The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-14
CAPITAL CHAT.
One of the AbIest Members
of the Senate.


Young New scnator--s Mills of Texas and
Hill CT New YORK. senator Lee Mantle.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1a.-[Special. l--One
of the Nest menibcrs of the senate is Mr..
Teller y Colorado. Amid group OF SEN
ators and representatives the other day
there aroso discussion as TO who was tho
strongest man In the upper branch Of con-
grcss, and with ono voice the men present
agreed that the senator from Colorado was
60 be named In that connection. Unlike
many Of tho senators from the west, Mr.
Teller is comparatively poor. He has no
genius for money making, and though ho
has all his life been surrounded by oppor-
tunities and has had chances by the scoro
to get into lucky speculations his fortune
is an exceedingly moderate one The men
from Colorado shy he will DO able to hold
seat in the senate as long as he lives
Ills devotion 10 tho cause Of silver has
pushed him to tho front as tho leader of
that element in the senate, but among his
greatest admirers arc many mon who do
not agrec with him on this question. Mr..
Teller is great student. have heard it
said that no other man in congress reads
moro than be. At any rate, he Is familiar
with oil literature, both ancient ard mod
ern. Ho Is never to bo caught mapping
Ho is rarely seen at social entertainments
and is exceedingly chary with his accept
ancos of dinner Invitations. Ho prefers
his study TO the delights of society and
may be found sitting up with his hooks
and papers till yory late hours. Though
tho leader OF tho silver forces, no is not
ono idea man. He Is familiar with every
public question. As q dcbater he takes
first rank In the senate. 1t mny we'll be
doubted IL there Is another senator on
either side Of tho chamber who can sue
cessfully cope with him. Mr.. Teller Is
simple, unostentatious man, as approach
able by boy in tho street as by the mills
lionairc senator. lie is loved by all who
enjoy his acquaintance.
Enterprising Journalists.
One day last week the cabinet held q
session of unusual length. 1t began its dc.
liberations at 1880 in the morning and
sat until nearly 4 o'clock. After adjourn
mcnt 1t soon became evident TO tho news
paper correspondents tkat unusual care had
been taken to keep secret tho nature of the
discussion. Though IL was known that
the topic OF discussion had been tho forth
coming bond issue, every member OF tho
council approached by interviowers de-
clared that his lips wcrc absolutely sealed.
1t was intinnted that on account OF the
delicate character OF the negotiations about
tho bonds the president had made a spo-
cial request that his cabinet officers keep
the matter wholly secret. This apparent
determination to guard the secrets of the
council chamber put tho newspaper CORE
spondonts on their mottlo. AS IL usual
under such circumstances, they formed
themselves into ooteries, contributing the
result of their search after Information TO
the common pool, from which all the
members thereof were free to draw. The
result was that by 10 O'Clock at night all
tho enterprising correspondents In town,
through operation of tho process of putting
this and that together, had pretty clear
idea as to what had taken place behind tho
closed doors of tho cabinet room, and tho
readers of tho great metropolitan papers
knew almost as much the next morning
about tho sale of bonds as the members of
the cabinet themselves.
A win and Way.
Senator Wilson, the new member of the
upper branch Of congress from tho state Of
Washington, viii take rank rs one of tho
younger men OF that body. Ho Is only 45.
An interesting story Is told here concern
ing his early career. 1t seems that when
young man hc came to Washington from
Indiana and found employment as clerk
IN tho interior department at 81 200 year.
Though pretty good clerk, ho was not sat
isfled TO go on through lifo in subordi-
nate position and suddenly announced to
his chums that he was going to migrate
TO tho far west. Il havo been studying
congress-, he said, with cool assurance,
land have made up my mind that would
like TO bo congressman. A man can't
get into congress from the District OF Co.
lumbia, and therefore / am going out
whero there Is como opportunity TO riso In
the world His friends laughed at him
and said ho would bo mighty glad to get
his clcrkship Lack aftor ho had tried the
west for fow months, but young Wilson
endured their ohaif and GOT forth. He he
camo u citizen Of Washington, then ter
ritory, and was almost Immediately ap-
pointed TO government Office. He kept
his ambition in view oil the time, and
thrco years later, suro enough. was elected
delegate in congress from that territory.
An Earnest Orator.
Among tho most earnest orators of the
senate is Mr.. Mills Of Texas. Ho speaks
with such ardor and Intensity Of manner
that no always attracts attention. He Is
not naturally an orator and has few IL any
of the arts Of Good public speaker but
bis enthusiasm and carnostness count for
much and always command q respectful
bearing. During his recent speech on the
Hawaiian question Senator Mills, while
at one nf the hottest spots In his address,
spoke Of tho ox-qucen OF tho Hawaiian Is
lands rs lii" an abbreviation which
would have been sure to produce a laugh
under other circumstances, but on account
of the earnestncss and rapidity OF speech
Of tho impassioncd senator from Texas few
II any Of tho senators on tho fsor or Occur
pants of tho galleries noticed tho slip.
Strangely enough, tho official reporter
wrote down his exact words, and I'm The
Congressional Record appears tho senator's
leierenco to Queen Lii Of Hawaii" F"
Hill Takes TO Glasses.
Senator Hill has reminded tho senate Of
Tho flight of time and tho inevitable
ness Of old ago by taking to tho uso OF
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