The times., 1898-01-15
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

A bill introduced in the Senate yes
terday by Mr.. Penrose provides for the
purchase of the original oil painting of
Robert Morris, the financier of the
American Revolution, painted by Ed
ward Savage in 1890. and of DR. David
| Rittenh )use, the first director and or
| ganizer of the United States mint,
painted from life by Charles Wilson
Peale in 1913. The sum of $4,000 is ap-
propriated for this purpose. The por-
traits are intended to be placed in the
Treasury Department.
The act of 1894, establishing an acad-
emy and gallery of art in the District,
is sought to be amended by a bill intro
duced yesterday in the Senate by Sena-
tor Perkins. so as to grant that corpo-
ration power to establish within the
United States State and international
exhibits. 1t is provided that to that
end it may use its credit in any way
deemed advisable, and may enter into
any desirable contracts with individu-
ais, public or private corporations,
States, and nations; also that it may
change its name.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Hale in
troduced a bill to abolish the corps of
professors of mathematics in the Navy,
and to provide for the appointment of
civilian astronomers in lieu of pro-
fessors of mathematics in the Navy OBJ
seryatory The bill provides that the
number of such civilian astronomers
shall at no time exceed five.
Joe Manley, the man from Maine, who
stood by Speaker Reed when he did not
need him and deserted when he was
wanted. was at the Capitol yesterday.
He looked as if political obscurity
agreed with his health, declined to talk
notifies. and informed his friends that
he had simply made flying trip to
this city to keep from getting rusty.
The significant feature of Mr. Manley's
arrival was that he was accompanied
by DR.. John f. Hill, prominent can
didatc for the Republican nomination
for Governor of Maine, and w. ID. Stin-
son. who was recently appointed post
master at Augusta. Even if Mr.. Manley
did fear becoming rusty. his two friends
are not inclined that way. The three
men went to the Ways and Means
Committee room of the House and
waited until Mr. Dingley could join
them. when a quiet talk took place as
to the probabilities of the success of
Dr. Hills canvas. 1t was said yester-
day that Speaker Reed was to be con-
suited during the evening. and that DR..
Hill and his friends, Manley and Stin-
son, believe he will have walk-over
if the active support of the Speaker
and Mr.. Dingley can be obtained.
Mr.. McEwan, of New Jersey, has
since Tuesday been attending to his
duties at the House in the same busi-
ness-like manner that is always notice.
able in him. No one would imagine
to see him in the House that on Mon
(iay night he sustained the greatest de-
feat of his life, and was deprived Of
his highest ambition. That night a
combination of machine Republicans
and officehofders defeated him in his
canvas for the chairmanship of the
Hudson County Republican Committee.
Mr.. McEwan had been secretary of the
committee for about fifteen years had
been vice president and had aimed to
be chairman. 1t was not because he
cared. to be II boss, but it was because
he wanted tc remove the bosseS chat
made him ambitious to hold the Office
He has twice been elected to Congress
from a district that has a normal Dem
ocratic majority of 1000, and it is be-
cause he has so many Democratic
mined. if possible, to turn him down.
To his credit he has fought the corrupt
Jersey City gang consistently for the
last four years. and he said yesterday
that he will aid the legislative investi-