New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
WashinRton. Nnvemhnr ~

MR. MASON AND SENATORIAL, DIGNITY
senator William E. Mason of Illinois, has recently
Deeh IN washington. He was taxed with making
ua s ms oerosatory to the dignity Of the Senate
anu senators In public addresses which he has heor
~ Se'ins' he promptly pleaded not guilty, Here
10 the senator's own statement: "All those s,or,o.
N' my casting reflections on the Senate are IN.
80 - 20 true That In some addresses have ex.
piained the workings Of that legislative body for
.,o oenen' Oh the people who do not understand
aVe sa'o that the United States Senate
WAS 'he most wonderful legislative body in tina
world Gladstone and Bismarck have said Oh.
same thing. They spoke from an outside noint of
View, while talked from the inner coign OF van
tage The people. you know, don't fully understand
have said that my colleagues were most Courteous
gentlemen, that they were always ready 70 wall
Senate, which is all true incidentally. NAV havs
told how great our mutual forbearance for one
extent that may had up tse ' %b sas
country But that was purely incidental obser.
walton; Then l have had something to say about
the rules. There may have been a suggestion that
they were musty or moth-eaten but surely no one
people like their rules moth-eaten. There are popu.
lar decisions. and one of them is that rules were
believe i legislative bodies Sat SsorS
Is actually carried out, but the Senate any one
created TO stand out against the country rsnnsnS
away with itself. Merely because there Is a popu.
a5 tha ey yu sSo Ha %
this statement OF the newspapers said talked
have euIogzed the Senate as a deliberative body.
alton and we Senator'S should i not BE- hurried IN
our ACTIONS a ona we We dd , we might some n time pass
which It was intended was destroyed. I have
* oG res rt to vs, until the da
Senatorial prerogatives7 Oh yes. think I did
have something to say about the free barber shop
the Senate and myself full justice BY explaining
! that paid own streetcar fares. There may
servations from me- but don't want to be ma
ligned and have It said that am casting reflections
ate Of the United states is ali right It Is good to
be there"
MR. BURROwss BIOGRAPHICAL RECORDS.
Senator Burrows has choice collection Of Mchi.
gan biographies He draw his archives
and furnish material for the personal history Of
a large share OF the population Of the State This
Is due to tho practice he makes Of asking a letter
giving these facts from everybody who seeks his
Senator Burrows in explaining his system. TO sic
down and write me a letter telling mo where no
ness IS whether he has always voted the RepuS.
lean ticket what number Of brothers and sisters
| he has, what his fathers name IT, and few
other details, Then am prepared to pass on the
worthhiness Of the Application Naturally some re.
tails than I ask, but l try to draw the line al
their ancestors beyond three generations back
backs. and Intend to keep It up
LENGTH OF THE NEXT sEssIoN-saM an
old official Of the Capitol today to a Tribune cor.
respondent: Usually Just before the beginning
OF n session the talk is. What is Congress going
10 do when II meetsT This time strange to say
the question is, When is Congress going 10 ad.
journ? This hardly proves that there Is nothins
OF appropriation bills. There is very much to DO.
and the extra session mas Only aa'a =. III
takes 10 organize the House The committees are
appointed and ready TO go to work as soon as ths
Recurring to adjournment should say that tns
work OF Congress would be concluded by June !:
can't possibly forecast at the very beginning what
time, Congress Is going TO consume IN nnishihs
up the business OF session
STATESMEN BEGIN no GATHER.-Ths follow
.nr Senator's have arrived In the city Messrs Bacon
OF Georgia: CafYery. o, Louisiana; Daniel, OF VIZ
vin,a: Elkns. Of West Virginia; Mason. Of Illinois;
MORGAN OF Alabama; Smith Of New-Jersey. and
Wolcot,. O, Colorado A number OF Representative
scattered about the city ,d i muo n.sE ,
0stion due TO the reappearance Of these members
IN Of the and %
unless the Populistic windbags OF the Upper
House" prevent
REPRESENTATIVE MERGERS CURRENCY
s-Representative Mercer, OF Nebraska, said
70 n Tribune correspondent to-day, who inquired
what he thought Congress would do. or try 70 90
on the currency question AT the coming session
you know as much as Congress does Any othe'
man in the land knows we'll as any Congress
man does what will be done The truth Is som'
Of the men who profess know all about the cur
rencv really know the least. What the country
needs IS res, from agitation There has been tos
much ttnkerluS in the past with financial concerns
! Another thing: Even II the House should agree
upon some particular b the measure N Would ,ans t az
Tho nresent at least We doing pretty well wiz
the new tariff and ought not 70 risk any se,oacK'
~ mo National prosperity that has set IN since is
| ooeeage NV State was about the only one AZ
he last election which reduced the majority 81 ny
! othor narty in 1896 We therefore, feel GOOD oVel
the TACT that we are IN prime condition p9litlcay
Evidently, Mr.. Mercer who from ms 3,l,c "a yc,
! iar facts involved did not think the Kansas yudI
cal election formed an exception TO his statements
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