The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-29
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Senator Quarles addressed the Senate
yesterday for the first time during the
present session, his subject being the laws
relative TO mining which are to be incor-
porated in the Alaskan Code bill He
spoke in support OF the amendment sub
mitted by Mr.. Woicott, which provides
that the Secretary of the Interior shall
make regulations governing mining mat
! tiers in the Territory, and made n short
but forcible argument showing why he had
taken that ground. The Senator speaks
slowly and distinctly and seems to hest
tate few seconds after each sentence as
though to have the next well formulated
in his mind before giving voice to it,
There is a noticeable resemblance between
Senator Qearles and Senator Pritchard,
and, like the latter. the Wisconsin states
man rarely takes an active part in the
discussions In the Senate.
\ Republican Senator who is noted for
physical or mental, in the course of a
conversation yesterday remarked that in
the Senate. as elsewhere. cit never rains
but It pours.'' After going along for a
few days" he continued. without much
to do, a day suddenly seems to be Sc
lected on which everything is to be done
at once. Next Tuesday was first selected
as the day for taking up the Quay case,
then the arguments of the counsel in the
Clark cases were set for that day, and
now unanimous consent has been given
for a vote on the Porto Rican bill then.
or course these three important matters
do not conflict. but it is nevertheless a
coincidence that all should come up on
the same day
Representative Davy of Louisiana is one
of the members of the House who refuses
to be interviewed under ordinary 'circum-
stances and will talk for publication only
when he feels that it is necessary for him
to express himself. Referring TO this fact
yesterday. he related an instance of an
attempt to interview him in New Orleans
a few years ago. II was at the time of an
exciting election contest and Judge Davy
knew that as one of the active partici-
pants he would be asked to make some
statement Of his views for the newspapers.
The editor of one of the papers was a per-
sOnal friend of his and the judge con-
cluded that the best way to escape re-
porters would be to go to this editors
office. This he did and spent pleasant
evening with his friend telling stories,
but tactfully avoiding the subject of cleo
tions. As he started to go the editor said:
Judge, I've had half dozen reporters
looking for you all day, and now, after
spending two hours with you myself you've
not said one word that can print" Judge
Davy laughingly owned up that his reason
for making the call was to escape being
interviewed.
Senator Bacon is doing very little talk
ing in regard to his candidacy for re-
election to the Senate. but as one OF his
friends in the House expressed it yester-
day. 'he is keeping quiet and saving
wood When spoken to regarding the
report that Judge Richard B. Russell will
be a candidate against him. Senator Ba-
con made the following characteristic Te-
ply: Il have nothing to say | am here
doing my duty, and will remain as long
as my services are required to attend to
the public matters to which my attention
must be directed. | am a candidate for
reelection and the people CT Georgia
know il L do not care to say anything
more than this
number of the Democratic Senators
who occupy rooms in the terrace have
of late been making efforts to have teie-
phones put into them. There are only Two
or three of these rooms that have tele-
phone accommoda tions. and il has been
found decidedly disagreeabIe for Sena-
tors or thcir secretaries to have to go
out of their own rooms and into another
perhaps at the ether end of the corridor,
whenever they desire to call up.