The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-17
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sonal duties which necessitate MS an-
| senoe from the Senate chamber. and at
such times he calls upon some Senator
to act as Presiding Oficer until he re-
I turns. 1t is a very unusual thing for
{ this request not to be acceded &c. and
when such a case occurs Sc attracts con-
I siderable attention. During the reading
Of the Alaskan bill yesterday morning the
I President pro tempOre asked Mr.. Bate to
occupy the chair, but the Tennesseean.
who attentively following the reading
replied that he preferred to remain at his
desk. Mr. Carter was accordingly asked
10 preside. and did so.
A prominent Republican Congressman
said yesterday that he believes Congress
will adjourn earlier than is generally OK
pected. The greater the distance between
adjournment and election day. the better
for Republican chances. be added.
At an early hour yesterday morning the
corridors Of the Capitol we're crowded with
visitors the greater number OF whom we're
from out Of the city. and belonged 10 ex-
! cursion parties which were spending the
[ day in sightseeing. As the Senate con-
vened at 10 o'clock. many Of the visitors
took seats in the galleries on that side
=
ing was being done except the reading OF
the Alaskan bill. At noon. however. when
the regular session Of both houses began
the galleries filled rapidly and during the
rest Of the day there was an unusually
/ large attendance.
One would think" said a Representa-
l tive yesterday. that the bill for the relief
Of the Globe Works Of Boston. may go
( through this Congress. Il is an old, old
story. 1t is a claim for money alleged 10
be due to the builders OF the light draft
monitor SuncOok built in 1862. Il is
claim that has annually appeared in Con-
| gress since 1861"
/ The Senate diplomatic gallery was Oc-
| cupied yesterday by two members Of the
/ Turkish Legation. and one Of the Colon
I bian Legation. The Turkish representa-
/ tives remained but a short time and
| seemed to take but little interest in the
/ proceedings. but the South American was
an interested listener to all Of the de-
( bate the Porto Rican Relief bill. As
/ a rule the ladies OF the Diplomatic Corps
/ attend the sessions Of Congress more
/ often than the men.
/ There are a number Of very bald heads
/ spicuous being those Of Mr.. Bouteil Of
/ Illinois. and Mr.. Van VoOrhis OF Ohio. The
| side hair OF Mr. Boutell is white that
I of Mr.. Van Voorhis Is dark, while
/ here and there appears a grey streak.
/ These gentlemen do not figure conspicu-
ously in the House debates, but both are
decidedly practical TepTesentatives-that
is, they are earnest workers in commit
tee apd Jealous in looking after the In
terests Of their constituents.
Mr. TflIman made one Of his emphatic
/ speeches in the Senate yesterday. the first
that he has made in several days He
directed his remarks principally toward
the attitude assumed by Mr. Allison on
| the Porto Rican question, and on this sub
/ ject his speech was a mixture Of denuncia-
tion and sarcasm. There are few subjects
on which Mr.. Tillman speaks in which
/ he does not find an opportunity for refer
/ ence TO some occurrence or condition OF
/ affairs in his own State of South Carolina,
/ and in speaking of the hurricane in Porto
/ Rico he compared it to the storm which
/ caused such great suffering and loss Of life
| among the growers of Sea Island cotton
of the coast Of South Carolina.
During the reading Of the Alaskan bill
| yesterday morning. Mr.. Bacon entered the
Senate chamber and for some time Occu-
4 pied himself at his desk. The clerk was
| reading slowly and in a low. monotonous
tone Of voice. fact which soon attracted
| Mr.. Bacons attention. Rising and ad-
| dressing the Chair. he said: Mr.. Presi
| dent as the present function Of the Sen
/ ate is the reading Of this bill for its in
/ formation, / suggest that it be read in
such manner that it can be understood
/ The clerk then raised his voice and Mr.
/ Bacon, with look on his face which
| seemed to say. i have done my duty,
/ left the chamber.
/ Yesterday was a duh day with the door
| keepers Of the galleries Of the House. tt
is not often So but yesterday the at
tendance Of spectators was slim. Those
I who came did not remain long. so drowsy
were the floor proceedings. Pension Fri
/ days and claim Fridays are unattractlve
DAYS in the House from a popular stand
| point. Among the gallery visitors yester-
1 day was Senator TaliaferrO Of Florida who
/ was showing a party Of Florida friends
what may be seen at the Capitol.
[ Probably the most interested spectator
| in the gallery when the House adopted the
/ conference report on the Financial bill.
I Tuesday afternoon. was Hugh H. Hanna. OF
indianapolis. Chairman Of the Monetary
I Commission which began the agitation re-
sulting in the passage Of the Dill His
/ presence at that time recalled a remark he
made al the conference held at Indianapo-
lis. January. 1881 regarding the period
within which he thought Congress should
and would pass a bill on the subject
/ Among the gentlemen present at that time
were Messrs. Walker and Fowler. OF the
. Committee on Banking and Currency. and
I one Of them said that If the bill proposed
were introduced into The House, say on
Thursday it would not reach the commit
tee for a week.
on broke in Mr. Hanna. Il can't
spend more than a week at Washington
looking after this matter"
Mr. Hanna. as Chairman OF the Executive
Committee entered upon a campaign 10
secure the passage OF a bill 10 reform tne
financial and monetary systems OF the
country In three years and two months
tc a day from the date on which he de-
clared that a week ought 90 be sufficient
time within which to accomplish the WORK
he saw a bill passed fixing the gold stand
ard increasing the national bank currency
10 per cent and providing for the refundinS
of the bonded debt In conducting the cam
paign which closed with the signing on
the bin BY the President on Wednesday. 10
is understood that the Indianapolis None
tarv Commission expended not less than
$3.50. 900.
4 Japanese View.
From the Philadelphia Ledger
eff Che United States is 20 have tie conn.
n,r.e of the world" says Marquis Ito. the Jspa-
nose statesman. ..slc must mix in foreign poll