The Washington times., 1894-08-12
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

weeks, having arrived on Friday night as he
had telegraphed he should do. Senator Nc
Pherson was also on again from the Delaware
Water Gap to vote on any tariff matter thar
might come up.
Senator Butler reports the South Carolina
campaign as being hot one, and Represent
ative McLaurin. of the South Carolina dele
CATION in the House, voiced the same senti-
ment when he replied yesterday, in answer to
a question whether there was anything new:
"Yes. the South Carolina campaign is over
and not man was killed."
"Well, Mr.. Springer" said newspaper
man to the Illinois ex-leader yesterday after
noon, 81 see that a caucus has been called
| again for action on the tariff bill"
"Yes." replied that gentleman, in a consid-
erably disgusted tone, sit is patriotic to call
caucus now: it was uIpatriotic only few
days ago. 1t seems to depend altogether who
calls it whether it is patriotic or not"
During the discussion of the Malone lot
site for the Government Printing Office in
the House yesterday two members of the In
diana delegation let little powder flash
pleasantly between them.
Representative Brown was on his feet and
his colleague, Representative Bretz, inter-
rupted his remarks rather persistently. Mr..
| Brown stood the little crossflre for while
until it finally became annoying, when he
turned to Mr. Brett, who was only across the
aisle from him, and blurted out, won't you
| keep quiet minute or so and let me make
my speech?" YES" replied Mr.. Bretz. iii
keep quiet "Weli," said Mr.. Brown rather
snappishly, 81 hope you will, but never
knew you to 90 so very long,"
There Is an old-time bitterness between
| Senators Sherman and Frye that finds ex-
preston every now and then in some sharp
criticism by one upon the other. Yesterday
| afforded another instance of 1t, when Senator
Frye, with very evident relish and satisfaction,
in discussing parliamentary question with
| Senator Gray. told how Senator Edmunds,
| when ne was President pro TEN. OF the Sen
ate, turned down Senator Sherman on a par
| liamen,ary ruling. This little difference.
| whatever may be its cause, has cropped out
quite frequently during the past few weeks.
Among the might-have-beens in the tariff
| struggle, had the bill gone back into the Sem
| ate considerably amended on the plan OF the
| House bill, was a speech of Senator Quay
| which would have turned out ve-itable
''forty days in the wilderness" for the Demo-
| Gratis
| This speech consisted OF pile OF closely
| written manuscript two yards high, and was
made up of statistical and historical matter
on the various articles affected by tariff legis-
| lation.
| According to the rumor this would have
taken, as Senator Quay admitted, fully forty
| days to dispose Of In one instance an article
| of 800 rageS had been submitted to the Penn
| sylvania Senator from one Philadelphia firm
| on one matter alone. Large concerns all over
the State had been appealed TO by Senator
| Quay to furnish matter of a similar character,
which was intended to be used TO secure con-
| cessions, if necessary.
When Senator Quay was asked about the
| speech he smiled, and thought that he would
not now have to use it. When asked whether
it were true that the speech would consume
forty days Mr.. Quay smiled again and said
| that the speech was intended to be '.com-
plete." Il have considerable stuff" he
added. land l think under certain circum-
| stances 1t might be very interesting reading
especially if the House wanted to cut down
| the duties on articles in the manufacture of
which Pennsylvania is interested" Luckily
for all concerned. this speech will in all prob
ability never see the daylight.
There was a good deal Of partisanship in
| the morning prayer at the opening OF the
Senate yesterday. The chaplain pro TEN. re-
ferred to the many differences among US. to
the shadow Of death we were passing
through, and good many other illusions
that referred to one side of the chamber
only. The prayer may have had its influence
| upon Senator Vest, however, and deferred
him from increasing the differences" on
account of the mourning which the Demo-
cratic party might have had to put on in
consequence. His failure to do so was
matter OF deep regret, however, to at least
thousand people who are mourning the
fact that the second installment of duplicity
was not served up with the pepper sauce as
promised.
Texas member tells the following story OF
a constituent OF his Of a sporting disposition
who came up to Washington and, happening
to fall sick. went out to look for a certain
doctor at the Congressman's direction.
He came back shortly after and reported
progress. I've took some medicine" he
said. but darned If 1 went TO that doctor Of
yours"
why, what was the matter with him?"
quericd the Congressman.
well. replied his constituent "his house
looked pretty nice, and l was just about to go
in when l saw on the door-plate his name,
DIR. " and below 1t 10 to l. When saw
that. L said to myself, I'll be hanged il I'll
take any such risk as that So / went two
doors farther and saw another plate with DR.
Y and below it IS to g. l went to see him
instead
Representative Geissenhainer, chairman OF
the House Immigration Committee, is the
equal of Senator Frye Us judge of cigars.
He is one of the most persistent smokers in
the House, and with Librarian Barnett, of the
House library, makes point of getting the
very best Havanas obtainable. The other day
Mr.. Geissenhainer got hold of some that
pleased his delicate taste exceedingly. and
forthwith made for Speaker Crisp's desk and
gave the Georgian handful, with request
for an Immediate report" 1t came about
an hour later and was favorable"
During the hot weather this summer Sena-
tors and members Of Congress who live at a
distance from Washington have picked out
two spots by the sea for their little trip over
Sunday. There has always been the Atlantic
City crowd and the Norfolk crowd. The lat
ter get the benefit of n couple of nights on the
water and an almost continual Whit OF sea
breeze, and that trip has perhaps been the
favorite one of the two. Fishing trips have
been INDUCED in to some extent. but not to a
great extent-unless on the Amos Cummings
principle.
Coxeyitcs to Make Good Roads.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 11.-Warden Moore,
of the house of correction, has decided to
put the lightweight arrested Co1eyites to
work Monday making good roads. Chris
topher Columbus Jones. late commander of
tha civ ha;,,