The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-10
PUBLIC srOkY-TELLERS.

How the .Senasors and Representatives
Amuse Themselves In Their Leisure
HourA
washinstsn Couespcoispce 81 faui f,ooss Pres .
When some Senator or member Of mod
crate ability is making speech, the cloak
rooms are generally crowded. The scene
represents q club-room more than any
thing else, but were there not SO many
hats and coats hung along the walls, and
were there little more OF an air Of cheer
fulness, the resemblance would be more
complete. Asst is, however. the cloak
rooms are the most interesting places at
the Capitol. Around the wall are cleAts
on which are large brass hooks with the
names of the owners on little cards tackled
under them. on which the Congressional
hats aad coats are hung. There are sofas
and settees, Of old-fashicncd patterns and
weil-worn; numerous chairs, In VARIOUS
stages Of decay and offering various de-
Srees Of attraction, are scattered about;
there is a tankard Of ice-water, three or
four marble wash-basins, with soap and
towels, and at the House end of the Cap
,itol a couple Of BARRIERS chairs IN each
eloak-room. Cheerful fires are burning
in the CRATES. and generally one Of the
chandeliers is lighted, for the only hight
that can otherwise b. obtained rs filtered
through the stained-glass windows from
the public corridors. A box of matches
sets on the mantel, and In the House
cloak-room one Of the pendant gas-Jets
seen In cigar stores, gives the smoaer his
FIRE"
At any time during the session groups
of lounging statesmen may be passed, IN
every variety of posture, all smoking and
discussing the events Of the day or telling
stories; and soue of the best story -tellers
IN the world were In the last Congress.
Abraham Lincoln stories are quite as
much part Of his administration rs the
emancipation proclamation. President
Grant told story sloquently when he was
''unbent, but he was not IN the habit Of
telling them promiscuously. President
Hayes does not originate stories as Lincoln
did, but often quotes them. and seems to
have been studying Lincoln, for he re-
peats his sayings very frequently. Secre-
tary Evarts is a habitual wag, and is the
life Of cabinet meetings, very often illus
trating his views On pending question
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