The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-05
SEEN AND HEARD ATTHEC CAPITOL

When the Senate convened yesterday the
desk Of Senator Foraker was rendered con
spicuous by a large bouquet Of beautiful
flowers with which it was adorned. They
were sent by some Of his friends here who
took that method Of showing their approval
of the way in which he engineered the
Porto Kican bill to its passage by the Sen
ate. Mr.. Foraker has been the recipient
OF numerous congratulations both oral and
by letter, on this same subject, but he said
yesterday that glad as all OF the friends Of
the measure were when It finally passed.
none could have felt as much relieved as
he did when the strain Of handling it was
taken from him.
Governor Steunenberg. of Idaho, who has
been in attendance on the Occur d lene
investigation. left last night for his home
in Boise His examination on the witness
stand lasted for nearly two weeks. and In
that time the whole situation in the min
ing CAMPS. as seen from the official point
OF view, was thoroughly threshed out At
times the colloquies between him and Rep
resentstives Lentz and Sulzer have been
most acrid and the amour propre was con-
siderabiy strained
Il have just one question more to ask
you. Governor" announced Representative
Brownlow Of Tennessee. as Mr.. Steunen-
berg was making his adieuX to the commit
teemen. its just this: II General Mer-
RAMS army IS retained in Idaho will you
use the soldiers in forcing the Democratic
convention to endorse Suffers candidacy
for Vice President"
In the laugh that followed Governor
Steunenberg's answer was inaudible.
After Mr. Wolcott had made a general
apology in the Senate yesterday for any
thing disagreeable that he might have
said the evening before when the question
Of taking up the Quay case was being dis
cussed, Mr.. Gallinger arose and in an
aggrieved tone referred to remarks rela-
tive to him that had been made by the
Senator from Colorado. A general laugh
was caused when Mr.. WolCott good ma
tuFedly interposed We'll, I've been apol-
ogizing to everybody who would listen to
me. and I hope the Senator from New
Hampshire will accept what l have said
as applying to him" This reply COM
plctely disarmed Mr. Gallinger, who smil-
ingiy bowed.
When ii became known at the Capitol
yesterday that the auditorium in Kansas
Convention was to have been held had been
destroyed by fire the expressions Of re
gret were general. Republicans spoke of
the destruction Of the building as a Iamen-
table loss to Kansas City and to the West
in general because so large and SO con-
venicnt a hall in that part Of the country
was calculated to attract many meetings
there in addition TO those OF a political
nature. The Democratic members Of both
houses were especially sorry. because ia
addition to sharing in the general loss
they are to be deprived of an especially
desirable place for holding their national
convention.
There is no more loyal adherent 20 his
party on the Military Affairs Committee
than Chairman Hull. During the innumer-
able qubbles that have arisen at the tedi-
GUS Occur d'Alene investigation. he has
invariably voted with his organization ON
every question. In that respect he has
had enthusiastic support from Colonel
Dick Of Ohio-"Mr. Hanna's Dick" as
he has come to be known by his colleagues
since that appellatiOn was pinned upon
him by an artless spectator. On the other
hand. Representatives Lent and Sulzer.
no lead the minority. have as studiOusly
voted against every measure favored by
Messrs Hull and Dick. The remaining
thirteen members OF the committee may
vote in any way. but it is commonly re-
marked that one need have no prophetic
sense to foretell how Nessrs. Hull Dick,
LcutZ and SulZer will cast their ballots.