The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-20
Editorial Correspondence.
NEW YORK, Dc II. 1893.

NhW IORh, LII IL LOO
Oue visit to the metropolis of Unc
Sans great AMI expanding country gives
G ltham for another round of its varied
pleasures Urged by this motive and
some business excuses left snow cover
Il kentucky Wednesday for a brief trip
t Washington, Baltimore AID New
York. With the mercury almost at the
zero point the B. & o. tram passed
through several inches of snow in Ohio,
West Virginia and Maryland, the cold
est weather being experienced early
Thursday morning in crossing the
the mountain range 70 get into Mary
land. At Washington the people were
enjoying an ideal Winter day, with
hardly an inch of snow to be seen in the
capital.
AS a matter of course the magnificent
capital building is the principal point of
interest to the sight-seer. l was fOrtu-
nate enough to find Congress in session,
but the very few Representatives on the
flo II of the House didn't seem to attach
much Importance to the proceedings
scarcely half dozen memb ers appeared
ID know that Southern member was
speaking on a banking bill. Speaker
Reed and Representative Bailey and
Dingley were not on the floor, and none
Of the Kentucky Congressman except
Walter Evans. of Louisville, were
present while l watched the proceed
ings. In the Senate 1 heard Senators
German and Hale speak on army topics
and saw the unspeakable Hanna listen
ing lazily to the speeches He took
some interest. however, in two tele-
grams and once lett the Senate to see a
man. Senator Lindsay was represent
ing Kentucky; and the only Deboe
looked sleepy in his seat in the last row.
While Senator Hale was speaking Deboe
got up to stretch himself-and went ont
to see a man. Vice President Hobart
was presiding over the Senate in his Gus
tomary graceful style.
In every visit to Washington l have
just missed seeing the most noted per-
sonages. During my first trip Mr.
Cleveland was out Of town attending his
own wedding, and on another occasion
he was out bunting ducks, and this week
President Mckinley was out of Wash
ingtOn attending the peace jubilee in
Atlanta. A belated train caused me to
miss the appearance of Mr.. Bryan on the
floor of the House. But 1 saw those
Senatorial frea ks-Hanna and Deboe-
and may 1 never look upon their likes
again in the Senate For the benefit of
the BOYS and girl of tender years l will
say that 1 saw Old Santa Claus out on
Pennsylvania avenue, doubtless looking
for presents for the good tie boys and
girls in Paris. l think he will get to
Paris on time though he was not looking
as hale and hearty as his picture repr,--
sents him. It may be of interest to the
lady readers of THE NEWS to know that
the capitol building is a magn-t for
handsome and stylish women who AS
semble there every day to watc1 the
workings of Congress. Their gowns and
hats are very smart looking and they
add welcome dash of color to the some
times monotonous sessions.
Washington has been aptlY named the +,
city of magnificent distances by some |
person who was nothing if not truthful. |
The distances from one poiut of interest |
to another is wonderfully deceiving, and |
even the corridors in the capital and |
other public buildings seem almost end
less. The streets and avenues are re-
wide and are always clean.
Americans certainly have ample reasons
to be proud Of their superb capital city.
The White House does not compare in
grandeur with the other Government
buildings, and think that a residence
more in keeping with the dignity of the
Nation and it's Chief Executive should
be provided for his residence A marble
palace has been suggested to Congress,
but palace has an imperialistic sound.
We might still call it the Executive
Mansion and let it go at that
Enro1te 10 New York / stopped over
at Baltimore to see Chas. B. d ckson, of
Paris, who will graduate in the spring
from the Baltimore College of Dental
Surgery, the most noted institution of
the kind in America, which has students
from Porto Rico, Canada, Spain and
every State in the Union. Mr. Dickson
is rooming with T. E. Kelley, Jr., and
]. E. Gordon, of Lexington. and A. L.
Prendergast, of Arkansas-his class