The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-26
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

SPEAKING Vi lhe sup SUBSIDY Dill at the
81 Louis Hotel last night. said: Il don't
| believe that the bill in its present form
can pass the House. II the measure
should be constructed so as to benefit the
smaller shipping interests as much as 1t
would, il adopted in its present form.
benefit the large and powerful concerns,
| it would be different. More or less, all
protective legislation is class legislation,
but if the class is open to all corners
| this sort of legislation is all right It's
entirely different, of course when the
| class excludes honest and sincere com
petitors; then protective legislation be-
comes mischieyous and does immense
HARM
Mark Smith, former Delegate from
| Arizona. dropped in at Chamberlin's last
| night and, meeting some of his old-time
! friends, fell to telling stories. Mr. Smith
| is said to be an authority on fish and
| fishing. and it was but natural that he
should tell stories in that line. Said he:
The most peculiar looking BASEL ever
caught about four years ago down at
Shepherdstown. The whole neighbo rhood
| had been full of queer stories about a
| bass three feet long and making jumps
out of the water as high as a man
made up my mind right then and there
| to land that bass. | Gshed when the moon
| was full. and / fshed when my bait can
was empty; fished at sunrise and / fish
ed at shutdown. No bass. | was about
| to give up the job, when. lOi something
| nibbling. something Juggling, made my
blood Jingle. 1t was however, not that
| fighting tug that adds SO much fascination
TO the sport of bass fishing: it was sort
of q; NM;
| the trigger, and he was that particular
bass. He stood about three feet high; his
head was almost as big as a bulldogs
and as ugly as toads. and his long
body was so fiat and thu that one could
almost look through. l took the hook
out of his lip and looked at him. l opened
his mouth and he had a dead minnie in
it; he was too lazy to catch live ones. 1
took it out and stuffed three or four nice.
fat, live ones down his throat and threw
him back in the water. Next summer,
gentlemen, am going down to Shepherds
town to catch that bass again and gee
whether he has improved any since the
last time l saw him"
Turning his conversation to politics
| Mr.. Smith said Arizona is the most
prosperous and progressive Common
wealth west of the Rocky Mountains with
the single possible exception of Califor-
MIA. We have been fighting for statehood
for the last ten years, but on that point
we are today no further advanced than
when We started. I don't know of any good
reasons why we should not be admitted.
unless 1t is because we are Democrats
which consider a great blessing. There
should be a national statute compelling
Congress to admit any Territory to state
hood after it has proved the prescribed
number of populatiop. the prescribed as
sessed and real valueiof property. and the
prescribed system of schools 1t is as
suredly against Justice and right to keep
us out because we are Democrats. and
it looks mighty much as if the Republi-
cans were afraid OF u.s.
Ladisiaus W. Poniurski. proprietor of
Polish paper published in Chicago, is
guest at the Raleigh, Mr.. Poniurski said
last night: Il am here in the interest of
legislation looking toward the erection
of monrlent to Count Casimir Pulas-
XII. There is a petition now in circula ton
among the Poles. asking Congress to
erect the monument. Pulaski fell in the
battle Of Savannah. Congress at its very
first session in Washington. passed a law
authorizing the erection CT monument N
honor OF the dead hero and patriot in
the Capital City. but no money has ever
been appropriated for the purpose The !
Poles in this country are determined to
secure the monument for their illusirious
kinsman-'
Before we can skin the hare we must |
catch him" said Representative Mudd of !
Maryland. at the Ebbitt last night You |
never heard Of a man who refused a United |
States Senatorship when 1t was offered |
him. But the question is this Will the |
next Legislature of Maryland be Repub- |
lican?' l am not at all sure on that point |
| am Informed that the present LegisIa- |
ture of Maryland contemplates the franz
ing Of amendments which will make Re |
publican State Legislature almost an i'm |
possibility
Senator Chiffon OF Texas. who is a guest |
at the St. Louis said last night: There |
was an amusing little incident at the dis
cussiOn of some appropriation bills in the |
Senate the other day. Senator Stewart of |
Nevada was arguing large appropria-
ton for the Improvement of some river in /
his State, in the interest OF navigation,
when Senator Depew broke in on him and
blandly asked: Senator. does the river run
dry il summer time?' whereupon Senator
Stewart seriously said: No. sir; that
river contains more water than the Nj
aGara and the Hudson combined. "
Washington may be ahead as far as
beautiful bouieyards and long distances
are concerned said Fred W. Long. of
New York. at the Arlington last night.
hut far heating street cars Is con
cerued give ne New York. Our city coun-
ellis take good care of the people who
patrOnige the cars. They prescribe that
The cars in winter time must be heated
Early this morning | went to the Capitol
by way Of f street and took a Metropoli-
tan ear II was beastly cold and damp.
asked the conductor to turn on the seat,
but he said this could only be done By
order OF the superintendent l think Con-
giesG before granting any privileges such
as the street car companies are enjoying
should see TO it that the rights OF the pub
lie and their health are duly protected. "
Int. tlr.I.rs