The evening times., 1900-01-27
SEEN AND HEARD AT THE CAPITOL

A mirthful incident in a grave subject
occurred to tighten the heavy routine in
the Senate on Thursday. Mr. Hale had
asked that the Urgent Deficiency bill be
laid before the Senate, and there being nc
objection that body, as in committee of the
| whole proceeded to consider the bill. Tn
der the section providing an appropriation
for the Pacific branch of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteers. at Santa
Monica, Cal, the clerk read: For hos
| pital, namely: Pay Of assistant surgeons
matrons, druggists, hospital clerks and
stewards, wardmasters, nurses, cooks,
walters. readers. hospital carriage drivers
hearse drivers, grave diggers, funeral es-
cort, and for such other services as may be
necessary for the care of the sick"
Mr. Hoar interrupted at this point and
said Il should like to enquire of the Sen
ator who has the bill in charge, whether
| the committee understood, as the bill says
that hearse drivers, grave diggers, and
funeral escorts are necessary for the care
of the sick? That is the way the bill
! reads
| Mr.. Hale-Mr. President
1
| will allow me to answer the Senator from
massachusetts, j will say that these come
| under the general heading of the hospital
| department
Mr.. Hoar-I should hardly want to en-
act by law that grave diggers are neces-
! sary for the care of the sick. IT, however,
the committee prefer it that way, ! shall
| not interpose an objection"
An old member of Congress said TO d
Times reporter this morning that this may
come TO be known as the Congress of mon
uments. An unusually large number Of
bills and joint resolutions have been intro
duced during the present session. There
have been bills to erect statues of and mon
uments to John Stark, George H. Ellis,
Henry Knox, Joseph Warren, Hugh Mercer,
Salmon p. Chase, George Washington, Jo-
seph A. Mower. Ambrose E. Burnside,
James G. Blaine. George Bancroft John
Morton, Daniel Morgan, James Monroe,
Meriwether Lewis, Samuel c. Reid, George
G. Meade, Robert ID. Owen John Sedge-
wick Francis Marion, Thomas Sumpter,
Andrew Pickens, William B. Travis, James
Bonham James Bowie. Pierce VI. Butler,
Samuel Hahnemann, Charles V. Gridley,
Francis Nash, William l.. Davids on, Henry
w. LongfellOw, John ID. Seat Philip v
Lansdale, John r. Monaghan, and John
Tyler
There have been bills 10 erect monu-
ments 10 mark the site Of the Fort Phil
kearney massacre, the battlefelds of Lun-
dy's Lane, Point Pleasant, w. Va. Brandy
wine, Pa, and Gettysburg
The Senator who probably holds the
record 10 date for the greatest number of
bills introduced and resolutions offered at
this session is Senator Cockrell Of Missouri
The number of bills. joint resolutions res
olutions and memorials accredited to him
between December and January l2 is
1873. He has presented reports on sew
enteen bills, and has made remarks on
fifteen bills and resolutions Among the
members of the House the honor lies be
tween John c. Bell OF Colorado and Walter
p. Brownlow of Tennessee.
Representative Hay. Chairman OF the
Democratic caucus. said last night that
when a quorum of the Democratic Con-
gressonal Campaign Committee has been
chosen he will call a meeting TO elect
members for States that have not sent
Democrats TO the House. There are a num-
Der Of States for which men will have TO
be selected. among which the following
have no Democratic Representatives: Con-
necticut. Delaware. Iowa, Maine Michigan
Minnesota New Hampshire. North Dakota.
Oregon, Rhode Island. South Dakota
Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming. and
since the exclusion of MIR Roberts. Utah.
The committee will also determine about
such States as Colorado. Idaho Kansas,
and Montana. which are not represented
on the minority side by straightout Dem
ocrats.
There is project on foot to create
the office of superintendent of the Cap
itOl' for Sergeant at Arms Bright. The
duties of the Office would be similar to
those heretofore performed by Colonel
Bright in such satisfactory manner, and
besides rewardlng him for his efficient
work. and Cnsuring its continuance. the
Office of Sergeant-atArms would be re-
lieved OF duties that it is said 10 not
properly belong to it. a number Of Sen
ators have expressed their endorsement
of the plan, and one OF the stanchest
friends Of Colonel Bright said yesterday
that the Senate would approve it.
The Senators who are friends OF Alonzo
II. Stewart. having failed in the attempt 10
secure for him the nomination for Ser
geant-at-Arms of the Senate. will en-
deavor TO revive the Office of Assistant
Sergeant at-Arms that he may be given
that This Office became extinct num-
Der of years ago during the incumbency
Of Captain Bassett when. owing to ill
health. he was unable TO perform the du
ties required of him. and simply acted
as assistant doorkeeper. When his sue
cessor was appointed he took up the du-
ties of the latter office with the title of
doorkeeper and since that time that GUS
tom has been followed The salary of the
Assistant Sergeant alarms was 81 500,
and the duties were those now performed
by the doOrkeeper. together with others
indicated by the name of the office.
COFFEE PRICES IN BRAZIL.