The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
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CONGRESSIONAL GOSSIP.
How the Members While Away
Their Time and Some of the
Things They Do.

How the Members While Away
Their Time and Some of the
Things They Do.
Washington, March 22.-Harmony in
the Democratic party is in the opinion
of Representative Tate of Georgia, a
very uncertain quantity. Personally
Mr.. Tate is harmony itself, but he has
seen so much of strife and discord in
the ranks as well as among the lead
ers that he has become a little dubious
and suspicious of all propositions pre-
sented for the unifying of the party.
The caucus on the Boer question the
other night was probably the most
peaceable meeting the Democrats have
had for long time. With much elation
one of the members called Mr.. Tate's
attention the next morning to the har-
mony of the caucus. Yes" replied
the Georgian, but we had to get a
question five thousand miles away on
which we could all unite"
Senator Martins Nickel Shines.
Senator Martin of Virginia is we'll
enough off financially. But this fact
does not make him at all wasteful. The
senator is one of an increasing num-
Der who fails to see the wherefore of
paying dime for a shoe shine when
the same shine can be had elsewhere
for half the money. Soon after COM
ing to Washington. last December Sem
ator Martin made a tour of the va
rious shoeshining establishments in the
city and finally picked out one on the
Pennsylvania avenue conveniently To-
Gated and where the cost of all shines
is a nickel. Since then Senator Mar
tin has been a constant patron of the
shop, and the Italians who run them
are much tickled at numbering a
United States senator among their
patrons. They never fail to impart the
information to less distinguished Gus
toners that they 10 all Senator Mar
tins shining, fact which they cal
culate will have a telling effect on their
trade.
The Trouble with Kentucky.
Representative White, of Kentucky,
Is much annoyed that the river and
harbor bill for this year gives South
Carolina a larger appropriation than
that provided for his own state. In his
speech on the bill few days ago Mr..
White called attention to the fact
which brought Mr.. Finley of South
Carolina quickly to his feet in defense
of the South Carolina appropriation
carried in the bill. Afterwards the
two Representatives were discussing
the question in the cloak room when
Mr.. Finley thus explained the differ
ence in the appropriations for the two
states: The trouble is with Ken
lucky, Mr.. White. not with South
Carolina. South Carolina has the wa
ter and Kentucky the liquor. The pol
Icy of the government is to develop
the one and stamp out the other But
l am not saying Kentucky isn't all
right even though you don't have nav
igable streams
Two Frivolous Young Members.
Representative Feeley of Illinois and
Representative Lever of South Carolina
share the honor of being the youngest
members of the House, there being but
few months difference in their ages
Naturally these youthful legislators
find the routine of the House exceed
ingly wearisome at times, and they are
wont to resort to frivolous paStimes
occasionally to while away the hours.
Lever keeps package of chewing
gum on hand, Feeley a new novel
When one of the long-winded members
gets the floor for an extended harangue
the two young members are seen to
look slyly over at each other and out
comes the chewing and the book.
Sometimes they exchange toys and Lee
yer swaps his chewing gum for Fee
ley's book. Lever will average only one
package of chewing gum a day, as he
doesn't enjoy it until the flavor is gone
tesley is rapid reader and frequently
finishes a. novel in a morning. Audrey
he read entirely through the other
morning while a certain member was
decanting upon the merits of the Mis-
sissippi river improvements.