New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-02
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Washington, June I


Washington. June l.
PoPocRATrc HJsINcERITY-"You gentlemen
are always anxious "a be busy when there Is moth
Ing TO be DONE" exclaimed General Henderson. of
Iowa. in the House OF Representatives to-day ne
turned toward the minority The absolute verify OF
hs WORDS vas s,riknsly shown an hour later when
cept a corporars guard of the Popocrats who had
a for s DO sm dG %ofs so
genial and appropriate surroundings.
J MR.. LOUD ON FOREST RESERvEs.-The con-
ference report on the sundry Civil Appropriation
bill was not adopted by the House this afternoon
until after Mr.. Loud. OF California had made q
strong vigorous and earnest protest against the
provisions relating to forest reservations He point
ed out that under these provisions not only would
the eservations established by Executive order in
FEBRUARY be opened to settlement until March. 1893.
but certain necessary restrictions imposed by the
act or 1899 would be removed resulting In the vir-
tual destruction for the purposes for which they
established OF the forest reservations in Calf
fertile valleys Under the western slopes OF the
Sierra Nevadas rhe REMOVAL Of dead and matured
timber from those reservations he said, would vr.
tually deprive the valleys Of the necessary protection
which they now enjoy.
SIMPSON IN HARD LUCK.-Jerry Simpson,
whom Southern correspondent somewhat allitera.
lively styles the 'Mahatma OF Medicine Lodge"
received rebuff in the House this afternoon which
everybody enjoyed except himself. He had In
duged in one OF his outbursts against the Speaker
and denounced him and his creatures"-the ma
jority of the House-on account of the delay In ap
pointing the standing committees. In the course
of his reply General Henderson said:
1T takes time for the Speaker to form the COM
mttees; to obtain fair idea of the personal pref.
erences Of all the members and reach just con-
cusion as to the aptitudes and qualifications Of
each | submit for example. that 1t would take
"A n
a. member Of which the gentleman from Kansas
would perform any useful service to the country"
Inc NJ was severe but not undeserVed one
under the circumstances Later in the day Simp-
son obtained the Moor ard attempted 70 turn the
Almighty Voice" of the majority He then picked
paa copy OF dl G and was about to
against the House and the Speaker when the latter
nshed IN The Record and am not TO be allowed
to read ~" asked Simpson.
Speaker then pointed out the reason why. which
s set forth in Jeffersons Manual.
cannot understand why am not to be allowed to
oh we'll, the gentleman or any other gentleman
may read i. Of course, but rot as part OF his
Then can read 1t anywhere except in the
6e chfr aa a say part Of fRf bis
Well, never heard such parliamentary law as
1T is quite probable that there is good deal Of
pa Elementary law the gentleman has not heard"
bandly replied the Speaker.
well. If commit this extract to memory
Fang fell the Eavel. as the Speaker said; The
gentleman's time has expired" and the House
roared Simpson sat down in the middle OF
sentence.
MORRILL, TARIFF AND THE VERMONT
DEACON.-Senator Morrill,. who has been Ill Tor
the last fortnight is now able TO leave his room.
and If he continues 10 gain strength will soon be
in his seat in the Senate again. Though his illness
not regarded serious. nevertheless the
Senator has been In the OF professional!
nurse. because with nurse he is ''amenable TO
discipline" whereas with his family he Is disposed
to argue. and In the end carry his point against
medicine and nursing. The venerable statesman
aside from a troublesome cold was also run down
by work on the tariff TO which he had been closely
devoted for some weeks. His family declare that
In spite Of his Illness he Senator Is I'm it,. working
at home with much the same interest and industry
that marked his efforts over thIrty-ve years ago.
when he framed and secured the passage OF the
Morrill, tariff IN which he originated the radical
connection with this original Tariff bill the follow,
ing story is the source OF amusement TO the NORTH
fom and W pc Of br Of the
said: IL am always at about the duties, and
half the time fLd II impossible TO say whether
favor adj vaorem or specific duties. though nave
no Doubt as to where | really stand for which,
ever it is the Senator advocates also advocate.
Then Senator Morrill, said: we used to have
deacon up in Vermont who liked TO speak in meet
Ing One Sunday the deacon arose, ana after
puzzled as if his memory failed him on some par
ticular point Finally the deacon. with a look OF
relief. continued in tone CT mnch confidence MY
dear brothers and sisters. at ms moment am
unable to say whether ii was Elisha or Elijah who
was translated But whichever it was. that is the
one am now talking about