The herald., 1895-11-17
STORIES OF
SENATORS MORGAN, HARRIS
AND PETER

morgan Of Alabama is senator we'll
beloved. lie is a kind. stately, old-fash-
Toned gentleman, honest and fair. His
fad is foreign affairs; as, indeed, is
Lodges.
morgan has one great hope, and that
10 to build the Nicaragua canal.
morgan was remnrka BILE for his warm
personal friendship for President Harri.
son. When one pays regard to Morgan
stately character, and aslo to the fact that
he was Confederate soldier, and is now
and always mas been an inveterate Dem
ocrat, the close tie between him and Har-
rlson while that latter was at the White
House may we'll be marveled at. Condi-
tions are Just the reverse between Morgan
and Cleveland.
1.-THE latter began to feel edgewise to-
ward Morgan about the time Ttylor, the
colored man, now recorder OF deeds for
the District OF Columbia, was named by
Cleveland as minister to Bolivia.
Morgan, as chief OF the com mittee on
foreign affairs, had the nomination in
charge.
"Vest, among others, went to him and
showed him that Taylor ought not to be
con trmed as minister to Bolivia.
"Vest had letters and papers from
Major Bittinger, St. Joe. Mo-, news
paper man. and inciden ally chairman Of
thu Republican central COMMITTEES Of Mis-
souri,, which showed that Tayiofs Demo-
oracy was not above suspicion.
80 Morgan held up the nomination
and would not make report. This irri
tateo Cleveland, who is strongly Taylor's
friend.
"Cieveland's irritation was hugely in
CREASED one day when Taylor sought Nor.
gan in the latter's committee room. Nor
gan told me the storv himself, and would
tell It to you II you asked him.
"Morgan raid that Taylor pleaded and
beee ed In what he, Morgan. esteemed a
most servile and unmanly fashion to get
him, Morgan, TO re- port favorably on his
last he said, for Taylor talks very extrav-
aRantly:
Senator, i'm lore you to make q
favorable report, aud maze it at once.
!! would get on my knees and beg OF you
Morgan stopped him at that point and
asked calmly:
.'Do l understand you to say that you
would get on your knees and. beg me to
report favorably on your nomination"
Yes said Taylor, with hasty ca
geYness that never stopped to think, only
make the report. Mr.. Senator. and I'll
ask it and thank you for It on my knees. ,
cold sternness, serves to confirm me in
my opinion that you are no ut man to
represent this or any other nation as its
minister or agent to any foreign court or
anywhere else. If a white man we're to
have told me. sir. that ne would get on
his knees to me as you have done. 1
would have had him kicked from this
room. sir. Your color. sir'' IS what saves
you from that treatment. However, as
to your nomination as minister to Boil
iva, will say this: If you ever had a
show to be confirmed it is swept away.
You shall never be minister to .livia
while have a seat in the senate, or the
honor, sir, to be chairman OF foreign
affairs
When Cleveland heard OF this incident.
while disguised with Taylor, it only
served TO widen the gap between the
White House and Morgan. They stay
earnestly apart
o the senate. After Morrill,, Harris l.
tie oldest man there. He doesn't pub
lish his zee in the congressional directory,
but those who kr ow say he is 50 years
old. He is honest and an easily beated
old gentleman. He Is remarkable for his
yigor, and will sit up all night plunged
in penny ante, game OF which he il
A senate com mittee CLERK, young
man, came to me once, almost in tears,
and toll me that he would have to chans 9
his boarding house. 1t seems he boar cd
at th same place with Harris, aud thai
old Trojan made i'm stay up all night to
play re ny ante. The clerk stood in such
awe OF Harris and dind't like to refuse
him, but, as be had to get over to the
senate by 10 o'clock am, he said his all
night sessions with Harris were killing
him. He wa. dvin for sleep.
"He said the most either OF them, or
anyone else, when Others were in the
game ever won at sitting was 81 cents.
z. ilIIons were to change hands on the
deal.
"During the tariff debate Harris had
charge of the DILL. There came time
when the old gentleman determined on
night sessions. He meant to force vo e..
Harris, while so years old, is very find
Of EN- phas.zing his stamina to the notice
OF men. This he is apt to do by making
in pompous, but very innocent way, q
motion to excuse Sherman or Morrill,
from the hard work that lies ahead. Up
on his first all-night session the veteran
got up ana said:
p" MIR. President, move you that Il g
venerable senator from Ohio (Sherman)
be excused from attendance tonight
"Call Of Florida, who is always amiably
anxious to join in all good works, SAID {:
Il would like to amend that by adding
the name OF the venerable senator from
Alabama (Pugh) to the motion of the
sen ator from Tennessee
"Sheruan was not in the senate. and
Gall, not seeing Puab. took it that he
was also absent. AS a matter OF fact,
however, Pugh was sitting in the seat
right back of Call.
at is no Measure to Pugb to be re-