The morning times., 1897-02-10
BOARD OF TRADE BANQUET
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when II should have grown in proportion
To the power and extent of the republic
Touching upon some of the needs of the
hour, in which he Endorsed very largely
what had been said 10y Mr. Woodward. he
referred specifically TO the limited water
supply and Tecited the difficulties in the
way Of a prompt solution of the diff
Guilty. There was great applause when he
said that he had no doubt there would be
one day free water in the city and enough
Of it TO flood the streets by night III the
summer time. tie also strongly advocated
the proposed municipal building. all Of
the Claims OF this people. hc argUed, being
not FOR themselves but for the great peo-
pie OF whom they are Jnc representatives.
Senator-,-lect Money. oI slI>sIsSippi, made
d capital after-dinurr speech before din
ner. He rallied the Board Of Trade and the
people OF tie city generally on their mod
eSty in not asking for what they wanted
from Congress. and upon their habit OF not
finding out what they really needed unuil
Congress had adjourned. He. too. eXpa-
tiated on tlie present and future glory Of
the city under the fostering care Of Con
gress ana the Board Of Traia
Senator ThurSr 1n also ma,i.' A quite witt :
speech. his first point being that the lmita-
ton of time for the speeches ought natural
ly TO Lave excluded the Senators. lie had
learned last wear that the business Of tie
city was transacted 10y the Board of Trade
and Congress. aud of course LIZ was pleased
To he with the other half Of the government
on the present pleasant occasion.
He Endorsed what Commissioner Ross
had SAID aDo It plentiful supply of water
as !t would be necessary in ease a certain
bill now pending We're passed. mong the.
methods he sggEes ed for the board To sue
ceed in their plans before Congress was
that they should make arrangements to
have him pat on the important committee
In serious vein he spoke on some Of the
suggestions Of Mr Woodward. and told the
meeting that he woald always be ready to
do what he could for the advancement and
development Of the city.
Gen Hawley said he was glad to he
present. He knew the value OF the board
of trade TO the city and its interests : and
lie had always voted for the greatest ap-
propriarions for the city wherever they
could Ice best placed He characterized
some OF the schools as disgrace TO the
City, advocated the municipal building
but not on a government reservation. He
spoke OF Washington and pledged himself
60 its interests, not becagse it was the
city OF the board Of trade, or OF the
people of Washington. but the proud capital
of the nation, TO which Congress as the
representative of the whole people, owed
its careful and generous attention.
Hon. W. ". Grout. of Vermont. did not
consume all Of his five minutes He al
dressed himself more particularly to the
educational needs, emphasizing the lack OF
school facilities, and to the necessity eX-
listing in the-city OF crowding $4,000 pu-
pills into space sufficient only for 10000
There are more SChoolhouses needed
be said, 'and we are going To have them.
Congressman Hull OF Iowa continued Gen
Hawlcy's idea. speaking from the stand
point that the board of trade represented
the whole people Of the United States
Referring TO some of its achievements he
said that il had done a great work for
the city. and consequently for the nation
representative Paine, Of New York
made some filings at Congressman who
promised one thing and did another. in
the matter of dealing '&.th the people OF
the city. He good-hunloredly had a shot
at Mr. Grout whCm he charged with eX-
pressing his love for all manner OF i'm
proyementS but voting against an addi-
tional fire engine. He made some fun
of the zeal to give the city a kinder
Earten, and the lack of interest in the
of IIa
was. OF course, in favor of more water
and less mud. He advised the board to
keep things moving. 20 get legislation in
shape and Congress would DO the rest
Nj James Dubois, OF Susquehanna, told
list OF real new funny stories all with
point and application to things social.
political, and the increase OF the live stock
OF tie country. This was IL very agreeable
diversion, as was the song Of Mr. Locker
about the widow "who had been there
before
Representatives Northway, OF Ohio. and
Lowe, of New York, were called upon in
turn, ana made short aud happy addresses
all on tie general subjects timed by Mr..
Woodward
There wGstEen an interniSs.ou of half an
loUr for tie collation., which was served in
RbuiddilCc ana elegant HtNle- before this
Mr.. Warner am omced that Senator Till
man would address the meeting after the
lunch on the subject Of education. Senator
TnlmaE was introduced specially by Mr.
Warner, wlo spoke of his career his rise
from humble station to the Senate, giving
the credit for the rise to the brain quality
Of his subject.
Senator TiIlman made a characteristic
Ipeech which was, from time to time
greeted with applause and laughter at his
good points and sallies Of hunor As he
had beer so often described as a ''leader of
the mobocracy" he had begun To think that
he belonged not To the legislative, but to
the business end OF the town. He made
lot OF fun OF the freedom OF speech in the
Senate, and the suppression of 1t in
the House eNprcss.n- iic opinion that
golden man would b. :h"proper compromise
Passing this, he thought it strange that
until the late constitution of his State
100000 negroes had the right Ia vote, Yet
in a great representative city like Wash.