The morning times., 1897-01-03

40 inches. Armed with this, he cornered
every man in the Senate, and proved to
his own satisfaction, ,atleast, that there was
no State like Washington.
Senator Teller is always one OF the most
interesting visitors to the weather map
; Colorado stands first with him in every
thing, and he is more interested in the
weather conditions IN that State than he is
in the weather in Washington. Hec can find
'silver'' weather to his hearts content
most every day. In this respect ne is very
different from that other great silver
leader Senator Stewart. Of Nevada. Mr.
Stewart never pays any attention at all To
his State. He is interested in Virginia
weather. for he OWNS a princely planta-
tion in the Old Dominion. The same is true
OF Senator Quay. He rs more interested in
Florida weather than that of Pennsylvania.
Senator Hill, of New York, keeps the
closest kind Of tab on Albany weather.
His heart seems to be centered there. He
pays no attention to any other portions
OF his State He reads the symbols himself
and never wants Information volunteered.
Senator Allen, who sits right in front OF
Mr.. Hill, is one OF the closest students the
maps have. He is a farmer and is up on
all kinds of weather. Mr.. Gear, of Kan
sas, is always Interested in the winter time
He watches the reports with sharp eye,
and is never satisfied until he is sure his
ice crop is in. Then the weather has but
few charms for him.
Watching Rainfall.
Senator George, OF Mississippi keeps a
sharp eye on the rainfall in the crop
season. He is an old farmer and knows
how much depends on the rain.
Strange as itimay seem, Senator Hale,
of Maine, has the same interest and follows
the precipitation during the critical periods
in the crop season with an anxious eye.
Senator Mills, of Texas, too, is always in
tensely Interested in the rainfall during
the cotton season., He likes to enlarge on
the beauties Of q cotton crop to any
friends standing by, and is still inclined to
think that Cotton is King"
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, is always
watching for general stormsouti in his State.
His colleague, Gen. Palmer, on the other
hand, pays the greatest attention to all
kinds of weather. If he has fad, it is
watching the crop reports. He is always
especially worried about" "chinch bugs and
each season tells he story of the man who
emigrated to Oklahoma. The old general
says:
This settler had built a large wagon and
covered it with canvas. Upon its sides he
had painted his past bitter experience and
his future hopes as follows: ukiuxed in
Kentucky; white capped in Indiana; chinch-
bugged in Illinois; grass-hOppered in Kan
sas; Oklahoma now or bust A year later
he passed through my town and printed be-
low his former declaration was the Word,
busted ~
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota has to COM
pare the climate of St Paul with that OF
Washington and makes hit, but yet he
manages TO keep his health while at the
Capitol. Senator Pfeffer makes but few
inquiries, but manages to be one OF the best
posted weather men in the Senate. sena-
tor Perkins, OF California, always knows
what the conditions are in his State, and
ca usually find story in his experience as
a sailor to fit most any case. Senator Nor
gan always wants to discuss conditions all
over the country. As in the case of Cuba,
he does not confine himself TO his own
State.
senator warren, OF w yonllng- is intense
ly interested in cold waves and high winds,
while his neighbor, Senator Shoup, of Idaho,
pays attention only to the conditions affect
ing the fruit crop. Mr.. Mcmillan, OF Michi-
gan, always watches the snowfall in De
troit, and Mr.. Aldricll, OF Rhode Island,
takes particular interest in snowfalls in
general. The Florida Senators watch cold
waves with anxiety, and the Louisiana
Senators watch the sugar conditions.
Senator Caffrey says it is like getting a
letter from home to watch the weather
reports.