Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-22

day, and the experience was worth
narrating. 1t would have done anyone
who is 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 / was over
taken by Julius Caesar Burrows, of
Michigan, who slapped me on the shoul-
der and said: Isn't this a glorious
morning? It 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 conversa-
tion was for a few moments of a per-
sonal nature, then naturally drlfted
into politics. The senior senator from
Iowa has some very positive views from
q 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
l attended to a 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
aud quite commanding figure in any
assemblage, and as he walks down
Pennsylvania avenue great many peo-
pie who know him take Oft 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
ana entertaining in private conversa-
tion as he is vigorous in political af-
iairs 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 a 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"
Iwalked with Speaker Reed to Peace
monument where Pennsylvania avenue
uns southwark around the capitol, and
we there boarded a cable car which
took US up to the top of Capitol hill.
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.
OF Pennsylvania. In fact, in every turn
ofsour meanderings we came upon
statesmen of every degree, all of them
men of more than ordinary ability, and
many of them occupying places of great
distinction and honor at home as we'll
as in the national capital.
just a few feet from the elevator is
ffe speakers room. and at its door sits
Neal. the colored man who has acted
as messenger for the speaker of the
house of representatives for the past 20