The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13
SONE WASHINGTON NOTES.


Washington gossip Of the
democratic cloak room took on
something of literary turn yes-
terday afternoon, wren those two versa
tile statesmen from the Southwest-Slay-
den of Texas, and cowherd of Missouri
able chairs in front of the blazing hearth,
One OF the finest epitaphs l ever read
was from the woltville stories, penned
by Alfred Henry Lewis, who used to be
here as Washington correspondent, "
observed Mr. Slayden You remember
when cowboy was killed one morning.
snd his colleague was requested to COM
pose 3 few lines to the dead mans mem
DRY. He labored over 1t for long while
finally giving up in disgust, then took his
pencil and scrubbed the somewhat in
elegant but very forcble words: He did
bis damnedest; angels could do no
more
81 claim credit for part of the fame
that Al Lewis has gained as an author .
rejoned Mr. Cowherd. "M was a poor
lawyer out in Kansas City. living from
hand to mouth, aud getting very few
clients. He came out as a candidate
with myself for the position OF assistant
prosecuting attorney for Jackson county.
That was in 1885 We had a hard strug-
gle over Il. and finally | defeated him,
Then he turned his attention to tren-
chant newspaper writing, He scored the
mayor and his administration of the city 5
affairs, although he kindly let me alone.
Il established his reputation rs a writer,
which since then has grown much wider
than the confines OF Kansas City"
80
one man who sticks his hands deep
down into his pockets and looks gloomy
these days is Representative sam Bron-
son Cooper OF Texas-that Is, when he is
celebrating on the prospects of Southern
claims. Mr.. Cooper was a member OF
the claims committee several years. and
did n great deal Of hard work in one OF
the reeesses of the lower corridor OF the
house "a am afraid" said he. THAT
! there Will be mighty little claim legsla-
| ton between now and March 4. The
/ policy is to keep thar kind OF sxpendi.
4 thres down. rhe United States is The
| poorest paymsster in the world. II has
| come "a tho stage that u Is almost dis.
| reputable 10 advccSte the payment OF this
\ governments just debts, and All the more
| so as those debts grow older and older
The fact that some OF the original claim.
J NAfAF A~AfN HfNN tttNNAs AHl0ukn DVNtfAF
4 to sell out to spectators does NOT altel
the equities OF the ease in the leAst."
Nh. Cooper has advocated strongly tn,
reference OF claims for churches and
4 kindred institutions to tho quartermastel
genersNs department for further inves
tisation and report, but he says that h,
has little hope OF succeeding with his bIl
this year, The amount required to Iqul
date these claims. or so many OF them Al
are Just Claims, would moi be large" h
added. II is one OF the regulations o
warfare the world over that these institu
tons shall DO exempt from the ravage
OF armies. The claims we're passed owe
spme years ago because il was though
there was doubt about the loyalty Of ID,
worshlpers In these churches But II
We'll established AZ Law thar oorpors
ton, especially chhrch corporation
esn no, b. d'sloysi 10 the government.
~
y think sometimes that the tim. ha
come for second Henry Clay 10 prsacl