The evening times., 1900-01-27
SEEN AND HEARD AT THE CAPITOL

mirthful incident in a grave subject
| occurred to tighten the heavy routine in
the Senate on Thursday Mr. Hale had
| asked that the Urgent Deficiency bill be
laid before the Sena .. and there being no
objection that body. as in committee OF the
whole. proceeded 20 consider the bill. Tn
der the section providing an appropriation
for the Pacific branch OF the National
Home for Disabled Volunteers. at Santa
Monica, Cal, the clerk read: For hos
pitai, namely Pay Of assistant surgeons
! matrons druggists, hospital clerks and
stewards, wardmasters, nurses cooks,
walters, readers. hospital carriage drivers
hearse drivers, grave diggers. funeral es-
cOTt, and for such other services as 1Iay be
necessary for the care Of the sick"
Mr.. HOar interrupted at this point and
said: 4 should like to enquire OF the Sen
ator who has the bill in charge, whether
the committee understood. as the bill says
that hearse drivers, grave diggers, and
funeral escorts are necessary for the care
Of the sick? That is the way ne bill
/ reads"
Mr. Hale--Mr President
Mr.. Seweli-If the Senator from Maine
will allow ne 90 answer the Senator from
| massachusetts,. J VII say that these come
under the general heading of the hospital
| department
Mr.. Hoar-I shoulc hardly want to en-
act by law that grave diggers are neces-
| sary for the care Of the sick. II. however,
the committee prefer it that way, ! shall
not interpO5e an objection"
A old
Times reporter this morning that this may
come 10 be known as the Congress Of mon
| uments. An unusually large number OF
/ bills and Joint resolutions have been intro
duced during the present session. There
| have been bills to erect statues Of and mon
uInents to John Stark, George II. Ellis,
| Henry Knox. Joseph Warren, Hugh Mercer
/ Salmon p. Chase, George Washington. Jo-
/ seph A. Mower. Ambrose E. Burnside.
| James G. Blaine. George Bancroft. John
! Morton, Daniel Morgan. James Monroe
| Meriwether Lewis, Samuel C. Reid George
( c. Meade, Robert d. Owen, John Sedge-
/ wick. Francis Marion. Thomas Sumpter.
/ Andrew Pickens, William b. Travis. James
| 3cnham. James Bowie. Pierce NJ Butler
/ Samuel Hahnemann, Charles V. Gridley,
| Francis Nash. William L. Davidson. Henry
/ W. Longfellow, John d. Sleat Philip V.
| Lansdale, John r. Monaghan, and John
I Tyler.
There have been bills to erect monu-
ments 70 mark the site Of the Fort PHI
| hearney massacre, the battlt6elds Of Lun-
/ dy's Lane. Point Pleasant w. Va. Brandy
| wine, Pa, and Gettysburg.
The Senator who probably holds the
record 10 date for the greatest number of
/ bills introduced and resolutions offered at
/ this session is Senator CockrelI Of Missouri.
| The number Of bills. joint resolutions. res
| olutions and memorials accredited 20 him.
| between December and January I2 is
/ 1913. He has presented reports on sew
enteen bills, and has made remarks on
/ fifteen bills and resolutions Among the
members OF the House the honor lies be-
| tween John c. Bell Of Colorado and Walter
p Browniow OF Tennessee
Representative Hay. Chairman OF The
/ Democratic caucus. said last night that
when a quorum Of the Democratic Con-
gressional Campaign Committee has been
| chosen he will call a meeting TO elect
members for States that have not sent
Democrats 10 the House There are a num-
Der Of States for which men will have 20
be selected. among which the following
have no Democratic Representative: Con
necticut. Delaware. Iowa. Maine. Michigan
Minnesota. New Hampshire North Dakota
]
Washington. Wisconsin Wyoming and
since the exclusion Of Mr. Roberts. Utah.
I The committee viii also determine about
such States as Colorado. Idaho. Kansas
and Montana. which are not represented
| on the minority side by straightout Dem
/ Ocrats-
There is a project on foot 10 create
/ the Office Of Superintendent Of the Cap
. Toll FHw ont H.r E-r-
! duties OF the Office would bg similar TO
/ those heretofore performed by Colonel
l Bright in such satisfactory manner and
| besides rewardinE him for his efficient
! work. and cnsuring It's continuance the
J Office Of Sergeant-at-Arms would be re-
! leved OF duties that IL is said 30 not
/ properly belong TO 10. A number Of Sen
/ ators have expressed their endorsement
( Of the plan, and one OF the stanchest
/ friends Of Colonel Bright said yesterday
I that The Senate would approve it,
/ The Senators who are friends OF AlonZo
/ Il. Stewart. having failed in the attempt 10
! secure for him the nomination for Ser
! geant-at-Arms Of the Senate. Will en-
/ deayor TO revive the Office Of Assistant
! Sergeant -at-Arns. that he may be given
J that. This office became extinct a num-
/ Der Of years ago. during the incumbency
/ Of Captain Bassett. when. owing to i'll
1 health. he was unable TO perform the du-
/ ties required Of him. and simply acted
/ as assistant dOOrkeeper. When his sue
/ cessor was appointed, he took up the du-
I ties OF the latter Office with the title OF
| dOorkeeper, and since that time that Gus
tom has been followed The salary Of the
I Assistant Seregant-at-Arms was 81 500.
/ and the duties were those now performed
! by the doOrkeeper, together with others
! indicated by the name Of the Office.
! COFFEE PRICES IN BRAZIL.
| 4 Marked Increase Reported From
/ Rio de JaneirO.