The Washington times., 1894-08-17
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

Brice and Don Cameron were the partici-
pants.
Don Cameron was sitting out in the portico
| in front of the marble room, the particular
portico which Senator Mills has practically
| made his own since the beginning OF the tar
i'll fight, and where he PAGES for hours when
his free trade feelings get the better of him
| and he finds the atmosphere Of the conserva-
tive Senate too much for his pent up feelings.
| But Senator Mills was not there on this oc-
cassion and Don Cameron was seated on a
| settee with his back to an open window con-
| versing with Pennsylvania constituent.
| This latter individual was evidently deeply
| impressed by Don Cameron, who had his
usual air of an English lord, and wore collar
and shirt with colored stripes even broader
than his regulation ones This aristocratic
| dignity was short-iived when Senator Brice
appeared.
| He came out OF the Senate chamber in a
mischievous mood. He quietly slipped up 10
| the window where Don Cameron's bald spot,
like that of a tonsured monk, was just visible
over the window sash. Stealthily sliding up
| to the window he grabbed three or four of the
lordly Cameron's hairs from the aforesaid
| bald spot. Cameron arose with the offended
| dignity due from u member OF tho Cameron
| clans at this unseemiy conduct and uttered
few remarks which appeared TO give the Penn
| sylvania constituent a decided shock. Then
MIR. Cameron saw it was only his good friend
Brics, smiling as usual, and he smiled, too.
But 1t was too late; the Cameron dignity was
shattered-shattered beyond recognition.
II have score to settle with you," he
| added with a laugh, turning toward Mr..
Brice. II want to see you"
"But don't want to see you," replied Sem
ator Brice; lit costs too much"
Then he whispered in the ear of brother
Senator who happened to be passing by: II
| played cards all last evening, SO l don't know
| what's going on. Tell me the news"
| Some OF the recent remarks of Representative
Bartlett, OF New York, in opposition to the
| bill for free circulating library for the Dis
| trict are so utterly unfair, and show such
| misconception of the purposes and aims OF
| the proposed library. that they are worthy of
repetition just as delivered in the House on
| Monday. After stating that public library
| should be place for research, and that Its
| books should be 'for the inspection and
| study of the scholar the student. the author,
| the inventor" Mr.. Bartlett continues in the
| following very unsympathetic strain as re-
CARDS the working people who would like TO
| employ an hour or two in the evening to i'm
| proving their minds:
"All the great public libraries Of the world
| are libraries of research-not open for the
carrying away of Volumes but open to the
| reading public. the books to be read within
the walls of the lIbrary-not to be taken
away, because. in the first place, they are
| too precious: and in the second place. the de-
mands of those coming there daily within the
hours OF and could not be met If the vol
umes were removed.
$50 / conceive Mr.. Chairman, that it is the
duty OF this House, If we establish any libra
ries anywhere. to build libraries for research,
and not circulating libraries. The other
cities throughout this country provide their
own libraries and can see no good reason
why, the District of Columbia should be
treated differently from any of the others in
this regard. 1t is no part of the govern
mental function TO start circulating library
1t is no part of our duty to maintain Libraries
for the accommodation of working girls or
for shopkeepers, in order that they may be
able to take cheap novels to their homes and
read them at night 1t is no part OF our duty
as part of the law-making power to take
the action proposed here.
''There is another consideration. OF whom
is the reading public of the District of Coium-
bia composed? You must bear in mind that
the Congressional Library is open to any one
whomsoever, even to remove books, on the
order of Representative or Senator and
various other government officials. The
reading public here principally consists of
the employees of the government, and the de-
partmental books are accessible to each and
every one of these employees. 1t would hardly
be worth while to establish a circulating IL
brary for the small body of citizens who
would use it.''
Representative Blair, of New Hampshire, is
not in a pleasant frame of mind over the
Chinese treaty ratified by the Senate the
other day. 1t will be remembered that Mr..
Blair was appointed minister to China in 1891
by President Harrison and got as far on the
way TO his post OF duty as San Francisco,
when the news that he was a persona non
grata to his dragonic majesty was received,
and he returned.
In discussing the situation yesterday Mr..
Blair said that besides the general objections
to the treaty, in the fact that it failed to insure
proper exclusion and also made a matter of
treaty our power to limit and control Amer
lean citizenship, the so-called trade adyan-
tages amounted to nothing one way or the
other. As the Chinese customs service is un-
der control OF British citizens. and its trade is
controlled for the benefit of the Queen de-
pendents. and the empire regarded. in effect,
as colonial appenage to Great Britain. Mr..
Blair claims that we have been fooled all
around and will get nothing for our pains
while losing great deal in the right to con-
troll Chinese immigration.
The Congressional friends, and especially
the Virginia colleagues OF Congressman Mere
dith, of Alexandria and Manassas. had an
opportunity OF congratulating him yesterday
on the result OF the convention which met at
Alexandria and renominated him yesterday.
1t is saying good deal for a mans popu-
larity and tact. that with the incessant de-
mands for patronage and the necessity of hav-
ing to turn down nine out of ten of them, he
can yet be renominated without opposition.
Mr. Meredith, however, has proven himself
equal to the emergency.
Resolutions were passed at the nominating
convention indorsing President Cleveland and
declaring for free coinage at the ratio of 16
to /.
The discussion on Senator Kyles resolution
to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors in
the Senate wing of the Capitol yesterday
stirred up considerable amusement before it
was referred to the Rules Committee.
Senator Kyle very carefully worded his re-
marks, and said he would not charge that
liquors were sold to Senators. but they Ger
tainly were to strangers and employees.
Senator German at once moved to refer the
matter to the committee. He said he did not
know himself what whisky tasted like, but
there were good many reformers who. after
their professions. slipped behind the door and
took several drinks. He thought If the Sena-
tor was in earnest he had better find out who
was responsible and then have the guilty
party condemned.
Mr.. Kyle replied that, while he was no re-
former. there were plenty of saloons near the
Capitol. He meyer left the Capitol at
o'clock in the evening without staggering
against drunken man within the first two
blocks.
''You mean without having drunken man
stagger against you, don't you?" asked
SepatDr Groy xyhiIe he Senators lauuhed