The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-20
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The Senator from Kansas does not speak
very often, but when he speaks he gen
orally says something. He hates talks-
tive people. more especially laxative
Senators. Mr.. Morgan. of Alabama.
was once classed among the latter class,
but Mr.. ingalls, one day completely
cured him. Mr.. Morgan, $50 a CORE
spondent told me the other EVENING"
was always on his feet talking about
something. Nothing could come up
but he would have his saw. The war
horse from Kansas could stand il no
longer. After Morgan had made a
speech, ingalls, walked down the aisle
facing the President. and addressing
that dignitary said that il anything
could possibly beat the Senator from
Alabama for throwing of wind" Il
was the engine in the basement that
was used for pumping air into the Sen
ate chamber. This sarcastic remark. il
is said, completely cured Morgan of his
laxative proclivities for long time.
Even now he Is only heard from occa
sionally.
Some time ago. Mr.. Beck. of Ken
lucky, introduced bill into the Se-ate
L NulCu luAL llO OcudlDI
be allowed to take any fee as counsel
from railroad company while acting
in the capacity OF Senator. This was
too much OF good thing for some OF
the big railroad lawyers. of which Ed
munds, Evarts and others might be
named. A reporter of the Washington
Post got of avery good thing upon the
subject. IL occurred Immediately after
/ the Senate had adjourned, when several
of the Senators met in the street cars
vending their way up town. The fol-
lowing is what the Pot reporter IS sup
posed TO have heard:
see here, Eyarts, wasn't that bill OF
Beck's an outrage7" said the thrifty
Vermonter. as hey met in a heroic after
the days labor.
"Ouiragef / should think SOL" re
sponde the ex Secretary OF state.
1T was an insinuatiOn; don't you so
regard it2"
1.-The measure is despotic, despOticl"
exclaimed Mr.. Edmunds; lit would
prevent a man from earning an honest
living. How can we afford 10 fool away
our time here over these big railroads
unless We can extort retainers from
them7'
And that awful penalty Of FIVE years
In the State prison for every offensew
piped the excited William, pulling the
strap with one of his gestures aud then
shouting to the driver, go on 20 on.
What are you stopping forr
Eyes" concurred the Vermonter
solemniy: ."yes; I've been figuring on
that. anu / find that If Beck should
make IL retroactive / should 20 to jail
for 742 years. However-warm weather
isn't it7 How the corn will jump
ahead now"
The point that struck me IL the above
was the retroactive. art of the business
TO which Edmunds objected. OF course.
be Is perfectly willing that the Edmunds
law-shall be made retrOactive-thatt the
segregation process shall be rung in
that man
SHALL BIZ SENT TO PRISON
for 742 years for unlawful coha6itation
with his wives; but when = comes TO
penalty of FIVE years in the State prison
for every offense Of Iakisg retaining fee
from a railrosd company wnfe acting
rs a Senator, Edmunds objects, decid-
edly objects. Il makes all the ditier-
ence whose OK is gored- NJ becS ;
bill. however, was none the les good
one. The retainers received by Sena-
tors from many Of the bis railroads.
have doubtless been the cause o; god
deal of iobbery. if not downright rob