Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-03-14
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
A Louu Windsd Speech Creates a
Little Fun In the Senate.
Showing People Around the Capitol
Memories of a Patent Medicine
sign---Strange People,
Senatorial Bees.
-, C,,.,,,Do,,,no, Of he Regiater.

WASHINGTON, March lS.-oomo iuN
cious scenes are presented in that august
and quiet body, the Senate, occasionally
Like other people the Senators have tnelf
way of fun,making, and they End many
ways of enjoying themselves.
Senator Brown, of Colorado, delivered
long and brilliant silver speech the other
day. 1t was q prepared effort, and was
read from the manuscript which was in a
huge roll of foolscap, tied at one corner
with a ribbon. As usual on such OCCASIONS
q large proportion OF the Senators were OUT
OF their seats; but the galleries were faii OF
visitors, who expected the debate on the
Edmuuds resolution to be begun, that being
the special order. Owing to the lndlsposi-
ton Of the Vermont Statesman the DEBATE
was postponed day, bat the people IN the
galleries did not know it, and so sat ana
craned their necks and wondered when the
Colorado Senator would get done and the
excitement begin.
Two seats directly in front Of Mr.. Bowen
sat Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,, Jinglinlg
his bunch Of keys and glancing turtively
vet nervouslY OF the clock otter the SILVER
speech had been running about an hour.
MIR. Hoar has his electoral count bill before
the Senate and has been extremely anxious
10 have it considered for several weeks.
Things were pretty dali and there was
hum of voices all over the Senate chamber
Mr.. Bowen was reading away the time to
his own amusement, while no one gave
him attention. AS he was turning the
leaves of his big roll of manuscript it
slipped from hi. hands, fell upon the carpet,
and rolled alorg past several seats.
Mr.. Hoar's jingling keys and attention
to the clock, together with the roar OF the
voices about him, prevented his hearing
when the manuscript. fell, but he instantly
detected the cessation OF Mr.. Bowens re-
marks, supposing the Colorado Senator had
at last com pleted his remarks, Mr.. Hoar
arose, and without looking behind him to
see Mr. Bowen, who was engaged gather.
ing up bis manuscript, addressed the chair
thus:
IL now move, NJ. President, that the
special order be laid aside, and that we be-
gin the consideration OF the electoral count
bill ="
The President Of the Senate smiled.
People ia the galleries Uttered. The Sen
stors on the l5or who were observing the
proceedings roared with laughter. Mr..
Hoar Was embarrassed He couldn't see
what he had done to make clown oil
himself, and his red face grew scarlet. Di.
rectly he turned around, saw Mr.. Bowen
thumoing his manuscript for the right
page, and then it Gawned upon him that
the Colorado Senator had only paused in
his remarks.
Il beg the psrdon OF the Senator from
Colorado said Mr.. Hosr, now laughing
heartily 81 thought he had finished
"Oh, nc" replied Mr.. Bowen, i've only
fairly begun"
Then Mr.. Hoar sank down in his chair
in despair A Sens'or who sat beside Mr..
Bowen had been anxious 10 tell him for an
hour that Senator aller. OF California, was
dead, believing be would suspend his re-
marks ond permit tae Senate 10 adjourn.
So just before Mr. Bowen resumed bis
speech the Senator leaned over and whis.
pered:
Senator Miller is dead
"All right" replied Mr.. Bowen, as he
continued his speech,
Nv
This thing Of Showing people around
the capitol and city is great BORE" said
western Representative to your CORE.
spondent. You would be surprised how
many OF smy constituents and acquaint-
ances who come here expect me to show
them around the city. Why, if ! gave
them ns much time as they expect / would
do little else than play guide, A halt
dozen men and women from my State put
in an appearance daily. And then il |
lunched them, took them driving and took
them 20 the the theatres, | would have no
salary lett. Only small proportion of
them realize the truth of this"
Less than week ago 81 200-a-year
clerk in the Treasury department said to
me:
by jovel I've been in Washington lees
than eigh' months AID have taken up all
my thirty DAYS leave, and mere than q
week over. know everybody in my State
who came here, and they all came to see
me or find them. can tell they expect
me to give them attention, and it takes all
of my evenings and great deal of my
time, too. / wonder people never learn
that man who lives in Washington has
something to do; and might add that be
has some expenses of his own. This thing
OF entertaining friends from home falls
very hard upon some Of the people here,
can tell you
was riding up to the Capitol in her
die the other day and Senator Wade Hamp-
ton aud Solicitor General Goode were
seated next to me. AZ we passed the old
baseball grounds, nearly opposite the Cap.
itol, Mr.. Goode remarks, the big sign of
patent medicine on ,hs fence. Every
time see that sigu.' ssid Senator Hamp.
ton, Il am reminded Of the time when
Senator Pendleton, of Ohio, was running
for re election to the Senate with Senator
Payne as his opponent. Pendleton, az
well az several other Senators were In the
herdic with me when Ne found this place,
aud one OF The Senator'S, veil known wag.
remarked, 1 cay, PeDdletoD, see that sign,
and he read j; oil. Co5qers all Pain"
ayes" replied Pendleton.
"Wsll, ysu ought TO try that on Payne,
of Ohio, and zee if ii will conquer him,
continued the wsggish Senator.
"Pendleton, however, was equal to him,
for be replied, From all outward appear
snces it seems Ga if Payne had standard
oil that was warranted to conquer any
thing; therefore, Thick it would be useless
for me TO try another.
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Washington has always been noted for
its strange psopie, but there has appeared
IN the avenue lately vnuro Iado vho fov |