The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-16
SEEN AND HEARD AT THE CAPITOL

At the Republican caucus on Wednesday
Uncle Chauncey Depew was initiated into
Tue mysteries of patronage. The Senators
were discussing the various places they
we're entitled to under the division of
spoiis
Where do come in on this pie bust
ness?' asked the after-dinner statesman
| from the Empire State.
Why. Bennett 1.-THE Secretary of the
Senate) is your share said Senator Plat
of New York.
II merely united with you in asking for
his appointment, said Mr.. Depew.
That doesn't make any difference" re-
| marked the easy boss Bennett is
charged up TO you and that is your limit"
''Umpb." said Uncle Chsuucey thought
fully.
Senator Vest will probably write This
side up on the clippings he sends up TO
the desk to be read hereafter. Yesterday
while the currency debate was in progress
he forwarded a newspaper clipping on the
financial question to the Secretary with
the request that it be read The reading
clerk took the slip Of paper. and his me-
tallic voice rang out with startling dis
tinctness as he recited:
"Rdiculous Yes. but the absolute truth.
We are practically giving away these
goods
THE other side. roared Senator Vest,
and the clerk then gave currency statistics
ami he suppressed mirth of the Senators.
Mr.. Cockrell and Mr. Aldrich got into
an amusing colloquy yesterday, and it was
hard to tell whether the rapier strokes of
the Rhode Island Senator or the bludgeon
blows of the Missouri statesman would
prevail. AS 1t resulted, however. honors
were about even. and each seemed TO be
satisfied that he had trapped the other.
Representative Overstreet of Indiana was
among the House visitors on the floor of
the Senate yesterday. He viewed with
great deal of interest the proceedings over
the Currency bill. the prototype of which
he had introduced in the House the first
day of the session.
Former Representative j. Hamilton
Lewis of Washington was at the Capitol
yesterday. He was warmly greeted by his
old colleagues, who gave him quite a re-
ception in the cloakroom on the Demo-
cratic side Of the House. Mr.. Lewis pre-
diets Democratic victory this year.
No member of the House is more par
ticular with his correspondence than Rep
resentative Bradley of New York. He
makes 1t point to answer every letter
the same day it is received. The letters
he receives are carefully filed away. He
believes in preserving all correspondence
no matter how insignificant, for. as he
says. it often happens that what may APP
pear as trifiing note may at some time
be of great value in more ways than one. |
Mr.. Bradley says there are two things a |
public man must do to be successful: |
Never make promise that can't be kept, |
and always be true to your friends. That, |
he says. is his motto
Former Representative Somers of Wis
consin was on the floor of the House yes
terday renewing acquaintance with the
old members. Mr.. Somers has changed
very little in the last four years. He still
takes an active interest in politics. He
says this is going to be Democratic
year. and that the Democrats will sweep
the country this fall.
Colonel Bill Sargent of Texas. private
secretary to Representative De Graffen-
reid, was at the Capitol yesterday, but
be was hardly recognized by his old
friends. because he has discarded his ia
nous white sombrero. Colonel Sargent
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