The National tribune., 1902-02-06
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

For 20 years Vest and Quay were the
Damon and Pythias of the Senate They
lunchCd together, they talked together.
and once Il year regularly Vest travelled
with Quay in private car to Florida,
where the two men fiShed for tarpon. One
day, when Quay had been seeking admis-
sion tG the Senate upon a Governors : GER
tiliCatC, the question OF his admission had
10 be voted upon. Vest, sacrificing per
sonal friendship to conscientious convic-
ton. voted against Quay. The decision
refused to Quay the right to be seated,
Dut the decision was reached by one ma
iority. If Vest had voted for his friend
Quay would at once have been sworn in.
From that day until last week the two
friends were separated. Quay went to
Florida alone, and even the families
.eaSed to visit each other. Last week,
however, Quay went over to Vest, who
was sitting feebly in his chair, and
/ moment later the two Senators we're
hating together as they used to do long
ago.
They say that willy Uncle Joe Cannon
is beating all his colleagues at Il new
gambling device that has become popular
IN the Capitol. 1t is to match dollar
bill, and the bill which has the largest
lrray of figures, measured according to
he poker standard, takes the pot. Thus.
'upp0sing one Congressman has Il bill
sl,ich is numbered
13O35932,
he wins over bill which is numbered
2I9T2i6S,
because he has three threes as against
TWO pairs.
The Senate has passed the bill provid
ing for the new Department of Com
mcrce and Labor. As finally adopted, il
incorporates into the new Department the
following branches of the Government:
Life Saving Service.
Light House Board.
Light House Service.
Marine Hospital Service.
Steamboat Inspection Service.
Bureau of Navigation.
Bureau of Immigration.
Bureau of Statistics.
RUreau of Foreign Commerce.
Fish Commission.
Department of Labor.
Census Bureau.
In the bill as originally reported, the
Patent Office, Coast and GeOdetic Survey
and the Geological Survey were placed
under the new Department, but these Bu-
reaus were finally allowed to remain
whore they AZ. at present. During the
discussion Senator PenroSe made an eff
fort to have the Department Of Labor con
liuttt'l as Il S'Dllu ult IlStltullOii- Dul HIS
motion was defeated by a vote of 10 to SO.
The bill now goes TO the House.
Comrade ID. l.. Lawton, Of New Haven.
y. Y, and who served in Battery ID. 1st
n. y. J.. a, battery which had 333 bat
ties to its credit, has been farming since
the war, but is now in Washington for.
the first time since his discharge, and is
making quite stay.
David Bredbinner, who served through
the war in the 3Sth Ohio, has been living
in Richmond, Va, for some years, and
employed as foreman OF stOne-masons in
railroad work. He visited Washington
last week to take in the sights of the Ma
tiOnal Capital.
The wings of the Democracy in Con
gress show no signs of coming to flap to
gether. Fresh elements of discord have
entered in the shape of disagreements on
the war revenue taxes the Hill Silver Bill
and the Isthmian Canal. The more stall
wart oppose any remission of taxes oB
the Standard Oil and sugar, and the stop
page of the coinage Of silver dollars. They
also claim that the Kansas City platform
specifically indorsed the Nicaragua route,
and they will have nothing else.