Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-05-25

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An agreement has been reached bc.
tween the friends Of Senator Clark Of ,
Montana and the Senate committee "n
privileges and elections 10 postpone
any action upon the senator's crcslcn'
tlnls until Wednesday. May 3o'h. In
the meantime the credentials of Mr..
Maginnls Will lie presented and the
papers In both eases will bc considered
together.
The House leaders have decided to
reduce the war taxes NJ the next s.-'
sion Of Congress. and n resolution VIII
be prepared to give the committee on
ways and means leave to sit during the
recess OF Congress. The committee
will meet next autumn. when u meas
urc will bc prepared for presentation
to the House immediately after it opn'
vcncs In December. Mr.. rnync's r-so'
luton for q sine die adjournment June
9Th will bc favorab,y reported.
senator uoar Is one Of the wit,i.st
~ well as onc Of the most learned men
In public life and nm invcicrnic pun
sfcr. Not long ago he was Joined In
the corridor OF the capitol by former
colleague In the Senate. and Us they
approached the entrance TO the Senate
chamber Sir. Hear moiioncd his com.
panion to pass In hrsi. after you."
said the cx senator. drawing back po-
tit-ly. ''No. indeed" r-toricd Senator
uosr: '.'hc N's always SO before the
wise"
The Comptroller Of the treasury has
! strained his powerful mind In deciding
/ the nom-niots question whether the
paymnsscr general OF the navy may
lawfully furnish fuel to Admiral Dew.
cy at government rates. Many years
| ago Congress passed an net auihotisin:
such q practice. hut at that time thrrr
1 Was no admiral Of the navy. nnd if-rc.
torc the comptroller. after Errat men.
tai cscrtion. has decided that Admiral
Dewey cannot come In for the prsvi'
lcsc and mus, buy his coal aud Kind
ling from private dealers.
Secretary GsEc has issucd a cali on
national kapi siegn~ifors~s for The ~
turn TO the treasury Of &i.oop00. This
amount will b. pre.satcd among the
hanks having temporary deposits Of
&i0UD or over. This call viii b- re-
Sra;c-i FROM time To time. as may 10
found necessary to make god the sims
now trins raid out for the redemption
| Of the old two ICr cent. bonds. call
for which was made n few days ago.
Tho total amount to H. Withdrawn
from dct-o.it.rics is :..:sit go. the TO.
tai of the old two I-r cents. now out
standing.
Roth the French and Russian cmbass
sics nrr negotiating for sites for the
4 erection Of buildings for their use. Tho
/ French ambassador resides In an old.
fashions,i huti.c that belong. to the
heirs Of the late Admiral Porter and is
aci,hcr large nor convenient, enough for
his usc. The Russian ambassador cc.
rnpies the old Crs>wcll mansion In an
obsolete portion of the city. although u,
ts quite cotnmo.iious and convenient.
Coust Ca.sini. the Russian amha.sa.
dor. 1. seeking site in the suburbs
where his government can erect large
embassy surrounded by gardens.
The u.c of the borsrlc.. carriage 4.
ir,eumins quite general In Washington.
/ especially among the plcasurs,.scckiBE
class. The Chinese minister was ono
Of the firs; to adop; the automobile a.
q substitute for the carriage. and has
used nothing cisr all winter. The Aus
trian minister and his wife. the French
ambassador. Colonel Ice. the military
attschc Of the British embassy. and
other members Of the diplomatic corps
ere to i,r .c.p every day on the streets
In automobiles. although the German
amt,a. .aa,lor s,Iil sticks TO HE horse and
Lord Paunccfotc TO his tricycle.. Mdllc.
Cassipi. daughter Of the russian am.
bassador. is the only women in the
diplomatic CORPS who handles her own
automobile. and she rides at pace that
cutsscs ,on.tcrna,ion among her
friends. She has a costume designed
especially for mobile riding. II has a
skirt Of cream. .cclorsi cloth with a
white siik waist. aud one Of the new
Lady smith hats.
The hot spell. which is unprecedented
at this sea son of ,he year. has caused
considerable Modification in the COS
tunes of the statesmen who inhabit
the capitol. For several days-and.
mind you. u is only the middle Of May
the Thermometer has run up into the
!ssS. and although the Senate CHAMBER
and the hall OF representatives are
equipped with the most elaborate ven.
tiiatinr apparatus and machinery for
pumping cold air in and driving hot
air out. they are both windowiess and
without direct ventilation. Hence on
n warm day the statesmen pcrspite and
they are beginning to drcs accordingly.
Several have shed their vests and
frcck coats and have taken on negli-
gee shirts. alpaca coats and soft col.
lars. Mr.. wolcott and Mr.. Foraker
appear in the Eaycst kind OF ncgliscc
shirts and Senator Jones of Arkansas
Is wearing a long. sIuare-cut coat Of
coarse linen crash that reaches below
his knees and looks like haysccd's
dustcr. Senator sullivan of Mississip.
ri has a summer suit that has attract
ed n good deal of attention. II is made
of pea-gr worstcd and is cut on an
old fashioned pattern. with a low vest
and long frock coat with wide lapcis.
and makes him look very funny. \
majority Of senators reach the greatest
comfort in wearing their ordinary lin.
en- with white vests and alpaca or light
verge sacks.