The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27

the WAYS and Means was at this Junct-
ure mostly ornamental, the Approprla-
tions Committee was beset with the
present necessity of cutting down eX-
pense everywhere, but that
the Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee would have be-
fore it the Nicaragua Canal bill as well
as the railroad pooling bill. d told Mr..
Settle that he had been credited with
desire for the craftsmanship of the
Committee on Claims. He denied this,
saving he had asked not to be given
this. as he did not like the class of
work before the Committee on Claims.
This committee has $4,000 clerkship,
as we'll as an assistant session clerk,
at 5000 per diem. These perquisltes
might have somewhat set OFT the grind
of the work before this committee,
specially in the face of the fact that the
committee of which Mr.. Settle is chair
man has no clerk of any kind. But
Mr.. Settle saws he will have his clerk
to do the work. Mr.. Settle was frank
to confess that he did want chairman
shin of Post-Office and Post-Roads,
ex-Chairman Henderson's old position,
but said the combination, as he knew
it to be. could not reasonably be work
ed out to bring about such results.
Whether Mr.. Settle is as big man with
Mr.. Reed as these committee appoint
ment shadows would seem to indicate,
he NAV as we'll be accepted as one OF
the veritable sparks from the Name
mans anvil until the Pritchard men
in North Carolina can prove the con-
trary.
There seems something rather IN
teresting in the facility with which
Mr.. Bailey, young Democrat OF lex
as. is getting the Speakers ear these
DAYS. Mr. Bailey is striking looking
foure. with a face not unlike that OF
John Bright's when he was young
man. He has thick black hair. brushed
so carefully that it shines. His face IS
full and manner deliberate, and older
than his years. He wears white tie,
a long frock coat of black, and acts,
and talks, and makes gestures, and
stands and measures his utter
ances as if he were man OF abll-
ity. And many say he is young
man of much promise. At any rate he
seems to catch the Speakers fancy
when he rises. The reason Of this rs
what some have been trying vainly TO
find 1t is said that it was through
the influence of Bailey that Jones, of
Virginia, was kept on the Elections
Committee. 1t was said that Jones had
been left off Pensions and Appropria-
tions on account of some fancied dis
like which Reed contracted for him
in connection With some alleged atti-
tude of his in the last Congress III the
matter of pensions. Mr.. Bailey was
put on the Judiciary Committee, and
it is said by insiders that he was Of
fered a place with Crisp on the Com
mittee on Rules, but declined on ac-
count of an alleged opposition he had
brought to bear against the replacing
of Catehings upon that committee. 1t
is said that the leaving off of Catch
ings proceeded from the influence OF
the young Texas Congressman, and
that therefore, as neither he nor
Bailey were available, McMillin was
put on.
4 famous general in the Confederate
army and who served in the Mexican
war as well, was talking to-day about
the Venezuelan matter, and more spe-
cially about Russia's friendship 10 this
country as attested by her offer of a
loan of $500, 100000 of gold. The old
general said that this friendship on
the part of Russia was no new thing;
that he recalled the visit of Alexis to
this country. The Duke was out on
the plains with party OF distin-
guished Americans. He remarked that
he was, in travelling through the coun-
try, struck by two things, namely, the
seemingly inexhaustible resources of
the country and its seemingly helpless
condition as against a foreign force.
One of the party. by way of semi
agreement. remarked that even Italy.
for example, could at that time put
her navy in the harbor of New York
and demand ransom as price of not
bombarding it. IF she did" replied
the Duke. '.she would find Russia at
her stern The old Nirginian said
there had been ever since an under
glow of goodwill in connection with
all the negotiations between the two
governments.
W. Z. CHRISTIAN.