The Washington times., 1895-02-10
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

One Of the most popular of the younger
members Of the House, Representative from
a State within close proximity to the District
Of Columbia. entered upon matrmony only
week or two ago. Within the past few days
one of the doorkeepers brought him card
from a lady who. the official said, was wait
ing in the lobby TO see the Congressman.
Tell her. said the young statesman and
benedict, THAT am dead. Say that l died
last night at O'Clock"
The doorkeeper took the message to the
fair one waiting in the corridor.
''It he died last night" said she, 'I want
10 see the corpse. Suppose you tell him tho
undertaken is waiting"
But the corpse had disappeared.
A good one Is told on Tim Campbell. Dur
ing his last campaign he was addressing a
gathering OF his constituents, and he thus
delivered himself:
Gentlemen, there are two issues; one is
national, the other local. The national issue
is tariff or free trade. II you vote for tariff
you viii have 10 pay for whatever you get
If you vote for free trade nothing costs you
anything, and everything costs you nothing.
"As for the local issue il is this: There is an
IrishmRn running for Congress IN this dis
trict and Dago. One represents Ireland
AMI the other Italy. l am the Irishman.
Whom do you want?"
The result showed that the constituency
didn't care for him any longer, though the
gentleman they chose was not an Italian, but
Harry Miner, the well-known theatrical
manager.
How often the Capitol restaurants furnish
material and evidence for divorce suitsi
Yesterday afternoons lady dressed in sombre
sTazA a., 80 81, 4
leading into the Senate refectory, and watched
another woman, younger in years and more
gayly attired. who was enjoying the hospi-
taIity OF an employe on that side of the home
Of the National Legislature
The gentleman glanced about and Just then
espied his better half She made no motion,
but stood and kept her glance sterniy fixed
upon him. BlushIng TO the roots OF his hair,
he murmured an excuse to his companion
and hurriedly left her.
his wife walked away with him. She made
no scene. She did not cry, nor even uttered
a word, but if looks are an indication, there
is curtain lecture in store for her gay con-
sort which he will listen to with marked at
tention.
More than ordinary attention is being paid
at this time TO Representative Tracey of New
York by his associates in the House. The
reason for this is 10 be found in the fact that
il President Cleveland cannot induce Mr.
Bissel 10 remain in the Cabinet, to which
end by the way, he is bending all his eaer-
gies, Mr.. Tracey win probably get the Post
Office portfolio. Mr. Tracey has been the
champion of the administration through
thick and thin. and everybody comedies that
a Cabinet place would be only proper re-
cognition OF his services in this respect.
''It was Just such blizzard as this one is
hot Dpzaaa CCnt-isDcr ffa
marked one OF the older Senators yesterday
Poor Conkling, l think he was one Of the
most misiudGed men IN the Senate. That he
was the pink of politeness everybody knew.
as also that his sarcasm was rs keen and as
/ highly polished as 4 Damascus blade, but he
1 was regarded by people who did not know
( him well as topioitcal and inaccessible. Now,
tho fact is that there were few more kind
/ hearted men than Roscoe Conkiing, but it
was the kindness that did not show itself
upon the surface. OF him may be truly said:
He was best loved by those who knew him
( best
"There VIII be no dollar gas Just yet
awhile" said one who is close to the Senate
District Committee. ''In the first place, the
( committee will not recommends. Second, il
the committee reports bill giving the people
Of the District cheaper gas than they now
have, it would rouse far too much opposition
: IN Inc senate 10 make il sale 10 call II up.
! An lrnocent-looking amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill was offered
/ by Senator Harris yesterday, but quite a
! good-siZed Senegambian is said TO be con-
cealed in that wood pile.
The amendment provides for the grant oil
! s1.0O0,00O TO be applied in equal parts to
the payment OF certain French spoiation
claims and some war claims allowed under
what is known as the Bowman net. There
has been steady opposition on the part of the
/ Southern men TO the payment of the spolia-
/ ton claims. aud as determined opposition, in
the majority Of cases, on the pant OF North
1 ern Congressmen 10 the claims for property
/ destroyed during the war and belonging to
! persons alleged TO have been loyal TO the
government. BY pooling their issues, so to
/ speak. both parties hope to remove all op-
! position, and this, it is said, is the ''raison
! d'etre" Of the aforesaid amendment
The real significance OF the matter lies In
/ the fact that if this appropriation is granted
I il may serve as a precedent for further at
/ tacks upon the Treasury. and as the total OF
! war claims amounts to about $50 600, 900 and
the French spoliation claims 10 soa.e S15,-
00e. 900 or so. 0.0O00 600 more, there would
seem to be nice plum in ii for somebody.
Nobody, OF course, doubts for moment
I that the amendment was offered in perfect
4 good faith by Senator Harris and that he
has confidence in the merit OF these claims.
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