The Washington times., 1895-01-19
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.


There is very fine plaster cast OF Senator
Brice In the room OF the Committee on Pa
cinc Railroads This cast is the work OF an
artist not we'll known to fame, although he
has considerable ability. The artist Is none
less than jim Voorhees,, the son of the In
diana Senator. Young Voorhees, serves as
clerk for his father, and is constantly about
the room OF the Committee on Finance.
This plaster east is a most excellent like
ness OF the Ohio Senator. though it has be-
come blackenei and almost dsiigured By
handling. It is little larger han life size, and
may some day he used for making bronze
casting OF Mr.. Brice.
Most people who think OF that magic name,
Thomas B. Reed. regard it as the sole prop
erty of the ex-Speaker OF the House of Repre-
sentatiycs aud candidate Tor the next Presi-
dental election.
deliver into the history of the country ut
the Capitol yesterday Afternoon ran across
this name. which for about three score and
ten years previous to 1910 belonged to a son
of Mississippi. This Thomas b. Reed was a
United States Senator from Mississippi from
1926 TO 1927, when he WAS elected to serve for
the unexpired term of Senator Holmes Again
he was in the Senate for a full term from
March 4, 1929, TO March 3, 1885.
Hon. Byron Stilwel. Of Columbus. Ohio. is
in this city to forward the interests Of his
brother. Wellington Stilwcli. who wants 10 be
district attorney for the Northern distri t OF
Ohio. Mr.. Byron Stlwel was a candidate
for this Office himself and had large pack
age OF recommendations Tor the place on file
with the Attorney General. He had the in
dorsement Of nearly all the Democratic mem
bers of the Ohio delegation and he is now
here to try and cast his influence in favor of
his brother having withdrawn his own name
from the race.
Mr. Chandler was in the Senate yesterday
afternoon for the first time since his victory
for reelection rs a representative IN the
upper House of Congress for the State of
New Hampshire. He received many con-
gratulations, and was oyeriowing with good
spirits.
The President will in n day or two nomi-
nate J. Il. Tillman OF Tennessee, to he min
lister 10 Ecuador. Mr. T.llman was strongly
backed for this place by Senator Harris. He
is lawyer and an old-time Democrat, and
has always lived in the Stale from which he
is TO be appointed.
! Attorney General Olney, in his annual re-
! port, which has just gone to Congress, makes
Il remarkable statement. which looks rather
/ bad for the morals OF the people OF the United
States. In this report Mr. Oney SAYS that
/ from 1885 to 1893 the number OF criminal cases
/ filed i'll the Federal court was trebled. AS
/ the population of the United States during
/ this period did not increase over 80 per cent,
/ it Will be seen that the increase of criminal
cases in the Federal courts was just three
times as great as the increase in the popula-
! ton. 1t looks as If something was wrong.
Ex-United States Senator Joseph S. Fowler,
I of Tennessee. was on the floor of the Senate
during the past week. Only few years
! ago ex-senator Fowler suffered from stroke
! OF paralysis in his side. He is Low about
/ recovered from the attack and looked TO be
I in very good health as he listened to debate
! by the Senators on the currency question.
! He was the first United States Senator from
I Tennessee after the war, and served from
/ 1865 to 1871.
He was Que of the seven Republican SEN
ators who voted against the impeachment OF
] Andrew Johnson. The famous trial for the
/ impeachment OF the President has always in
! terested the ex-senator, and he has now un-
! der preparation IL work On this subject.
/ In fact he came TO Washington chiefly for the
I purpose of collecting data for the foIthcom-
/ ing book He has delved into the records of
! Congress and had access to many original
! papers. His search has been so thorough
/ that there is no doubt that he will produce a
/ valuable addition 10 the history CT the great
/ impeachment trial
Postmaster General Dissel docs not pro-
pose TO allow the clerks of his department to
! do any loaling during Office hours. Mr.. Bis
sell has promulgated an order which requires
each chief of room in the Post-offlce De-
I partment to keep a list of clerks who leave
/ their desks between 8 Il. m. and p. M in
every case where their absence exceeds five
minutes. Mr.. Bisseli does not believe in gos-
! siping if he is not in it.
! He thinks that clerk having no work
to do should sit quietly at his desk instead OF
going about the department talking 10 osher
! people who are busy. He proposes to keep
these lists and to make such records n part oil
/ the records OF the clerks TO be referred to
when promotions or dismissals are under
! consideration.
Yesterday afternoon clerks were keeping
close to their desks. but it was hard task fol
some of them who are accustomed TO make a
little gossiping tSur about the department
during the tedious hours from to O'Clock