The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-14
OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATORS.

IN the new Senate committee rooms an
effCrt has been made TO harmonic the
| fTeseo decorations with the work to be
| done in them In the naval committee
| room the walls and ceilings are covered
with pictures of battleships, sails and
tiers of oars. The most conspicuous dec
orations, however, are whales. The great
sea monsters founder everywhere and are
in every panel and corner.
Why have you covered the room with
whales ," was asked of Senator Hale yes
terday by visitor
| "Oh." replied the Maine statesman,
they are symbolic of the size of the ap-
propriations TO be recommended this ses-
sion"
Senator Bard of California is one of the
| original "Forty-niner's-" He is rather
careless and picturesque as to dress and
| is never seen in he frock coat and shiny
| hat generally supposed by the provincial
! to constitute the garb of a Senator. His
brother, who closely resembles him. is,
/ on the contrary, very particular about his
/ personal appearance and is great stick
/ Ter for correct form He usually adopts
/ the latest cut in his clothing and is i'm
maculate.
Sena or Bard tells a story on himself
| to illustrate his point that clothes have
a lot TO do with craftsmanship He and
| his brother we're travelling in California
/ last summer and when the train stopped
at a way station for haIf-hour delay, the
( two got off the car and walked around
the platform a rough old miner walked
up to Mr. Bard's brother and extending
his hand said:
How dye do. Senator, glad to see you
in these diggin's."
I am not the Senator" explained Mr.
Bard, its my brother here that you are
looking for
The miner gave enc whitening glance
at Senator Bard.
WAL" he remarked, "ef you Amt the
Senator you ought to be. fur you look the
part an he don't"
OF the new members of the House none
has caught on" quicker than Frederick
J. Kern, Of the Twenty-frst Illinois dis
tTict. He is one Of the best mixers in
Of the session he met and became ac-
Quainted with more than two-thirds of
the members There is one measure
am particularly interested in and shall do
all in my power to facilitate its passage
said Mr.. Kern, and that is the Smith
Penny Postage bill. I agree with my
colleague, the author Of the bill. that
the time has now arrived when Con-
gress can with safety give the people
1-cent letter postage We have a con-
stantly growing surplus, the result OF the
Spanish war taxes, and the continued
prosperity OF the country certainly war
rants the enactment into law Of the
Smith Penny Postage bill. Ny people are
heartily in favor of the measure. OF
course, at first a deficiency in the postal
revenues may result, but it would be
only year or so before the reduced
postage would pay for itself"
Just think OF it, There is Represent
ative Grow OF Pennsylvania. who was
Speaker OF the House before one-haIf Of
the present members OF this body were
born remarked Representative Kehoe
OF Kentucky this morning, and the old
gentleman is as active on his feet as any
Of his colleagues He is certainly won
deriuI man
Mr. Kehoe is Serving his first term,
having defeated his predecessor, Judge
Pugh. Republican, who for two Congresses
represented the Ninth Kentucky district.
Mr. Kehoe is member Of the Committee
on War Claims, and since his appoint
ment on that committee his mail has
more than doubled, as there are any
number of people in the Blue Grass State
with claims against the Government,
growing out Of the civil war.
In distributing the mail in the House
postoflce esterday. the clerk came
across letter with the following fnscrfp-
ton, THE Black Eagle. N {. Washing
ton, D c. The postmark was Latch. Tex.
The clerk never hesitated nor asked
question, but put the letter with the mail
for Representative R. c. DeGraffenreid.
who is known far and near as the Black
Eagle of Piney Woods And the letter
was for him Mr. De Granenreii is one
OF the most popular men in the House.
He is always willing 20 do any favor for
his colleagues, and hence it is he has so
many friends He is q warm advocate of
District improvements and believes Wash
ingtoD should be made the most beautiful
Capital in the world
The Queens Color.
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