The Washington times., 1894-07-04
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

Speaker Crisp was on hand in the Senate
yesterday for the first time In Some months.
He came over to see the tariff bill rushing
through in the early hour OF the day. but
! found instead that he had run into a verltnble
| slough of despond In the shape OF n Stewart
Doiph debate. He quickly retired, as did a
| number of other House members who came
| over expecting to see something interesting.
Judge Daniels, OF Buffalo, is at the Capt.
tol, rain or shine week day, Sunday, or holi-
! day. He starts down the Avenue, always
walking. before any other member is through
his breakfast. and does no end Of work in
his committee room before the day has really
| begun for most Legislators To add to his
other Catonic characteristics. Judge Daniels
/ wears no overcoat in the depths OF Winter.
| nor does he take off his fr0ck coat in the heat
| of Summer Rumor describes his underwear
as being as near minimum quantity as pos
sible
Very few members of the House were in
/ their seats yesterday. A dozen or so, who
had became so accustomed to being in their
places that they strayed up to the Capitol
without u thought, entered the chamber,
chatted for few minutes, and then left.
There was practically no committee work
done on the House side.
At the one hundred and eighteenth cele-
bration of the Declaration of Independence
to-day the Tammany wigwam is to be hon-
ored by many visiting sachens from the halls
OF Congress Sena.or Patrick Walsh. of
| Georgia. true Irishman in wit and oratory.
and Bailey, of Texas, are down Tor ''long
talks" while in the list OF those for 'short
talks are the following: Goldzier. of Iili-
nois; Williams, OF Mississippi; Hooper, OF
Mississippi: Hayes, Of Iowa; Springer. OF
Illinois; Grain, Of Texas; Pigott. of Con-
| necticut: Wells. OF Wisconsin; Washington.
OF Tennessee: German, OF Michigan; Fielder,
of New Jersey; McEttrick, of Massachu-
sets; Pendleton, OF West Virginia. and
Black. OF Illinois. The Tammany Congress-
men who are to speak are Amos Cummings,
Gen Slckes and Franklin Bartlett. McMil-
len of Tennessee, was invited, but could not
go; also many other worthies-sold ers. sailors
and statesmen-whO help to celebrate the day.
Senators Sherman and Morgan are the two
gentlemen of the old school at the north wing
of the Capitol who never alter their dress for
Winter or Summer. The same rolling collars.
black silk cravats. and wide-open shirt fronts
are always striking features Of the personal
appearance OF both. It is true that George
and Coke. when they have on cravats aud
collars, follow something like the same line of
dress, butt they do not always avail themselves
of both OF these modern appliances and. per-
haps, will do so less frequently with a 55 per
cent collar and cuff duty. However that
may be. Sherman and Morgan. with Senator
Morrill,. stand together as, perhaps, the most
venerable Senators on both sides OF the cham
Der.
Senator Morgan, by the way, probably has
the most perfectly y-molded head in the Senate.
1t is such as might have rested upon the
shoulders of an old Roman senator-such as
one sees in the long line of bust7 in the vati.
can collection or in the magnificent exhibition
at the Campodoghio at Rome. 1t very nearly
resembles one OF Cicero in particular, and is
of the same general build as that of Augustus,
the broad and rounded forehead and skull,
small chin, and a narrowing away Of the facs
from the cheeks down.
The subcommittee OF the House Banking
and Currency Committee that was asked to
report on a currency reform project, consist
ing OF Messrs. Cox. Cobb of Missouri, Culber-
son, Henderson of Illinois, and Haugen. has
been prevented from making the intended re-
port owing to the illness of Mrs. Culberson.
which has detained the Judge IN Texas. Mr..
Springer, the chairman OF the committee.
says in consequence that there is very little
probability of currency legislation this ses-
sion.
The House District Committee will post
pone ifs regular meeting until Thursday,
when it Is expected the report on the bond
issue for sewer extension will be made by the
subcommittee.
Governor Hogg, of Texas, has chosen very
remarkable names for his two children" 4" said
a Texas member of Congress the other day.
Zone bears the name Ina and the other Ura.
If you repeat the first and i"st names of each
one separately it sounds rather startling
An amusing little tilt TOOK place between
Senators Chandler and Palmer yesterday.
"Did you say the price OF fence wire has
fallen under the influence of the protective
tariff?H inquired Mr.. Chandler, the Illinois
Senator.
II did not say that"
''What did you say?"
Never mind" replied Mr.. Palmer. 81 an
in the condition Mr.. Lincoln told me he was
once in on a campaigning tour. Some one In
the audience asked him Il question. He
made no reply. why don't you answer
him?' said some one. L am after votes re.
good as any other mans l am after votes
on this proposition said Mr.. Palmer max
ing the application of the story. "and want
the vote of the Senator from New Hamp-
SHIRE
''You will get it," said Mr. Chandler, amid
laughter.
Representative Bynum is the chairman of
the Democratic congressional campaign COM
h,r A.. .I.k.
of the campaign text book. and is putting in
his head work now in getting the volume
ready for the press ''It requires said the
Indiana Congressman. "a vast deal of conden-
sation. at the shine time that sufficient matter
Is given to enable all shades and varieties OF
campaign speakers to avail themselves OF it's
reasoning. arguments. or stories. We do not |
print very large number Of copies, as it goes
to campaign speakers, and not 10 the public !
generally" Il
Mr. Bynum says he believes stump speaking
on campaign issues is many times more vaiu- /
able than half dozen literary bureaus. ana |
that great many people do not do as much {
sobtr reading on political matters and issues |
as they are given credit for.
In the file room OF the House there is a |
good deal over S1.0e0 in smaller bit: of ma
tional bank and United States notes now COM I
ing TO light, some charred, some torn. and all I
in small pieces, that have been stored there for
years. In all cases they are attached to the
documents in private bills for the relief OF the
owner of the destroyed money, and by a
have been sent to Congress
with private appeals. when they should be
sent to the Treasury and redeemed pro rata.
According to law. il third or quarter of Il
torn bill is brought TO the Treasury that part
not destroyed is redeemed pro rata. The
proper course TO be pursued. therefore. is 10
send the money to the Treasury. and not to
Congress- and all these precious bits of green
paper will now be sent back to the senders
with instructions what to do with them. Ii
he government paid the entire face of the
lote for third part of it. the remaining two
birds might again be presented ia two or