New-York tribune., 1902-12-08

Nassrs Reed Mckinley and Cannon, being d
ma a1o.fty OF the committee, were won't 10 fnee' -
the Sneakers room alone and draw UP the sPeC
- -T,, r5o,,sa met at noon. At 11:55 o'clock the
.hrea uauld send for the minority members "
secorS the votes. One day messenger ma9 - .,
+o- Mr a5eMiEln 1t het day in July- 1is
Speaker sat, hanked by Messfs, AefNl4's =. -
Canaan All had fans. and MI Reed was II iee
,.. AZ Mr. NJcAfillin entered, the Speaker tnfhec
10 him, saying; - so, Take q
GOOD morning, Mac. how do you 90! iaAe @
scat Are you feeling pretty wen TINS inoiili-ls Inns
.ant for Won just to tell you that Bill Joe @ anu
going 10 perpe'fa'e r-i
YOU and Jim" The
reading was hardly finished before. ms nlesSehss -
one,eS the door saying, 1T is L O'CLOCK MI
Speaker. A. .,,r,p.r of
Mr. Reed left the room. entered the cnanaOer " oi
the House and mounted the rostrum- Al tlie ~ oIoSe
~ the reading Of the journal the new speclai ofue,
,,,aaY the Reed rules brought up ana auopteu
after twenty minutes olscuSoi"i'' Oh
lions being debarred- -. =.
Louisiana member Of Congress once went 'o
,,r Reed and frankly said that he would like to ne
rlaced on the Committee on Rivers ana hafpofs-
AIr Reed looked him graVely, ana hnalE' III d
low but thrilling tone, asked;
How much of a steal 90 you want!
The reply was evidently not satisfactory, as the
members name cid not appear on the committed
DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE CHANCES.
The debate on the Mckinley bill had run for a
-+-,.b+ night and day. and the effect of the hot
r.,+bAr begau 10 show on the members Joseph
u walker of Worcester Mass, seemed especially
affected The heat sent streams OF PeIspHa'ion
down his face and his shirt collar began TO VIII
Take Of your coat!' shouted one or mis- irieEos
We Quickly adopted the suggestion ana ore" Oh
his douhle breasted frock coat continuing MS aIsu
,oent in his shirt sleeves The House was in COM
-oi+tee Of the Whole, and the Speaker was NOT
present. .,s =, +.a
Ao,r for luncheon mad passed. \
friend mounted the steps and said:
u thought you always went TO luncheon al
o,,Iock you're a man of regular habits IL thfy
bscore irregular your health will become impaired
snd the nation may lose q Sldteeii"t'
matter with you2"
@rvTa,a," the Speaker replied. "Ii tell you / m
afraid that if I leave the chair some gracelesS
scamp may get up and take on his trousers II
laundering sight hotter to-day man 1t "0S
terday." -, z.,,
Of LEGISLATOR and he refused to have his position
regarded that of special servant foT e n1 G0i to
him for some Confederate cannon TO be used as
material for soldiers monument ni1 Inc 'f'e'Ae'
'sE am mS not II he old junk busnsss f. tbe Cali
tornia bar is still told by adniring frisndS II
was at the time when every one was oiscnSs5Ig frg
Chief Justice Of California MT Rsed;
1t is" answered Mr.. Reed, without a moment
a
phc can answer offhand a question ike 'ha' can
NT Reed was asked once how he had felt when
he was facing the uproar OF his opponents atter
his celebrated ruling in the House. -, had decided
upon nv plan Of action if the House refused to sus-
sened siln t the speaEership left the House and re-
signed my seat in Congress naa mace up helm I'M
iesslv in the Speaker chair. and seeing the major
iy poweTess ,saR % Paa5 70 fep down and out When
the uproar at its worst felt Just as any 9I one
and he knew The exact length and strength OF ifs
chain and he felt quite sure of the weapon he held
FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE
The first public appearance of Thomas B. Reed
as sneaker was at a Friday afternoon "Declama-
tion Day" in New-England. Thomas learned ths
following gen. and grarely recited 1t in his most
earnest manner:
Old Jim Crow came a-riding by:
Says I; "Old man, your morse VIII ale-
says he: IF he dies. I'll tan his skin,
And if he lives. III ride agin"
That's all I KNOW he added.
When on the floor OF the House he was not a
frequent SPEAKER but delighted in humorous, often
sarcastic, comment what was going on Par
icularly the little weaknesses Of his colleagues re-
ceived attention at his hands. James B. Bedford. ord
Representative from Colorado some years ago, was
fond Of cumulative forms or speech. Plilng one ne
considered fitting climax Replying TO fellow
member one day. Mr. Bedford asked question
The gentleman sits dumb. mute silent said he,
Mr. Reed convulsed the members about him by
fnteTjecting
When speaking before the House Mr.. Reed avoid
ed the customary tricks of the spreadeagle stump
orator, and contented himself with saving what he
had in his characteristic drawl without
any oratorical hourishes. Colonel W. c. P. Breck-
iuriGge 10 Congress with the reputation OF 4
silver tongued orator" and used IN his speeches
in the House all the ezpedierts that Mr. Reed
avoided He could speak for five minutes, even
On ordinary subjects. without falling into a fun
ereal that grated exceedingly Mr.. Reeds
sensibiIies. One day, when Colonel Breckinridge
was holding forth in his usual mournful cadences.
Gr. Reeds attention caught by the colonefS
melancholy tones. Turning TO friend Mr. Heed
ssked in drawing but solemn voice. Judge,
you acquainted with the deceased?'
On one of Mr.. Reeds voyages he
cused of having been seasictz-
Il was never seasick except once he said. "and
that was in Portland HarboT l had gone Cali
forna IN the steerage and was my way back.
felt disappointed at not going through the expert
ence of seasickness. Well going into
the harbor, il came It isn't exactly the
kind of thing thai fellow likes to have often.
That dose satisfied me. but glad TO have
known what the emotion was like"
HOUSE TO ADJOURN TODAY.