The Washington times., 1894-12-22
CLOAKROOM AND GALLERY.

There seems to be a deliberate attempt to
laugh Mr.. Springer and his currency bill ou
OF the House. On single page OF the Con-
gressional Record of yesterday the word
laughter appears time after time, and all in
| the discussion of a question of most serious
character and without any attempt on Mr..
SpriDger's part to be- humorous. There
seemed to be during Mr.. Springer's speech a
conspiracy between certain members who
prodded him with questions and then Joined
in seornful laugh at his replies.
.'These fellows who are laughing at
Springer and the currency bill remind me OF
an incident out in our country" said an OBJ
server who was watching the happenings in
the House pretty closely. I'VE had proml-
nent and somewhat eccentric individual in
the community of African descent whose
depth of color was only exceeded by his
depth of piety. His greateat delight was to
speak i'll meetin'.' On one occasion when
revival was in progress and Bill had been
chosen to exhort the unbelievers. he was hor-
ritied and doubtless somewhat yexed to hear
sounds OF laughter from the rear seats of the
country church.
'''Oh, youse fellows kin laugh OF yer want
to- said he, but when de debil gifts hold OBJ
you and lays you down in his bottomess pit
you wont laugh den.'
"That's the way with these fellows who are
laughing at Springer now. They can laugh
now If they want to, but when the European
'debis' and their Wall street agents get hold
Of this country by way OF its finances and
lay it down in their bottomless pit these gen.
tlemen will not laugh den. F"
Who shall say that the power CT the press
G goes unrecognized by the heads of the great
government. The report of the Secretary of
Interior TO Congress detailing the .expendi-
hp
ment indicates a monthly expenditure of Il
snug sum for ''press clippings" For single
month the number of clippings thus paid for
was over 2,5c0, indicating u matter OF over
10000 clippings for q single department in a
single year Multiply this by the number OF
departments and include the Presidential
Mansion, which is also attentive to this sub
ject, and you have a total OF over a million
press clippings for the government i'll single
year. Then if You add the number for which
Congressman pay-for nearly all of then
think it worth while to purchase certain lines
of this sort Of material-and your total aggre-
gates many millions in a year.
Col. Bob Ingersoll who was here the other
day. is being reminded by some of his polit-
ical friends that he has now an opportunity
to reform and accept the doctrines against
which he has so long rallied. Years ago.
when Missouri was considered as hopelessiy
Democratic as Texas or Arkansas, Col. Inger-
soil, in hunting for words for one of his epi-
grammatic utterances, remarked that he
would never believe in n hell until Missouri
went Republican" Leaders of the Repub-
lican party now point with pride to the
record which Missouri made in the last cleo
ton and remind him thar he now has an op-
porrunity to accept the faith without viola
tions of his promises
REPRESENTATIVE Johnson. of Indiana. is
somewhat annoyed over story which is be-
ing told in the cloakrooms OF the House by
members TO the amusement OF all listeners.
A few days ago eX-mayor of Mnnce. Mr.
Brady and Mr. Vernon DAVIS, two prominent
Democrats from Congressman Johnsons dis
trict came to Washington to attend 10 some
business at the Post-oflce Department, and
while here visited the Capitol. While walk
ing through one OF the lobbies of the House
they inquired of a doorkeeper whether there
was anything of interest going on in the
House. In his characteristic gruff
way the doorkeeper replied: ''Noth-
ing at allof any interest whatever Being
desirous of seeing the hall of the
House, however they went upto the gallery,
and to their astonishment beheld their Rep
resentative with arms outstretched, collar
wilted. and great beads of perspiratIon
plainly visible upon his brow, endeavoring TO
eplighten the House as TO what course they
should pursue upon The Carlisle banking bill.
colleagues giving him their undivided atten-
ton, but the remark by the doorkeeper had
left bad impression upon the minds OF his
constituents, and they did not tarry as long
as they might have under other circum-
stances. MIR. Johnson declares that when the
next Republican House assemblies this door
keeper shall be thesiirst man decapitated.
Somebody at the House end of the Capitol
has invented new word. Speaking of Mr..
Springer's rapid change of sentiment on the
currency question and his activity in getting
into line for the administrative measure. his
course is termed as decidedly ''Springer-
esque."
Congressman Campbell, of New York, has
evidently decided TO make friends with the
new Mayor of New York:
Il want you," said Mr.. Campbell to an Of
f1cer of the House yesterday, 'to get me up a
set of the Congressional Records. hand
somely bound, and with this inscription in
gold letters on the front: ''To the Honorable
Mayor of New York from Honorable Tlmo-
thy ]. Campbell.
Mr. Campbell mas evidently decided to stand
in with the committee of seventy.
Yesterday was prolific of amusing incidents
in the House. One of the first things at
tempted was the passage of q resolution per-
mitting the importation of foreign exhibits
free of duty for exhibition at the Atlanta ex-
position
81 want to remind the gentleman" said
Mr.. Wilson, OF Washington. THAT but q short
time ago the country was in a furore over the
admission of a single coachman. Does this
bill provide for the admission of an English
coachman?''
'Ii does not" replied Mr.. Livingston, amid
laughter.
A little later the House was thrown into
by a hI-M Mr. in nrubin ini1
he spoke OF the Republican party as stand
ing by, supinely fiat upon its back