Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

A CHAMPION OF SILVER.
day, and tae experience was worth
narrnting. 1t would have done anyone
who is a stranger in Washington great
deal of good to have had the pleasure
of taking such walk on any morning
while congress is in session.
Just beyond the treasury l was over
taken by julius Caesar Burrows, of
Michigan, who slapped me on the shout
der and said: Isn't this glorious
morning? 1t makes me feel as though
I were in dear old Kalamazoo, among
my own people, instead OF being here in
the national capital"
AS we walked along by Wizards hotel
and entered the triangular space on
Pennsylvania avenue we overlook Sen
ator Allison, of Iowa. The converse
ton was for few moments of per-
sonal nature, then naturally drifted
into politics. The senior senator from
iowa has some very positive views from
n republican standpoint concerning ex-
listing conditions, and he expressed
them very freely. But then you must
understand that when public men are
thus conversing with newspaper men
On the basis of personal friendship it
Is exceedingly improper to quote what
they say.
Leaving the senators from Iowa and
Michigan at the Twelfth street corner
i attended to domestic errand, and
then resumed my walk down Pennsyl
wania avenue. Just ahead of me / saw
Vice President Stevenson. He always
walks to the capitol, except in rainy
or snowy weather, and then uses his
barOuche. He is tall, handsome man,
and quite commanding figure in any
-essemblage, and as he walks down
pennsylvania avenue great many peo-
pie who know him take off their hats,
go that he is constantly returning salu-
cations of that kind nearly all the way
= down the avenue.
Speaker Reed, who boards at the
sShoreham, which is within block of
the Sormandie, where the vice presi-
dent resides, always walks down the
avenue to the capitol, and he overlook
me this morning before l reached
Tenth street. He is very large, heavy
man, and walks slowly. He is as bright
Jzni entertaining III private CONVERSE
ton as he is vigorous in political af-
fairs and in the management of the
house. Among other things, he said:
called upon the president to pay my
respects this morning. and l presume
that the papers will have all sorts of
STORIES about a conference between the
president and the speaker of the house.
They will probably say that Mr.. Cleve-
land and myself made arrangements
to secure all manner of legislation.
As matter of fact, when l call to pay
my respects to the president the mat
ter is of no more significance than
would be the call of any other member
of the house of representatives"
walked with Speaker Reed to Peace
monument, where Pennsylvania avenue
runs southwark around the capitol, and
we there boarded a cable car which
took us up to the top of Capitol hill
n great many of our public men walk
down Pennsylvania avenue and also
'Uaik up the long marble staircase on
the terrace west of the capitol; but it
is n pretty hard climb, and when it is
not desired it is much better to ride UP
Capitol hill on the cable cars. In the
GEAR ave found Congressman Joe Cannon
of Illinois, chairman of the house com.
mittee on appropriations; Congress
man Boutelle, of Maine, chairman oil
the committee on naval affairs, and ex
Speaker Crisp, of Georgia. Attached
to the rear of the cable-car train was
"a beautiful white car Which is used TO,
carrying the United States mail. 1t i,
fitted up just as a mail car on the steam
railroads, but it only runs three miles
From the navy yard 10 Georgetown
this car is daily running, and from it
use great deal of time is saved in tn
distribution of the mail of the city. |
also carries mail to the depot, and there
by saves the time which would be other
wise expended by the people carryin,
their letters to the city post office an,
having them carried from there to tn
depot.
After we reached the top Of Capito
hill we walked over to the Capitol build
ing, and entered the south wing, whicl
lis occupied by the house of repre-
.sentatires. When we got on the Gle
vator we found there Congressman Nc
MILAN, of Tennessee; Congressma
Clark. of Iowa; Congressman Boatnei
OF Louisiana, and Congressman Dalzel