New-York tribune., 1900-12-09
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Washington December s.
THE EVER EXPANDING PAYROLL-Senate |
patronage is increasing at an unusual rate The |
roll OF employees is yet complete personnel
but new ones have been authorized by the adop-
ton OF special resolutions every day since the ses
sion began Ancient habtues OF the Capitol de-
clare that when the roll is made up II will be
shown that more men are drawing pay from the
contingent fund OF the Senate than before in
the history OF that body the official reporters
Of the Senate have secured a messenger, whose I
salary been fixed by special resolution at Sl44O
a year The term messenger" covers nearly every
thing in the Senate below the rank Of clerk Every
Senator has one or more messengers. every com
mittee also has one or more, and now the ohnclal
reporters 10 have the service Of one Occa~
sionally messenger is put the roll as labor
drawn by the man whose Ofhcial title is more dig.
niied. but whose functions are the same as those
Of ia aborer" The explanation of this sudden in
crease of Senate employees is curious II NOT lhieL-
Of The upper chamber are providing numerous con;
stituentS against the !0ag strete6 OF Of he
LVIth Gopgress in March and & the of Ysca
ton of CONFESS IS nard on many people in WASH
ngton 6u; so long as the SenaLes @ 6a made
bearabe, if not continuous round OF peasuTIs; 20
such OF ts cltlzens as conaho sta ma IRroII as
sn5 smesiengers aHGie n3nSs or RYaboTers RfSSe 81
SENATOR MAsoNs DoUBLE.-senator William
z. Mason, of Illinois, has a double in the Senate
wing Of the Capitol present. The interesting
point in this statement is that statesman OF such
redundant emhonpoint that Of Senator Mason
could have double. The name Of the dou2e - ms rs
women's galleries and the feminine eyes that a4ye
beauty Of Senator Mason now be surfeited at
EX-REf .tEsENTATIVE DoCKERY's MISSION.
Alexander Monroe Dockery long time member or
the House and now Governor-elect Of Missouri. has
been in Washington since the opening OF Congress,
What he is doing here is the subject Of varied
speculation. The fact that he is registered at
a hotel, and that therefore, the telegraph COM
panies cannot deliver messages to him. suggests the
probability that he is trying to keep out OF the
reach Of offceseekers at home. And still another
suggestion is hat the report OF the improvement
IN Senator Vests health had something 10 do with
Ssb Mr fEeIe poHns more ihan he weighed year
age ana m iiins i5 bn tsf ne NAV recant his dec
laration not again 10 ask for reelection 20 the Se5
ate on the expiration Of his fourth term N 4SUS
Ex-Governor William J. Stone, who thought he was
managng Bryan cenPsiSh % q IN teTIed tle in Senator
Vests health and now that Dockery IS heTs pes
twelve goqnSs te the sen senas0G 06 s TsshE Washington
for the same purpose.
EX-GOVERNOR HoGG's DISASTROUS TIP
Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas has been a mighty
Popocrat in his day. Nothing has been heard from
him directly since the cataclysm on November o.
On that great occasion Hogg was in Popoeratic
headquarters at Chicago. smuggling close 10 Chair
Jones anC putting the utlSulnS louCLiSs III LIS
campaign Of determination against the trusts
when he should become Attorney-General OF the
United States under Bryan. According 20 the
story the Texas delegation has brought TO Wash
ington. Hogg was moved about noon OF the fatal
day 70 send to his law partner at Austin, J. A
Robertson a reassurng telegram. couched in prop
er Popocratic phraseology. thus:
The American people are driving imperialism into
the OF oblivion. AOSG.
On receipt of this telegram Hogs law partner
strobe forth and bet $500 Bryan's election
When the reached Austin the next day
Hogg's law partner strode forth TO the telegraph
Office and blistered the wires between Texas and
Chicago with this telegram:
What the devil is imperialism and where. the
blank is the sea Of oblivion? You eve me 600
RURAL FREE DELIVERY AND POLITICS.
The Democrats in the House preparing 10
raise a rumpus. II possible, over the rural free
delivery business. Some Republican members. too,
are threatening 10 Join them in the riotous under
taking. Perry S. Heath and his successor in the
Office Of First Assistant Postmaster-General W. NJ.
Johnson, OF New-Jerssy, Will have TO stand the
brunt Of the attack. II is charged that only in
close Republican districts have the benefits OF rural
free delivery been dsbursed with liberal hand. As
example. II is said thar within a year sixty
rural free delivery routes have been established in
the Illinois district opposite the city Of St Louis
whereas in the district adjoining II the east
only nine routes have been established. The former
district is at present represented by Republican,
William A. Rodenberg. who was defeated by a
Democrat in the recent election. and the latter dis
trict is represented by 4 Democrat. Thomas NJ
Jett, who was not defeated II is being urged mat
This condition and hat If the two disiricts named
illustrate the influence exerted upon the popular
mind by the rural free delivery system, the Demo
ought feel grateful instead Of resentful 70
Messrs. Heath and Johnson. But the Democrats
refuse 10 accept this as sound reasoning and con-
sequently they preparing 70 make trouble. II
is said that all Republicans who, like Mr. Roden-
berg. were defeated will join them.
EULOGIES OF Mr. HARHER