The Washington times., 1894-07-17
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

old bob-tailed horse which a Tennessee
friend of his gave him, and which Is known
as Bob" The animal is not speedy, but it
manages to put up a fair enough pace to in
dulge the Senator in the luxury of having his
own horse and carriage-the. carriage, by the
way, being phaeton Of antiquated design.
The other day the Senator had invited a
Congressional friend Of his, from whom the
story comes to take drive. All was pro-
ceeding very nicely until a bieyclist spun
along by the side Of the phaeton and then got
in the horses way. The ire of the Tennessee
Senator was stirred up. He cracked his whip
aad shouted: Get up there, Bob; run the
id sprig down." Bob started on a run, the
Senator squirting him on in complete forget
fulness of his guest, the purpose of the drive,
or the direction they intended to so. The
bicyclist increased his speed from time to
time, but poor old 'Bob" could not touch
him. Finally, after a good half mile trip in
the opposite direction to that which he in
tended to go. the Senator turned out and
said. with satisfaction: "Well. 1 gave the
id fellow good chase, anyway" Then,
with an affectionate greeting to Bob, the
ride was proceeded with.
Another good story is told OF the greeting
extended to the three new members of the
Tennessee delegation in the House of the
Fifty-second Congress. They were Patter
son, Cox, and Snodgrass. On their arrival in
town they did as all good Southerners do,
proceeded at once to the Metropolitan Hotel
and esconsced themselves in comfortable
quarters. Very soon Senator Harris came
around to see them "Well, boys" he said.
after the usual greetings. II want to teach
You how we play poker here in Washington"
The gentlemen protested that they knew the
game in Tennessee and that any additional in
struction was unnecessary. Il want to
teach you lambs the game before some one
else does," replied the Tennessee statesman
in benign and fatherly way. Finally Mr..
Patterson consented to join in a game with
Senator Harris and Mr.. Carlisle. then a Sem
ator. The result was reported TO be that Mr..
Patterson has learned the game las it was
played at Washington"
When Senator Harris was approached on
the question he said in his usual sadonic
manner, THAT fellow Patterson is lamb.
told him SO, and he did not believe me, SO l
fieeced him to prove it." Then he went on to
explain how Patterson was really one of the
best fellows in the world, and that he merely
wanted to start him right.
When the reading clerk of the Senate got
hold of the agricultural appropriation bill
yesterday he had a hard time of it. The num-
ber OF the new scientific words nearly para
lyZed him for time. ard when he found he
was pretty well into it, he discarded the theo-
ries Of pronunciation sanctioned by Webster,
Worcester and the Century dictionary. and
started out TO frame some rules OF his own.
few Senators looked amused but as Sena-
tor Hoar was not present no corrections were
attempted.
The envy which number of Senators have
senator q c,.lV
found expression in the appearance of Joe
Blackburn yesterday morning in an even bet
ter fitting suit, if that be possible.
In his remarks on the legislative, executive,
and judicial appropriation bill on Saturday
last Senator Call dealt Il hard blow at the
English language by making the statement
"it is me-" all OF which goes to show that
Senators do not know so much more than
other people. and confirms Champ Clark's
that very few legislators could pass
the civil service examination for $500 ap-
pointment.
Senator Higgins. of Delaware. has been ab-
sent for some time in his home at Wilmington,
but whether his absence is due TO illness or to
the necessity of preparing for reelection this
fall has not been revealed. II is reported
that the Republicans are in a very strong po-
sition in the peach state, and that the chances
for Mr. Higgins return are very fair.
Representative Bryan, OF Nebraska in his |
eulogy of the late Representative Houk, of |
Ohio, closed with the following expression Of |
on Immortality. which, as il was |
heard by so few Saturday. is worth repetition: |
IF the Father deigns to touch with divine |
power the cold and pulseless heart of the |
buried acorn, and make it to burst forth from |
its prison walls, will He leave neglected |
RI ha nf MAJ Ipbn 10
liz the image of his Creator? II He stoops to |
give to the rosebush, whose whithered |
blossoms float upon the Autumn breeze the |
sweet assurance of another springtime, will |
He withhold the words Of hope from the sons
Of men when the frosts of Winter come? IL |
matter. mute and inanimate, though changed |
by the forces of nature into a multitude of |
Iorms, can never die will the spirit OF man
suffer annihiation after it has paid a brief |
visit. like a royal guest, to this tenement of |
,lay?''
The question has arisen in the House
whether the action Of the Presidents commits
sion of inquiry into the strike will conflict
with the investigation which the Interstate
Commerce Committee intends to push at an
sarly date.
As the resolution of the committee. how
,ver is intended to inquire into the need for
urther legislation against interstate COM
nerce interference rather than an 1nyestlga-
ion into the causes of the strike, it is not
believed there will be any collision.
"You just keep your eye on Adlai E. Stew
,nson," said a New York politician to a friend
Is they passed through the rotunda of the
capitol yesterday. "He is just the sort OF
nan to decline the political funeral that over
ook so many Of his predecessors in the Vice
Presidential office, and it's dollars to dough-
luts that he will bob up in the next national
convention OF his party with lots of the boys
'eling for his nomination for the first place
m the ticket.
Let me tell you OF an incident, which is
tut one Of many. that will make Stevenson
ormidabie. When he was First Assistant
postmaster General politician of some
lote in Indiana called on him
With a complaint. He said first
lass man had been named to succeed an OBJ
ectionable Republican as postmaster of
mall town In that state. The applicant had
IL the local support required and was in
orsed by the state committee, but for some
eason the appointment was hanging fire,
hree or four months having elapsed since the
apers were filed.
=" "'Wait moment said Stevenson, and 60
ng into an adjoining room he called for the
apers in the case. In less than five minutes
e returned to his office. and said:
" Mr.. -, that Objectionable Republican
removed and your man is appointed
''Now, that is what will be remembered in
ne next national Democratic convention |