Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-05-04
the rage of the hour they created the

the rage of the hour they created the
position of page in the Senate.
Grafton d. Hanson was the first page
appointed in December, 1929. His
grandfather, Gen. Montjoy Bayley,
who was then sergeant-at-arms, was
his sponsor. Mr. Hanson is still n resi-
dent of Washington, having held thI
position Of chief clerk in the Office of
the Paymaster-General at the War De-
partmCnJ for Il periOl of thirty one
years lie is Il man of scholarly at
tainmentS. fin so-iablc position and
the affable manner of the old school.
Few men in these days have such rare
"reminiscences Of their boyhCod.
John {. Calhoun was president of
the Senate when lie received his APP
pointment. Daniel Webster was eS-
pecially kind to him and his CHEEKY
manner always made it pleasure to
do his bidding. lie would always
weave little fun into his commands.
Here, my lad, take This one to the
reprobates," would be his order with
documents to be delivered to the Cham
Der of Referees and kindly careSS
would accompany il.
Mr.. lIaDSOn's youthful mind drank
in the eloquence of Henry Clay and
William c. Preston of South Carolina.
whose silvcry tones and wonderful
oratory 50 charmed his hearers that
they were so enraptured in listen
ing to his speeches that they could
not take them down.
senator Arthur =. German of Mary
land was one of Capt. Bassett's boys. +"
lie was appointed page in the Senate
by stephen a. Douglas, when he was
but II years old. During the fourteen
years he remained in the service of the
Senate he held every subordinate posi-
tion except that of sergeant-at-arms,
finally attaining to the dignity of post
master. In lsG6 he was appointed
Collector of Internal Revenue in Mary
land, and subsequently represented his
county in both Houses OF the State
Legislature. When he was ~ years of
age he returned, as Senator from Mary
land, to the halls where in his boyhood
he had served as page.
Senator German is considered one of
the most astutc parliamentarians of
the day. There is not detail of par
liamcntary law which is not perfectly
familiar to him. His experience of
fourteen years in the Senat. at the
most critical period of the nations his
tory and when the greatest men of
the country were discussing profound
questions of government was rare
school of political discipline. Doubt
less he largely owes TO it the develop
ment OF his conspicuous abilities, which
have placed him in the foremost rank
of leading men.
Other past pages who are filling
promising and prominent positions in
the world are three Bailey brothers,
one Of whom, under the nom de plume
of Edward Alton, is making name in
the field of literature The other two
are in the United States Navy. The
| United States Consul at Tahiti, Mr..
| Jacob Doty. was once bright page.
Mr.. Stuart Robson, the comedian,
| learned a few of his tricks in the Sen
/ ate chamber when he was a page there.
The corps of pages at present doing
/ duty in the Senate has swelled to
eighteen members. They are bright
| lot of boys, with ready wit to seize the
many opportunities afforded them for
picking up bits of wisdom.
/ At $3.50 every morning they are re-
! quired to report in the Senate chamber.
! When the Senate does not convene
until midday they find many moments
of the morning hour available for
reading or studying. During the