The Washington times., 1894-05-08
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.


The advent Of Barnum's circus has not been
matter Of no interest to Senators and Con-
gresemen. A number Of members OF both
houses said yesterday that they had turned
out In the course of the day to see the process
sion, and also intended to take an afternoon
of to see 1t. With this distinguished patron
age the circus ought to get good advertise
ment among the constituents OF these play
loving statesmen.
There Is something Of resemblance be-
tween Col. Livingston, Of Georgia. and
Economist Holman, Of Indiana, which causes
occasional errors. The other day party Of
Indianians listened intently for some hours
to Col. Livingston's speech on the Govern
ment Printing House site, under the impress
sion that they were listening to their Con-
gresham. When they found out by the after
noon papers the mistake they had made they
were trifle disappointed.
No reflection, Of course, on Col. Living
ston.
There Ii some feeling Of regret among New
Jersey Congressman at the sudden passage Of
the New York and New Jersey bridge bill yes
terday.
Local pride was good deal OF an issue in
the struggle-a question whether the New
York Central or the Pennsylvania railroad
should get the better, the one over the other.
For some time past the New York Central had
felt that although 1t had direct entrance
into the metropolis it was not getting all OF
the metropolitan traffic that 1t might-that
the populous metropolitan district of New
Jersey bad not contributed the traffic that it
ought to Vanderbilt lines.
This bridge bill then has something more
of an issue in 1t than appears on the surface.
1t is another Vanderbilt menace to the Penn
svlvania, sure to be met In time by the maneu-
vers of Gen. Sewell, the Pennsylvania's able
strategist.
In the Senate the bill may not go through
so easily, and there are intimations that the
real battle may have to be fought there.
To-day the House Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads is to finally decide how far
they will go into the question of government
control and ownership Of the telegraphs. 1t
is expected that subcommittee will be ap-
pointed to take up the matter more In detail.
Mr.. Randall, chairman of the special COM
mittee Of the International Typographical
Union. received, yesterday, letter from
Marion Butler, president OF the National
Farmers Alliance, who hopes to make an ad-
dress on the subject before the end Of this
week. Mr.. Randall also says that the typo
graphical union people will be ready in due
time for the representatives Of the anti
monopolist league, whom he claims will de-
fend the Western Union.
The result Of the primaries for the Georgia
gubernatorial nomination is now the chief
topic among the Georgia delegation in Con-
gress. Thus far the question has been tested
in six counties, with the result that Atkinson,
Speaker Of the House, has gotten three, and
Gen. Evans, now a minister, has won
three. There is every prospect Of warm
fight, but Georgia member. discussing the
probable outcome, said yesterday: There
has never been time since the war when an
old confederate officer has fail to defeat a
layman in the state Of Georgia"
1t Is not often that any old salt puts in an
appearance at the House of Representatives
to call on his member of Congress. Such
case, however, occurred yesterday, when Mr..
Loudenslager, Of New Jersey, received a call
from Capt. Perkins, Of Camden. who wanted
to have an extra lightship placed off the
dangerous shoals at Cape May. 1t was at
least refreshing in this Shot weather to get a
few imaginary sea breezes in hearing the
captain tell of the dangers to shipping on
that part Of the Jersey coast There are more
than at any other part of our seaboard, either
on the Atlantic or the Pacific seaboard. and
this fact ought to have an effect in bringing
about any changes which will afford greater
protection to human life at that point.