Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-03-09

of new and young faces Is remurkeu Dyi
the occupants of the press gallery, writes
a correspondent. The majority of the
new faces are on the Republican side OF
the chamber, for the last election causeI
the bones Of the old Democratic leaders
to rattle in their inadequate envelopes
A fractional fight in Maryland retired
Senator German, the Democratic Ulysses.
In him the Democrats had Il leader whom
most followed and respected. Senator
Turpie, too, has been retired. He was
the last of Indiana's Big -Four" A more
cultured and intellectual representative
the State never had. Gray of Delaware
Smith of New Jersey, Murphy of New
York. Mitchell of Wisconsin and White
Of California, all have gone. Vest iy
still in harness, but he is only a wreck,
of his former self. His mind is as Wig
orous as it ever was, and once in a while
its brilliant coruscations illuminc the Sem
atc. Senator Cockrcll, Vests colleague.
is now in his fifth term. still alert and
vigorous, but age, with its intirmities, is.
creeping upon him. too. Senator Mills
has been succeeded by the bright young
Culbcrson, trim, eager and high bred, AMI
much is predicted of him. Chiffon, the
senior Senator from Texas, is a remark
able man in his way. While he is in-
telligent md punctilious, he Gems to take
thed duties of his Office too seriously. This
gives him the appearance of severe ans
terity and %unbcnding dignity. A few
days ago a representative from Texas
was seen putting On his oyercoat and
mufling up as if he We're going out into
Il snowstorm. sWherc are you going:"
inquired one of his colleagues. II ana
going to see Chilton,'' was the reply in
mock seriousness. Senator Mason of
Illinois is quoted as saying that Chiffon
better than any other Senator maintains
his etymology.
There is small prospect OF any Nicara-
guam canal legislation at this session OF
Congress. Neither the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty nor the bill providing for construc-
tion Of the canal is likely to be adopted.
Chairman Hepburn OF the House canal
committee and Senator Morgan of the
Senate committee will not admit that this
is so. The former is confident he will Sc
cure from the committee on rules an Or
der providing for consideration Of his bill
in the House. and Il vote thereon. He
even claims the Speaker is friendly to-
this movement. But others think Mr..
Hepburn is doomed to disappointment.
Th Speaker has not committed himself
10 that proposition, now that the compli-
cation over the treaty has arisen. Ali
the promises he made to the effect that
the canal bill should have a hearing were!
before the H~ay-Pauncefote treaty was
injected into the situation. Now the.
Speaker will consult the wishes of the
President. While the President, as isl
well known, strongly favors the build
ing of a Nicaraguan canal, he does not.
want the bill passed in the form which
it now bears.
Brigham III. Roberts, the polygamous
statesman from Utah, now out of q job.
attended a thcater the evening after the
House excluded him. He purchased u
seat in a box which had been sold to a
party of three women. The mysterious
ways of fate caused the women to en-
ter the box about the tine Roberts had,
been shown to his seat by an %obscQuious
usher. The women, being strangers in
Washington, apparently did not know
who their boNinatc was, Int most 1T the
audience did. 1t is unnecessary to de-,
scribe the CONSERVATION in the theatcr
when the word was passed around that.
Roberts was i'll IL box with his three
wives. Every ~lorgnette in the house was
clappcd upon Roberts and the three limo
cent women. Not until long after the
curtain went up did the trio in the box
with Roberts discover why they were tho
observed of all observers, and then they
left the play. Through all OF the excite
ment Roberts sat calm and contcntcd.
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The President paid a graceful compli-
ment TO Mrs. Potter Palmer when he Sc
lectcd her MS the only woman commission
er in the list Of those who will officially
represent the United States at the Paris
exposition, and gave her the honor OF,
leading the list. She was paid another
deserved compliment when the Senate
separated her nam from that OF tho
other commissioners aud promptly con-
tirmed her nomination without sending
it to the committee 81 foreign relations
for reference. The friends VI Mrs. Palmer
may well congratulate her upon the Pres
idcnt's selection, and especially upon the
fact that it was made entirely in view
of her fitness for the position which she.
has demonstrated as president of the
board of woman managers OF the CO.
lumbian exposition.
An inquiry at the bureau of statistics
shows that there has been IL large falling
off in the amonn of liquor shipped to
the Philippines since the American occu-
patton During the last year the total
was 1.92S gallons Of wines, 1925 gallons
of whisky md 05,344 dozen bottles Of
hecr, which is about one-fiftll the average
amount exported during the last ten years
Of the Span'sh occupation.
Our pension bureau estimates that
there are 1,O32,41S surviving soldiers of
the 2ivii war, excluding descrtcrs. About
$4,000 Of these are unpensioned. Tho
average agc OF the survivors is 90 years.
1t is estimated that in 1910 there will DO
G00.0OO survivors. not including militia
organizations called N for temporary
service.
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Two members Of the present Congress-
began life as sailors. Zach was a New
EnglaIder by birth, cnch RIM away to
sen. and each finally made his home, IN
California. One is Senator Perkins md
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