Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-31
WASHINGTON LETTCR
Especial Correspondence. I

lSpecSSI correspondence
Shade OF Bill Holman! It's enough
to make the old man turn over In his
grave! Aud II Dockery of Mizzoura
was here he'd shore fall in a fit on the
floor."
He stood in the hall of the house Of
representatives contemplating the rich
mahogany desks. the handsome fur
nishlngs. the gilt and decorations. with
choleric and deprecatory eye. He
was attired In black broadcloth. the
vest low cut. showing a wide expanse
of unstarched shirt front, crossed by a
black string tie. His thin soled boots
of soft leather were carefully polished.
and he held black SLOUGH hat In his
hand.
|, II was in congress In the days Of re-
'trenchment aud REFORM" he said.
land we had no such dolngs as these.
Them chairs. with little recaning,
was good for ten years longer. and
there wasn't nary m initial carved In
the desks. In my day the red and
plush sofys In the lobby was a dream
Of oriental spleudor. but ] see they
must have fine leather sofys now.
"And as for these new committee
rooms, the appropriations in particu-
lar. they air scene Of imperiaIistic
sumpshusness TINT the Caesars never
Imagined. walked through this morn
Ing. my feet sinking to the ankles In
velvet carpets. and every move reflect
ed in the polish Of the mahogany ta-
bles. desks and chairs. These here
plain congressman. corn fed products
of the west. must feel mighty out Of
place amid such surroundings of luxu-
robustness and regal splendor. They
tell me there ts' $4,000 worth Of gold
in the ceiling Of the spesker's room by
way Of decoration and that third Of
= million dollars has been put in thing,
and ne hogany. leather. gilt and paiut-
ing.
"Well. reckon. after aiit there atlrr
nothing too good for the great Amerf-
can people, anMf these air the repre-
@entatives of the people. artsl the peol
lpse they pays tag freight" whereat' he'
bhook his head and' walked, Away.
A Flood az Petitions.
According to tai.. constitution. the
|righs Of petition sl:afs not he abridged.
UT in quite evileuz fcym the numbers
of petitions which. are being. sent to-
cong,:pss this year THAI the pesrple are
to take every advantage Of
their privilege.
The hong recess W ct.saeress> gave OPP
IjOrt,lnity for petition makers To- pre-
pare inrumerable requF*tsfhr ait sorts
If things. the resu3 lJcsng seen. in the
abass Of signed papers now, f}hoding
congress- The moss' widely circzIated
Ez>titioB seems to hswe' baeen In :rhalf !!
Of HOMOGENEOUS as against poly gannous
Thousands and thousands
OF these streets. oealing the petition at
tlA>' heaE and leatly- ruled witha blank
Inns. wane apparently sent u omaeast'
alHover nA,- country. They are poruing
IN slnn every city alul' town andieross-
ro:stls' poatofticc: but. Hike 4 goodAnsny.
ot!4sr prtiti0us. thew wiv merelF bur- s,
W .Aap anai shen be THROWN away; There !,
Is no Indication mt llresent of. airy &C.
tiogi along the lines OF. the proposed !
leg islhtiOn.
Thn- Minister B!r0u SiAMns.
PfEa NSll'ra Ora Mhra is The high
HvMe of the envoy extraordi- |
narF anu r1inister Dlau5potent .afy, Of |
his .najesry the kinEsof SIAM, who re- |
cenAy arrived in thiscottntry. He was >
accompanied by his English secretary, /
Mr. Edward Loft,ss Phya Akhara
OraAl,urm is the first di4aomatis' repre- /
sentative srum the EzNr1d Of the White \
Elephant to be stationed In Washing
tom The SfHmese minister at EO0dOn..
pbyz rrasiddhi Is also accredfted to,
the Unitsd States INA diplomatic CAT
pa eity. but he only visited Washington
occasionally. transaeting the little dip..
lomn tic business between the two c0un.. /,
tries from the Sianaese legation in Lon,. |
dom Mn. Lotus, who accom- pnniessthe' !
new minister to the. United States, has I
been an attache Ind tnterpr aSes- Of the
STANDARDIZATION aE'l4ond0n.
To Prohlhtt DockimE.
President Roosevclt's refusal to, bt1y
horses whose tails had been do0ked
has led Senator Gallinger. who, agrees
with the president on this subject. to
Introduce bill In the senate making
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