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one class of Treasury expenditure that he will
not listen 70 and that is the usual series OF War
allowed to receive favorable action by
the House fly DAYS ago Republican
by y ,%o @ N 'GF0 tho national S ina coRSe
tion. went to MIR. Reed IN behalf OF the
claim Of one Of . his constituents, In which the
had investigated and made an elaborate md
painstakns report upon & !. was jSst Snd
passed BY the House. Mr n Rsea ooSed Ssss The mat
could not assist him to pass the claim, as Il
would open the doors to flood OF others like =,
upon @ tho Treasury. % The NJ mcmGer I" insisted and
In q good -nntured way insinuated that the
Speaker e. onght to be very careful s how he % re-
But this bait did not catch the Speaker, for. to
use the members own language" he turned
OH, oti He beat my claim, but am a Reed man
"Uncle Joe" Cannon. tho Chairman of tho
House Committee on Appropriations, received q
double rebuke on the day the House voted by
ton bill. or course Mr.. Cannon was in charge
q bpslness pI on the floor during the pendenoy Of
been questioned. His stubbornness and lack Of
tact, however. had created much bnd feeling on
strong resentment was felt against him. After
MIR. Cannon had time to determine what should
be the course Of proceedings during the
M Mss OF OF aay who @ nsw not hnTs
I'M &c, with Mr. Cannon startled
he
was was declared carried and the House actually
da adjourn Mi Gann9n came an, pushing Ing
face red with Indignation. and said to Gen.
Spaldinx Of Michigan. who sits next to Mr..
the first time in ali my legislative. career that
man in charge Of the business on the fioor"
Excuse me-" said Gen. Spalding: ~ allow me
I-LeutenantG Governor Of the State of Mchi..
gan"
of my motion and the result of t."
With CHARACTERISTIC circular wave of his
arm Uncle Joe went back UP the aisle without
saving word.
When Joseph H. Choate was in Washington
recently to argJs the California irrigation cases
before the Supreme Court. he attended II dinner
where he met several public mon who them
selves enjoy n high reputation for wit. A few
% the em the
ment that he had never seen game of poker
played. never attended horse race and never
senator in the group reRretfully said: II
Speaker Reed, and all the party, including the
Senator. saw the point Of his joke.
Gen. NJ. A. Dillon Of this city, who was tho
founder Of the Union Veterans Union and the
Medal of Honor Legion, has founded new
patriotic semi-miltary organization, having for
It's main objects the cultivation OF a spirit of
Americansm and the strict enforcement of the
Monroe doctrine. The organization is called
the Oriental Order of Xouaves. 1t is national in
its scope and will admit citizens Of all ages and
good character to membership. The uniform
adopted by the order combines the national
colors and Is Of very snowy design. The relief
OF members in distress and their widows and
orphans is part Of the plan OF the organization.
United States Senators are very luxurious per-
sons and it costs Uncle Sam good deal OF
money to take care of them in the style which
they demand. Each Senator has q secretary
and private room at the Capitol paid for by
the Government, besides many other perqui-
sites; and now Senator Hoar has introduced a
resolution providing that in addition each Sem
ator shall have private messenger. 1t Is quito
within bounds to predict that the time is not far
distant when the Government will be asked to
supply each Senator n house to live In and a
horse and carriage to take him to and from the
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