The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-27
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Tribune Bureau,
No. 5lo Fourteenth street n VI

No. 5l5 Fourteenth street, n. W.,
washington, Dec. 2G.
There was more drunkenness in Wash.
lngton yesterday than there has been or
Christmas for many years. The streets
were hlled with intoxicated men and boys
and not few females took advantage OF
the occasion and made merry. Most OF the
jags We're gigantic In size. Many of then
were or the swinging take-up-all- of. the.
street variety. good deal of the drunk
enness was due to the fact that nearly
every saloon In town kept "Open house,
and the boys took advantage of this rare
and loaded up. Very few arrests were
made, considering the large number OF
fellows who fell by the wayside.
lf Rising Sun Stove Polish" Morse
who represents Puritan district in Mas
sachusetts, and who has introduced bill
in the house prohibiting the sale of liquor
in the District Of Columbia had been here
today he could have gathered some valu-
able data which lie might use In favor OF
his measure. 1t Is needless to say tina,
such Il bill will never pass as long as there
are so many fellows In congress who like
pull at the bottle themselves.
Senator Squire, of the state of Washing.
ton, Is not the brightest man in the upper
branch of congress, but nobody ever slis-
pected him of being so far behind the times
as the following story will show him to
be. A short time before congress con-
Veneu squire met leNOW senator at one
of the hotels in this city and this conver-
sation took place between them
~ think 1t Is a shame that congress does
not admit Utah into the Union," said Sen
ator Squire.
my dear senator" said his colleague,
Utah was admitted as state by the last
congress-"
"Is that so?" replied Senator Squire, with
great astonishment. IL hadn't heard of i;
before"
Senator Squire must be suffering from
a lapse of the memory. as he was a men,
Der of the senate when the Utah bill
passed.
Joe Lewis Is still here He will likely be
appointed clerk to the committee on terri
tories, of which Mr.. Scranton Is chair
man, unless Uncle Joe can secure for him
a bone" with more meat on 1t. The sal
nry of the clerk to Mr. Scranton's com
mittee Is SO per day during the sessions.
Colonel Clayton McMichael. editor of the
Philadelphia North American. is slated for
tine secretaryship of the senate when the
Republicans reorganize that body. Colonel
the District of Columbia during President
Arthur's administration. and was very
popular official.
Il / i
Colonel William A. stone. who represents
and who had the distribution of the
"bones" under the Combine. has collapsed
from the strain he has been under since
the house organized, and he is now TAX
Ing n rest at White Sulphur Springs. Va.
1t Ia said that he hasn't averaged three
hours sleep u day in the past three weeks.
The ''tone" hunters have been on his
trail day and night. and the strain was
too much for even man of the Colonel's
i 4 4
"Bertie'' Adams. ex-Minister. to Brazil,
and the successor Of "Father' ONeil in
the house from Philadelphia district. is
one of the maddest men in Washington.
He was a member of the famous Combine
and was promised good fat office for one
of his constituents. He had his eve on tho
carpentership of the house: Mace which
pays in the neighborhoOd of 81. .On0 per year,
and had his man picked out. Bit Repre-
sentative Br,imm Of Schuylkiil county.
stepped in and walked off with the "bone" +"
That is why "Bertie" is mad. and he is
real mad, too.
Senator Quay declines to be Interviewed
on the subject Of his alleged reconciliation
with Governor Hastings. 1t Is believed.
however. that nc and the governor have
kissed and made no. The senator has some
the next Legislature. end without friend
In the executive chair he might as we'll
not attempt It. Governor Hastings has
many things in his favO\'f hn decides to
enter the SenatOrlal contest. quay cannot
afford tn fight him. In fact. II would he
rood politics for Quay to help him. Ouav's
friend Lyon would be made governor and
there would he no question about secur-
inp the executives aprroval OF any legis-
lation that he might have passed. Gov
error Hastings certainly occlries an e,-
viable position IN the senatorial rpce. TIE
ros the hest of the fight up to date. Brother
Wanamaker's letter against Cameron
has placed him outside tho hreastworks.
and as for the other candida tes they are
abort twenty to one shots, as the sport
ing fraternity would sav.
h lI
''rr'iby" he's Rad an urprecederted run
in this city. Vt IL the only show that hos
held tho boa rds FOR two consecutive weeks
In Washirot oton for many years. At many
of the performances II was iD,possihia ~
secvre standing room n anv price. "Thr'l-
hv." burlesrue on "Trllby.'t made It's In
itial bow to the public here this week. It