New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-19
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Washington. April 49,
SPEAKER REED IN A NEW ROLE-"Speaker
Reed presided over our caucus yesterday with dis-
nifty and impartiality that excited my unbounded ad
miraton," said prominent Democratic Represent
ative II do not suppose he had ever before attended
or oficiated as chairman of Democratic caucus
! but he held the scales and gave everybody
chance and we di1n't have half dozen men trying
TO talk at once, and using unpariamentary IAN
guage at that. as the case in our last caucus
AS fine exhibition of mpartalty as ever saw
in the of presiding officer think. was Reed
refusal TO allow the Republican members 10 inter
fere In our family affairs when he overrued Grosve-
nors point Of order and squeched william "A, stone.
who seemed disposed to poke their noses INTO otneT
peoples AFFAIRS
HARD TO SUIT.-DemOcratc Representatives.
were considerably disturbed yesterday by re-
port tina. the Speaker would soon announce the APP
pointment Of the standing committees of the House
This is exactly what the Demo-Populists nave peer
clamoring for during the last ten days or more and
yet the mere rumor that it may be done causes
alarm in their ranks Nothing that Is proposed or
even intimated seems TO suit them. SO far as Is
known. the Speaker has never said or authorized
not be appointed In due season II should be re-
me mbered that there about one hundred ana
who were not members of the last one and also
that the minority Is numerically If not otherwise
Both Of these lerations. together with the fact
that only a few days interviewed between the ex.
this one require the Speaker act only after con-
siderable deberation In the matter of committee
| assignments.
THE "DELIBERATIVE" BRANCH-'It seems
almost a pity that the House Of Representatives
Is not deliberative body, like the Senate. for eX
ample" remarked one OF the new Congressman yes
tcrday. 81 went over there the other day, he con-
tnued, land found that the Senate in session.
One OF the Senators his feet. celebrating,
and several other Senators were in their seats;
could not understand What the active Senator was
celebrating about, but he must nave taken the
Tho Record next morning that ne had been en-
gagged the day before in celebrating about Cuba.
HARD TIMES AND PRONUNCIATION
Western Senator gave dinner the other evening.
and when the cigars were handed round the after
dinner talk turned hard times. The guests.
who represented various sections OF the country.
each had something to relate about hard times in
past years. The hos, declared. however. that he
could break the record and said: when you peo-
pie talk about hard times now in these days you
forget all about ISL Money was net only as
scarce hens teeth. but there was no money IN
circuation--nons to be had anywhere. Along the
Chippewa, Black, Mississippi. and other rivers saw
logs were legal tender. In fact. everything that
possessed any sort OF value passed token MONEY
Up In Northern Wisconsin copper mined. and
copper cents minted and issued by private
individuals. The general stOrekeepers issued their
own scrip and ii passed for money. have seen
Decent postage stamp incased In mica. passing
for money many time. We had then in that
eion every kind OF token money except wampum
We didn't get quite that far back TO the primitive
a true story. But one of the guests not to be out
done by the host, said he had story nearly as
1id dsnng BACK 10 ~ 1n9ugm MOI s1rcty IN tne
but myself" he said knows that Kansas had II
the ars tide Of Tew-Ensand settlers began to
drift into the southwest the Missonrians iied COW
new settler arrived at the crossing he sure TO
make some remarks about the COW. If he said
Kansas. But If he said keow' he was hustled out
OF the country a hated Abol;onist To retail
river When a new settler said bear he was
welcomed with open arms. But if he said bar he
was scOoted back into Missouri as wicked slavery
advocate"
NETWORK UB-TREASURERSHIP-T
further confirmation yesterday Of the story that
Conrad y. Jordan is to renan as Subrreasurer at
New-York He will remain there unmolestod. Il Is
said and Senator Plat will be ''placated." that
there will be friction. The project now forming
Is TO Ellis H. Roberts provided for in another
way not yet decided on This scheme Will let
Senator Plat down without hurting his leadership
The Senator Is In ew-York, and expressed
the belief that Roberts will be appointed When
he returns the Senator Will probably have some
thing 10 say
pration Of his term. Secretary Herbert decided
that the electrical apparatus warshlps belonged
10 the Jurisdiction OF the Bureau of Equipment
His decision carefully weighed was OF course
FINAL and the mutterings of the Bureau Of Con-
struction. which instals the electric plants OF
Of war and the CALCULATIONS OF the Bureau OF
Steam Engineering, which makes the steam TO run
the electrical plants after they installed. were
perforce stiled by the decision during the remain
der of Mr. Herberts incumbency But Mr.. Her
bert had sooner cleaned out his desk and turned
IT In apple pie order Mr. Long than the two
aggrieved bureaus asked for a reopening OF the
dynamo plant case by the new Secretary Where
fore. when Mr. Long is imme rsed ear-high in
other and more pressing work. he summons the
heads OF the bureaus concerned and has heavy and
difficult seances for the determination Of the
proper custodanship of the intangible fluid that
makes nght, turns turrets. and does lot Of other
laborious work on men OF war. And although Mr.
Long, who has not yet announced his decision
this seemingly unimportant but really tremendous
matter, VIII eventually be compelled either TO re-
verse the decision OF his predecessor and thus
sustain the decision of his predecessor ana still
Ill two of his bureau chiefs with grief he does
not appear 10 be "sicklied DER with the pale cast
of thought" even little Bit and sends out
while the seances are in progress and takes both
with every possible indication of physical hearth
ness and mental repose.
SHE CAST HER VOTE FOR HIM-Among the
visitors at the White House reception yesterday
young woman from Denver, and when sine
presented friend with her said "Mr Presi-
dent. Miss - is from Colorado. and she cast her
first vote there last November sure you Will be
glad 10 hear that she voted for Mckinley and Ho-
bart" "Oh did she?' returned the President
laughing. II am very glad indeed. and very much
obliged 10 her too" Then he added: II suppose
you ladies who have not voted look with admira-
ton upon those who have DO you nOt?' Yes
Mr. President. with admiration and asionishment''
replied Of the visitors. who looked as If she
would vote If she only had the chance.