The National tribune., 1899-03-09
CHIT OF The CORRIDORS.


- years Of service in hat body: Edward
Murphy. of New York, who succeeded
Frank !,lScoc!s, III 1893, and now gees out
10 make room for Chauncey Depew: Jas.
Smith, OF New Jersey, who is a man OF
high common sense; Stephen NJ. White,
OF California, a fine lawyer and n strong
man, who made The successful fight
against the Central Pacific Railroad: Geo.
{. Gray, OF Delaware, who was a member
OF the Paris Peace Commission, and now
goes on the Bench: David Turpic, Of
! Indiana, whom the veterans have cause
To remember pleasantly, a solid thinker,
| and q strong reaSoneT: CEaS. j. Faulkner,
of West Virginia; Roger Q. Mills, Of Texas,
a forcciul but wrong headed man, who
| still lives iii the atmosphere OF the late
Southern Coniederacy; W. NJ. Roach, OF
North Dakota, man of medium abilities,
| and who made little mark; and John L..
| Mitchell, OF WISCONSIN, a strong, but quiet
man, who did q great deal OF hard work.
| He was a good soldier during the war,
serving in the 2itil Wis. The severest
loss to the Democrats in the House comes
from the absence Of y. Nj. Dockery, who
retires to enter the race for Governor OF
Missouri; Benton MeAIillcn, who was
elected Governor Of Tennessee; jos. ID.
SayerS, who has become Governor OF
Texas; Jas. 3. Maguirc, OF California; and
j. Hamilton Lewis. OF Washington. De-
spite all the fun made OF Lewis. On ac-
count OF his fine raiment and eccentrici-
ties, he is man OF unusual ability, and
was a dreaded opponent in debate.
The P0puliStS have suffered the loss Of
w. V. Allen in the Senate. who Was in
tellectualiy peer Of any of the Senators,
and who had a record for d speech! oi ID
consecutive hours, lasting from o'clock
p. M. until o'clock the next morning,
and was a well-knit argument against the
repeal OF the purchasing clause in The
silver law. Alien served in the SD Iowa
during the rebellion. They also lose Lee
Mantle, OF Montana. who was elected as
a Republican. In the House they lose
Jerry Simpson, Botkin, Peters, Vincent,
and McCcrmrk, OF Kansas; Knowles and
Kelley, of South Dakota; and all their
Representatives from North Carolina;
Howard, OF Alabama, and Maxwell, of
Nebraska. The most regretted OF these
are Simpson and Botkin. Simpson de-
veloped into a quite valuable Representa-
tive, and Botkin was especially active in
the cause OF the old soldiers. Howard is
Il good riddance. He never did anything
but write n vile book: If Christ Came to
Congress-"
The Republicans lose number of valu-
able men, and some who were not so
valuable. In the Senate they lose Can
non, OF Utah and Wilson, Of Washington.
cannon is bright, pushing young man,
and a general iav0rite. He viii be heard
from again, very soon. Wilson was one of
the brightest, wittieSt men in the House
OF Representatives, but when he was
translated To the Senate all that dis
tinguished him in the lower House was
obscurcd. The dignity OF the Senate
seemed to Tepress him. Bat he was
great worker for the State of Washington,
and no one got any more for his con-
stituents. than he did. The principal
losses Of the Republicans in the House
II
Sherman, Shannon, Mahany, Beden,
Odell and Guigg. OF New York; Brumm,
Hicks, Chas. W. Stone, and Kulp, Of
Pennsylvania; Pitney, Of New Jersey;
Henry and Roysc. OF Indiana; Evans,
Dawson and Celson, OF Kentucky; Wise,
Thorp. Iost and Walker, of Virginia;
Spalding. OF Michigan Griffin and Sauer-
herring, of Wisconsin,; and Connolly and
Belknap, OF Illinois. Johnson, of indiana.
goes out, and it is well that he does.
The committee having in charge the
Of the chamber of the House OF
Representatives has reported most radi-
cal plan. 1t proposes 10 reduce the length
OF the chamber from east to west from 113
feet TO 60 feet, or h. almost one-half The
width from north 10, south-70 feet~-is to
remain unchanged. All the desks in the
chamber, except those of the Speakers
rostrum, are to be taken out, and be re-
south. with Il space IS feet wide
running north from the Speakers
chair This will provide seating accom-
modations for 106 members, where there
are now 800 seats. The space to be taken
eff the chamber is to be converted into a
retiring room fOI The members, where they
will have their desks and lockers. and do
the writing which they have hitherto
done in the chamber. The galleries will
be enlarged, SO as to give accommoda
tons for 184 people, an additional room
To be given the Speaker for an office etc |
The object Of reducing the size OF the |
Chamber is to make ii moro thoroughly |
fitted for its purpose by enabling every
body to hear all that is said in the prog
rcss OF business, something that is now
impossible iii the noise and confusion |
that always reigns, with members walk |
ing about, gathered i'll groups discussing |
or telling stories, or sending off letters, |
speeches and documents to their CON |
Sttuenis. Only Il man with the strongest |
voice can now make himself heard in |
every part Of the chamber, and much of |
the time the clear, powerful tones of the |
Reading Clerk fail to be more than |
tumble by the time they reach the outer |
rows OF seats.
Although the President is in excellent |
health, he is exceedingly tired, as might |
be expected, from the long and incessant |
strain that has been put upon him He |
Will therefore go TO Senator Hanna's Win |
.er home at Thomasville, Ga, for rest Of |
4 week or 10 days. Mrs. Mckinley and a |
ew friends will accompany him 1t has |
been arranged that he VIII visit the G. AR. |
colony at Fitzgerald, while in Georgia,
and the veterans there and the Con |
ederate societies OF the neighbOrhood are |
to give him an enthusiastic |
reception.
The Rivers and sHarbors tBll contains |
this provision, under the head of New |
H,mpshire
Pull and-be-Damned Point, Ports
mouth Harbor. With IL view 20 It's re-
moval, so far as the same is an OBJ
'truction to navigation"
II is to be hoped that when the Point is |
30 lar improved as to cease, to be an OBJ
'truction to navigation it's name will be
changed.
1t is stated by the Treasury officials
hat all over the country paper money is
scarce and there is a surplus OF gold coin.
We have in the Treasury and its
said Afr. Roberts the other day.
S227 ,000,G00 in gold and S23, 900. coo i'm
,aper. We are giving out what paper we
IAN, and distributing as well as Ne can
among our nine sub-treasuries, situated
al over the country. We have received
ately appeals from New York, Cincinnati,
Chicago and Kansas City, asking for
PAPER in return for deposits of gold in the
at New York.
The cause for these demands seems to
'e that the people have not yet gotten ac-
;ustomed to using gold coin. | think all
hncDmp m, a nod |