The Washington times., 1894-07-24
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

The session of the House was very brief
one yesterday. Few members did more than
wait for prayers, as Champ Clark, Of Mis-
ent critical situation, and then there was as
general an exodus for the Senate chamber as
on a state occasion.
MIR. Reed manfully remained in his place to
annoy and harass the few Democrats that de-
sired to do business, but was finally SO anx-
ious to see the fun at the other end of the
Capitol that he moved an adjournment. sug-
gesting as he did so that Ibis friends still
seemed to be answering the indictment and
were pleading completely on tine part of the
gand jury" Speaker Crisp was annoyed and
pounded with his gavel until the last tones Of
Mr.. Reeds sharp Yankee drawl died away.
One OF the most amusing occurrences in the
Senate yesterday was the reading by Senator
Cockrell. at the request of Senator German.
who was resting his voice after good hours
effort. letter from Secretary Carlisle favor
ing a compromise tariff bill supposed to be
indorsed by the administration.
1t was apparent before Mr.. Cockrell had
read many lines that he had practiced pretty
well on reading the letter and had become in
such deep sympathy with it that his
reading became much more like a dec
laration OF personal approval than any
perfunctory recital Of its contents. As he
went on he began laying on the emphasis and
intonation approvingly, looking around
among his Democratic brethren as he pro-
ceeded. 1t was not great while before the
galleries broke out into a laugh, so droll was
the whole proceeding.
Judge Culberson. OF Texas was busy yester-
day morning reading letters and kilograms
from different parts OF the Lone Star state
a1l tnt tho of
on. From all indications the young man,
who is under 40. will be nominated at the
convention which meets in Dalton on August
IA.
Judge Sayies. OF Texas, in speaking of the
younger Culberson said; HE is a very able
man; it would not seem fair to say as able as
his father but one of the ablest of the younger
men in the state
Senator German made call at the White
House yesterday before the session of the Sen
ate, which has been the subject OF gossip of all
kinds since then. 1t is such a rare occurrence
for the Maryland Senator to visit the White
House nowadays that it was at once conjec-
tured that the Presiden. must have sum
moned him to confer on the question of Sc
curing party harmony and avoiding the SEN
sational proceedings in the Senate which
afterward developed. 1t was rumored there
was a still wider breach as a result of the in
terview.
Senator German positively denied that he
had called on any such errand. and stated
later in the day that his visit was on other
public business. 1t is thought incredible
though that Mr.. German should have volun-
tarily made such n visit to the White House
on the very eve of such an attack on the
President as he ultimately made. 1t is no
less incredible that he should have made such
an attack after having had pleasant in
terview-that was Mr.. Germans own ex-
pression-on any subject.
The gossipy accounts of what did happen
only go to the extent of saying that the Presi-
dent and Senator had hot encounter, and
that while the President sought reconciliation
the Senator Indignantly rejected all sug-
gestions of compromise and told the President
emphatically what the Senate thought Of
executive interference.
Senator Hill made typical remark yester-
day as he was leaving the Capitol just after
the adjournment. "What do you think OF the
days proceedings?" was asked him. Tho
New York Senator shrugged his shoulders and
said with a smile, US he alluded to the per-
sonal character OF the remarks:
To-day is Monday washing day. All the
linen has been disposed of, think