New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-26
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL,
DREADING THE RETURN OF SENATOR
ALLEN TO THE SENATE.

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ron THE HOSPITAL SHIP MAINE-sENA-
TOR ruURsToN's YOUTHFUL POEM
washington Nov 23-The possible return OF
william V. Allen to the United states senate
has cast a deep blue shadow over 'he ho''"
end Of the Capitol Personally Allen Is not d"
object OF dislike. for he is genial sociaoie' VAIN
| hearted and aside from his peculiar poii'ica'
| views on good terms with his pro'her oe""'o
| NJ 10 no deficient in intellect, except IN so iar
"a GOOD ability in his case is inseparabie from
an abnormal amount Of assurance IL 10 A''e"
40 n Senator that is dreaded. Those OF the upper
branch of Congress who arrived In washington
| nrior 10 the announcement that III oa'e VI
| Haywards death Allen would prooao'y We ap
| nointed TO the vacancy said that the coi'iiis
! long session would finish It's business Wy '"0
era, y, Julv. but their hope in this direction Is
waning. and according to a leading senator
Anen comes back the session will be prolonged
! sixty days"
Alien Is an intermnable talker Look into the
! chamber when you may and you VIII see i''
stalwart figure erect behind his desk TWO
| Thirds of the time that he stands there ne IS
| talking: the other third is devoted TO the eN-
| o,,nat,on of musty documents, while in the
| ,oreqround there is a line Of pages each WITH
| n hool or map which the grim Nebraskan mas
cant for When he rises to speak Alien tahes
q deliberate view OF the surroundings particu-
| ,arly the gallery, and he begins In SLOW mo
| notonous tone that cannot be heard ten rect
awav Then some Senator on the other SIDE Oh
the chamber usually Mr.. Wolcott, OF Colorado
will say, I'VE cannot hear the Senator lh's
is a signal for a stampede to the cioaKrooihs'
Wocott leading Mr.. Allison, who until Allen
| arose had some hope Of getting up an APP
propriation BILL softly but resgnedly goes TO MS
committee ROOM BY this time Allen has re-
| snonded TO Wolcott's wittcism by saying, THE
| Senator will hear me before l get through. put
fear II will be another case OF casting pearls
About the time the chamber and galleries are
empted, easily within five minutes. Aliens
voice begins to come good and strong. lie IS
| telling Of the iniquites Of the money power,
the unconstitutionallty Of the decentralization OF
| silver the corruption OF the Republican party
the overthrow of our republican form Of gov
eminent" etc, seldom going outside or these
topics. Two or three hours later he is still at It,
Nothing has interrupted him unless. by accident
Mr.. Wolcott has returned to the chamber for a
moment and called attention TO the fact that
he observes the absence Of a quorum. While
the roll is being called Allen goes to the care
and hurriedly swallows a pigs foot or a pie,
| hut when q quorum has answered TO their names
Allen is again In his place, slowly and sereneiy
turning the leaves OF an ancient Congressional
Record" looking as he deliberately announces
"for a speech made on this subject by Calhoun
Thus the day is exhausted, and Allen has
filled THE Record" with a speech for his con-
stituents Frequently he has been known 70
introduce q resolution reaffirmng the Declara-
ton Of independence or something or ike
nature and to ask that 1t lie on the table. SO
that he may call It up next morning and speak
10 1t. This invariably means another day
wasted
There is but one escape from the disaster that
would follow Mr.. Aliens return, viz. the
changing by the Senate of its rules so as to
limit debate. II there were now any substantial
sentiment in favor Of such a change, Aliens
return would make It certain.
"The American soldier has one admirable
characteristic" said an officer recently returned
from Manila; "he gets there. was much
amused not long ago at an incident on board
one Of the ships. The bugler Of a company
blew the signal Cease firing but the men,
either taken up with the business Of annhiat-
ing all the Fillpinos before them or deafened by
the great noise from the guns did not obey the
signal, and kept on firing, whereupon the bugier
ran along behind the line and as he came to
each gunner gave him KICK saying Here.
don't you hear me blow? Cease firing. That
bugler is all right, all right said the boys, COM
menting upon the incident afterward"
A number OF delegations from various Indian
tribes have begun their annual pilgrimage to
Washington, some Of them coming for the pur-
pose of lodging complaints with the Interior
Department others to ask the advice OF the
Great Father regarding tribal differences and
many Of them TO enjoy junket, after the fash
ion Of their white contemporaries.
| One Of the most interesting parties OF RED men
who have recently come TO the capital Is party
| of Pueblo Indians, under Delegate Pedro Perea,
Of New-Mexico. These Indians have a griev-
ance and are here for the purpose OF protest.
ing against the operations Of the Albuquerque
Land and Irrigation Company, which proposes
| to build a deep canal forty miles long through
the territory occupied by these Indians and some
white farmers. The whites along the proposed
route OF the canal do not want this artificial
irrigation, and they have brought suit In the
courts OF NewM Mexico to prevent the company
from building It, similar suit has been be-
gun by the Indians. and 1t Is the intention OF
both the Indians and their white friends 70
take the case to the United States Supreme
| Court II the local court decides against them
The Interior Department can do little to help
them In this regard, except to assign lawyer
This was done some time ago, but they are now
asking that the present attorney In the case, an
extremely unpopular man with his clients, be
removed and some one appointed In his stead
who more thoroughly enjoys their confidence.
Mr. Perea has nothing but what is good tc
say Of his Pueblo constituents There are about
ten thousand the reservation. who are self
supporting farmers holding land In common
OF an independent spirit, peaceful and well IN
, tentioned. they have 80 far given the authori
ties trouble, and have two virtues which dc
| not ALWAYS characterize the whites about then