The evening times., 1900-03-05
In THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

State Senator w. III. Andrews, of Penn
sylvania. is at the Normandie from Allie
/ gheny, Pa, attending to some political
business. MIR. Andrews is a candidate for
reelection and is in the Capital arranging
for aid from the Keystone Republicans.
! J. c. Underwood, National Secretary for
| the Confederate Veterans Association, is
at the Riggs from Louisville. KY, attend
ing to some matters affecting the organi-
Zation.
s. A. Scribner of the publishing firm of
Scribner & Sons, is at the Regent from
New York. He is accompanied by Mrs
Scribner and will remain until Thursday
G. Grossmith the English comedian. is
at the Arlington from London. He will re-
main until Saturday.
N B. Goodnow and wife, OF Boston
Mass. are the guests of Representative
Clarke. OF New Hampshire, at the Norman
die. They will remain in the city until
Monday.
Governor Heber NJ Wells. of Utah. is at
the Normandie and is watching the out
come OF the Quay case with great interest.
Should Mr.. Quay be seated, Governor Wells
Will appoint a Senator to fill the present
vacant seat in that body. Senator Rawlins
is the sole representative of Utah in Con-
gTesS at present, as Brigham Roberts was
relegated to his home. Governor Wells has
informed several of his friends in Wash
ington that he did not believe MIR. Quay
would be seated. but if he was. he would
at once confer a Senatorial toga upon an
additional Senator from Utah.
Governor TunnelI, Of Delaware, is also
represented in Washington in regard TO
the Quay case and in the event Of that
gentleman being seated. the Chief Execu-
tive OF the Blue Hen State will appoint a
Senator to succeed Mr.. Gray. The Gov
ernOr is being advised by Charles W. Nc
Fee. who is quartered at the National and
who is said to be a possible candidate.
Others who are after the toga are Will
liam Salisbury and Colonel BigSs. both
good Democrats and party leaders in Del
aware.
Have you heard the story OF how it
came to pass that Representative Spight of
Mississippi, good Democrat. was re corded
as not voting on the Richardson substi-
tute to the Porto Riean Tariff bill?" said
Representative Sulzer OF New York at
Chamberlin's today. We'll. il is a good
yarn. and it is only fair to his constituents
that they should know that he made an
effort to be present When the roll was
called it was found that Mr.. Spight was
not in his seat, ard a messenger found
the gentleman enjoying bath in the base
ment Of the building. Mr.. Richardson
de fp cot ko
Democratic side. sent two big Democrats
to rout Mr. Spight out. and get him on
the floor without delay. Well, the two vol
unteers dragged the unluchy member frCm
Mississippi out CT the bathtub. Gripping
wet as he was; helped him 10 get a pai-
of trousers and his shoes on, buttoned his
coat up around his neck, and scared him
into coming up no the foor OF the House.
He got there just too late 10 be recorded
and was compelled 10 hang around for a
half hour, with the water running out OF
his hair, until the final vote was taken he
looked like 4 signal of distress. but did .
his duty, and later went back TO the bath
room. and was dried out.
Some one gave me Scent piece this
morning instead Of a dime said F. A.
Wagner, of Pittsburg. ct the Metropolitan
today, and | was rather glad to get it,
since it is the first one I have seen in a
cng time. Still. the much msligned g.
cent bit is not out of circulation by any
means. ! know a prominent grocer in our
own. who shortly over a year ago. when
his son went into the business with Kim
old the young man to save out all the g.
cent pieces taken over the counter and
keep them for himself. The boy placed
I'll he could get in sack. which was kept
n the safe and several weeks ago count
I'd up the stock so as to get them redeem
I'd. He found no less than 800 Of the
pieces in the collection. so that there must
De quite number Of them floating around
he country"