New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-08
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Washington, June I.

A REED-BAILEY COMPROMISE.-A few min
utes after the adjournment Of the House to-day
Speaker Reed went the floor. carrying In his hand
a big soft black hat. the crown OF which was Digger
but the brim much narrower than Bailey's
why don't you give Bailey his hat?" asked Mr..
well" drawled the Speaker you see. I wear this
hat as the result Of a compromise with Bailey. He
agreed not TO insist on the immediate appo;ntmeht
Of the committees. and agreed 10 wear th's nut
sometimes"
FLOWER-vIsitors to the Senate gallery see q re-
seublance between Mr. Hanna and Roswell p.
Flower Mr.. Hanna is the taller OF the two ana 10
not so generous OF girth, but this does not appear
when he is seated He Is thought TO resemble MI
Flower in the face and In a certain expression ne
wears when giving attention to business IN the
Senate Both are men Of business and have what
Is known mere az the business mans air, as dist'n-
guished from the professional mans air For iustra-
ton: When statement In which MI Hanna - inter-
esed is being made in the Senate he Keeps MS eye
fixed the speaker n!eny until d ine ~or w
his eyes as we'll with his ears Tnat IN CohsTres.
is te kind Of attention he gives 70 PTSpGs,i9n
made his desk In his business once me
ton nne Se matter is how great his in suOjee:
is he rarely looks a, the man VINO u hs an.
pears be DOING in mis- chair or bdTy wG ne as
papers But all the ne Is d nssnt p an me OPEN
Ing presents itself. That IL the prolessiohsi man -
n.
and out OF It TO exercise his talent In that iihe'
THE THREE P's OF THE CORCoRAN GAIL
LERY.-In one Of the rooms at the new Co1coran
Art Gallery portraits OF Major Mckinley. POPE Leo
XIII and Andrew Carnegie are hung on line To-
gether All three by a famous artist and ,hey
attract much attention. prominent Senator's ~1'e
was escorting visitor from a distance through the
gallery the other day. when as they started 20 90
out. she remembered this room ana matted.
you haven't seen the three Ps." she exPlsined.
and stared back with her guest Reaching tae
room she pointed to the portraits and remarked on
The three Ps." repeated the visitor. y don't
understand. Oh you mean the three portraits
''Of course not" said the Senator's VIE. DON'T
y ySn seeF The President the POPE anu Inc f0''
CHANGED TINES AND CHANGED FORTUNES.
A Congressman who had returned from introduce
ing a constituent to the President observed 10
friend: II have just had an unusual experience. The
General under whom served In the war IS In town
and wants an office, and I interesting myself
In his behalf. / fell into li,tle meditation as /
walked with him to the White House. Here. said
TO myself, is sample Of how fortune works in this
world / remember when this mans approval
was everything earth 10 me. strove for X pa
tiently and diligently. 1t seemed 10 that his
power boundess, and that he held the very keys
70 my future. He was a severe dsciplinaran, but
an excellent officer. and he doomed up before man
In my subordinate station like a demgod. Now.
here ne is. after little more than thirty years an
old man. without fortune hunting Office and relying
upon me for success had just got this faS
when the General remarked quietly: Time turns the
tables on US now and then. my friend, 10 you re-
member those old days when II rested with NE 10
THE remark was so distinctly in line wiki my own
reflections that almost started felt little oit
shame-faced. as II something in my manner had be.
not So Il was merely tine Of reflection both nat
prally, would take. SO replied. pleasantly; only only
deserve so much. as you d:d for me then. who de-
=" That's very handsome, the General replied
Bq all he i sounds heh IKE but the dm know now
You get this Office for me. and I'll forgive all the
| may succeed in landing him"
JUDGE HOLMAN AND THE SPEAKERSHIP.-
\ friend of the late Judge Holman says OF him: Il
don't think the public has ever understood how
well he understood his status in Congress and
how philosophical he was about IT, / discovered
the fact during visit he made some years ago 70
OF the Middle States where / was then living.
A Congress, with Democratic majority in
the House, was 10 assemble soon. and desiring to
pay Judge Holman, whom had just met COM
pliment, l suggested that he would be a good man
TO be elected Speaker. He bowed pleasantly. and
asked me If 1 knew anything about Congressional
life. confessed frankly that knew nothing about
it. i should have guessed as much without your
sSSnfessom he replied M am rS not s spe9kser,
Is ereat office. worthy OF any mans ambition, and
II takes strong man TO I'll it successfully But
thing more than political knowledge and pariia.
men Of psPsoSa popuar That do no, pos
sesS have anti antag9nzed too many peope lie
added / wouldn't get a dozen votes There was
no brayado about this, bur simply the unaffected
here to Washington. and became acquainted with
the congrsssonai siq9,on and then diseovered
himself to me; Several years afterward met him
qu,zzed mo about my compliment. You have prob:
ably discoyet red by his tine he said wha, sort 81
ity. which was about the same in all the Houses
in which ne served seemed rot to have sourcd him
THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM DULUTH
Among men in the House OF Representatives who
made stirring campaigns last year is Page Morris.
of Duluth, Mimi. the successor of Charles A.
Towne. who went the silver Democrats.
The contest between Mr. Morris and Mr. Towne
was a pretty warm fight and at first Mr.. Townes
success seemed certain. but Mr. Morris
elected by majority OF hundred votes.
Though still on the sunny side OF forty-fve Rep
resentative Morris has had something of career.
He was born In Virginia. bur has spent little time
in his native State since he twenty-one yet
he has the accent and courty manner OF the South
man His first work was in Texas. where he
member Of the faculty u the Agricultural
and Mechanical College. On account Of some
trouble between the president of the college and
one Of the professors. the Governor demanded the
resignation Of all the faculty. Professor Morris
declined 10 resign. the ground that he had done
nothing TO justify such step whereupon the
Governor and Board of Directors abolished the
chair held by the young Nirginian While teach
ing he had studied law ana he returned 10 Viz
glnia and was admitted 10 the bar But finding
himself at variance with his party In the read
juster movement. Mr. Morris went over to the Re
publicans, and in 1884 made campaign speeches for
Mr.. Blaine. Shortly afterward he went TO Mime.
sofa, became a resident of Duluth and
distinction in the legal profession. He not
however. actively interested IN politics until last
iear, when he was unanimously nominated by the
Republicans for Congress Resignng the office of
Judge OF the XIth Judicial District OF Minnesota.
70 which the Governor had appointed him the
previous year. Judge Morris at once entered into
the campaign for sound money and Republican
~ md In he LfpH