The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-14
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP

lead
wssh;,o,on Iuiv IA contest over the ihino3
ershp Of the house Of representatives IS IN ..ed
Ren,.sen,atiys De Almond Of Missouri VINO ps'I -; |
through Washington day or two ago anu WI" of lead
av 10 the Philippines has been urged by hun ~.
inc democrats In the house to enter the field against
sentative Richardson for the minority nomApO n,
err, which carries with it recognition Q, ie4 s,on the
party on the floor on Mr. De Armonds return 80 q l,
Philippines he will confer with some OF MS ' e. him
still deemed advisable from party Pon, Of NsS for
to make the contest he will declare himset eS"u''
the honor. 81, ,.s,
Personal ambition will enter very little in'o 'n - -
which il made will be on account OF the dlhefeHS " -
ion party tactics in minority floor msnage"ei. -
dissatisfaction has been expressed among demoei@uN
bers Of the house account OF what they Iesaiu " -,
of vgor in leadership by Mt Richardson by .i
Mr. Richardson is disinened TO enter upon no. LII,
fight and energetic were impatient oi ~ -
and tacfu rather than vigorous course during the @ wv
sress The opinion is expressed by those VINO 90 H0
prove of his method that the party lost erounu' =
during the closing session, by reason OF lack OF s
position republican 1t is with the ldea o. s
more vitality to the minority and making the oPPoston more
emphatic and more constantly in evidence that the eo W
bring about change OF leadership IS PROPOSED y
TO party issues will probably not enter INTO eohSae ~
is generally conceded that Is largely matter o @
future to determine what issues will be more prohe" ~
the succeeding campaigns.
In the other branch OF congress ten or dozen
Of the minority have entered into compact not 10 ASH
way appointments ETC. OF the present admin
members of the senate Il probable that there VIII be
declaration BY the minority Of each house that inc
asking of avors from the administration looked upon WIN
disfavor and is huriul to the party
Any one who is interested in finding out the American
peoples opinion Of their public would do we'll 70 consult
Superintendent White of the railway mail service Perhaps
person the country well qualified he to give IN
formation the estye estimates IN which the heroes OF
the day held by their fellow citizens It IS Mr. White
branch of the postal to which forwarded ppea-
ons for the establishment of postohee Usually accom-
panyng the application request that sueh-andsuch
be given the Office and rule the wish IS complied
with OF course the OF the OF the moment are
very much in demand.
The Spanish and the Developments growing out OF It
furnished crop Of postof6ee nomenclature For while
Admiral Dewey the lead but sad relate after he sold
his the tickle public changed its mind and many com
muntie that had asked that their Office be called Dewey
substituted other popular idol instead The Hobson
quite but the people seemed
his oscuatoy oenses charaby Tor no requests
came in for a change Of Roosevelt has been quite
generously honored by the rural population but he IS also
given sly digs
One very lengthy petition came from Pennsylvania re-
Gently asking that the Office be established at Ger
tain point be named "Tcddys Teeth On being politely
told that would be hardly becoming give this official
designation the of6ce inasmuch Colonel Roosevelt
the president Of the United States the gners
nowise abashed promptly replied that they meant no dis
respect TO the rough rider but that the they had
understand why objection had been taken to Never
theless the ruling OF the department stood.
So many changes being made the capitol that When
congress December the big white
building the h' will scarcely recognize the old place
The hall in which representatives in congress meet is
undergoing general ovehauling New furniture will adorr
the hall itself as well the galleries
The difficult architectural feat accomplished is
the reroohng OF the supreme court chamber and Stuary
hall gLs
be reproduced in appearance but the many
of Statuary hall be preserved The Whispering sal
lery in the latter hall which the traditional tra;
tons of the capitol building is to be disturbed, hat
whether not this be accomplished be
The believes that be- The echoes are be
leved be caused by the peculiar formation the ceiling
and should the changes being made the hail destroy
them the many thousands OF strangers who visit the capitol
annually will be greatly disappointed These echoes were
first discovered when this hall used house Of rep
resenatives.
good story is told the expense Of gay young Io
thario those days He proposed marriage TO young lad,
in corner of of the galleries day His offer was
refused few evenings aterward he offered his heart anc
have accepted the offer had she visited house OF rem
resenatves sat in an opposite of the gallery and dis
tnety overheard the endearng words poured into the ear
of the other young lady Much the surprise of this oer
sistent the second young repeated almost yer
batm the conversation which she had been an t,vi,
listener few days before in the whispering gallery Of The
house Of representatives
Senator Pettus OF Alabama would probably never bav
congress il he had been candidate for Ini,e
States district attorney Of his State during the second adj
ministraton of President Cleveland He anplied % No
Pugh then from Alabama to assist him in sec
the place Pugh favored another candidate and preds
Cleveland objected Peus his age Purl
indisceet enough write to friend in Alabama 10 a.
effect that Pettus too old for the ob When Mr. Pet
tus learned Of what Senator Push had written him
Immediately took train for Washington The FIRST and m
he visited here Senator Ppgh and this is what
said TO him
Pugh may be too old TO be United States distrie, a.,
torney for Alabama but am not too old succeed YOU il
the United States senate. Coed day, sir"
Mr.. Pettus returned Alabama and made good hi,
He celebrated his eightieth birthday on July 8