The evening times., 1901-11-25
OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATORS.

Congressman elect James J. Butler, Of
st. Louis, who arrived in the city yester-
day. is stopping at the Raleigh Hotel with
his family. He will get his horses and
/ his drag on one OF the freight trains to-
day, and will house them at one of the
big livery stables IN the city for the win
ter. Mr. Butler is one of the new mem
bers Of this Congress on the Democratic
side, and he has a contest on his hand5.
a Mr.. Horton thinks he is contesting the
seat of the Hon Mr. Butler but, in
reality, he is doing no such thing for the
reason that the Republican organization
in the House does not recognize any con-
test that is not made in good faith MI
Horton has refused to make The returns
that we're required by law, and refused
to file the brief required by law at the
proper time.
Texas hopes for much from the coming
session of Congress-" said Representative
Wooten, of that State, at the Riggs. Our
interior cities particularly are hoping for
some redress or remedial legislation
whereby they can secure as favorable
freight rates as the seaboard towns. As
matters now stand the Gulf cities, Cal
weston and Houston, can secure much
cheaper freIghts than Dallas, San Antonio,
OF Fort Worth By the opening of our
water courses, the Trinity River esPe-
Cially, to navigation. goods purchased IN
New York OF Boston car be laid down on
equal terms in all our commercial centres.
Now freight is carried to points LOCO
miles west Of Fort North for less than the
merchants of that city are forced to pay,
Been playing the races?'' asked that
veteran horseman. Dave Gideon, Of Rep
resentatiye Jacob Rupert OF New York,
at the Arlington
No, replied the Congressman, who at
one time owned a big racing stable him
self From what can see by the papers
about all a man can get at Benning is
an attack Of pneumonia
The epicures OF the Senate have all
gone" mourned Senator Fred Dubois to
his colleague, Senator HeitfeId. IS he
munched a piece of apple pie in the Sen
ate restaurant
Yes" assented Senator HeitfeId. I
wonder if it was their appetites that beat
them for reelection"
.sTbe people Of Utah, said Congress-
man George Sutherland, of SaIt Lake
City. who is at the Ebbitt House, are
especially interested IN the preservation
Of the present tariff schedules on sugar,
lead, and wool. The maintenance Of the
duty on lead IS vital to Lny constituents,
for, if taken OF, It VIII drop in price
from + cents. its present value, TO l.
cents. or thereabouts. We would rather
have lead at cents than see silver 40
to so or 50 cents an ounce, Il the latter
prices meant depreciation OF lead. Our
mines not only derive q good revenue
from that metal. but in working 1t they
mine a great deal Of silver and gold as
by-products. which would be lost if the
protection on the lead should be discard
ed. OF the highest concern also is the re
tention OF the duty on raw sugar, since
the farmers Of Utah are tLginning TO cul-
tivate the sugar beet On scale OF great
magnitude. Under irrigation the crop in
our State is one that never fails, and It
can be raised very prodtabIy II the tariff
is allowed to stay
Representative Burton Of Ohio. Chair
man of the Committee on Rivers and
Harbors, has arrived and still shows signs
OF his. recent attack of rheumatism, which
laid him up n hospital for many weeks.
I don't know which is the worse he
said. an attack of rheumatism or listen
ing to the claims of members Why they
should have a million dollars for improve
ments in their districts
Representative F W Cushman of Wash
instop, "the humorfst Of the House" tall.
angular and almost as thin as the pro-
verbal fence-Tail. Is here. He declares
that he viii gel what he wants from the
River and Harbor Committee at this ses-
sion. else he viii produce more charts
than he did during the last
a number OF Senators gathered at
luncheon al the Senate the other day, and
were discussing the fact that party lines
were to be drawn tightly during this Con-
gress. Il was said there would be nc
Populists. Silver Republicans. etc.
How about Wellington" asked one.
He viii not caucus with either the Re
pubIicans or Democrats AS he is with
neither party he is entitled to a place to
caucus.
He can take the elevator where Butler,
Pettigrew, and Allen Used TO caucus"
dryTy answered Senator Vest, as he walk
ed Of The Missouri Senator has appar-
emily been much benefited by his vacation.
and looks even better than during the last
session
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