New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-15
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Washington. July H.
BRYAN's SPLENDID TRAIT5.-In q group OF
men in a conimIttee-room at the Capitol to-day
the personal qualities of the late Popoeratic can
didate for the Presidency were discussed one
voted him ian amable bat shallow man." Other
opinions even more unfavorab.e were expressed.
At last the silent man. with his chair tihed BACK
against the bookcase, spoke, and ne ssia; 49,, \.
rosssase may s least " four SPLENDID traits"
what are ,hsy? asked s, 6ns.nt SMOKE. hs
doesn't swear and he doesn't get himself elected
fl Hss then deep silence prevailed None Of ne
others had word to say.
SPEAKER REEDS PERPLExING TAsK.-Ths
biennial tack Of committee by the Speaker
OF the House of Representatives is now In ordef'
and Mr. Reed IL busy with 1t. There have been
Speakers within The memory OF men still living
who have made 1t one OF rewards and punishments
and thus avoided Of Its difficulties; but ~.
Reed is not that kind OF a Speaker THIS year Nc
finds his task more perplexing In some re-
spects than he did that OF two years ago, ai'nousn
the number OF new and untried members IL smaller
now than II was thes. He has proceeded so FAR a.
TO form a tentative or skeleton scheme OF the pro-
posed committee assignments. and u mas s'eaoy
become veritable skeleton In the closer OF the
Speaker. Day after day and night after night new
reasons arise which cause him to transfer name
from one place to another and that frequently
dozen other members. And when the last cnange
has been made ne will be conscious that Lair
proportion Of me members a sse ne them although
some OF them have been pacea exac,y wryse
had asked 10 ge aS Ii. Action in any given case
and everybody knows that he doesn't lack comssge:
prudent for him to Withhold the announcement Of
the committees until the last hour OF tn iran thsa
is to leave Washington. after the adjournment.
A PRESIDENTIAL vETO-When General Gar.
field was President elevator was placed IN the
residence portion of the Executive Mansion Ihere
has been considerable talk recently In favor OF
providing the same convenience for that portion
of the building the second story Of which Is used
for official purposes, and 1t goes without saying
that the proposition has found enthusiastic advo.
Gates among Senators and Representatives ana
their office-seeking constituents, some scores or
hundreds of whom climb the long flight OF stairs
daily. There is one man. however VINO ~ , sa.a 70
made it n S that he ne p m Of the
United States it will probably fall through. or at
Season. ass s When the calls Of and iher
sponsors fewer and less frequent MI Mc ibi
one ON Of Strong and robust physique; While the for;
mer 10 INC not r 70 ohs the has been
at times unable to stand the strain placed upon !"
ARAILROAD MANS CHEERFUL PROPHECY.
p B. F. Pierce of Indianapolis, who served as
Republican member of Congress sixteen years
ago now the receiver Of the Clover Lear Rail-
road and regarded as one OF the ablest railroad
men in the West takes decidedly optimistic view
Of the business situation throughout the country
There is,1 he said to-day. IAN undeniabie I'M
proyement In the business world 1t Is visible III
Indiana and everywhere else that | nave oeen.
! am sure tina the final passage OF the lariH oi'
will be followed by decided Improvement 90
not mean that there will be such an impetus 10
trade as will create boom, but the Improvements
will 90 on gradually and in a healthy way un,a
the country will re as prosperous as II e'ef ~
For one have no doubt tnat r oo ~. fines
leys Administration Will marx an era Oh Soou LII IN.
and great ACTIVITY IN all lines oil business. ~.
country has been SLOW to recover because We
like man who haf been enfeepled py Iohs h1nea,;
TIE process Of recuperaton, with nation az a..
Individual Is often tedious out once tne 80 "a
gets started or the road 10 cohVaiesce"ee '"''' "
no doubt OF . complete cure.
PERSISTENT SENATORIAL the White
House this morning Senator Mason toiIed UP the
long flight of steps to the Presidents room Reach-
ing the room he found that and all other rooms
filled with visitors. Senator Mason waited whiie'
but finally departed without talking to the fres'-
dent IT'S simply awful" he said It's an act
Of inhumanty to press the President In this FASH
ion and I'm going to quit 1t. no matter how many
men get mad at me-" Senator Mason has IRE.
oueutly expressed the opinion that something ought
to be done He would not make so many visits
himself. but hundreds of Illinois .candldates 49,, afe
beseechng him to do something TOT mem, 70 in ond
disikes to refuse any request rms morning S 10
started the White House with one friend think,
ing he would be able to escape the others VITO are
pursuing him. As ne drew up TO the White H S,
there stood eight Illinois men waiting for him;
won II IS said that there are more Illinois appi-
cants for consular places than from any two other
States i'm the country.