Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-01-09
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence.l

teTprlSlng VINE uauuLhCluFeTS uuueA
Senator Masons frank, thus securing
the distribution of a valuable indorse-
ment without the payment Of postage.
$50 far as | am concerned" said Sen
ator Mason the other day, Il have no
apology to make. 1t Is true that certain
American grape growers and wine
makers took the speech and printed 1t,
Just as a political party prints and cir
culates q political speech. They went
to the public printer, paid him for
printing the speech and for the envel-
opes, paid for having the addresses
written and then mailed the speech as
a public document. | have great conf
dence and respect" added Senator Ma
son laughingly, "for any gentleman
who will circulate a speech that l de-
liver"
Eluc and Gray.
In the senate friendships are not Inn
tied by party lines. Some Of the strong
est personal attachments exist between
men Of exactly opposite political views
Senator Bacon of Georgia, who might
be termed a hard shell Democrat, has
many warm friends on the Republican
side, while Senator Aldrich, one of the
most prominent leaders among the Re
publcans, has very close personal rela-
tons with the older Democratic mem
bers. Senator Proctor, the rock ribbed
Republican from Vermont, has great
attachment for Senator Mallory, an ex-
treme southerner from Florida MT.
Mallory served In the Confederate ar
nv and in the Confederate navy; Sena-
tor Proctor was a colonel and served on
the staff of Major General "Baldy'
Smith in the Union army. This makes
no difference, however, and 1t Is very
common thing for ex-Confederates and
ex-Federals to be found in the house
and senate the most intimate of friends.
A Convention Building.
A bill to provide for the construction
of building for exhibition and assem-
bly, purposes in the District has been
introduced in the senate by Mr.. Nc
MILAN, chairman of the senate COM
mittee on the District Of Columbia.
This bill is In response to an urgent
appeal that has frequently been made
for q building in which exhibitions
NAV be held and In which assemblies
of a semipublic nature may be con-
vened.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Mcmillan
provides for an appropriation Of $1,000
900 to carry it out. This amount Is for
the purchase of a site and the con-
struction of a building suitable for con-
ventions, exhibitions, assemblies and
concerts. 1t is provided that this mon
ey is to be expended under the direc-
ton Of the president OF the United
States. The bill was referred TO the
senate committee on public buildings
and grounds.
Damon and PythiaS.
Speaking Of friendship, Bard Of Call
fornia ana Quarles of Wisconsin are
the Damon and Pythias Of the senate.
Every morning they walk down Penn
sylvania avenue to the capitol and look
so much alike that they might natural
ly be mistaken for brothers. Bard has
slightly the advantage In height, but be
cannot boast a mustache as handsome
as Quarles possesses.
When they get together for q talk,
Quarles Is fond Of relating his expert
ences during the civil war, for Bard
never was a soldier, while Bard tells
of his struggles In the early days OF
California, for he went to that state
nearly forty years ago. Both men be-
long to the self made class. They have
worked hard, Quarles in the practice of
law and Bard in the railroad and min
ing businesses.
Curious Indian Names.
"The government pays money to In
dams with the most curious names in
the world" said a treasury official as
be labored hard the other day In coun-
tersigning five or six hundred war
rants for small sums to Shawnee Indi-
ans. ''These names | have here are
beauties compared to the names OF
some Of those farther west than the
Shawnees, who are now wearing COM
mon names, with few exceptions. One
of these checks here Is for the chief Of
the Shawnees, whose name is Johnson
Blackfeather. The name is not so curl
GUS, after all, but all through this list
are such names as Bigknife, Bluejack-
ct, Blackfsh, Greyfeather, Whitedeer,
SQUIRREL, ect. These are among the
most honored names in the Shawnee
country"
when "CInch" Meant "Bounce."
He was q rough rider Of rather small
stature who was earnestly conversing
with the president in the crowded re-
cepti0n room on Saturday. He had
served under Colonel Roosevelt In Gu
ba, and there was an air Of familiarity
about the meeting. Finally the presi-
dent in an impulsive tone that could
be heard all over the room said:
william, will appoint you marshal.
Go ahead. Do your duty. But remem-
Der. the minute catch you mapping at
your post that minute | will 'clnch'
you"
And William went out, smiling and
happy To "cinch" means to fasten the
saddle tight to the back of horse. The
prospective marshal later. when Major
Brodie of the rough riders told him the
president meant bounce" instead or
"cinch," became downcast.
Dean Cox's Retirement.
Judge Walter A. Cox, former chief
Justice of the supreme court Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia and for twenty-seven
years the dean of the Law school Of
Columbia university, owing to Illness,
has been forced to resign the latter po-
sltiOn. much to the regret Of the facul-
ty and student body. Judge Cox is a
Harvard graduate and began his career
as a lawyer In the office Of his father,
who was also an eminent lawyer OF the
Washington bar. CARL SCHoFIELD
The FIy's Mouth.