Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
HEARD At THE CAPITOL


III time is money" said al ecenpmfcaa
woman in the gallery the other day. ''why
does that reading clerk mister every
member when he calls the rolf Would 1t
hurt their official dignity to be called plain
Smith or JONES' especially as they fail to
answer to their names half the time any
how? Why do they call the roll q second
/. time? Why do they not call 1T as they do
who want to play during roll call ask to be
recorded; or left out in the cold?" And the
man she was questioning smiled grimly,
and said: ASK me something easy"
X X
One Of the gentlemen from Colorado
understands symphony in color. His hair
is Titan red, with bit OF carmine added,
and his tie matches it.
During pension night In the House a
week ago. Gen. Curtis of New York brought
in bill to give pension Of IS month to
a poor widow up in New York. The bill
was made the target for all the wit and
sarcasm that the directors could muster,
and it was only by the skin of his teeth, so
to speak, that Gen. Curtis got the bill past
the breakers piled up In front OF it. and got
it favorably recommended for passage.
Saturday morning a yellow message was
laid on the desk of Gen. Curtis. 1t con-
tanned but few words: Susan Wright
L.
many.
This place is exclusively for ladies who
wish to see members Of Congress-" said an
| ohliging guide, pointing to the corner in
Statuary Hall. "Ah, indeedr' said the
sightseer. "Quite pleasant arrangement.
Think I'll try 1t myself" And he calmly
lighted a cigar and took up a position on
| one of the sofas.
Speaker Reed is up to date on the pro-
nunciation Of Arkansas. The prudest purist
couldn't object to the inimitable manner in
which he refers to the gentleman from
"Arkansaw.'
The cloak room doors ought to be screened
| eff from view of the galleries, unless the
members want to make themselves the
| butt of good many jokes. Tuesday
member whose dome of thought is like unto
| polished alabaster was busted for nearly
half an hour trying to get the few wisps Of
| long hair brushed up from the side to cover
at least little of the expanse OF pare
| scalp. He had tiny pocket mirror, and he
! viewed himself from all sides, as Well as
| front. AMI his face expressed great anxiety.
| He got it fixed to Caesars taste at last,
| and the expression on his face was almost
angelic as he came out and joined IN the
| fight against the charities Of the District.
| x X x
| Col Blue of Kansas has been suffering
|
| leg and foot, and Tuesday had to succumb
to exhaustion, and stretched himself out
on one Of the couches on the republican
! side. A visiting constituent leaned over
| the gallery coping and seeing the grizzled
| veteran, remarked to his friend that dick
| must be pretty bad Off.
| Just then the blind chaplain came along.
! and was placed in a seat at Col. Blue
| side, where he engaged in an earnest con-
| versation with him. Pretty soon the con-
| stitlent leaned over again. One look suf-
| feed. Good heavens" he exclaimed, The
must be awful bad: they have sent for the
chaplain. 1 must go and inquire for him, !"
| and off he rushed
| johnson of California has ted his love
| to a pink carnation, and never is seen
! without it. Not many OF the members
wear flowers. Mr.. Picker sometimes ap-
pears with small rose, and Mr.. Quigg has
a fondress for violets. Mr.. Richardson of
| Tennessee sometimes wears a carnation or
| a rosebud and Mr.. McMillin quite often
| supports handsome boutonniere. but gen
| orally speaking, few flowers are worn. Not
| that the members are averse to flowers,
hut odd as it may seem, very few men on
the floor are without decorations of some
order. Those wearing the G. A. r. or
| Loyal Legion button. or the confederate
| tutton-and there are many OF each-do
rot care to cover them up with flowers
ard they are worn in the lapel where the
think of wearing his rose on the RICH,
1aIel.
A guide and a party of sightseers were
star ding on the west terrace of the Capitol
one day this week, and the Man of Infor-
! nation VIZ s pointing out the objects of in
tcrest. What are those Queer-lookine
stone things out tl;ere?' asked a fair mem.
Der of the party. ''They look like wind
mill tanks" "Oh, there is where the ali
that is Used in the Capitol Is manufac
! turcd," replied the courteous Man of Infor.
nation. ''Yon see. the air about Washington
is considered very unhealthy, so at great
| ez pense the government has had construct.
ed machine for manufacturing air. 1t is
gathered in those stone tanks, and thor
| pas ses through purifiers into the Capitol
wi ere it is distributed" How nicer ex
claimed the fair member Of the party, and
the Man Of Information smiled benignly.
} Two small girls who seem to know 6
great deal we're standing on the steps Of
, the east front of the Capitol discussing
the points of view, when one who was evi
IDENTIFY stranger and guest of the other
said: What is under that box out there7'
pointing to the wooden jacket over III,
| statue of Washington. That's Hoodoo' 8
statue of Washington" was the quick re
ply. You see, 1t is done in the altogether
ard they cover it up when Congress is II
| ses sion!"
i
| They were standing close by one Of tn
tcok cases up at the library. He was thil
ard studious-looking, and she was buxon
and brainless, but evidently bent on i'm
| pressing her escort. How do you Xix
People We Pass?'" he asked as he turnst
over the leaves of book Of stories of lif
among the masses Of New York city
well. you know" she began, II reall.
don't pay much attention to them unless
see a real handsome dress, or some nal
more distinguished than another. 1 eXpec
l am rather Needless" she added, hur
riedly, as she saw a tired look come int
his face. Then he picked up another book
Il am extremely fond Of Beauties of Rus
kim. aren't your Indeed 1 am" she re
piled heartily, feeling that she was at las
on safe ground But I don't know We
which most admire-his eyes or his hair!
And then he said, Lets CO."
, An Astronomer.
| From pupch