The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATORS.

A member OF the Arkansas delegation
in Congress is telling story on Senator
Jones which relates to the Senatorial
| campaign in that State. Governor Davis
| Of Arkansas is opposed TO Mr.. Jones, and
naturally the latter has little use for the
former. There have been exchanges of
words between the two that have been
far from complimentary. A few weeks
ago, during visit to Senator Jones home
town, Governor Davis tried to pet
| strange dog and was severely bitten on
the arm The news reached Washington
and was finally told to Mr.. Jones, VINO en-
quired sarcastically If the dog had died
The story was repeated TO Governor Davis.
who with the arm bound up, has been
stumping the State telling the voters of
Arkansas of the extreme hea-tlessness of
| Senator Jones and arousing great indigna-
| ton.
| Mr. Jones is rather Honplused a. the
result and claims that Governor Davis is
utterly devoid of humor.
Senator TfIIman grows more and more
| solemn with each Congress His grim
/ face is kept smoothly shaver at present.
! and he resembles clergyman more than
a statesman. His expansive collars have
/ been growing lower and lower and his
! black ties larger and larger. His Prince
/ Albert coat remains unchanged. and he is
/ always arrayed like a raven. A Western
/ Senator who sits near Mr. TiIlman re-
marked the other day that he was pleased
/ with the location of his desk.
J when we get around TO eulogies," said
/ ne. all / VIII have to do viii be TO keep
my eyes on TIlIman- He is sombre enough
/ TO make anyone solemn. and glimpse Of
/ him viii be sure to bring forth a food
| Of sorrowfuI tributes
| The old soldiers who ask pensions at
+ the hands of Congress feel very kindly
/ disposed toward Representative Talbert
OF South Carolina, although last Congress
/ they freely criticise him because Of his
attitude on pension legislation. Il is due
+ to Mr.. TaIbert that Friday night pension
/ sessions were done away with. He would
/ always insist on the presence of a quo
/ rum, and as quorum could very rarely
/ be obtained. the session would END with
/ out the consideration or passage of a
/ single pension bill The result of his op-
/ position was the gaining Of his point.
namely, If the old soldiers deserved spe-
/ ciaI legislation he should be placed on
I the same footing with other interests
and have his measures considered at the
! regular session. when the members we're
in attendance The late Representative
/ Kilgore. The Texas Watchdog of the
Treasury. made national reputation as
! an objector especially TO private pension
/ bills. but Mr. TaIbert's opposition result
/ ed m aboIishing the Friday night pension
/ session
! Representative James r. Young. who is
/ known all over the keystone state
| through his letters TO the Philadelphia
/ Evening star IS said to be engaged OF a
/ brochure dealing with political life IN
/ Washington. No one Is more familiar
With the subject than Mr. Young and his
book viii prove specially interesting
/ More people send their cards to Repre-
/ sentative Joy Of Missouri than any other
t member OF the House. so The doorkeepers
{ say. And The people who want 10 see him
/ are not confined TO his constituents. but
/ include visitors from every section OF the
/ country. 3Ir. Joy never fails to respond
when sent for. which accounts in q meas
ure for his popularity. He IS said 10 have
/ the finest collection of canes of any man
/ in Congress. He possesses one very curl
/ Gus one that once belonged TO Sitting
Bull the Indian chief. This Mr.. Joy
( prizes highly. Strange to say the Mis-
! souri, statesman seldom uses cane.
The employees in the mail bag repair
/ shop of the Postofice Department have a
warm spot in their hearts for Representa-
I tive Pearre They say he is their friend
/ and they are for him for anything he may
want Mr. Pearre has introduced a bill
/ granting to the employees of the shop
/ thirty days annual leave, the same as is
/ enjoyed by other employees Of the Post
/ ofjce. Department. By inadyertence the
/ bill has been referred to the Committee
! on Invalid Pensions. It should have been
/ sent to the Committee on Postofice and
Post Roads
/ No one in the house yesterday was bet
/ ter pleased with MS assignment than Rep
/ resentative Richardson of Alabama
when the Speaker put him on the Inter
state and Foreign Commerce Committee
| This Committee will have charge OF the
fsth1nfan canal bill. and in the opinion OF
/ Mr.. Richardson there will be no more i'm
portant legislation enacted during this
! Congress than the passage of a measure
/ authorizing the construction of the water
way
/ It has always been observed that a
member who advocates liberal appropria
I tons Immediately changes front and
breaches economy the very moment he
! becomes a member OF the Appropriations
/ Committee. This, however, is not the
| case with Representative Brownlow. Of
/ Tennessee. Mr. Brownlow says he is oD-
posed to any nIggardly policy in the mat
/ ter of appropriations Just as he is opposed
tn wautoa extravaganza. He promises to
give his support to every deserving Dis
trict Improvement. 1T is true economy"
said he today. Ito make Washington the
most beautiful capital in the world
Rainbow Chasers.
philadelphia Times.)
The exuberance Of speculative promises
| is more radiant than the halo which
| noyers over the pledges of a candidate for
| Office Truth seldom fingers near when
/ the promoter is picturing the greatness OF
| his opportunity Wise men might wonder
Why the promoter did not take some OF