The National tribune., 1900-02-08
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

Amos Cummings has nowhere told as
good story on any OF the congressman as
Congress Amos was particularly active in
behalf of Sulzer, of New y ork, for the honor
of the minority nomination for Speaker.
Sulzer summoned the New York delegation
TO the room of the committee on Naval
Affairs. 'Gentlernen," he said, with an
awe-inspiring manner and a solemn ges-
ture, 81 want to say that if any member of
this delegation votes for James d. Richard
son, he will be regarded as a traitor to the
Democratic party OF New York by MIR.
Croker" Duly impressed, the New Workers
fled into the House and took seats. The
names were presented and as the roll was
called those participating In the caucus an
nounced their candidates. Cummings
called the roll. When he reached his own
name he voted for Sulzer. So did every
other New Yorker until the name of Sulzer
was reached, when he called out sonorousiy,
james ID. Richardson" MIR. Richardson
the next time Mr.. Cummings wrote to MIR.
Croker he said: when you want me to
manage another candidate for office don't
pick out lunatic."
The Capital Traction Company, which
controls the pennsylvania Avenue;
| Seventh street Fourteenth street and
Chevy Chase Railways, reports having
| carried 25,199, ,325 passengers in 1899.
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A Committee from Nashville arriving
here last week found itself in funny posi-
| ton. The city was anxious to get as a
souvenir the one pound gun fired from the
U. S. S. Nashville, which opened the war
with Spain, and sent committee on to
| lobby bill through Congress authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to donate it.
But while the committee was on its way
both HOUSES passed the bill, without word
of opposition, and when the committee
arrived they found they could devote their
entire time to studying the beautiful build
ings of the Capital.
The friends of Woman Suffrage now have
an opportunity to show their strength.
| The fight is up to them. Last week Sena-
tor Warren introduced into the Senate the
| following joint resolution for the Sixteenth
Amendment to the Constitution:
The rights of citizens of the United States
| shall not be abridged by the United States,
| or by any State, on account of sex.
Maj. r. N. J. Reed, of Philadelphia,
| Inspector-General of the Sons of Veterans,
was in the city last week on official duty.
Maj. Reed is a "double-headeT," and proml-
nentin GA. r. circles. He served during the
rebellion on the staff of the First Division,
First Corps. He is very competent and
jealous worker in the ranks of the S. of ".
The Senators who receive the largest mail
are Hanna and Depew A good deal of
Depew's consists of invitations TO make
| after-dinner speeches.
Comrade ID. r. Alexander, Representa-
| tive from the Buffalo District of New York.
has just been released from virtual imprison-
ment in his rooms at the Concord, and,
philosopher that he is, has tried to get as
much fun as possible out of the situation
Jan. 18 he left the House and went home,
with as much joy and peace in his heart as
is possible to a Just and upright Representa-
| tive who feels that he has deserved well of
| his constituents. He found his wife in
tears, and himself in the remorseless grasp
of the Health Officers. A maid whom Mrs
Alexander had brought from Buffalo, had
been attacked with varioloid. removed to
the hospital, and the rooms and their occu-
pants put under quarantine. This was
strictly maintained until last Thursday
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander were confined to
| their suite of rooms; no one was allowed
to go to them-in fact nobody wanted to,
popular as they usually are. Their meals
were sent in from cafe, and they received
their mails. Their friends tried to cheer
them up with lively messages, but care
| fully stipulatiug that no answers should be
sent. Attorney-General Tyner jocularly
offered to get them out with a writ of habeas
corpus, and others congratulated them that,
| like Lincoln, they had now something
which they could give everybody.
A fat place is to be provided for a stenog-
rapher. The House Committee on Ac-
counts recommends that an additional
stenographer be employed, at salary of
S., 900. There are already two, at that
salary, but the increasing work demands
of
he will have a heap TO do, but his time be-
tween sessions will be his own.
Washington thinks that it has become
sufficiently Of an all-night town to demand
that street cars shall be run at intervals of
80 minutes between and 6 a. m.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections has decided to recommend that
no further proceedings be taken in the
case of the protest against Senator Scott,
of West Virginia, continuing to hold his
seat in the Senate. The committee was
unanimous, with one exception. Senator
Pettus will probably present a minority
report
Mrs. Sarah j. l.. King, wife of a printer
in the Government Printing Office. who ap-
piled for a divorce last week, alleges as one
OF the reasons that her husband would
not allow her to go TO church.
Joseph c. Furnace, the drunken express
messenger who assaulted Gen. Greely,
was fined $3.50, but released from Jail on
payment of $500.
Gen. o. o. Howard and John b. Gordon
headed delegation Of citizens from At
lanta last week 10 urge upon Congress to
establish u National Military Park on the
scene OF the fighting of July 22, 1864.
Senator Warren, of Wyoming. is firm
believer in Woman Suffrage. They have
had it for 30 years in his State, and are we'll
satisfied with the result. He says that
the number of women who cast their
ballots is as great in proportion to popula-
ton as the aggregate total of voters of the
other sex. Ii may be that in a few remote
Counties, where it is very inconvenient to
get TO the polls, this average does not obtain,
but the exception merely proves the rule
We have had some women officials, but they