The Washington times., 1894-04-19
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

The Republican gerrymandering of New
Jersey is exciting considerable interest among
the Democratic delegation from that state,
who are likely to be railroaded out Of power
by their political opponents. The changes TO
be made are in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and
eighth districts and the result will be that
three districts, the third, fourth. and seventh,
will be left Democratic, while the others will
be Republican.
The congressman who would lose their
seats by this gerrymander are Cadmus. OF
Paterson, whose constituents gave him such
a signal Endorsement for voting against the
Wilson bill the other day; English, of Newark,
and Dunn, of Elizabeth.
Mr. Durfee, clerk of the Senate Finance
Committee, made a present of bouquets to
sixteen Senate pages the other day, in re-
spopse to a request of one OF them for som
flowers after the funeral Of Senator Vance.
Mr.. Durfee is florist and was in charge OF
the decorations in the Senate chamber on that
occasion. At the same time he sent Captain
Bassett the venerable doorkecper of the Sem
ate, who was ill at home, a box of three dozen
cut roses.
Some day when the South wants more Sen
ators they will make five states out Of
Texas When that vast empire was an
nexed, which much more than New York
deserves the name of the Empire State,
the resolution providing for its admis-
sion declared that it should be divided
into five states. later with the consent OF
Congress and its own legislature. Became
a slave state, it was only admitted with one
vote because it would have upset the balance
of power between North and South. IL it had
not been for that reason, IL Is very lmprob-
able that this enormous province, 600 miles
in length north to south, which we got from
Texas, would ever have been state.
As its population and wealth increase, 1t IS
almost a certainty that this resolution will be
| resurrected and the Lone Star State throw
auartette Of new stars on the blue field in
our flag.
The Populis.s profess not to be disturbed at
the pronunciamentos Of Senators Hill and
Smith, declaring that the Democracy must
repudiate Populistic principles and have
| nothing whatever to do with that party.
at was only flirtation," said one of their
number to-day. land the sooner it is over the
| better. The eastern Senators find it necessary
to defend their worried constituents. and We
certainly expected no aid from that quarter.
| We do not look for anything from the Democ-
| racy anyway They have not helped US,
and do not want to help US in carrying out
| our ideas II the Senators call the income
tax Il sociaistic Populistic measure 1t shows
| clearly what view they take of US"
There are fewer strangers in the city now
than there have been for a long time" said
one of the Capitol guides yesterday.
"Often in midsummer there are more peo-
pie here than there are now. The great time
| for strangers is usually the early Spring. and
| IL lar
| a measure of great Importance is under con-
| sideration it usually detracts rather than adds
| to the number of strangers. Sometimes some
| one who comes here on business brings his
family with him, but that is altogether the
| exception.
How many people do take around the
| Capitol each day?"
| '.Oh. it varies from one to all can take
care of. 1t is not as regular job as one
would suppose 1t was.
The question OF the admission Of Utah as
| state occupied almost the entire time OF the
Senate Committee on Territories yesterday.
and when the committee adjourned it was
with the understanding that the subeommit-
| tee having the Utah bill in charge should re-
port at an early day, probably at the next reg
| ular meeting of the committee next week.
| Senator White brought up the question and
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| by all the Republican members.
Senator Hansbrough said that he had been
authorized to say for Senator Hill, who was
absent, that he thought the bill had been in
committee a sufficient length of time, and
that it should be reported without further de-
| lay.
Organized labor may have another cham
! pion in the next Congress. Two years ago
i the Republicans of the Terre Haute district
hwanted to run Grand Master Sargent, OF the
| Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, as their
candidate but he declined to make the race.
| He has now announced his willingness to ac-
cept the nomination and run against Mr..
| Brookshire Mr.. Sargent is one of the most
popular men in the district. He is conserva-
tive, large-minded and level-headed. The
district is nominally Democratic, but like all
other Democratic Congressman Mr.. Brook
shire has everal post office fights on hand
that will initiate against him ut the polls.
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