The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-21
STORIES.
Gossip Picked Up in the Corridors of
the Capitol.


Representative Stout, of Orange county,
feels so jubilant over the defeat of GER
tain measures. sometimes called gratis"
that he broke out yesterday in a versifed
paean of Joy. as follows:
THE Wncennes bill was laid on the table.
1t Will not come up any more.
columbus fits was not sidetracked, but II
was beaten on the floor.
Aluncie normal viii meet it's fate, ii will
be buried both low and deep.
The Governors residence will meet its
DEATH They will all lie in one heap"
A close student of prosody might pick
flaws in the foregoing verse, but the senti-
ment Is meeting the hearty Endorsement of
all members of the House who know any
thing OF the will of their constituents.
New Orleans is to me the most interest
ing city in the United states.' said Senator
Guthrie last night. Its chief interest lies
In Its large foreign population and the
many curiosities that are to be found in the
city. That Is. they are curiosities to any
one from the North. For instance. when
FAMILY and 1 encountered one Of the strange
customs OF the people the very first thing.
We got into the city near midnight, and
went at once to the private home In which
an old friend OF mine. a New Orleans law
Yer. had engaged boar and lodging for us.
When we alighted at the place We went up
to the door and looked and felt around
for a bell OF some kind, but none was to be
found After We had spent five or ten
minutes In the search for a method of APP
prising the occupants of the house of our
presence at their door a gentleman pass
Ing along the street stopped and gave US
the surprising that in New Or
leans the doorbelIs are attached to the
gate posts. The next morning we were in
PRODUCED TO another custom, which was
the bringing Of a cup OF coffee to our bed
room before we arose. Down there they
drink coffee in bed every morning. The
woman with whom we sojourned told US
that for some time after their slaves were
emancipated she would get up early, make
coffee and TAX IL TO their bedroom, where
she and her husband who was a physician,
would drink IL before getting up for the
lay. I had been so used to going to an
embankment or bluff and looking down into
rivers that 1 was a little taken aback when
i found that / had to climb a bluff or levee
TO look at the river in New Orleans. 1t
was in that city, also. that l saw for the
first time in my life a statue erected in a
public place in memory OF a woman. The
name of the woman given on this statue,
which was in a very prominent square of
the city. was Margaret. 1 was told that
she was very poor when she began her
career, but tnaI she acquired a large for
tune in the bakery business. Her money
was devoted largely to helping orphans.
that when she died a statue was erected
TO her memory. 1t shows the woman seated
In a chair. clad in a calico dress such as
early life. and holding in her arms an
orphan. A very curious part of New Or
leans Is the French quarter. All that part
OF the city east OF Canal street is inhab
tied almost exclusively by French people,
and / was told that some of them had lived
all their lives in that part OF the city with
out ever once crossing over Canal street
and visiting the other part"
Colonel Charles l.. Jewett. who was re-
Gently a Judge advocate general in the
United States army in the Philippine
islands. made his appearance yesterday on
the floor OF the Senate wearing a vest of
a very loud pattern. When asked the ex-
PLANTATION for this extraordinary article of
wearing apparel Colonel Jewett said:
Why, / put IL on 20 as to nave a slight
excuse. at least, for associating with Bob
Brown" Mr. Brown. who was standing
within hearing distance, wearing a bright
red vest, spoke up promptly and said.
well. this vest OF mine is rather loud. 7
VIII admit. but L have had a good deal of
fun with IL. / belong to a progressive
euchre club called The Forty Thieves lat
this several OF the senators laughed heart
ily). and the other night one of the MEM
bers registered a vigorous kick on my vest.
declaring that whenever / wore IL L won
persistenly. I looked around the board.
and almost the first thing my eyes rested
upon was a flaming red necktie attached
to Judge Wiley's collar. At our next meet
ing. when we all sat down TO play. each
man about the board threw back his coat
rather ostentatiously and began to give me
the laugh. Every mothers son OF them
had ON a vest that was either made of