The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12

utterly detested in Ohio as your unc,e
MARX ana as long as he is the tissue" and
mat VIII be while he holds office. at least.
the democrats can rely on 20 600 Buckeye
republicans Joining hands with them or
refusing to vote.
1orman didn't seem care-eaten over the
coming loss Of his seat. German ia never
MYSTERIOUS po but he was mildly lively today.
ines whispered the story OF German which
may account for the moderate happiness
that beamed in his eye. They say--some
very deep folk--that German will take an
eiectior TO the house of represen .atives
IRON his Maryland district next autumn,
| ana, by the way, Colonel William r. Nor
rison, whose term on the interstate com
merce commission is nearing its close.
is also credited with similar plans. and is
expected 10 return to the house as the
representative OF his old Illinois district
| anu take his seat in the next congress
what excellent sound timber would Cor
man and Morrison prove from which 10
white the next speaker. Odsooks! one
wouldn't have to call on such overworked
stateemen as Bailey and McMilln In that
event TO swing the gavel. don't want
to discourage anybody, but I'm inclined to
think there's something in these German
and Morrison stories. Democracy al the
south end of the Capitol would cheer heart
lily up II one or both of these party war
chiefs should join It next congress.
As one looked about the chamber one
missed old Senator Harris OF Tennessee
Hes dead and under the grass roots down
In Tennessee This Is the first session in
third of century that he has missed.
Great and manifest regret seized on
members of both houses, when at recess
they discovered that no good red whisky
could be obtained in either house or senate
restaurant. The order is a new one. It's
the first time the Capitol has been dry in
years. Members regard legislation as hav-
ing received heavy blow. But 1t won't
last. There will be whisky within the
reach OF all about house or senate and that
before the end of the week. It's been my
experience that man who wants whisky
always manages TO get whisky. This APP
plies to senators and section hands alike.
House and senate meet again tomorrow.
The house will go hot-f foot after the ap-
preparation bills. Bingham of Pennsyl-
vania, with his subcommittee. has the
legislative bill abort prepared. They say
they will cut down q crop of clerks and
small employees and thereby save three or
four millions on this bill I've heard this
sort of war song before. Just al the APP
preparation sub committees began they
were always going to ''cut down the rolls,
They ought 10. as heaven knows; but they
never do. Before the year is over the rolls
! are usually increased by the addition Of
! such congressmen's relatives as have be-
. come unable or unwilling TO support them
! selves and which your statesmen prefer
: 10 saw off on Uncle sam rather than pay
the freight themselves.
There WAS gossip of currency bill sort
It is the administration idea that the righ
sort Of a currency and banking bill would
split the silver vote. There are two kinds
Of silver men-the Western sort, who want
silver for the sake of silver, and the South
crn. who want silver because they want
. more money Mckinley argues that II hi
,, | can get currency banking law that viii
: give the South more money (paper) the
South will let go of silver. | think Nc
= Kinley's right The loose screw in the sit
: uation is that Mckinley cant invent
: currency banking bill that he can coax oil
. club the present congress into passing
II Reed pulled it through the house M
3 senate would wallop 1t TO death with
I amendments and speeches and motions an.
f; other lethal weapons common In the senat,
8 armOry.
d Cuba and Hawaii will be- heard OF. Thu
a democrats will star Cuba, while the r7pub
/ licans will try to give Hawaii the center o
the stage. There are niggers IN both IN
Cuban and Sandwich Island woodpiles. TIL
n world may yet gain glimpse OF these en-
8 gaging Congos before the session is over
, Filled with desire to know how the sen
tment of congress flowed concerning CUB
. asked several senators and Others wha
z they thought Of McKinleys message OF
G that Cuban point. Many Of those ! ques
e ton evaded reply on the grounds that pc
cause of the sickness OF the president
O. mother they preferred not 10 talk Jus
n now. NJ.
: It's hardly good reason for silence. Nc
Kinley himself left the Canton bedside o.
a tefhnicalitv to perform as president.
il do not see that anybody is called on 10
. any greater delicacy than the White Hous
Ks itself Indicates at this time The presiuen
/ nut In his message; statesmen. II they nav
u views might better express them. Their
10 was M urzale on the message; there nee
= he none on congressional opinion