New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-22

JUNE ~, ISN.-I w E1>
o,orhs-one which very nearly LED 10 u'eeuS n.,v
ocaIled by the discussion when was sti' w ...i,.o
arer the pronunclatoti Of the name Oh ~
w. ~ ~ Philadelphia, Mr. Randaps successor, ~
'1 ,,orce NJ . limp Claytons experience WIFI a
io tio ,ocslator IL was thought wise 10 oo"'''
,,,ies on the pronunciation OF Mr. NauA i''''o'
- % ,ho c,erl,s were letter perfect III IT lo's
tore the new Congressman haa air" ~
,srce 70 the Constitution and taken Ills scat
Tim. CLAYTON was clerk OF the hou9e i'' '
o afterward a clerk in The Senate. hc~iS io" .1,
hored by his fellow workers as genial "i., a..
,ch,Iess man who had many friends poth OH 'no
~ :, the uouse and at the Clerks desk iic "a' '
-, the assistants at the desk ana ctihns ~ w -
Va M ., h,s duties one fternoon. however an
~ ~ the clerks was sick and Clayton was caii,i
,nor on short notice, to take his place ""ii"H Oi
~, In the House at that time was MEMBER iio'"
,is,ana named Michel Vidal suppose ".o
'o" or,, az accommodation Meeshel Vee-dahi'
80, onproached the end of the roll-call, weary WI"
tbo calling of 300 names and careless OIL ms
,ncs II is impossible to reproduce IN Npo ""
nun citation which he gave To the name oi '"o ,,'
Ior from Louisiana. II souhue" SUM-
. Michael yiddle,' but it was roiieu ou' 49,, T.,
,,i,orpion accent which battles reproduction. rr'uo ~
h c.strv was a predominatng characteristic
:. Aha Louisiana member and the blood OF al "'0
vida,s rushed to his head at this outrage. ih' M
bers Of the Iousc caught sight OF Ms e"'' -, ,ho
- % laughter went up which suspended TOT "'0
moment the calling Of the roll Nlda "hS np'',". .
@ o,.or,l minutes When he recovered the po"o'
., ,eoch he swore roundly that he woulu p"'', ~,
rbvscal violence the man who had put ''ii, la
=, al, an him lie was "A large man, ana II "o "
~ o,tocked CLAYTON there would pIoDapN nav
hocn n vacancy Oh the clerical force OF ''o ,,a
representatives that day; but octtcr oo"'s ,i.ad
o,d an elaborate explanation from '"N''" a.,
tho Iouisiana member that Ignorance au" NV -
,r,. responsible for the aGsort. But since 'l". .n
pcricncc the clerks who call inc Ion ~
steadfast students Of pronunciation
Tao Amusing telephone Incidents have come U, W.
notice within tho last week two SCI re''lrl .,
was the chief actor I'm one ana my H'i'i ~ ,. e.,
boro of the other. With becoming no"o'S W. .
formant related the incident IN WHO" "0 W."
first. said he: ,,,.ar Senators
. ,o.o d, successor 10 Sergeant Arms caha''l'
had cntcrcd into a compact with Deputy 0ciN
AIMS Deade under which he was to tel me t"V -
- tho ballo,ng II he should hear H. AZ aoo0' ." t
Tor which the caucus had been called "e'' ,a
Io .o aod ated Central 10 give me communication
With the office Of the sergeant alarms oi "o 49,,
/, ,oouircd some vigorou, ringing OF INC e'op'
. 49,. - snonse Then a CrrG voice inquired "''''
7 wanted I'm reply asked If The canctS was III ~
slo, The Crun voice asked VINO "a9 -
,v name and such other particulars about INV pm
l,ir,h physca condition and my mentai caPd''N
: ,horgh, In these days Of enumeration 0ut"O =,
a,isfv the oncstioncr A. To my heitiN' inci'
I'D again If the caucus in session. !" rpm ''~
,otonhone was cut off with bang that shochon ny
,,rcuiar orran determined that ""uI" ''' w
very impcrtincut cmplOyc OF the 9erscanV
,ai, aud II pos,ble have him dlscpincd 'lc 'N' "''
nal, -, hour later having heard nothing rom INC
,c,,s meantime called up the senate AGAIN II '"'"
| half % bring a c-prN>c ''clNt"' wa
hcrnnipc 70 despair and had Just ehc"lfdeeu "' w.
o,,iruc I'm her efforts with the assurance "''' Wv
man AT the other end Of the Inc uu no' """t
o,svcr when the cruf voice said WIFI @o"r N' ~
anger: 49,. hau -
. NODDED v.lth much force and some profanity
40. 7 ,,.or,d not s,op ringing that bell; that Wouu
r,ur a. long As pleased and probably a great o'''
longer. and added nnconplimehuhS I'"''N'
vbi,h | hoped would reach the other ehd oil inc "''
,ion. wire I'm their original strength lne Only ~
81, "a am al,rtIpt cutting OIL Of COMMUNICATION 'c'
~ ,e ,,.,o,ei IA the lively dialogue and She ana
,.,,,d.itcl, entered into an agreement by VINO"
,c yr,s IN ring ND that telephone violently AT h''
,,,,u,e intervals during the remainder oil t"' c''"
i,. 4 few minutes later met one Of the empo''>
If the sergeant At Nrm>'s Office, ana rdu'I "''-
,,tlv narrated my experience. AZ the same time ia
oti,ring what cmpoye Of the once po'''s'ot "
ncrular quality Of vocal grli'nc's WIG" "'' N7'''
waited TO me over the telephone wire
.. - ts bi,hlv probable said this gentleman 'tha'
~ ,5e,d with the gruN voice IS member oi 'hc
senate The Republican caucus is BENZ hc'" J" -.
reception room adjoining the ONCE of inc H''-"' At
arms, and that Office IS cleared oil "I 'o '"'i'''
while TIL, caucus is In progress
81 ,.-,,,d ancryvari that TINS the solution OF
| ,. ,,,..,i,n which had given me much ANNOYANCE
have no, vet learned. however. who the senator -
| ., ,rbou, I talked with such charming ana uhA''"'
toned frankncss lac has my name ana a"o.'ss' ''''
I think II only fair that he send me- his card.
Mr. FLAMES experience with the 'l'p"""o ,'
/ ID ,bo ne - one 81 the employs Of the state DE
! nort,ocpi hollow mocicry for more than week
Ito lives in constant terror Of the wrath to come
| A. plstuc II appears. anxious - communicate
win the Depart uent from distant part OF the CITY
lie therefore called up hi, Office over the telephone
wire owing to some electrical defect due Doubtless
| IA the weather. he unable u mnke himself
,horourhly understood As not nfreqncntly happens
ne coud hear with perfect dIstnctucs, AL that the
man at the other end Of the wire was saying. while
| TN. clerk struggled vainly 70 distinguish a single
syIlsble Of what the trying 10 pour into
Ids car FINALLY the clerk. annoyed by the trouble
! and delay, said IN angry tone:
| Well who In -- YOU anyhow
Perhaps Mr.. Blaine spoke with more emphasis or
with greater attention articulation when he replied
whatever the the first Ineligible word, which
found their way TO the Of the angry clerk were
those which said in reply TO hi, profanc question;
My name Is Blaine and happen 10 be the sec
rotary Of state
| The shock which the clerk experienced severe
but It was nothing to the lingering agony of doubt
| which followed il and which even is haras~ing
| his anxious mind. Mr. Blaine has shown 10 dispo
sltion to resent the unncnti0nal familiarity. and the
incident will probably drop into oblivion In week or
two.
Senator Harris Of Tennessee had an experience
some year ago with new committee clerk at the
| Capitol. something very like the experience Of Mr.
| Blaine. He went INTO the room of the Committee on
Claims one afternoon, and asked the clerk 10 show hin
the papers in a undcr consideration by the com.
mttcc
| Are Won the claimant ~ said the clerk abruptly
senator Harris replied that he not the claimant