-
tion for this project. He reports that news.
paper men as body are warmly in sympathy
with his movement and have indorsed 1t as OF
interest to themselves. There is to be hear
ing on the subject to-day at 1890 am. before
the House Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads.
Look out for the sketches of the tariff de-
bate Of yesterday in the New York World OF
to-day. Artist Smith, Of that journal, was
diligently at work in the press gallery yester-
day, and has made some very good sketches
OF Chandler in true Chamberlain attitudes and
expressions. which the New Hampshire anti
monopolist assumes when denouncing thin gs
Democratic.
The new absentee docking" blanks were
placed on the desk of each member Of the
House yesterday. The upper part Of the
blank contained a form for the declaration OF
the member as to his attendance, and the
lower part form for the certification thereof
by the Speaker.
Some Of the members were not in pleas
ant frame Of mind when they discovered the
blue sheets on their desks, and used emphatic
language in discussing it with each other.
Keep your eye on the movements Of Lemuel
E. Quig9. Remember. he is going 10 kill the
tariff bill. 1t may be exciting, and, of course,
every one wants to be sin at the DEATH"
Mr.. Quigg now comes over to the Senate
every day. He appears TO have given up his
scheme of using Mr.. Aldrich for headsman,
and has concluded to give the contract to
Senator Hill. II not, why those conferences
The Senate Finance Committee ought to
keep an eye on this ambitious young New
Yorker, because il they don't he may turn up
with daggers and murder the poor bill some
dark night. 1t certainly needs protection. at
least Mr.. Quigg thinks so, in both senses OF
the word.
Senator Mcpherson says now that he has
little hopes of seeing the tariff bill enacted by
June /, and that Is what almost all other
well-informed Senators say in individual con-
versations 1t is only when they all get to-
gether and the manifestoes are given out
that they expect to pass the bill within the
next thirty davs.
There is more or less of resemblance be-
tween Senator Quay and the whilom candidate
for his seat in the Senate, Representative
John Dalzeli. OF Pittsburg. Both have the
same forehead and general facial expression,
except the peculiar look about the eyes notice
able in Mr.. Quay's expression. In stature,
also they are much the same, although the
Senator has grown stouter the last year or two.
In one important particular, however, they
differ and have differed. Each one thinks he
is better qualified to represent the state OF
Pennsylvania in the Senate than the other.
Kyle, of South Dakota. is the only Senator
who has been a clergyman, but he has far less
Of the appearance Of one than three or four
others who might be mentioned. Teller,
when he gets on his black coat and high-cut
vest, looks for all the world like Presbyte-
rian clergyman. Blanchard is rather profess
sional and critical IN appearance, but even
more clerical. Senator Perkins is another
who might be mistaken for wearer OF the
cloth.
The same is true of German part OF the
time, when he puts on that pious and sancti-
monious air of his and turns his eyes neither
to the right nor the left. There are few men,
bers of the House who would for a moment
be taken for clergymen. although Bailey. OF
Texas, by his expanse OF shirt front and
smooth-shaven face, and Kilgore, also of
Texas. have the air of preachers.