Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-05
BY soNEs OF THE SENATE.
How Senator X ddGbergsr Was Induced
TO Reach Sublime Faliness.
Ursfiuofou Critic

10 heAcn SuDume fdltnts3.
Washington Critic.
After the passing Of Malone the Repub-
lican leaders needed Riddlsherger more
than ever. He never swallowed "Ssna-
torisl courtesy" ard detss,ed the star
chsmber proceedings Of ihs much used ex-
Ccutive eesfion. Yet much Rddlebsr-
GERS assistance might have helped the
slender K pahlicaa mi ,rity-necessarg as
~ Was md 90 some ines 10 mako it ma
ljority-theFe va, a time. toward ,ha eud
OF the lcrg session OF the FJrty-niDth Con-
grses, when neither Eimuads uor Iugalls,
which ever happened 20 he il the GUAR,
would ever recogDizl him iE debate. Rid
dlebeTgeT had ais revenge Oae day. Ssna-
tor EtmuEde was forcing through q email
measure Of benefit to Vernon, when lie
thought the oated R'ddlebe.gsT vas absent
TIE tact Wa, lie was present.
II objsctw hs Shouted, when the Rs
publican whip waited the bill put upon
it's passage. II obieew
Il hope the Senator" ssid M. Ell
munds, with all the politeue,s that a very
polite man Is capable Of, will kindly
withdraw his Obi -ciioa"
"Well, Just won. DO il, " Rddlebsrger
shouted, louder than bsfore, "shaPs all
there is 10 -
Riddlsberger mad his revenge on anot1eT
occasion. Urgent matters WeTe pressing
the hard pushed Republicans at tire close
of oDe of the sessions. The fscali.rani
VnginiAn always turned up in the way
Toe situation was becoming desperate.
For Gcd's sake" said the gravs ana
reverend senior, who happened 10 be the
Republican whip that day, il q husky
Whisper 10 Tom R0wep, of Colorado, gel
Riddleberger down staira, OF somewheIe-
anywhere! Get him full, if necessary !"
Bowen took RddlCberger ny the arm,
cosxsd him throngh the wide door into
the elevator ard down istO the Senate res
tsursnt. They sat down. Bowen ordered
s email bottle. Tie waiter brought it aad
broke it.
Now, Phi tell you hOT II il, RIDDLE"
ssid the Colorado Senator, conddentially.
"Hls nihs cot me TO bring you down here
and get you full and keep you cut If tie
way. l won't deceive you ABOUT 1t, old
man."
"Whs,r RiddiebeIger roarel. He
did, did h? Waiter, come here. Brig g
quart bottle. Bring it-quiok, too. Ton,
y,u did right. I'il just gO up in the Sen
a,e sud give you an imitation Of a man
raising" The fiery VDginien was SIS
good rs MS word. The quart and dslf
OF Mumms was punished withOu, any
trouble and the two Senators vent up.
Tom Bowen showed by his ac.iOrs that his
mission had failed. There was evidence
on his face, TOO, that lie didn't care II II
had. Toe imitation wh:ea RidolebeIgsF
had promised wss an extremely decorate
oue. Toe fun lasted fov two hours. Rid
dlebsi ger would ke' p the Senate in extcu
tive session, and ali other business was
stopped. The Republican whip vas wild
with rags but pONerless. Tue cause OF
al this trouble tiusliy got tired and went
dom 70 the restaurant again with his
Senatorial companion.
Ga the last night OF the last eeesiOu in
which Riddleberger SAT as Senator, hs Tae
20 more obsti eDtTOus than he had been
hundred times before, but his antics we're q
hundred times more annoying 10 the
Republican mejOIity and the presiding
officer than ever. Mr. Iogsll5 resorted to
despers'e measures Rddltbs,ger was
carried out By force. just ihea il was
tina. a comedy young girl, who bad been
occupying one Of the Sena orial seats 10
the gallery, shriekej, grew faint and fell
sac we, Riddlsbsrger's daughter Sym
psthetic hands cared for her. The line 9
~ss soon over, but the disgrace not for q
long time.
Il was a scene of cTaz5 confusion Oh the
floer. Little George Vest of Missouri,
shaking his right fist indignantly IL the
air. stalked over 20 where boa Cameron,
Al1rich and Allison stood in a group.
"Gods!' the fiery tx Confederate Coz
Gresham aod seustor IOsred, "Hhen l
heard that youDg woman Shrek | wa
md enough to fight; bus what can we
D.? l. it cur place oo this side to inter
fers? Yon needed this mars vote, sud
Won tolerated him then. Nov you don't
need him, snd this spiderleg sOn-ct-s
sea cook from Kansas has got 20 put on ID
air ard have him arrested aud make 90
exhibition of him. Ii you had a epsrk OF
manhood shout YOU" he Ioared still
louder, shaking bis fnger il the very faces
of Cameron. Aldiicd aud Allison, 500
Sould make soma protest I"
NO" said Cameron, quietly, there y
40 manhood about a1y Of ne. ID 10 poli-
:ca we are playing tonight
BENwoOD.