New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES
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washington December s.
CANNON WOULD NOT BOw.-Notwithstandng
the atmosphere of democracy which pervades the
House OF Representatives. thefe are stlu some
fornalities preserved. but one OF these, az least
Speaker Cannon exiled TO desuetude Al various
times during the legislative day il Is the custo"
of the secretary OF the Senate to enter the House;
accompanied by Of the House clerks. ana stthu
at the foot OF the aisle until recognized He then
bows profoundly and says, "Mr. Speaker In oiueIl
days the Speaker bowed and said. Mr.. secretary
whereupon the secretary announced, II am directed
to deliver to the House of Representatives com
nluncatiOn from the Senate In writing. after wtlch
he bowed again the Speaker bowed and the doc"-
At the right hand OF the Speaker there SITS i, q
clerk who prompts M cannon ea GH s s his elbow
man Noticing that the Speaker failed to return
man ventured to whisper TO the Speaker reeent "
Speaker 1t = enso dGrSss % voS and when
he concludes his little speech But TO the surprise
sir. he SAID 4 do not bow my head to the senate
and by Jimmy crickets III not DO" 20 IT, ,L
THcie joe has never failed to remain bolt uprsht
when receiving communication from the senate
DEATH WHERE IS THY STINGc-The caustic
witty comments of the late Speaker Reed On men
and things lose considerable OF their force and
application when repeated by another because OF
the absence of Reeds inimitable manner; but here
is one told at afternoon tea congregational In
Speaker CannOns room by one OF the House leaa-
ers:
when the late Omar D. Conser, OF Michigan. was
a member of the House ne looked upon as a
deep thinker able debater and foreefui and
and apparently dropped out Of public notice
number of his former e9'ieaguEs We're % bd de-
parted this life had merely retired 70 prINatSS
Pad bannened 70 Congo Yes he went to the
Senate was his laconc and significant reply
NOT TWO OF \ KINDA titled couple from
England who have been travelling extensively and
who have been in this city for some weeks were
shown the sights Of Washington the other gay. tue
baron and his wife were both wealthy, and the
latter had heen taking "fyer' now and then IN a
stock market through local broker BY The name
of Hibbs The couple passed the statue of Scott
Never heard of him said the baroness to the
of the guide. The carriage later passed the
statue of General Thomas. OF whom the foreigners
protested equal ignorance.
They passed the statues OF Rochambeau and
asystte each OF whGh Was pr9mgt rseoSTzsd
where stands the sauestran statue OF the Father OF
His Country. All, calculated the baroness he
ing TO the guide. there are only two Americans
of whom ! eyer have khown-George Washington
IN THE WRONG PEw-speaker Cannon had
finished counting the motion to adjourn
and about announce the result when a
Democratic member of the House, who
dering amlessy around the Republican side Of the
chamber, said: "One more vote Mr.. Speaker
"One more vote in the Affirmative announced the
Speaker, supposing that vote from that side
necessarily meant vote in favor of the majority
motion. No MOI" shouted the belated Democrat
voice Of Ja Sf bGt the hand Of Esau said
the Speaker as quick as a fash; and though ne
Biblical quotation caught the House and roars OF
laughter followed.
AND STILL acknowledgements Gard
ner. of New-Jersey, was in the cloakroOm of the
House the other day, when of the New-Eng-
land members greeted him. How is the great COM
monwealth of New-Jersey?" asked the Yankee.
We'll, 1 really don't know. just now" answered
Gardner. TITS hard to tell It's rather a remarka-
BILE State. you know, and YOU never can tell lust
where she is. The State is growing forty-eIght
hours every day of IT'S existence and frequently
ties are certain just how the State is at any
when you ask EN- about their State"
a SLIGHT PREJUDICE-That both General
Brooke and Estes G. Rathbone not particularly
fond of General Leonard Wood and are desirous
of blocking his ambition to be made a major gem
eral. is too well known to need comment While
discussing the with a Senator in his com
mittee room. Rathbone launched out rather ex-
tensvely on his favorite topic and made a few
disparaging remarks about General Wood Cen
eral Brooke listened for a while. and then said.
prejudced." For moment PathboLe hardly
knew how to take the sally but soon Joined in the
merrlment that followed
THE FAIRBANKS RUNNING GEAR--senator
Fairbanks of Indiana. has TO the conclusion
that he is a victim of mistaken identity He is
suffering from profuSion of the name OF Fair
banks. 1t is an old in this country bearers
of it have won success in varied lines OF business,
and they have not overlooked the Hocsier State in
the selection their postof1ce addresses. much to
the discontinue, times, OF senior Senator
from that State. There. for instance is Crawford
Fair5anI, who is at Terre Haute; the Morse Fair
banks Company, of indianapolis; the late million
aire manufa Cturer OF scales. and q host Of others
whose names have been COMPOUNDED with the Sen
atOrS with less frequency during his
career But the limit according to the Senator's
friends. reached the other day when he
ceived typewriter letter asking for particulars
about the mill that had heen ordered and eS-
pecally asking what kind of running gear
wanted.