The sun., 1895-01-04
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SENATOR <BLES's AIrACK oN THE
SENATE REsTA URINI.

/ VuIER Wnnts 10 AnoW Nuc henaOnN NoF
| the Changes In the New York Post
omec-Mr. CARLISLE. Dying Currency Bill.
| WARRINGTON Jan. 3.--Senator Allen of Ne
| braska Is angry because Page the hotel man
| who keeps the Senate restaurant, pays no rent
for the rooms lie occupies in the Capitol and
| gets his furniture. fuel light, and ice free and
much OF the valuable time of the Senate to-day
was given up to discussion OF the sort Of things
that can bc had to eat and drink In tho Senate
lunch room. II Mr. Allen should succeed in his
criticism upon the rights and privileges OF Land
| lord Page. he would probably bo encouraged TO
| attack the free bath. the free barber shop. tho
free carriage department, the free apollinaris,
and the other perquisites OF Senators. lie will
not succeed, however, because the Senate res
taurant has withstood many previous attacks
by more influential Senators than Mr. Allen,
and having become one of the tlme-honored
customs OF tho Senate IL is surrounded by such
| n bulwark OF tradition and precedent that moth
ing cnn prevail against 1t.
A few years ago Senator Frye who is an
earnest and radical advocate of temperance, au-
nounced publicly in the Senate that he would
cause the sale Of liquor in the Senate TO be
stopped know the reason why. Mr.. Frye
was at that time Chairman of tho Committee
on Rules, which has absolute Jurisdiction and
control over all the rooms Of the Senate wing;
yet he did not stop the sale OF liquor and to-day
IL is 10 uncommon thing TO n Senator and q
colorcd lahorcr standing side by side at the
counter OF the Senate lunch room drinking
whiskey from the same bottle.
Tie proprietor OF the Senate restaurant is q
citizen uf the State represented. by Mr.. Frye in
the Senate. and he received his license to keep u
the time that Senator Frye was Chairman Of it.
Although Mr.. Frye apparently did not learn the
AMY well snown thss the e
simply caters to the wishes OF the majority Of
the Senators, and IN that way makes himself
said that Senator Aliens ill-feelng for the res
taurant proprietor grows out OF a little un-
Nebraska Senator sought Gen. Hawley Of Con-
nectcut for the purpose OF licking him. and;
not finding him in the committee room, slapped
the face OF his clerk instead.
Representative Quigg of New York introduced
a resolution directing the Postmaster General
to inform the House what changes, IL any, have
been made recently in the salaries and person.
mel OF the clerks OF the Post Office at Now York
city, and what the reasons are that have gov
erned the department. In authorizing or direct
ing such changes. and whether any clerks have
been dismissed who are veterans Of the late wars
and to transmit to tho House all papers and re-
Vice at New York city which have been made to
the department as the result of recent investi-
"Ail Of the forty clerks discharged from the
New York Office" said Mr.. Qulgg. were. with
In the service for q number of years. The man
egement Of the New York office has been con-
sSs Sr of ssros
as true OF the former Dem9cratio Admins |
trntion as Of any of the Republican Administra-
office is stu being m manaxed in the same inteli-
Leading members of the House Committee on |
Ways and Means deny the report that bill will |
soon be reported from that committee increas- |
ing the tax on beer from 81 to 81 barrel. Sec |
re tary Carlisles last report estimated a surplus
W year, ~ and il is not believed. II this estimate be
well founded; that the Secretary will ask for |
any additional mail Hesitation Looking TO an increase inc
pose of Mr.. Wilson, the Chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee, to call the members to.
tho state Department. and introduced by him
Just before The hSiiday ID IsSsss striking of
on 1 sugar i impoftea from Gernany. This duty,
Mr.. Wilson said to-day. would have been eIim-
ferses been permitted to finish their work on
the measure. 1t was believed at the time, to be
pressed that when the state Department bill
comes before the COMMITTEES 1t will be reported
with substantial unanmity.
No interest whatever was displayed to-day In
the reopening of the financial discussion in the
House. The prominent men Of all parties in both
Houses of Congress admit that grave financial
to meet 1t. but nobody seems to know what that
something is. The democratic members Of the
can agree on some plan of action, They are ali
at sea now. and the only fact that Is admitted Is
Enowledge know that the senate viii not pass the bill
even II the House should do so. has had dis
and IN o
able TO pass it. it's authors and supporters are
again turning favorably to the proposition for
the appointment OF a monetary conference. to
sit during the coming recess OF Congress and
map out a comprehensive plan Of financial re-
form.
A number Of the Democratic members of tho
Senate Appropriation and Finance Committee.
at q conference this afternoon, decided that
they would endeavor to put on TO the Urgent
clause Of The new Tariff act. It is understood
repeal Of this clause II possible, and energetic
efforts in that direction arc being made. Re-
but 1t is understood that they will oppose any
attempt TO revive the tarin agitation, and Will
permit no amendments. however small.
Senator Manderson of Nebraska. who retres
from the Senate on the 4th OF March, wishes to
contradict published statements that he would
he candidate for the office OF Secretary of the
Senate. when said, two or three years ago.
/ hat intended 70 retire to private life, meant
it," said Mr.. Manderson. ~ look upon the
office OF Secretary Of the Senate as a high and
position. but am not a candidate for
the place. nor any other; would not accept the
leave the senate to resume the practice OF the
law in Omaha and when my term is ont will
return to my old home and take up the prac-
tlce partly abandoned when came To the
Senate"
The Republican Senators during the holiday
recess have been perfectlng thel- plans for tho
of their programme that nothing
shall be done by this Congress except the pas
sage OF the appropriation bills. These will not
be put through however, in a perfunctory man
nsr. There Is promise OF some pretty lively de-
bate on the Urgent Deficiency bill, which carries
.ne appI0prs.'om ISr .ho colieGt,nn Yi OF tne IN
speeches will be made by the Republicans when
Mr.. COckrell reports this bill 10 the Senate, and
come amendments may be offered. Mr.. Quay
to-day gave notice OF nm amendment striking
out all that portion OF the bin which relates to
the income tax or its collection. and substituting
u new wOolen schedule constructed along the
lines OF tho Mckinley woolen schedule.
Senator Caffery OF Louisiana to-day intro
duced a bill giving the producers OF sugar who
took out licenses in the year 1893, and whose