Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-22

N Sh<AAEloN or oAi@N rsns
day, and the experience was worth
narrating. 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 1 was over
taken by Julius Caesar Burrows, of
Michigan, who slapped me ON the shoul-
der and said: Isn't this a glorious
morning? 1t makes me feel as though
were in dear old Kalamazoo, among
my own people, instead of being here i'll
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 conversa-
ton was for a few moments of a per-
sonal nature, then naturally drifted
into politics. The senior senator from
Iowa has some very positive views from
a 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
/ attended to domestic errand, and
then resumed my walk down Pennsyl-
vania 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
nsSemblage, and as he walks down
Pennsylvania avenue great many peo-
pie who know him take off their hats,
So that he is constantly returning salu-
tations of that kind nearly all the way
down the avenue.
Speaker Reed, who boards at the
Shoreham, which is within a block OF
the Normandie, 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
and entertaining in private CONVERSE
tion as he is vigorous in political af
tairs and in the management of the
house. Among other things, he said:
Il 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 / 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 cable car which
took us up to the top of Capitol hill.
A great many of our public men walk
down Pennsylvania avenue and also
walk up the long marble staircase on
the terrace west of the capitol; but it
is a pretty hard climb, and when it is
not desired it is much better to ride up
Capitol hill on the cable cars. In the
car we found Congressman Joe Cannon,
of Illinois, chairman of the house COM
mittee on appropriations; Congress-
man Boutelle, of Maine, chairman of
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 for
carrying the United States mail. 1t is
fitted up just as a mail car on the steam
railroads, but it only runs three miles.
From the navy yard TO Georgetown
this car is daily rursning, and from it's
use great deal of time is saved in the
distribution of the mail of the city. 1t
also carries mail to the depot, and there
by saves the time which would be other
wise expended by the people carrying
their letters to the city post Office and
having them carried from there to the
depot.
After we reached the top of Capitol
hill we walked over to the Capitol build
ing, and entered the south wing, which
is occupied by the house of repre-
sentatives. When we got on the ele-
vator we found there Congressman Nc
| MILAN, of Tennessee; Congressman
Clark, of Iowa; Congressman Boatner,
of Louisiana, and Congressman Dalzell,