The Washington times., 1894-04-21
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

Among the visitors on the floor OF the Sem
ate yesterday was ex-senator James W. Brad
bury, of Maine, who was in the Senate before
even Morrill, or Sherman were there. But he
has plenty of friends although he left the
Senate In 1853, after one term there. He
passed pleasant day yesterday among many
Of the present Senators whose acquaintance
he possesses Ex-senator Bradbury said yes
terday, laughingly that when he was IN the
Senate Capt Bassett was a boy, and Capt.
Bassett admits the fact and declares that the
Maine ex-senator was one OF the most vigor-
GUS men who have sat in the Senate.
The Joint resolution introduced into the
House the other day by Congressman Grain,
providing for an amendment to the Constitu-
ton, allowing the President to veto separate
items in an appropriation bill, is meeting with
quite favorable consideration from his fellow
Congressman. One of them yesterday in dis
cussing the resolution said: II think 1t IS
high time that the President be relieved from
the coercion OF the Senate and House in the
matter of appropriation bills. When, after
much delay, bill has finally been prepared
by making numerous compromises. and sent
to the President, he very naturally hesitates
to veto the bill because of Objectionable feat
ures. Now every appropriation bill contains
long list of immense items which cannot be
gotten out of the bill and by the present sys-
tenn are forced through. 1t seems only reason
able that the President should have the same
right to pass on each item that the legislative
bodies has themselves, and not be compelled
to take the whole bill or none. 1t is almost
as bad ut present as the old system of'''riders"
on appropriation bills.
Senators Hill and German are the most pro-
found admirers that Senator Quay has, and
both of these distinguished Democratic
leaders has concealed, but nevertheless.
ardent admiration for the Pennsylvania Sena-
tor. If you keep you eye on Hill when the
Senate chamber is well filed you will catch
him every now and then thro wing glance at
QUAY in that thoughtful way. which suggests
that he is thinking about the Republican
leader, and more than once he has been heard
to express his admiration for him.
As to German. the shrewd Maryiander. is
bound to look up TO Il man who, ms chairman
of the Republican national committee, took u
Presidential election out of his hands. and by
his own methods.
As n manipulation of men Quay has not an
eqnal on either side of the Chamber, and Hill,
German. or Brice all have vast amount of
respect for the nervous Pennsylvania Senator,
who is apparently listless and careless OF
what is going on. but is in reality clearly fol-
lowing everything and ready for n strike OF
political strategy at Il moment notice.
The tariff speeches are getting duller and
duIler. During the last week we have had
series of interesting productions, which have
served only one purpose-probably that for
which they were intended-but it is pity that
the discussion on question like the tariff
/ oh al.- a N
preliminary protests before the real work Of
shaping the schedules is actually began.
But it is comforting to have an end OF this
next week. How long the debate on the
schedules will last no one can pretend to say.
Senator Mcpherson said yesterday that he
thought the bill would be disposed OF by June
l. That sounds optimistic. and yer. lew OF
his colleagues could be found who would admit
that anything could be accomplished in SO
short time.
The appointment of Hon. Thomas J. Jarvis
as Senator from North Carolina by Governor
| Carr seem to meet with rather more than
ordinary satisfaction among the delegation
from the state The new Senator Is admitted
] to be man of real ability and to have been
| the most worthy representative OF the best
| element of the Democracy that could have
been chosen. The administration people are
all very much pleased ana count on senator
| Jarvis to add one more to their effective
I strength in the Senate. whore every such
recruit is needed. and consequently welcomed
to the little band.
| BY strange coincidence there sat in the
! House during the discussion in the Tennessee
claims yesterday, the commander of the Con-
federate forces who made the raid. Mr.. Cox,
of Tennessee. He arose, explaining that
when he made the night march on Fort
| Bethel he little thought he would be called on
| 30 years alierward to detail the narrative in
| the halls OF the Congress Of the United States.
He proceeded 10 give an interesting reninis-
| cence OF the raid. the destruction oithe govern
| ment properly. etc. and in conclusion
acquitted the beneficiaries OF the pending bill
of any completely in or knowledge of the raid.