The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
CAPITOL CHAT.

! IA fft Elttiri 81 TIE tHt tiAhii al Aitt HI
tional assembly OF the people yesterday
| His voice penetrated to the remotest eor-
ner Of the hall. as ne let the heavy gavel
drop
The House will be in order Gen
| tlemeB should recollect that there
I Is an unusual attendance OF members
! niembers-elect. and ex-menbers. and that
/ on that account there is a considerable
/ addition tn the usual noise. which is OF
| itself sufficient ordinarily 10 prevent the
/ transaction Of business" uaughter1
I There was show Of anger in the Speak
/ er's manner and emphasis. after having
/ tried all the morning &c keep the House
quiet
1 And II gentlemen VIII have the kind
/ ness TO bear this in mind and to mitigate,
/ each one OF them, what they are doing in
/ that respect, We may be able to under
/ stand what IS going on. Otherwise We
cannot"
/ This was a little variety TO an old sons
/ that every Speaker has been compelled to
I sing again and again. For a fraction Of
a minute the House remained quiet.
/ Two evidences of the ratification of the
peace treaty occurred in the House yes
/ tcrday, soon after the Senate voted. The
| census bill was up and Representative
/ Shafroth, of Colorado. was just beginning
an aggressive speech against il. He was
abruptly cut of by an outburst of APP
/ plsuse OF the Republican side, in which
/ Gen. GroSvenor and Representative
Moody were central figures.
'-The peace treaty is ratified" several
members exclaimed.
4 few moments later Chairman Hop
kins, OF the Census Committee was hold
ing the floor, in spite of great confusion
His colleague, the redoubtable Col. Ben
jamin F. Marsh, Of Illinois, lifted his old
| fashioned spectacles high over his fore
| head and raised his voice to a screaming
pitch.
viii my colleague yield for ques-
tiOnY' inquired Col. Marsh. swinging
across the center aisle.
He VIII responded Chairman Hopkins
well. | desire to ask my colleague
reared Col. Marsh, with measured tones,
whether this census bill is designed to
cover the people of the Philippine Isl
ands -
The House applauded. but Chairman
Hopkins did not answer the question.
Il see it is represented in the morning
newspapers" said Senator Hale yester-
day, that great pressure was brought TO
bear on me from Maine to vote for the
ratification of the treaty. that Gov. Pow
ers. Mr. Manley. and MI John f. Hill
had written requesting me 20 vote for the
treaty.
That is entirely false" added the Sena-
tor There is not a word of truth in it
as to those men. have had hundreds of
letters and kilograms about my stand re-
earning the treaty, but the most of them
nave been of the contrary character
MOST OF them commend my views about
expansion and my attitude against the
treaty"
E'X-Speaker Galusha Grow approached
the marble rOstrum of Mr.. Reed vestar-
DAY IN great earnestness He graspea the
sleeve OF the Maine mans black coat and
held hrmly as he gestculated and talked
IN an excited manner Not often do
members affect such familiarity as they
near the throne of power in the House.
Mr.. Grow released his grasp on The
Speakers sleeve and thumped the latter's
plump arm vigorously with his index fin
ger as he forced home his point. Speaker
Reed bent his head toward the Pennsyl-
Vanian in attentive attitude.
The bald head Of Mr.. Grow. fringed
with long white hair that sticks out
prominently fIom his temples, bobbed and
bobbed as he thumped and thumped on
the Speakers arm. Finally, Mr.. Grow
turned abruptly and walked away. He
had been talking 10 Mr.. Reed about the
reference or his resolution for amending
the Constitution so that a majority of
the senate can conclude a treaty of
peace. He announced on the floor that a
majority vote il each House could de-
clare war, and he thought the country
should not be kept at war when a ma
Jority OF the Senate wanted peace.
A French Canadian, Joseph TOusaint.
alias Touzin, is having more than the
usual amount of trouble in prosecuting
claim before Congress. He has served
IN three or four wars and Indian out
breaks, not as soldier. but as a team
ster, and appears TO have reached a high
grade OF proficiency in 'tooling" the rc-
calcItrant army mule He emigrated TO
TINS country at the age of thirteen, and
II IS not certain whether his father was
ever naturalized. In 1858 he Joined an
expedition OF Gen. a. S. Johnston against
the Mormons, and served as n teamster
III SIX HlohtiS- lie teamed army mules
again during the civil war, and was hon
orably discharged as a wagonmaster. He
undertook to have himself naturaIized in
New Orleans while that city was under
military control In more recent wears
ne has voted and has engaged with the
United States forces in different exnAdi-
tons against the Indians But the same
Indians deprived him of his propertv
and he is now knocking at the doors of
Congress TO relieve him from any defect
in his naturalization papers. Until thar
Is done he cannot prosecute his claim.
1t is said at the Capitol that Col lanes
Hamilton Lewis is like to figure in anv
court of inquiry that the government
may convene TO try Maj. Gen. Miles Col
Lewis versatility as lawyer is quite as
well known as his pungency as a lesis.
lator, and Gen. Miles, anticipating any
move that may be made against him
has engaged the shining Democratic
light from Washington State as one of
his legal counsel.
Protestant Episcopal Confessional.
From the Chicago Tribune.