The Washington times., 1894-12-25

huil6 lHtIc Is oCuICtIN d IuOl Vi
bers of House or Senate in the city Washing
ton is not altogether deprived of statesmen
for the Christmas season. Quite large
number of members of Senate and House re-
main in the city, and will eat their Christmas
turkey with US.
There are some ofthem so far from home
! that they do not feel inclined to make the
/ trip merely TO turn round and start back, and
there are others who have such unpleasant
! recollectioDs of the recent election in their
/ district that they do not care to so back home
/ for the present.
. Speaker Crisp has set the House a good
! example by staying in Washington, where he
can attend to whatever business may present
/ itself during the recess. He will eat his
/ Christmas dinner at the Metropolitan Hotel,
: to, day, where he continues to make his home,
accompanied by his family.
/ Chairman Savers of the House Appropria-
/ ton Committee, is also remaining in the city,
and will do what he can to push the work OF
/ the committee along during the holidays.
There was meeting OF the subcommittee on
sundry civil appropriations bill yesterday,
at which the department officials who have
! appeals to make where heard. There will
probably be other meetings of the sub-com-
mittees as the week progresses, though it is
not expected that there will be meeting ol
/ the full committee before the beginning OF
1895.
There are a coed many Senators rem aiming
IN the city. \ larger proportion of Senators
/ than Representatives. have homes of their own
i'll Washington. and the result is that the Sen
ate could probably come nearer to mastering
a quorum than could the House. Yet good
many Senators have taken occasion TO hustle
home aud see how the political plum is going
to fall in regard TO
TIE SEATS THEY NOW OCCUPY.
Senators Cullom, Harris, and several 9th
ers are 10 spend most of the holiday season
among the people OF their own State, prepar-
ing for the contests to come of ii the legis-
latures early next month.
Among the Senators who remain in the
/ city are Messrs. George, Pugh, Martin Hale,
Frye. PETER Call, Voorhees,, Turpie, Vest,
Bate Blanchard, and Jarvis. Senators Bate
and Jarvis will take their Christmas dinners
at he Ebbitt where they live. Senator Hale
who has learned al! his life more and more
/ of the delights of n New England Christmas,
will enjoy this one IN his home on Sixteenth
street.
Senator Frye. who is n fixture at the Ham
ilton, will take his turkey there, as he has for
the past decade or two. Senator Berry will
dine at the metropolitan, where he lives as a
neighbor TO Speaker Crisp. Senator Teller
will be at bis P-street home for the occasion,
ana Senator Cal! will celebrate the day at his
home on n street.
OF the Representatives who remain Messrs.
/ Heard, Bailey, Pence, and Caruth will discuss
turkey and the uncertainty of politics at the
Riggs, where they reside. and where most OF
them are spending their last winter as men,
bcrs OF the House, for the present at least.
Mr.. DOolittla will dine a Wormleys, where
he makes his home. At the Shoreham Christ
mas dinner will lie enjoyed by Representatives.
McCreary, Brickner and Randall. at the
Normandie Mr.. Land and Mr. Cousins, at the
Ebbitt Mr.. Patterson, OF Tennessee. and Mr.
/ Graham. OF Brooklyn; at the metropolitan
Mr.. Culberson, MIR. Brookshire. Mr. McNag-
ney. and Mr.. Stailings, Mr.. Flynn, Mr. Bell
and Mr.. Linton. Mr.. Holman will take his
farewell Christmas dinner at the Hamilton
where he has lived so long. Mr.. Wilson, after
eating his Christmas dinner will take train
for the west, where he Is to enter a
FIGHT FOR THE sENAToRsHP.
OF the others who remain there are Mr.
Geary. who finds it too far to go home to the
Pacific coast; Mr.. Boen, of Minnesota, ditto
Mr.. Stone, OF Allegheny, Pa, who has his
family here in his own home on @ street; Mr.
Simpson, whose health is still such as to lead
him to travel as little as possible; Mr.. Brosius
who will remain with his family here: Mr.
Northway. OF Ohio, who is so carefully guard
ing the Mckinley boom that he couldn't leave
/ Washington now; Mr.. kllgore expects to see
his constituents soon enough under the cir
cumstances: Mr.. McDearmon, Mr. Richard,
. son, and Mr.. Enloe, OF Tennessee; Mr.. Hit
who has a delightful home on X street, anC
his family with him; Gen. Hooker. of Missis
sippi who eats hislast Christmas dinner as {
member Of the House; DR.. Everett, who i:
sure il is uoboiy's business where he eats hi:
turkey on that day, and Mr.. Stone, OF Ken
tucky, who will reflect upon the delightful
opportunity he will have to enjoy his OWL
turkey under his own vine and fig tree, so tC
speak, after the close Of his long and faithful
services, which end with this Congress.