Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-19
WASHINGTON LETTER
Special Correspondence.)


 Special Correspondence.l
 Uncle Joe" Cannon was chairman of the select committee which had in charge the refurnishing of representa- tves hall. Among the other things promised the members for this session was an elaborate system of ventilation by which cold air could be forced up through a series of ducts SO as to re- duce the temperature of the hall and make 1t comfortable in hot weather. The members have been waiting foi the cold air. but so far none has been felt The temperature in the house is the same as in the senate and in the corridors of the capitol Congressman Watson walked over to MT. Cannon one afternoon when there were more members in the restaurant than there were in the house. The Indianian's. collar was melted, and his face was beaded with precipitation.
 "'Uncle Joe,'" he asked seriously, ''where is that cold air we voted money for last sessionY'
 "Yes, where is it?" echoed MT. Can non as he mechanically mopped his forehead with his handkerchief I told those alarmed fools on the commit tee that l was not in favor of buying anything could not see, but they were bound to do itr'
 Threatened Boycott Won.
 The rich Senator Clark wants to put up flat building in Washington's most aristocratic and exclusive spot-on Du- pont circle. next to the Letters and 8 couple of doors from the new marble palace Of R. w. Patterson of the Chi cago Tribune and only few steps from the new home of the Wadsworths. All Kinds of excitement! Indignation meetings to protest at the impotence of these new rich and to devise ways and means to block him. So he was told he would be given the double cross" in a social way if he did it. Not q dinner of his would they go to. not dance would their daughters attend, not a card would their footmen leave at his door. and all their friends-in so far as they could be persuaded-would stick up their noses and say cutting things about the senator from Monta- na. The threat was good. The site is still vacant The architect was told to call of his plans.
 Destruction of Trees.
 Representative Lacey of Iowa is a cherry picker. or was when a boy. This does not apply to political cher ries. but to the real things.
 "ln my native state we used to go out from school to gather cherries" said Mr. Lacey during a debate on the floor. ''Once remember wondering why the teacher took along an ax. soon found out. It was to cut the trees down, 90 that we could pick the cherries easily. l am sure there are lots of members here who bave had a similar expert ence"
 The lowan's illustration was to show the reckless destruction of trees of all kinds. He Insisted that men were in- clined to regard trees as their enemies. That came from the pioneer idea of subduing tke forests as they had to subdue the eavages. In these days he insisted that trees were civilized. as well as meu. and that the fact should be recognized. a4
 To Test rrcunstfc Tubes.
 Representative Greene of Massachu- setts has introduced a bill for the in- stallatfon of a pneumatic tube service between the capitol end the govern nent printing office. There is belief at the capitol that if the pneuuatic tube service is to be inaugurated here in Washington for purposes of demon sration it could better be done be- tween the capitol and the government printing office than between any other two points in the city. The amount of manuscript and other copy passing be. tween the buildings daily is enormous. requiring constant messenger service.
 The Powers Dian't Meet.
 In one of the deep window recesses tust on the main entrance to the house is sort of grumblers' corner. where secretaries to members meet nearly every morning. They exchange griev- ances there and in voiuble language discuss the personal characteristics of their employers before these employers arrive. Sometimes this low of conver- sation becomes as noisy as the chatter of . nock of bIackbirds The plain citizens who figure in the opening scene of Julius Cesar are not more emphatic than these clerks at $100 per month.
 The other day there was no gathering in the grumbIers' corner. and one of the facetious doorkeepers posted sign ea the window:
 The powers will not meet today"
 ppesaaenss anA Al1agstors.
 The president held an informal re ception in his once the other after nnnn and nuunher 0l x3sifors uere