The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-31
SEEN AND HEARD ArTHE CAPITOL

Former Representative Tim Tarsney Of
Michigan was on the floor OF the House
this morning renewing acquaintance with
the old members who served with him dur
ing the Fiftieth Congress. There are nos
many Of the old-timers left" said Mr..
Tarsney, but still enough 10 keep me
from feeling lonesome"
"The repulse and retreat of the British
from Spion Kop does not surprise me.
said Representative George w. Smith Of
Illinois. When | was in Paris last Sep
tember I met several English gentlemen
who are engaged in business in the Trans
vaal and they told me that the Beers had
been preparing for this war for six or sew
en- years. Why they said, we have writ
ten to the officials In London time and time
again warning them of the preparations
that were being made by the Beers, but
the British officials paid no attention 70
the matter They really secuted the idea
and sent us word that If the Beers made
trouble they would go to South Africa aud
clean them out in less than a week. But
the E-glish haven't done il yet" added
Repre- sentative Smith? Z think in the
light OF what has happened, my English
friends in Paris knew what they we're
talking about"
The Presidents seats in the private gal
lery Of the Senate were occupied yester-
day for the first time in several days.
Mrs. George E. Morse, accompanied by
Miss Mckinley, the Presidents niece. and
Miss Duncan and two escorts. entered the
gallery soon after the opening Of the ses-
sion, anu remained for a considerable
| time attentive observers OF the Senate pro-
! ceedings II is so seldom that the seats
/ set apart for the use OF the President
and members of his family are used that
the presence OF the party attracted COM
ment both in the galleries and on the SEN
/ ate floor.
The speech OF Senator Bacon on the
/ Philippine question yesterday developed
| into one of the longest Of the session thus
/ far. He is recognized as one of the quick
l est men at repartee in the Senate, and in
| this instance he ably demonstrated his
right to that title. Several times Sen
atUr Bacon was interrupted and asked 10
explain a point in his speech 10 some
/ Senator on the other side Of the chamber,
/ and each time the reply came without
/ hesitation and was accompanied by sar-
castle remark as TO the lack Of attention
I TO his previous remarks shown BY the
/ QuestiOner Senators Teller and Stewart
were the principal ones toward whom
/ these shafts OF sarcasm were directed, and
/ though they went straight 10 the mark
! the good- natUred way In which they we're
/ said prevented their being received IN
I other than the same spirit
". d. Chandler, a son Of Senator Chan
/ der and editor OF the Concord Monitor,
was az the Capitol yesterday He came 70
( Washington with Postmaster Robinson. OF
/ Concord and expects TO leave for horne to-
I day or tomorrow
/ Charles w Clark. son Of Senator VIII
! liam a Clark. Is constant in his attend
ance upon the sessions Of the Committee
I on Privileges and Elections. He appears
. to be about twenty three or twenty-fouI
I years old. ripe in experience, and as q
I rule ards c0mpani0nship with men who
seem to be considerably his seniors. He
Is smOOth-shaven. has very dark, sleeF
. hair. years eyeglasses. and is exceedingly
cool aa6 self-Possessed.
Representative Campbell Of Montana
who is conducting the case against Sen
ator William A. Clark. won much praise
from the spectators yesterday for tn
manner in which be forced an unwilling
I witness 10 make discriminating admissions
Mr. Campbell is a cool and penetrating in
terlocutor and has never lost presence o.
mind under the ire Of opposing counsel
Neither does he lose his temper with wit
nesses One OF his pecUliarities whil'
closely examining q witness is 10 draw
idle and meaningless diagrams on shee
of paper before him While his eyes are
riveted on the face Of Q witness and while
his mind is on edge the hand with pen
ell is making squares and circles and dia
monds ard trianglts. IrapezOids and trape
ziums before him When he has Glackene'
a page with pencil marks he mechanical!