The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06
nNEW SCHOOL" SENATORS
Some Radical Changes Tx
pected from Now On.
UNCLE .sTRowD's FEET SORE
Suggested that Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. Be Ploughed Up SO He
Can Be a Statesman
Without Corns.

eral signal victories that recently have
been so rapidly achieved over the OLD
Senatorial courtesies and customs.
The scene. too, in the Senate chamber
was not without many features o.
marked feeling. Note should all the
more he taken of this because yester-
dav the "new school, of Senators was
led nv Dubois. of Idaho, who is not
popular personally, and who made him.
self conspicuous not long since by
conduct toward Senator Daniel which
caused much chagrin among most OF
the Senators. The question as 10
whether the subjects of appropriations
should be referred, according to mt
classification, to separate committees
instead of going lumpcsum to the old
Appropriations committee was one
which the older Senator'S were not pre-
pared TO decide right away. And Al
lison was more stirred up about 1T
than he often is about anything. And
AIdrich chung to the OLD traditions by
the mere eye-lid Of technical inter-
pretation of Rule No. 40 But 1T
wouldn't GO, in spite of Hale and Al
lison and Hoar and Chandler and
others. Gen. Sherman seemed dispos-
ed to desert the Old Guard, and Lodge
rushed around in the 1nos5 impetuous
way, whispering to and prompting
Dubois. and Knute Nelson, of Mime
sofa. did the same thing. and the con-
test became spirited, with White, of
California. and Hill leading the column
of revolutionists as far, at amy rate,
as righteousness was concerned. 80
the time seems in sight when not only
the Younger Senators shall have more
hand in legislation, but when meas-
ures can be handled with much more
saving of time. Although Tillman' S
coarseness supplants Buffers culture.
vet many hold up Tillman's hands and
methods. too. Although Hill comes in
with a rush towards the Reed rules for
the Senate if possible. yet many say
that the tendencies OF the times are
his way. and that Notwithstanding
many things to be reported in all the
new methods brought forward with
such shocking frequency of late, yet
the outcome is, on the whole. Tor the
latter as against the back-number
ways of this American House OF Lords.
Moralizing aside, yesterday was a
Waterloo for the old-timers among all
the battles, and though the thought is
not without its appropriate pathetic
tinge, yet changes, and radical
changes. may be looked ior IN a rapid
gallop from now on.
Another shock the Senate got yes
ferday was in the reporting OF the
tariff bill When old man Morrill,,
chairman of the Finance committee,
announced that ne was directed to re-
port the silver substitute after the en-
acting clause. it almost took the breath
away from some of the Senator's. Then
a CLEAN of humor stole down into the
crypts and catacombs of the soul OF
the old man of Vermont the first of his
life. In closing his remarks he ex-
claimed almost in half whisper, God
save the Commonwealth" Old man
Morrill, don't say things like this except
on momentous occasions.
Uncle Strowd told me yesterday that
he found himself becoming acclimated
and adjusted to Washington except as
to his feet. They were sore, he said,
stove up from walking on the hard pave
ments. which shows that the United
States Government should have Penn
svlvania ploughed up, as Tillman had
the Capital grounds pIoughed up in Co
lumbia, III order that Uncle Strowd
may be a statesman without corns.
What's the matter with planting the
avenue in corn. as Tillman did the Cap
backgrounds? 1t would be good OBJ
iect lesson TO the youth of the Nation,
and then Uncle Strowd's feet could
make the Journey from his home to the
Hill with socks off, without injury.
Statesman Linney Republican,
pTsGa u
against the poor niger" when the
$4,000 appropriation was up in the
shape of District charity hospital for
the "colored race" Brother Linney
was talking, too, of the case of Judge
Cobb Democrat, of Alabama), whose
seat is contested. He said he hadn't
made up his mind--was betwixt and
between-that ne thought the facts
were against Cobb and the law for him.
He said Judge Cobb made wonderful
ly strong speech in his own behalf, and
that the legal points seemed almost in
superable.
Mr.. Linney Yesterday introduced
bill for the relief of John &. Young, of
Winston, asking for him $719 in full
for services and duty performed dur
ing the year 1879, and for the payment
of which accounts in full the then APP
preparation was found insufficient by
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
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A bill was introduced by Mr. Sperfy
providing for the delivery of letters IN
towns, villages and other places where
no free delivery exists. Whenever not
less than twenty persons who receive
their mail through the same postofiice
shall petition the postmaster at such
office to appoint one or more letter car
riers, who shall be at least is years of
age, for the delivery of letters and
other mail matter therefrom TO the
persons addressed, at their respective
residences or places of business, and
for the collection Of letters and the
conveyance and delivery of them to
the postoffice, said postmaster shall
appoint suitable number Of letter ear
riers for that purpose, and it shall be
their duty TO report at least once a
week to the postmaster appointing
tAem the number of pieces delivered