The times., 1899-12-20
HEARD AT THE CAPITOL.

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Governor Of South Carolina looks much the
same as he did when he first appeared as
the man with the pitehfork
Senator Allen, who lately gave up the
judicial ermine to resume the Senatorial
toga. appeared yesterday to be sworn in.
In company with his colleague. Senator
Thurstou, he walked TO the desk and took
the oath and became in law member of
the upper house of Congress. Mr.. Allen
was warmly greeted by all OF his old
friends and former associates of the Sen
ate, and all, regardless of party, seemed
delighted at his reappearance in the Sen
atorial arena.
Representative Richardson, leader of the
House, looks the statesman all over. In
dress he is neat and always appears with
a carnation in his button hole. Thorough
parliamentarian. by nature most courteous
and suave, and, above all, of even temper
ament, the minority may well feel safe
under sis guidance.
One of the best dressed men in the House
is DR.. Norton of Ohio. In appearance he
is very much like unto that past master OF
ueklDi luitnt, MI. uINty uICp, save JHdl NC
is smaller in stature possibly than the lat
ter. See him when you may, Mr.. Norton
looks ever the same. His clothes fit to a
IT and he carries himself like a dancing
master.
From the number of carnations worn by
Senators and Representatives, it is safe to
say there is lots of poetry in both houses.
And, too the florists of the city must re-
jOice in the tendency of the statesmen to-
ward flowers. Even some of the gentlemen
who would as soon think of resigning as
appearing at their homes with the little
flower on their coats for fear of being cen
sured by bucolic constituents, now are
rarely seen without the floral appendage-
the badge of daintiness and correct taste.
Senator Hanna now walks with a stick,
an Improvement on crutches. The Senator
looks slightly worn from the effects of his
recent efforts in Ohio but he says he is
feeling splendidly. and hopes to soon be in
his usual good form.
The appearance in the Senate yesterday.
side by side, of Senators Fairbanks and
Mason, caused visitor in the gallery to
exc!aim well, there is the long and short
of the Senate anyhow They might be
styled too, The lean and fat Of the Sen
ate"
Representative Terry, who was severely
i'll during the latter part of last session,
and the early summer, is again at his post
looking hale and hearty 4 feel perfectly
well again" said Mr.. Terry yesterday. 4
spent the summer at Mount Nebo.'
nv iTdua a long wa from
home"
Now don't get that wrong, if you please.
We have a Mount Nebo in Arkansas, not
far from Little Rock in the Ozark Noun
tains. There is a section Of those noun
tains broken up into spurs and single hills.
Soue Bible-reading fellow passing by one
of these standing there like the original
lonely mount. christened it Mount Nebo,
and ii has borne the name since. Some en-
terprising citizens Of Arkansas erected a
fine hotel there and this was followed By
the building Of private cottages, and now
/ the place is a well-llnOWn resort for people
all over the State. Some of the leading
people of Little Rock go there regularly
/ and occupy their own cottages. Nebo has
an elevation OF about 1000 feet, and is an
/ ideal place for real recuperation'
/ Andrew John, delegate Of the Seneca In
/ dians, Of New York was at the Capitol
yesterday. in the interest of some bills
/ lately introduced for the benefit of his peo-
! pie John is typical Indian in all save
/ the dress-he has adopted the full costume
/ Of his white neighbors. He speaks perfect
/ English. Said he:
! Il am here to urge the passage of two
! bills, one concerning the disbursing of some
of our funds, and the other for the pay
/ ment of two million dollars owing us for
| lands belonging TO Us in Kansas, which
were sold by the United States Govern
/ ment Our reservation is really a small
republic, so recognized by treaty. We have
! three thousand Indians and twenty thou
| sand whites and we mingle freely and am
| icably at all times. Our tribe is complete
/ " civilized, and we govern ourselves with
out more than the ordinary friction.
/ Being asked as to the effect of the sum
mer floods along the Br8zOs, Representa-
tive BAH OF Texas yesterday said: There
are two counties in my district that were
/ injured by the floods. The damage done to
the people who lived in that region is be
yond calculation great many farmers
pluckily pitched in and replanted, but l
/ have not heard how they came out. There
! are about thirty thousand square miles IN
/ the flooded districts, and ii is all as Iich as
the land along the Nile. Next year, as a
result of the fearful disaster the yield of
different grains and cotton will be enor-
nous. and to that extent alone will the
stricken sufferers beuetlt."
Senator Vest is beginning to again exhibit
his old-time interest in affairs over in the
Senate wing. The Senator looks incom-
parably better than ne did last year. His
appearance and walk, even, show an i'm
provemeut OF health since the. opening Of
( the session But his crOuiss insist thar the
surest sign of returning health displayed by
Senator Vest is that he is again making
the frequenters of the marble room roar
with his flashing wit and humor. Iester-
day afternoon he kept Senators Berry and
ChfIJon in constant laughter for nearly an
hour by ragaling them with q new stock
of Jokes. When Vest is sick he has no
more humor than an Indian said an old
| friend. who has been with him a good deal
of late. Now that he has resumed his
wonted custom Of spinning yarns in that
inimitable way of his ! know he is safe
! on the road to recovery.
EngInnd'S Need.
| (From the New York WORLDLY
! With an enormous trade balance in our favor
! there is no commercial reason for the exporta-
! ton Of gold at this time, The sum total OF
( American securities held abroad by persons will
;,,- with tbCr,t ne if.ypSf frl,ufs wholly