The Washington times., 1895-06-30

sense, vast desert while in the two
clfadels where the high officers OF the
government are wont 10 lodge during the
: sessions ot Congress, a general bJuSe-eIeaIl-
ing Is IN prog resin q wO-d Miss Columbia
mas discarded her picturesque costume,
which beiitJed only a .'star-eved goddess
{ and cOndescends to spend her time with n
SGd-paA and dgsteT, while soar UncIa sam
sits on the front steps and takes his cold
lunch Olithe cedlrcIcSt
or course Uncle sam, ma1Iike, does not
appreciate the necessity of going over tbs-
premises IN search Of relics of old bv-sore.
days, but his wife is a GOad houSekeerer
and IS having things all her own wav IN
/ the twentieth century style
The upbeayal IN the cleaning epidemic IS
! now IN progress at the Capitol And " bile
Congress might have found &c hard 10
| raise the dust except By unpopular aD-
! pfoprIaIlous, the broom brigade is doing
that very thing now with no fuss from pO-
lItlcai opponents. The Senate chamber is
denudei Of It's furniture, the desks are IN
I the care OF the carpenter Tor repairs. and
I the ball has rOthing except She desks Of
I the readers ard that OF tHe Vice President
IN sight Even the carpet has been torn
up, and over the floor which has so often
echoed to thc tread OF the imperial ConK-
ing, OF the fiery war horse of the Sen
ate, Ghe feet OF the chance visitor MAKE
dust OF time The long galleries are de-
serted, the few desks are covered with
cloth Co keep out she die ana nothing but
n air OF gloom and about two barrels OF
dust inhabiC the hall The seats and desks
OF the Senator's VIII b. put IN perfect
order before they are replaced for tn,. next
session.
EAND-CLAPPING NO MORE
Over in the House the sane thing is in
chairs have been removed. tie desks are
yet in place, but the carpet is Up and a
corps OF strong negro men have been busy
buryinS everything out OF sight IN an
I avalanche Of dust
These desks will also be repaired and
brought back, Int Il gre at Improvement VIII
be- rev .eGtuTe. which VIII Re much sD-
{ preCIated by the ConCTesSnlen n-the ia
Production OF electric bells for calling the
pages.
A button viii be placed ct the right
hard OF every Gesk ard an Indicator at
the stand where the pages sit. so this VIII
do away with the old custom oTtSt. ClaDuin-
OF hands by Congress man who wishes
to suIaTOn an attendant Whether .
similar Improvement VIII take pace IN
the Senate IS rot knC Wu.
The FooTn used by the Supreme Court
is also in the hands of the ruthless house
CtSeiltlS III ItN 10 N1N tl Ct ltl
the coverings of velvet have been removed
the carpet has gone from the floor. AID
I the whole aspect is of dis neantlCd chamber.
| Thecarpeuteris busy repairing ana n.e utilnes
and varnish and a lock OF general debility
are the order OF the day.
Just what repairs were being dOre could
not be learned. for the CLERK IN charge is
too TetiCent to divUIgc any such important
state secrets Is to whether Justice Fuller
is to have Few seat in his chair oF Justice
ShIras VIII be supplied with TIE latest
| styles in CuspidOrs.
In the big TOtHn6ia there are several
paintings that a little TEUGvatinG would
not injuTe, but such a wGTk is Hot likely
to take place. In the top OF TIE rotuEda
rests scaifeldiug that has been there for
SIX years. and may be there as long again.
IL was put in place 10 complete the freSCO
work begun by BFumiCii ,bUt the labor, owing
TO the sICwness OF the Congressional com
Inittee which SIs the work IN charge. IS Lot
likely to be completed very soon