New-York tribune., 1903-02-09
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.



hard time trying explain TO his friends the
meaning of a recent Delphc utterance of his. The
day the invitations fer the Congress reeeption at
the White House sent out. the clerk. who
halls from the intellectual village OF Concord
Mass, called the telephone and informed
that invitation waiting for him Have
you wife," the pointed inquiry OF the man
other of the telephone, intent on getting
the business OF the Invitations off his hang
but I still have hope" Then the telephone rang
of and the gossips of the corridors at tne Capi.ol
have been inquirng earnestly about the far young
hope
HANNA's BILL STIRS COLORBD PRESS.-in
behalf of the coored people of the District of Co
lumbia. ". Calvin Chase the Editor OF the local
negro organ, The Bee" has formally protested m
the Postofice Department against efforts that nave
been made by parties here to induce the. negroes
generally subscribe a fund 70 promote tbs
passage of Senator Hannas bill to pension eX-
slaves This is the first fruit of the measure which
introduced bv the Ohio Senator last Wednes-
day, as told in The Tribune dispatches. and which
created decided sensation ar the time Mr.
Chase appealed to Robert ! wynne, First Assist
ant Postmaster General and to other officials to
take some action TO step the issuance of posters
evidently designed TO be spread broadcast, calling
upon all of the negro race subscribe 81 each 70
fund ostensiby looking TO the passage of :he Dill
The department is yet unable TO take any &C
tion, but the scheme. which is believed by officials
here to be only the forerunner of a host or similar
enterprises will be closely watched by the postal
authorities and steps will be taken to check it if
the circumstances developed seem TO war
M ce of the the Naona
COUNCIL at whose request & the tb+ pla o, vas IS
authorized to charge the benefciaries any. money
it is p[Gbaee that TN mapy ny o. dnnad 1s n, T
paying money into the mushroom enterprises that
the purpose Of promoting the bill The Postofce
Department is on record in the matter and at has
mating the operations of parties along lines similar
ePnen5 sGed H fraGd orders rs two Years ago against
s c5 aoqss Adnocn ARTsn ana
National Industrial Advocate itself, all of Nash
loving up the fraud ie ordePs issued to postasers
in september 1899 directing postmasterS, to REFUSE use
lief. Bounty and Pension Association and r
Sairn. national president: the Rev n Smith:
tional secretary; Mrs Callje House naoonai ti1 as
treasurer.
ISSUES BY THE YARD.-The half hour i'm
mediately preceding the passage of the Littlefeld
bill for the regulation of trusts in the House Of
Representatives yesterday the most precious
time which the Democrats have had at their dis
posal during the session. BY general consent II
given TO them for the purpose of putting on
record what the Democratic party would have
done toward ridding the country of trusts If it
only had the power. Amendment after amend
nent each radical than the last, was
sent to the clerks desk and read, then promptly
voted down. Each one. however. went into "The
Record Finally of the members of the
majority, fearing that The Record" getting
somewhat long. INDUCED in a, little parlia-
mentary pleasantly TO make it shorter. Instead Of
voting down Of the amendments. one
made point Of order against it. This made neces-
sary a ruling from the chairman. and Representa-
made one of the most vouminous rulings on rec
ord lie talked an a9d me ne Taxed The RepqerTans
and cast anxious eyes at the clock When MI
order. and Ceased liking, Representative De Ar
mond, the Democratic leader on the measure, was
with something of bitterness in his tone, that
as members on the door that his rulings may be
placed in The Record, without taking UP the time
THE DEAD HAND.-Representatiye -Brownlow.
of Tennessee has unconsciously furnished the
Census Bureau what will go down in history
the most cogent reason for the mona appointment
of his former constituents 20 place the
government payros. Brownlow is hustler the
game Of corralling for his people all the political
favors that 1t is possible to get for them, and his
generally conceded to be one the most familiar
Congress figures about the executive departments
His constituents know this, and he always has
Ing wan m had f an OF n0 t fGf W nm nj
these folks for Office for several years, and
ment in connection with the cotton ginning in
quiries of the As is customary in these par
tcular appointments, an agent was directed to
look into the mans standing and report if there
This is the agents report: Name -: recon-
mended by Representative Brownlow; report sd-
verse; reason, applicant dead two years.
PROFITS ON SAUSAGE.-Congress was visited
the other day by one OF Representative Shattuc's
constituents Mr.. Shattuc, although from Circn-
natl. makes claim to being the representative the
farmer His visitor farmer, and after he
had visited many Of the sights the Capitol, Mr.
Shattuc was suddenly called into the House
record vote The farmer wandered down TO the
basement and found the House restaurant.
ordered a pumpkin nd
glass of milk; Finishing that, and still feeling
hungry, he called in loud voice for waiter. ThA
pdG ppaed to the loud cali Here YOU shoutad T fhs
bold Ohioan' bring me five cents worth Of sau-
'FWe don't sell sausage that way!' explained the
waiter; an order of sausage will cost you 40 cents
Then, restraining himself he called the waiter near
to him and declared Just as General shattaek tue en-.
money in shattuck's district"
THE WABASH STILL OVERLOOKING
ator Hanna recently entertaining friends
in the Marble Room when it occurred 10 him that
he had been long time absent from the Senate
Chamber. Il what is going on inside
he explained. and hobbed to the door. Senator
Beveridge was speaking on Statehood, and the Ohio
Senator smiled and remarked: he returned TO his
friends. Its all night. the Wabash is still over
GRIEVoUs AFFLICTION.-From out in the
Far West whecs in the minds of the Down casters
the rugged environments of ranch life suppant the
classic accomplishments of the other side of the
continent the Commissioner of Pensions E. F.
Ware has received communication that would
puzzle the lay mind nightly. Now every luckless
wight who lives in these strenuous times cannot
reasonably expect TO be walking dictionary, but
1T least ordinary photographic talants are sup
posed to go with a professional education. The
writer Of this communication physician
Nebraska and the document his report
his medical examination OF pension claimant who