The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-22
SEEN AND HEARD ATTHE CAPITOL

A temporary screen has been placed on
the Senate floor directly in the rear of the
| seats occupied by Senators Hanna and
Quarles, near the East lobby door. The
! draught from this door proved a source of
great annoyance to Senator Hanna, and 1t
was at his request that the screen was pro-
vlded. AS consequence 1t is often jok-
| ingly referred to by the other Senators as
''Hannas screen"
sad-looking elderly woman stepped
| into an elevator on the House side Sat
urday morning and asked to be taken to
tbs gallery floor. The elevator conductor
good -naturedly said I'm going down.
| but you may as well stay in. and I'll come
right back up" With a faint smile the
| woman replied; Yes. | guess I'll take
free ride / don't believe that a mother
who has given two sons to her country
| within the last year will be considered as
imposing il she does that
While Fl. II. Carr. OF Montana. was tes
tifying In the Clark case last week he sew
eral times, in response to questions. ad-
dressed Senator Hoar as Judge" This met
with no objection from the Senator from
Massachusetts but seemed to amuse the
other members of the Elections Commit
tee one of whom made the remark that.
though Senator Hoar looked venerable
enough for a judge. that was the first time
he had ever heard him addressed by that
title.
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Senator Turnar n, Yosh,rg,on Ia ona NJ
g. ,,,.,,ta.a =, ~. $500 VIZ uhan
nren.riDy n snaecb mayor dictates II or
iaayae a1v ,ar, =, ,hn uort IN bIs cIerl
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an addros. ~, - -. ., .. ,o,,a a,,arv rorS
of the conv is c,re,,,iiy u,ri,ten in his own
1t gives better opportunity for boiling
down the subject.
r,,r,ho- ., a.. ,a,Iou. -, or,,,,,.o5
labor a. ~. n,str,ot -, Co,,,r,h,s hava
been making trims IN tho csnitoi In nar-
sonaIIv tender tbanLs IN ,bnua r,amhars
n, C,ono-as. - -, .Ls;- ia T., 49,,
t. az IL, 'a.Ia.s - a.. - - L,,I
That s.ctjon authorized tho Director of
the census tn have certain printing done
by conIrac, da,aeation congra,nIated
Saturday afternoon.
e
do nf Ia
said to walk mile every dav over the
marble corridors al the Capitol. He has
resumed the study Of law and has a large
practice ..on The Hill" He is counsel for
the Montana memorialists against Sen
ator William A. Clark and has been active
in the interest of the Shin Subsidy bill in
the committee hearings. He nearly al
ways wears black silk skull cap and
gold bowed eyeglasses. His characteristic
attitude while sitting is to sit far down
In his chair. his chin resting in his hands,
nose. and his eyes half closed.
E.
Representative George ". Smith OF Illi-
nois is one Of the few members Of the
House who makes IL a rule TO answer
every letter the same day on which It is
received. Frequently his correspondence
keeps him working until long after mid
n,ebt And he never retires until the
last letter has been answered. The fact
thai Mr.. Smith is SO prompt in replying
IN his constituents has made him almost
in1,incibIe IN his district He Is now sery-
;ns, HE six,b tern,
Private John Allen OF Mississippi, the
wit and wag OF the House. has been very
quiet this session and his friends suspect
that he is preparing to make a charac-
teristie speech on the Roberts case. "Pri-
vate John" remarked the other day in re-
Spouse to friend who expressed regret
that Mississippi had failed to recognize
his worth that il was all right" The
reason. he said, he failed of reelection
was that his forces were too widely scat
tered MY great strength said he
was confined in outside States and hence
the votes of my friends could not be
counted"
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The Clark bribery enquiry has become
ora NJ m. features NJ life AZ the CanitoI
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Du'iu6 e"'H Se9si'N VI '"e '"'i'ii' wv e'ei'
chair is occupied, and spectators stand
against the walls OF the committee room.
choke the doorways. and throng the cor
ridors outside. Many women stand out
side the room and listen to the proceed
ings under conditions OF personal discom-
Tort. capitol guides. as they plot laf-
ties through the great marble mountain, |
pause to say, This is the place where !
the charges against Senator Clark OF Mon
tanf are being investigated. IL appears
that the merits OF the case are not as
much discussed as the relative abilities !
OF the eontending counsel or the shrewd-
Former Senator Faulkner OF west Nir- I
GINA, who is eounsei-in-chief FOR Senator
CLARK wins much commentator because
OF mis- sElliiui conuuct OF the case lot ms
client. Ills broad southern pronunciation |
Is a source OF much comment MI Faulk-
her disearus maj as tnousn tney had
no piace III the dIpnaoel' anu MS hesiect
OF the other cohsohauts Is even more
no'leeap'e tndh IS me case win tnuae neu''-
oers ol Tue lnNeeusStius Colh'nlt'ee VINO