The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-30
OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATORS.

Representative Allan L McDermott of
New Jersey. receiver for the Washington
Traction Company, has returned to the
city. Some constituent Of his in mos
quito-ridden Jersey saw something in
newspaper about the Agricultural Depart
ment distributing dragon flies, to be used
for destroying mosquitoes k,ter think
ing over the matter the constituent wrote
/ Mr.. NcDermott:
please send re, as soon as ;you get to
j Washington. about 100 ,OO0 dragon files
1 Wen guarantee to give them all the mos
4 quitoes they can eat and return them in
good order to the Government
4 went into Galveston" said Repre-
( sentative KIeberg OF Texas. Ito see the
ocean About the only sailing vessel
/ had ever seen before was prairie
/ schooner. I met an old friend there. who
began to tell me about the wonderful
( things that had happened to the Peru
Wan bark Cincoua. Later I found out
that it was Iike re California night boat,
and that the PEOPLE were taking me to
see that wonderful ship just like they
told me tina. whaEes had been captured
on the Mallory Line pier"
Representative Charles Curtis Of Kan
sas, who is always returned by his con-
stituents. has Indian blood in his veins.
and is proud of it No Indian who visits
the Great Father at the White House
( feels satisfied unless he has seen and
/ talked with Representative Curtis They
regard him as one of the guardian angels
of the Indians in Congress.
With his blue eyes, fresh color. and
iron-grey hair. Judge Edgar D. Crum-
/ packer. Of the Tenth Indiana district. is
/ undeniably a gentleman Of more than
/ ordinary good looks He created stir
/ in the last House by seeking to enact
/ a law to cut down the representation OF
the Southern States in Congress by rea-
son Of the denial of the franchise to
/ coIored voters in those States. When
asked at the Fairfax today if he meant
! 10 press the same measure in this Con
gress, Judge Crumpacker said;
7 can't say positively just now
whether I will or not It depends on
| certain conditions. At the last session
was willing to accept an adverse re-
port from the committee in charge Of
the bill, because the work OF the census
had not progressed sufficiently TO give
Congress the data needed in the consid-
Grafton of the measure. At that time,
also. the sentiment al the White House
+ toward limiting Congressional reDresen-
tation was unfriendly- The present Ad-
rninistration, 50 I understand. occupies
( neutral attitude, and therefore il the
/ measure is taken up again it will be on
its own merits, and free from outside
/ Interference
Amcrg the younger members of the
House who are almost sure of promotion
to the north end of the Capitol none
has a brighter outlook for Senatorial
honors than Representative Oscar W
Underwood of Alabama He comes from
Birmingham. and his constituents think
so well Of him that they viii doubtless
keep sending him to Washington in
! definitely. Hs is OF fine physical pro-
portions. an enthusiastic lover Of the
I bicycle. and good aH-round athlete Mr
( Underwood viii spend the winter at the
Cochran.
The successor Of Private John Allen in
the House, E 5. Gambler. may never
make much reputation as wag but lie
has the reputation Of being a clear
headed lawyer and able debater. At the
I Metropolitan last evening, Mr. Gambler
said; 1t is gratifying TO me 10 be able
10 tell you what giant strides in the
road of progress Mississippi has made in
the past five years The State has never
I until recently been regarded as enterpris-
ing and wide-aWake as some of her sister
/ States OF the South. but Of late she has
started in on a new career, and in future
viii be No IaggaTd. In the last four years
. the taxable wealth Of the State has in
creased 81. OO0. 600. and there has been a
( large increase in population. We are
( building a miIIion-doIIar capitol. strictly
Tor cash. and believe 1t viii be com
pleted without the issue Of a single bond.
The development has been largely due
TO the utilization Of our magnificent for
ests CT Iong-Ieaf pine IN the southeastern
! part OF The State 40. the blacks down
cur way don't care much for politics,
( and only a small percentage OF them
take the trouble to vote This eIimina-
ton OF the eoIored man from the political
field is for his own good, and as long
as such conditions exist there will be
/ no racial trobies of anv rnapnitI4de