The Washington times., 1894-08-07
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.


met for the first time in extraordinary session,
and excepting brief rest last fall before the
regular session in December Congress
has been steadily at work ever since, with
fewer holidays and adjournments than in
most long sessions.
A good many Congressman and Senators
yesterday recalled the fact that to-day is the
anniversary Of their meeting, with good
deal of regret that all this hard work had not
brought some tariff legislation. Nobody was
very cheerful at the Capitol yesterday, and
perhaps the anniversary of the session may
have had something to do with it.
Congressman Payne of New York, SAYS
that he now regards it certainty that ex-
Vice President Levi p. Morton will get the
| Republican nomination for Governor of
| New York, and adds that he thinks there is
no doubt that Mr.. Morton can capture the
| Empire State. No candidate has yet been
doomed vigorously enough for second place
| on the ticket to indicate where that plum is
going, but there will be plenty of material for
| the whole ticket ready by September IS,
| when the nominating convention Is to be
| held.
As to the Democrats, Mr.. Payne thinks that
| Gov. Flower will again be the candidate des-
| pite all rumors to the contrary. "Elower can
| not very well get out now and keep his hold
| on the party and think he realizes that the
He has been out to a lot of county fairs. too,
and gets slapped on the back vigorously. and
| is beginning to think he must be getting very
popular with the farmers. He may revise
that judgment in November"
Several of the Alabama delegation in the
| House who have been stumping the state for
the campaign have come back to Washington
| pretty well disgruntled mt having been dis
| franchised by the operation of IA law which
| compelled registration before a certain date.
| congressman Rollins and Bankhead are among
| the number.
| In the vigor and heat OF the campaign
hurrying from one place to another to make
| Speeches. it was not at all remarkable that
| registration was for the time being forgotten
| but before they knew it three or four were too
late and it is said only about half the delega-
| ton will be able to vote if they want to.
An amusing story was told in The TINES a
few days ago of how Congressman Geissen-
| hainer, OF New jersey, the chairman of the
| House Committee on immigration. was
| tricked In Representative Stone of Pennsvl-
| yania, who passed bill TO which Mr.. Geiss-
| enhainer was very much opposed because it
| had been referred to his committee and then
suddenly withdrawn by Mr. Stone on the be-
lief that all the committee were in league with
| the wicked steamship companies. At the
| time Mr.. Geissenhainer had slipped over to
| the Senate for few minutes TO hear the Sem
| atorial tariff speeches which were being de-
| iivered at that time, and. although he had a
| scout on hand, MIR. Stone was too quick for
| him. Mr.. Gessenhainer was very mad at
| the time and vowed vengeance to the Stone
| bill.
And now comes the sequel Mr.. Geissen-
| hainer, when the bill was sent over to the
Senate, quietly looked up Senator Hill, the
| chairman OF the Senate Committee on In
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statesman how grfeyously he had been
| treated. Mr.. Hill sympathized and promised
| to knock out the little Stone bill. II was ar
ranged that Senator Hill should prepare
| substitute bill and push it, making an un-
| favorable report on the Stone bill. But how
| was il to be accomplished? Senator Hill is
not well up on the immigration question, and
| TO get a bill ready in a short time was no easy
| matter. Mr.. Geissenhainer was able to tell
| him what TO do. Mr.. Stump, the Commis-
| sioner of Immigration, is also Jersey man.
and n great friend OF Mr.. Geissenhainer. He
| looked up Mr.. Stump and got him TO prepare
| a bill, and thus a measure was presented by
| Mr.. Hill which had on its face excellent
official Endorsement and apparently had an
| extra good chance of rushing through the
Senate in place of the Stone bill.
| But again the willy Pennsylvania had hi 8
| eyes open. He had beaten Mr.. Geissenhainer
| in the committee and in the House and did
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could help it, even though he had Senator
| Hill to handle. too. He hunted up Senator
| Chandler. told his story, aud at once enlisted
! the aid OF the sarcastic New Hampshire Sem
| ator.
Senator Chandler at once opened a bitter
| attack on the bill last Saturday so bitter and
| determined that Senator Hill hardly k vs.
| what to do about it. The New York Senator
| had added a few anti-anarchist clauses to the
| general immigration features of the bill,
which latter represented Mr.. Gessenhainers
| views. The New Jersey Congressman and
Senator Hill both thought bill against an
! archists would be very popular just now and
carry the Geissenhainer immigration features
through. Not so, however. Senator Chan
dler approved the anti-anarchist paragraphs
of Senator Hill. but said the immigration
paragraphs of Mr.. Geissenhainer were not
satisfactory. Here the matter stands. and
the Jersey Congressman is very much puzzled
TO know what to do next or how to have Mr..
Stone sufficiently watched.
One Of the handsomest baskets of roses
that has been placed on the desk of any men
Der of Congress this year graced the desk of
Representative McMilliu. of Tennessee His
friends are congratulating him warmly for his
fight in the conference, and this was token
of their admiration and regard.
The failure of Col. Stone. the one-legged
veteran vino represents the First Kentucky
district, to capture the primaries in his State
has caused considerable surprise and deep
regret in the House. where Col. Stone is
familiar figure and a very popular member
This is Col. stones fifth term in Congress-
where he has won an enviable record. His
chief committee was that on Coinage, Weights,
and Measures.
Judge Montgomery, of Kentucky, one of
the House tariff conferees has been renomi-
mated by over $500 majority on the voting
system. This happening in the face of con-
siderable opposition and while the Judge has
been attending TO his duties here has re-
suited in his receiving the warmest congratu-
lations.
The speech of Representative Linton, of
Michigan. on sectarian Indian schools has
brought out much animated CORRESPONDENCE
with tho Post-office Department as 10 its cir
culation as a franked document. Mr.. Linton
recently received word that the postmaster at
Footville, Wis. declined to receive the speech
on the ground that it was sent in bulk and
could not afterward be separated for mailing
10 individuals. The Congressman protested
to Third Assistant Postmaster General Craig,
who directed the postmaster TO handle the
speeches.
Later the same postmaster was notified by
First Assistant Postmaster General Jones not
to handle the speech on the ground that it
contained printed matter. This matter ap-
peared on the last page and was the imprint
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