The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-12
OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATORS.

| The committee room doors at the Cap
itol are labeled with the titles of the COM
mittees, with a single shining exception.
! One of the handsome new apartments
/ completed and furnished during the sum-
mer bears this simple and imposing
| sign:
Senator Quay"
That is all. There is nothing to indi-
cate whether the Pennsylvania statesman
is chairman of Patents. Pensions, the
Philippines or the judiciary committees.
But it makes little difference The main
thing is Mr.. Quay, and this is the place
to find him.
No less than seven Senators have intro
duced bills to prevent the Dissertation of
the American flag. Senator Penrose
heads the list. and bases his measure on
strong grounds He claims THAI the Gov
| eminent is permitting the flag to be de-
based in the Philippines. and in Manila
the Stars and Stripes are used to adver-
tise saloons and as signboards on places
of Objectionable reputation.
Ex-senator PETER, with his sweeping
beard several inches longer than when he
occupied a seat in the upper body of
Congress, sat through the session yester-
day beside Senator Stewart. The two
made a striking contrast-both with long
beards-the one snow white and the 9TH
er raven black.
This is comparatively a beardless Sen
ate. Those who wear even close cropped
boards are noticeablv few, the number
including Senator'S Hale, Lodge. Platt of
Connecticut, HawIey, and Burrows The
Democratic side is clean shaver, the ex-
ceptions being Mr.. Clark of Montana and
Mr.. CockreH.
North Carolina is partial to the Kitehin
family. She has sent two brothers of
that name TO Congress-ClauGe, who rep
resents the Second district. and William,
Walton K1tchin of the Fifth district. The
former lives at the old Kitchin home in
Scotland Neck, while the other resides
at Roxhoro. Claude is two and one-half
years the junior of William Walton, and
has Just come TO Congress. while his
brother served two terms prior to the
present Congress. and before that time
was State Senator. The younger Kitchin
is having his first experience in Office,
and in measure is under the tutelage
of the elder KItchin. Claude had walk
over in his race for Congress last year,
receiving majority of more than 10000
and takes considerable pride in Boosting
IF this over his brother. who had less
than 2.0OG more votes than his rival Both
Kitchins are Democrats, lawyers, and
graduates OF Wake Forest College. There
Is a strong family resemblance between
them, but they do not look enough alike
to cause one 10 be taken for the other
The member from the Second Congress
sionaI district of California is Samuel
D. Woods. He is a Republican, but comes
from Democratic stronghold. Three
years ago Marion De Vries, Democrat,
carried the district by 5000 majority He
resigned and Mr. Woods was nominated
by the Republicans for the unexpired
term, and the regular term. and was
elected by Lee majority Il was his per
sonaIity that carried the district. IN
my district" said ne this morning, is
the richest mineral section IN the world
IN Nevada county we have taken out
Of the hills SIP. GOO, 900 in gold. and there
is believed to be at least twice that
much still hidden in the hills