The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
Back in Washington Sell
Crowned Conqueror.
CLAIMS STATE FOR REED
But His Colleagues Seem a Lit
tie Doubtful.
AND MAKE NO DEMONSTRATION
Certainly There Are No Roses and
Ovations and Congratulations
for the Young ar Heel
Statesman.
News and Observer Bureau.
Metropolitan Hotel,
Washington, March 24tI

Metropolitan Hotel,
Washington, March gath.
Mr.. Thomas Settle was yesterday
queried by a newspaper man as to the
Mckinley victory in North Carolina,
which was duly sent out by the press
dispatches. He is quoted as having
said that there was no reliance to be
put in those reports and practically
maintained for himself the victory.
If he was the victor, as his converse
ton would seem to indicate, there were
no roses or morning-glories or sweet
peas or tiddlewinks, or anything of
that kind on his desk yesterday morn
ing to indicate such belief in the
public mind here. 10. Blackburn, the
returning conqueror from kentucky,
had his desk massed with roses, but
Statesman Settles desk-top looked as
bare and uninhabited as it usually
does. There may be one good reason
for his frequent absence from his seat,
and that is that he don't know where
it is at"-he goes there SO seldom.
The report of engineer Cfaighill, es-
timating the cost of the Dismal Swamp
canal, which has already been wired
the News and Observer, called up some
recollections yesterday from Col. W. Il.
Beasley who said he advocated it in
1876 before a Congressional committee
on a similar bill then introduced by
Congressman Jesse Yates, of North
Carolina. Col. Beasley said that the
committee were unanimous for it with
the exception of one member, but that
it was beaten by the lobbying of the
friends of the Albemarle and Chesa-
peake canal. Now he said
the conditions had changed, and
the same friends now being disconnec-
ted with the Albemarle and Chesapeake
Canal were working for this. 1t is
hardly thought the appropriation of ST.,
III, $50 viii go through, and by some
it has been suggested that pushing
this would endanger more meritorious
claims. This said not by way of dis
couragement, but SIMPLY to record the
gossip here about this scheme. which.
/ was told to-day, had somehow
hanging about it. the idea that the
government was very much desired as
q purchaser.
DIR. Mott says he hasn't been to
Omaha at all as reported by some pa
pers, and reports great talk for silver
Chicago. The Doctor does not take
much stock in the County Getting
Together Of the Democrats and Popu-
lists, and says it will not amount to
much There are many reasons why
DIR. Mott should think this, and one
very good reason.
Blatherskite Barrett, the Bayard inn
parchment man, seems to be despised
even by his own party men in the
House Yesterday he was so angered at
Curtis, Of New York, who called the
previous question in the face of an
amendment offered by him, that he
raised the point of mo quorum to the
slckening disgust of all the members.
His point availed and he sat down un-
der the contempt in which he seems 10
be now generally held.
Senate. Yesterday when the item of
barber expenses came up in the legis-
latiye bill, PETER made some objection
to the expense, whereupon Chandler
(Peffer still standing), said that it
would be nothing less than selfish for
him and Mr.. PETER, neither of whom
needed barbering for their whiskers,
to deny the chins of other Senators the
benefits Of tonsorial experts: that he
favored economy, but that he thought
it would be ascribed to wrong motives
were gentlemen as independent of bar
bers as were he and PETER to stand in
the way of other unfortunates who
needed them. The Senate was put in a
roar, even old man Morrill, joining in
the hilarity, and a smile from PETER,
even, gradually percolated through his
chin-locks.
Little, Of Arkansas, wanted to speak
on the District bin yesterday, when
Henderson, of Iowa, moved to limit far
Their talk to three seconds. Little be-
came angry, and said he would call di
vision and see if he couldn't get more
than three seconds. Henderson ex-
claimed with anger that Little had al
ready made his speech, and taking his
stick The walks little lame, however,,
he walked to Little, down the middle
aisle, and spoke to him in vehement
fashion, the words being illdistinguish-
able, when Curtis, the giant from New
York, brushed in between. Little was
pale with resentment, and it looked as
If they would come to blows. Hender-
son returned to his seat, but in a few
moments went back to Little'sseat, this |
time without his cane, and stroking
him over the shoulder, the two laughed
and parted with the whole thing made
mp. W. u. CHRIST Ian.