Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-05
SENATOR'S wAGGING FANS.
How Statesmen Made Efforts to Keep
Cool Today.

Huge palm leaf fans were scattered all over
the Senate today. Each Senator was provided
with a specimen and most of them at once set
to work to find out how they were
used. Senator Plumb famed so vigorously
that he started a new flow OF perspiration and
at last concluded that there were many cooler
occupations than trying to freeze himself with
a square yard of bamboo. Senator
Stockbridge started in to fan him
self as soon as the chaplain concluded his
prayer and he and he alone, stayed with the
air disturber for more than two hours, he
could fan himself for week without becom-
ing tired. He was not graceful of move
ment as Senator Jones of Nevada. but he had
more endurance than any other Senator present
today.
Senator Mitchell controlled his desire to fan
himself for more than an hour. but he sue
cumbed at last and started enough perspiration
to spoil all the handkerchiefs he had in ms
clothes. incidentally he bit the edge off the
windy end of the palm. Senator Barbour also
ate good deal OF his fan. he ate more than
he famed
Senator Carlisle's heated features were con-
tent with a few jerkily-started waves of
atmosphere; then the fan was laid down. Sem
ator Mcpherson enjoyed intervals of about
half an hours rest between his streaks
OF tanning; he wagged the palm leaf
at the rate of about l20 wags
per minute. His average of continuous effort
had very pleasant motion; very esthetic but
with little wind i'll II. The venerable New
Yorker does not get much satisfaction out of
fan when he operates II himself
Senator Hearst started his whiskers in mo-
tion quite frequently by the Vigorous manner
In which he stirred up an artificial breeze.
> senator Ingalls, who was In the chair, used
the fan allotted to him principally as a
prop for his chin. Occasionally however
he would give the leaf few
deliberate hourishes. just enough TO keep the
flies at a respectable distance. Senator Reagan
neglected entirely the fan which was put ON
his own desk. He sat in the absent Senator
Browns seattle chair for which his soul doth
pine-and wore the edge OF Senator Browns
fan by scrubbing il against his face.
Senator Faulkners perspiration promoter
had quick, nervous motion, especially when
the little tilt between Senator sherman and
Senator Teller was in progress. Senators
Mcmillan and Vance were SO delighted
with their fans that they carried them
all over the place and even across the Capitol
to the House. Senator McMIllan's method is a
success and he actually succeeds IN keeping
himself cool. Senators Ransom. Colquitt, ate.
Cullom, Payne. Allison, Sanders and Platt
completely ignored the fans which a liberal
government had considerably provided for
them
Each OF the pages carried two fans and they
managed to keep them all in operation.
SILVER AND FREE FANS
There were lots of fans in the Senate press
gallery lobby, and as there was nothing more
startling than silver debate in the
chamber the newspaper men laid back
in their chairs, out of range of the orators
voices, and famed themselves with a good deal
of persistencv. The majority IN the SENATE
may vote for protective tariff, but it believes
in free fans