The Washington times., 1894-12-26
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

VIII Representative Reed become Speaker
a good many congressman and politicians are
asking now.
.If he is the wise man that think he is,"
said one of the brightest Republicans In the
House, ''he will decline the Speakership. He
has got all the reputation out of it he can,
and il he takes the Speakership next time he
will put himself in position to offend about
one-half the Republican members, as there
will not be committee chalrmanships to so
round. They are, of course, the men who
shape up the delegations to the national con-
ventIons, and he cannot afford to offend
them"
Some people don't seem to care whose toes
they tired on. Somebody was asking Res
taurateur Murray, the head OF the House
restaurant the other day, what sort OF food
the average Congressman eats.
THAT depends" said Murray, "upon
who is paying for it."
And yet he is still permitted to retain his
restaurant privileges in the Capitol.
The oft told tale of the sign in the mining
saloon "don't shoot the pianist :" is pretty
nearly discounted by the tale told by some OF
the statesman, who have Travelled in Yucatan.
They lind on the doors of the hotel rooms
there requests to the guests as follows: First,
not to emerge from their rooms in negiigee at
tire; second TO keep the doors locked when
scantily dressed; third. not to make no1'e
in walking about the hotel after 1890 P. IN.
fourth, tospeak in low voice after the hour
for retiring.
IF anybody doubts the charge that has been
made as to the iavoritism toward every
thing English, which nervades this admins
tration. he should run his ease-eye over the
expense account of the treasury. Here are a
few items therefrom: July 10th. one Victoria
chair; January 18th, one Victoria chair; Feb
ruary 15 one Victoria chair; March 9TH, one
Victoria chair; April 14th, one Victoria
chair; April 10th. one ictoria chair: May Sth,
one Victoria chair; May 18th, one Victoria
chair; June 10th, one Victoria chair; June
25th one Victoria chair; June 2Sth, one Vie
! toria chair; May 24th. two Victoria chairs;
March lst, two Victoria chairs; August 3D.,
two Victoria chairs; July 25th, two Victoria
chairs; January 18th, four Victoria chairs;
March 18th, four Victoria chairs; March 22d,
six Victoria chairs; May 9Th, nine Victoria
! chairs.
Your average statesman is not altogether
too well posted on geography and other facts
! pertaining to oth6s countries than his own.
! Two of them were discussing their prospects
on retiring from Congress, the other day.
Il hear" said one that the mission TO
! Ecuador is vacant. | think I'll strike for
/ that"
Better not said the other, miserable
! place. way up on top of mountain, have 10
! ride up there on donkeYs; hot country;nobody
there, and all that. Don't think you'd like
/ the city at all
See" said the other thoughtfully, "wnat' 8
the name of the capital. anyway"
"Quito." answered his companion.
''Veto?" said the first. Never heard OF IL. "
''If it was Veto, responded the other. 'you
could depend on the President TO hold on to it.
| He has use for everything Of that name in his
possession.
''There is one task that the book-writIng
statesmen have not yet accomplished or even
undertaken said one of the most distln-
! guished ex-pfficials of the city the other day.
THAT is TO bridge over the history of the
/ years between the period covered 10y Benton
! ana Blaine. BentOn's Thirty Years in the
I Senate" covers events in the political world
/ from 1920 10 1880, and Blaines Twenty
! Years IN Congress" covers from 1860 to 1880.
/ But there is that ten years stretch in which
! treason was hatched that nobody .has prop
cry covered. John Sherman is the man 10
! do it. He con give US a story of say "a
| Half Century OF Political Liie,' for he has
! been IN national politics forty years and n
/ close observer of that same time ever since
/ he entered the practice OF law just Dfty years
ago ,;