New-York tribune., 1895-12-06
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
CHANGES IN AND ABOUT THE NATIONAL
LEGISLATURE.
CAMERON AS A PRACTICAL oK;R-DEcoRATIoNs
IN THE NEW LIBRARY-sTATEsMEN ON
wHEELs-THE CHAPLAIN OF THE

IN THE NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ON
wHEELs-THE CHAPLAIN OF THE
SENATE.
Washington Dec. (SpeciaD.-During the long
months between the sessions OF Congress MT ClarK'
the architect is in constant evidence at the Oap'
tol of which he Is practically morarch lie mas
boen connected with the architects Office as as
sistant and chief since 1851. and has grown from
n Young to an old man In the public service NO
one not excepting the venerable doorkeeper OF 'he
Senate Isaac Basset who Is lying II at his & resi-
be able to resume his duties. has enjoyed wiasr s
acquaintance with public men, or mas & pee" horn hor
fhe duties Of his Office bring him In contact, ,r
ME- GSrk cesnng nes repair and this year besides
the annual housekeeping mas mace eA.snsEe t 49,
pairs The ugly brown oaze a0Or' rosewood ,n doors
with plategass panels ana both In the iooDy @ as anp
a the frsscoes on the walls have been cleaned and
rttouched. the historical paintings IN @ tie ,borooh
eanlog and the desks and chairs in both cham
bers have had the accumulated YARNS" Vi Se"''
scraped off, and have been fepo's"en'
The appearance of Capitol Hill has been much
improved by the removal of the high fences iFon.
around the new Library Building, the exterior oI
which is entirely finished. with the exception oil
,ho main stairway and the terraces. The interior
Is also practically complete The bookstacks are
nearly all in place and only few minor de'aiis anu
the decorating remain to be done, and WORK on 'i'9
is rapidly advancing r,
Mr. Blashfeld has partly finished see,'on- -"
,,idd,o Apcs'-of MS alegorical picture, Ihe Hu-
man Understanding and knowledge Oh Al AZ, gy@,o,
Xhirh win decorate the dome. Ihe otner in'i = -
decorations of the great tIisory by
French; Science" by Donohue, anu anu an ,he col
hy Fianagan-have been put IN place ." ''' W.
In one of the large on the second cdx noor
which will be used as ,,ns maseo of and Sci
sncr While llr Maynard Is al Worn nctY,res thai
Of the iarse c3gner rooms Bscovery TS
Suest %i ss and nd CIVILIZATION Mr. DODGE Is aaG a af Si
wSom IA are Americans who have been engaged 10 10
make the mural deiSra'ISnsb S T' vii be
sent here and fixed to the walls
The work stu to be done will take quite a year,
and General Casey does not expect to turn 'he he!s
over 70 the Government until January J. 1885, W.
SDonord however, has possession OF oi'e Va '"-
rooms and already some Of the poohS nav
transferred to their new and luxurious qua
rapidly as space is placed at MS uispos"i, Il" VIZ
nove the books from the old library In the mean
inns no has cancelled the privilege Of giving nooHs
Out on deposit watch Is one OF t.e uGp, ,,Snr al
public wi OF necessity pc intlnIon to accomplish
me ask Of moving with little inconvenlehce an!
as ae e,Ie friction az possible No plan has as yet
nroha hlity temporary railroad VIII De ouII oe-
tween the old and the new Dm'ulhss'
There has been no lack Of statesmen mere during
the week of course, and to-day the roster ol iou'e
and Senate are both about complete senator oai''-
oro, who gave house party last week az MS place
on the island Of ST. Helena. ). G.. whcn IS Known
bv the cheerful name of Collins End 10 NUMBER
NJ renresentativc Washingtonians. was one OF the
last TO arrive. The senior Senator from Pehnsyi, y
vania delights to Jay aslIe an fes@aa'; @ I fr reaxa
tion although he hardly UNDERSTANDS me tei'n IA
its general acceptance ior Ms ho. Gd a. ON, Win ai
10 s,raaf
modern conveniencea and he enterta'hs there Win
an elegance hardly consistent WIN us e"'n0i-
ment.
Senator Cameron Is something Of wag, and
prac,,cai ioke delights him beyond measure Recent
lv me took a party from Washington for few days
shooting They arrived at St Helena in the after
noon about 3 O'clock tired and half-famished, hav-
ing been unable to get anything to eat since break
fast II am sorry" said the Senator, when lunch
con was suggested bat YOU can get nothing to eat
here mill o'clock This house is run by rue 1t
Is after Iuncheon-time. and there VIII be nothing
served until dinner" and he left his guests for fear
doubtless of an explosion These disgrunt.ed ana
chagrned gentlemen went for walk on ] the oeteH; b
endeavorng to stlhe their pangs or munger, pui
they soon overtaken by fo3tman, VINO negsed i
them to return TO the house. as the senator WshtI
to sneak 10 them. Where have you been? asked
Down on the beach," said OF their number,
trying satisfy our hunger by watching a dog de-
Hungry, are you?" said the Senator We'll I'm
Al this moment luncheon was announced and
the Senator led his starving friends 10 feast pos,
sib,e only where terrapin canvas back ducks and
wild turkeys are as Plentiful as mosquitoes on the
Jersey Coast.
Sneaker Reed. who is altogether the most con-
sp.cuous and talked-of man in town at present, is
lust n bit thinner than he last winter whether
owng TO his efforts TO reduce his avoirdupois by
chopping wood and bicycling, or by endeavoring to
satisfy a clamorous horde Of members OF con-
gress), and he has sacrificed his mustache, which
gives him a somewhat ministerial ar 1T is not
generally known, by-the-way, that Mr. Reed began
his college lie Bowdo.n with the intention OF
becoming minister. He entered the college as
Me which was so impressed by his brightness
aud precocity that it volunteered 10 bear the ex-
pense of his college education provided ne con
sented to take orders. He had not reached his
sophomore year. however before he decided eel ne ne
was not cut out for a clergyman ana ne SO m
formed his friends. who, Il Is said. nave never
ceased regret the loss to the Church OF so SHIN
ing a light
The new Senator from Montana is familiar
figure in Washington having served as Commits
sioner of the General Land Office during President
Harrison's Administration. In appearance senator
Carter resembles the pictures of Uncle SAM and
IL is said he is proud OF the resemblance, and does
everything to emphasize IT, He affects the familiar
.yoatee and his dress coat is the model tnat
the cartoons have made familiar He has also the
keen sense of hunor which s supposed to be an
attribute of his famous prototype; and aitogether
he is an interesting personality
There are any number of candidates for the
place of chaplain OF the Senate, which Is now held
bv Mr. Mi,burn, whose blindness and patrlarchal
appearance mako him interesting and pct-
uresque figure. lie Is, however, accredited with
being a shrewd politician, and II Is not improbable
that he may retain his place. Previous 10 his ap-
po.ntment as chaplain of the Senate he occupied
the sa me office in the House. to which he was aI-
pointed by "A Republican House: although the eau
Gus nom nee of the party was {. Is. tamsdeil, pas
tor OF the North Presbyterian Church which sue
,ess supposes some ability as a wire-puller one
OF the Senator's when asked what his objections
TO Mr. Mburn were and why he had transferred
his influence to another candidate sad; well
for one thing. I'm tired OF hearing Milburn dictate
IN the Lord what He ought TO do
II Is astonishing how many statesmen have
taken to bicycling. Justice Whites adoption OF the
wheel created no small interest, and a little knot
OF curious spectators wont to gather about him
when he starts for ride. Senator Chandler