The times., 1899-12-05
SEN At THE CAPITOL

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Aside from The radiant clusters Of scarls.
poiusetta which niumincd the asor of the
Senate Chamber yesterday moruiur. Hor.
ChauHeey Mitchell Dspew was the one ro-
seate feature OF the session Bland aud
smOoth-faced. ne stroIed about the arena
and gazeI iuteUtly into the faces of his
fell0w-debaters as though broodiug over
what manner OF men they might be- He
entered With his colleague. Hon Thomas
Collier PlatJ. and MS escorted 90 his sea-.
on The extreme right o. the Senate Cham
Der. Mr. pepew seated himself with great
care, adjusted his Prince Albert. and. turn
ing TO Senator Keau- 0f New Jersey. his
nearest ueigbbor. asked.
What is the distance from the Arliug-
ton Hotel % the CapuoI?"
One mile" answered Mr. EeaU
MI DepeN's face took on q worried look
and he seemed disappointed. Why. 4
walked the entire distance this morning.
"0H was certain that it was fully two
miles. said he
"IJ is chinled IN Senator Foraker
Al. I thought so" beamed the genial
pedestrian And. as the gavei fell. there
Vas a. least one happy man In an that
array oil fruwus and hair which adorus the
Senate.
Bowed with the weight Of rhelImatisn
and battered like a veteran. Marcus AIonro
Hanna hmped into the Senate vestergiav
and, unheediag and uuheeded. made his
weary way 10 his desk. It Was not the
strong c0nsbative Hanna of yore-he og
the massive jaw aud the SSS-marked vest
but weary leader who has found sweets
bitter. Yestermorn he was the least con-
sDicuous I'm all that company-grim and
silent aud heavy.
Grandpa Hoar, too, was there. eutrenched
behind massive basket OF roses which
bore a quotation from the Declaration of
independence. Like unto an alien who
shields himself behind an American Tag for
fear OF injury. the venerable librarian Of
the ants peered from his barricade. and,
I terrcC-like, allowed nothing to escape him
Hon William f. Mason. OF Chicago. in
. contrast. sat as monument 20 himself.
sans eyes, sans ears. sans voic-and few
knew tha. this was he
The Duke of Manchester is with us and
ii he likes the way Of the Capital wiz ~
main Tor a space. The duke is In training
as q journalist and was one OF the features
OF the press galleries az the Capitol yes
! teruay. He is very young man with a
very large assortment Of stationery i'm his
was deeply interested in the picturesaus
posing Of Senator Berry, and eyed Nr.
Bailey of Texas in an extremely sartoriaT
manner. The duke was taken i'm hand hv
q celebrated CartC0nist and with the pene-
tFating assistance Of the local row Is
expected to learn some valuable tips on
the art of writing pieces
The House was a Kaleidoscope during
the afternoon, in which the stalWart sui
zer. the silent Grosvenor. the clerical Tav-
Ter, and the ardent McRae remained up
permost in the mind. The swearing-in
process was hasty jumble Of sound. but
even the spectators We're satisfied The
+. clerk was halted when he reached Penn
syivauia as no discovered two Ouakers
among the members. and Messrs. Butler
and Brosius were allowed to affirm in
place OF swearing
Yesterday n lone man sat in q rear seat
and faced the American House OF Repre-
sentatives while a member demanded that
he be not permitted to take the oath
Calmly he heard charge after charge and
proof upon pr0of-listened to the stigma
OF felony and showed no emotion when
the most bitter invectives were applauGed
to the echo And when &c had ended. when
the last had passed, he went out like
something Iaclean. for no man zavs him
s.
IN the corridor young girl awaited MS
coming and grasped his hand ferventlv
She had heard everything from the GAL
leTy and knew what had come TO pass
And as they departed. arm In arm. men
said, pointing, There's Roberts and his
daughter"
The Hon. Joseph Welden Bailey Of Texas
added much TO the atmosphere Of tho
House yesterday. and was ever in evidence.
With PurjtaEicaI coUuteuanee and Quaker
esque hair. he strOlled adown the aisIes
on the Democratic side and solen1uIy viewed
the flock. Anon. with folded arms. he stood
and gazed far into the galleries while
others passed by, hurTyiEg after fame. Mr.
Bailey wore g vest which. according to
all rules of fashion, was the property ot
a full dress suit. and. as OF yore his white
tie was immaculate. Long. long men
awaited the promised defence OF Roberts
from the Gainesville orator. They are
still waiting
The only Indian member Of the House
was sworn III yesterday in the person OF
Hon. Charles Curtis of Kansas. and while
he may not so after scalps. the fact remains
that ne is the direct descendant OF the
North American aborigiuas. Mr. Curtis Is
the great-gran,lson of Lewis Gonvf. a great
chief Of the Kansas tribe in 1926, and is
proud Of his Iinsage. He is a Republican.
KRUGER AND HIS ARMY LEADER
\ Picture Drawn by n TraBsvaaI
business Nan.
CLEVELAND Dec. 4.-Mr Hyman
Kaufman an active business man, from
the TransvaaI, who is acquainted with
President Kruger and General Joubert
SAYS Dom Paul Is close friend, but
narrow ignorant-minded man; that
from his point Of view, the absence OF
news from the seat of war means that The
/ English are temporarily worsted. . he
/ struggle. he said. viii be long and hard.