The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-27
SEEN AND HEARD ATTHE CAPITOL

Among the visitors to the Capitol yester-
1 Jay afternoon was a party composed OF
Lady Mimic. wife of the Earl Of Minto
| Governor General Of Canada; Mrs. Drum
mond. and Moreton Frewen and Arthur
Guses, OF the Governor Generals staff
Senator Wolcott accompanied the party to
the executive gallery of the Senate aud
iateF ne and Senator Lodge lunched with
them IN the Senate cafe. Earlier in the
day Lady Mimic accompanied Senator Vol
colt to the White House to call upon the
President, being conveyed there in the
Senator's automobile.
Senator Lodge spent some time on the
floor Of the House of Representatives yes
terday. He walked around arm in arm
with Representative Moody Of Massaehu-
sets, and later held rather an animated
conversation with Mr. Hit. Mr. Payne
joined in the impromptu conference for a
few minutes and afterward Senator Lodge
| and Mr.. Moody resumed their rambles
across the crimson carpet Of the House.
Senator Chandler has returned to his
duties in the Senate this week and is look
ing much improved after his long rest
The Senator said yesterday that his visit
~ INV RpA MSS has piONtu btutuGAdi W nm
and that he now feels no bad after effects
from the malsriaI attack with which he
was taken about a month ago AS Chair
man of the Committee on Privileges and
Elections the Senator's return was es-
pecially timely. in view of the fact that
the opposing counsel in the Clark case will
begin their arguments on Wednesday OF
this week.
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It is the understanding at the Capitol
that Mr.. Lentz and Mr.. Sulzer will address
the House today on the Army Appropria
ton bill, and that in their speeches they
viii dwell at some length on the subject
of mlitarism in the Occur d'Alene district
of Idaho. now under investigation by the
House Committee on Military Affairs. Of
which Mr. Lent and Mr.. Sulzer are mem
bers.
Senator Bacon was confined to his house
yesterday by a slight recurrence of the
pain from the injury caused by his recent
fall. In addition to a broken rib he re-
ceiyed at that time internal injuries from
which he has not yet fully recovered and
which have often manifested themselves
since that time. The Senator made several
short speeches last week, in addition to
doing an unusual amount OF routine work
and, as he expressed it, he is now taking
the consequences"
Mr.. Macrum, late American Consul at
Pretoria. attracted considerable attention
in the corridors on the House side Of the
Capitol yesterday. He will tell his story
TO a subcommittee of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs today or tomorrow.
Two members of the Belgian Legation
visited the Senate diplomatic gallery yes
terday, and after remaining a few minutes
went over to the House side of the Capitol
and remained there for a considerable
length of time The members Of the Dip
lomatic Corps find little Of interest in the
Senate proceedings these days, but num-
Der of them are keeping themselves in
formed as TO what takes place. so as to be
present, so one OF them remarked ye5ter-
day, when Senator Beverage makes his
next speech"
The Army Appropriation bill would have
been taken up directly after the reading
of the Journal yesterday had not Mr..
Henry of Mississippi interrupted Mr.. Hull
by addressing to the speaker a parlia-
mentary enquiry. This was to enquire if
there was not unfinished business to take
precedence over the Army bill, which Mr.
Hull cOntended was privileged. The Chair
sustained Mr. Henry and the regular order
was demanded