The evening times., 1899-12-22
SEEN AND HEARD AT THE CAPITOL

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| Senator Jones Of Arkansas is much i'm
proved in appearance by his recent triI
abroad. He says he has lost some In
weight. but that was rather TO be desired
The Senator enjoyed the complete relaxa-
| tion, and freedom from business and po-
iitical cares afforded by his sojourn In Eu-
rope. and enters upon the arduous duties
Incidental to his dual position OF Senator
| and Chairman of the Democratic National
Committee. with renewed strength and
| health. ..
Holmes Colbert. formerly the delegate
from the Chickasaw Nation. was at the
Capitol today on private business. He Is
the owner and operator of extensive farms
In the Indian Territory. and also a member
OF the Chickasaw Legislature. Mr. Colbert
does not take kindly to the idea Of chang
ing the political status OF the Five Civilized
Tribes. but thinks they should be left as
they have been for years. free to govern
themselves.
"At tie close of the war; said South
ern Representative today, "a great many
negroes in the South refused to leave their
old homes. Ny father gathered his former
slaves about him. and told them they we!e
others remained. Among tine latter was
old darky named Eph. who swore he
would not leave but would stay and take
his chances. All right, Eph.' said my
father. just take four or five acres and so
in OH the three and four plan
IAN what am dat. Massa. TO de
Lawd's sake?'
Why. IL you raise three loads of corn
you must give me one and you can keep
raised crop AT harvest time my father
rode over the farm and noticed that Eph
had cut his corn. Seeing the old fellow.
he rode up and asked him why he didn't do
as he had agreed about dividing the corn
We'll. Massa, yo' said il | Iaise1 free
loads OBJ corn l wuz to glib yo' one and
take two myseif-an' 1 done only raised
two loads"
There are many bevies of pretty young
school girls at the Capitol these days
from out Of town. learning about tie his
toric subjects there and taking copioCs
notes to weave into compositions for con-
mencement day. Today a crowd OF these
young misses was standing in Statlary
Hall listening TO the guides encomiums
upon ire various statues.
s This, ladies, is the statue Of Gen. Phil
Kearney." said he. who became famous
because he preferred a glorious death to
base surrender"
..Oh. wasn't that just too lovely" cried
one OF the young ladies.
An old man. standing near, looking curl
ousiy on. said, soto voce: ''Derned if
kin see anything lovely In bein' shot to
death by lot o Desky rebels"
Representative Wheeler of Kentucky is
n mild -l0pkiDU gentleman and
one could think he would ever get rufiled-
In his tilt with Mr.. Berry last week ever
the Goebe episode he showed that appear
ances sometimes deceive. and displayed
great deal of fire. His friends claim he
came out victorious over his tall colleague.
Much speculation is INDUCED in at the
Capitol over the future actions of General
Wheeler who is now in the Philippines.
1t is not believed he will attempt TO hold
his army commission and his seat in Con-
gress too, since the action of the Judiciary
Committee in his case.
"a man who has to navigate On
crutches always has fellow feeling for
others similarly afflicted said Speaker
Henderson yesterday. He was chatting
with some friends. when one of them Ie-
ferrsd to his graceful act in administering
the oath of Office to Mr.. Bartlett while the
Georgian stood at his seat in the heart of
the House Mr.. Bartlett is on crutctes
from recent fall. and he was a few days
late in getting here for the same reason.
When he started to walk from his seat to
the front of the Speakers desk to have the
oath administered. Mr.. Henderson waved
him back and administered the oath whe:e
he stood. General Henderson used crutches
for many years.
A member of the New York delegation
who finds congenial companionship among
is Amos Cummings. One of
Mr. Cummings closest friends is Garter"
Tate the big Georgian, who has just been
given Richards place on the Printing Com
mittee He is the only Democrat on the
Messrs. Cummings and Tate
have become close friends through service /!
together on the Naval Committee. Mr.. |
Tate represents mountain district, where !
the people wouldn't know a schooner from |
4 catamaran. but he is judged by his fellow
members as an excellent committeeman. be- |
cause he has no axes OF any kind TO grind. |
He is a big. handsome man, with a smile |
as childlike as Mr.. Payne's.
When Judge Allen reappeared on the |
scene CT activity as a member of the Sen !
ate one OF The hrst to congratulate MN |
was Senator Hale of Maine. These men !
ire close friends. although no two persons |
could be more nearly opposi;es in every re- !
spect. As compared with the Maine man, !
he Nebraskan is a giant in stature: Hale !
stands for everything in political and So |
,ial life that Allen despises; Allen stands |
ior everything for which Hale has an ar |
stocratic contempt. Yet these two men !
Rave always got along well, have a large |
amount of respect for each other and have .
developed a real and sincere friendship.
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