The National tribune., 1900-11-22
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.
The result in Colorado takes from the
Senate its finest orator. and robs Wash
ington society of model of gentlemanly
dressing and an enthusiastic golfst and
automobiles. There was a general hope
that Senator T.. o. Wolcott would pull
through, and Roosevelt's tour in Colorado
was intended to help him.
The full-faced, chin whiskered tom
Carter, of Montana, will be missing in
the next Senate, giving place to the staid
buSiness-like Clark, who simply bought the
whole State of Montana from under Car
ter's feet. If it had been n matter of po
litical shrewdness Carter would have sue
ceeded himself, for there isn't n trick
known to politics that he cannot turn. But
when there are only a matter of $4,000
voters in the market, the assessment OF
value of each one is easily ascertained
and there is simply no use bucking against
a man who has an income of So, 100000
and is dead set to break into the Senate
Carter scnsibly threw up his cards, and
passed out of the game, but will be heard
from later. He has been in Office ever
since he migrated to Montana from Iowa
to grow up with the country, and he
hasn't quit yet, by any means.
Richard Franklin Pettigrew's scalr
hangs from the flap of Mark Hanna's tee
pee. Pettigrew was doomed to defeat
anyway, for he had passed endurance in
South Dakota, in the Senate and in the
country, but Mark Hanna made sure. He
went out to superintend the job himself
After all, Pettigrew had his uses. II any.
body had hurtful stone to throw, or an
ugly fact to make known, Pettigrew was
eager for the job. Nothing could have
saved him but another tidal wave of Pop
ulism, and that might have not.
A Republican will occupy the seat OF
Senator w. V.rAllen, of Nebraska, the
champion Ong-distance Free Silver orator
who has the unequaled record of IL,
hour continuous speech-a connected, log
zeal, well ordered argument against the
repeal of the Sherman Purchasing Law
Allen is Il veteran of the 32d Iowa, and
his retirement will be distinct loss to the
cause of the veterans. He is splendid
looking, smooth-shaven man, over six feet
high, and is a power mentally and phys
ically. He looks like picture of the old
time statesmen.
A career which at one time gave great
promise is seemingly ended with the re-
tirement of Senator Marion Butler, of
North Carolina, who was elected by a
combination of Republicans and PopuliSts.
1t was then thought that he would do
great things in bringing forward men
who were weary of the domination of the
South by the stupid Bourbons. But he
has not justified expectations. The Popu-
lists have disappeared, and no one risen
to take their places.
In spite of his wasp-like activity. and
general desire to stir up things when he
thinks they are flowing along too tamely.
everybody is sorry over the likelihood that
Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire,
will be defeated for reelection. Even the
sardonic Tillman, at whom Chandler likes
to fling his keenest javelins, is privately
fond of the keeD-witted, sarcastic New
Hampshire Yankee, who delights to prod
him just for the sake of hearing him roar.
1t will be u dull Senate without Chandler
The present Indications are that there
will be no change in the organization of
the House. 1t has been the custom of the
Republican party to re-eiect its Speakers,
and no serious opposition has developed to
Speaker Henderson. The other officers
are believed to be equally secure of re-
election Some Of the Western States have
increased their Republican representation
and will demand o larger share of the
minor places, but this will be about all
the changes.
There are about 60 Chairmanships of
Committees, but in every important one
the present Chairman has been reelected
so that there is no prospect of reorgani-
zatlon of the committees, such as form an
exciting feature about the reorganization
Of new House. There will be only IL
vacant Chairmanships, as follows:
Elections No. 2-Weaver, of Ohio.
Elections No. 3-Mesick, of Michigan.
Enrolled Bills-Baker of Maryland.
Expenditures in Department of Justice
-Dolliver, of Iowa.
Expenditures on Public Buildings
of South Dakota.
Expenditures in the War Department
Grout, of Vermont.
Manufactures-Faris, of Indiana.
Mileage of California.
SIilitia-Marsh, of Illinois.
Pacific Railroads-Powers, of Vermont.
Patents-kerr, of Ohio.
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith gives an unqualified denial to a
published report that he intended to re-
sign next month.
1t is believed that to fill the Brigadier-
vacancy, caused by the retire
nent of Gen. Wheeler, Col A. S. Daggett
If the 18th U. s., now in the Philippines.
md Col. Theodore Schwan, of the Adju-
Department, recently re-
urned from the Philippines on sick leave,
will be successfully appointed and imme-
lately retired as Brigadier-G General, and
hat the permanent appointment to that
,rade will be given to either Gen. Leonard
Wood, commanding the Division of Cuba,
II Gen. A. X. Chaffee, commanding the
rOops in China, with the chances in ia
or of the selection of the first-named Of
Ger.
Interesting tests are being made Mt the
avalry post, Fort Myer, to determine the
elative protection of khaki clothing and
he blue uniform formerly worn by SOL
iers. Complaints have been made to the
Var Department that the khaki uniform,
n account of its color, offered a better
arget to the enemy than the old blue
inform of the army. The tests include
observations of garments Of different col
rs at various distances to determine their
elatiye cOnspicuousness under different
onditions of time and weather.
The appropriation for rural free deIiy
ry service which the Postmaster-G General
will ask from Congress for the next fiscal
ear probably will be upward of 81, 500
NO, as it is proposed to extend the SER
ice to all parts of the country. The es-
mates which will be submitted to Con- |
ress for the regular free delivery ser
ice, 1t is understood, will be ST., 40, 900. |
n increase of S.S per cent. over the ap-
ropriation for last year.
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