The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-29

took umbrage at Hutchinson and applied
some epithet to Hutchinson which didn't
go in Texas, whereupon Hitcheson lug
ged out penknife about as long as the
sting Of wasp and drove the doughty
Timothy under a table Campbell was
very much surprised. Other members of
the committee interfered and an armis-
tice was brought about. Campbell, how
ever, was very careful afterwards about
his English whenever he spoke of and
concerning the fretfuA Texan.
Another gentleman against whom
Hutcheson drew his trusty blade. was
Dick Bright, sergeant-at-arms Of the
Senate. The Senate you must know,
is a very select body of men. If a senator
chances to be in one of the elevators the
man inside will not stop his machine for
all your jangling of his bell until he has
gotten rid of his senator. He bears
Caesar and his fortunes and will not pay
the slightest attention to your halls while
1T SO fell viiely out that one day when
Hutchinson was ringing for a Senate ele-
vator on the middle floor he had the eX-
asperating pleasure of seeing the passen-
ger box go up and down several times
without ever stopping or paying the
slightest attention to him. 1t had sa-
cred senator aboard each way every
time. Hutchinson, who was a newcomer,
understood nothing of the elevator hon
Ors prescribed in the exalted case of
senator When the elevator did finally
stop he rallied at the man in side and de-
handed the reasons for his remarkable
conduct.
'''The man. who did not know Hutche-
son, made some sharp reply. Hutchinson
retorted in return in a very ferocious way
while his voice rose high and shrill. Just
then Dick Bright came up. Bright didn't
know Hutcheson either.
" Here said Bright rather rudely, get
out of here or I'll lock you up.
Lock me up responded Hutchinson.
d" Yes, sir. I'll lock you up responded
Bright, making a step toward the Texas
member, whose ire was now at boiling
=" You lay your hand on me- said
Hutcheson stepping quickly back, draw
ing a knife like flash, and I'll cut. your
throat
bright hesitated He felt pardonable
reluctance about pressing matters with
men armed with a ferocious knife and
with q gray eye as ferocious as his wea-
pom Just then one of the capitol police
under the command of Bright The ser
geant-at-arms of the Senate is the we'll
head of authority for the police of the
capitol building.
ARREST that man, officer commanded
Bright, turning to his myrmidOn.
- He's a member of congress-, whisper
ed the policeman to Bright in loud
. Never mind who he is retorted Bright
now thoroughly aroused, arrest him.
Z" If the policeman remarked Hutche-
Bright In his conversation, lays his hand
on me by your order IN split you into
half-apples in a minute.
''It was clean case of stand Off Bright
and the policeman were both very evident
" disheartened by the very vigorous pro-
gramme which Hutchinson had outlined.
The elevator still stood there, the man
who was the first cause OF the quarrel
glaring out through the bars at the war
like scene, with his eyes wide open from
alarm. He didn't care for taste of the
Texan either. Bright hesitated a moment
and then stepped into the elevator with
out further word The elevator man
yanked his lever and the sergeant-at-arms
of the Senate dropped from the scene of
trouble TO the floor below. When he was
gone Hutchinson and the policeman shook
hands and Hutchinson jauntily adjourned
to the House.
perhaps as funny scrap as ever came
off in congress was the encounter between
Dan Waugh of Indiana and Turpin Of
Alabama. This was in the House in the
F'ifty-second congress.
"Tarsney of Missouri was making a
speech on pensions. Turpin of Alabama
eager to point a moral and adorn a tale
arose and asked Tarsney a question.
Don't you know. asked Turpin of
Tarsney, that there is a man now in the
employ OF the government attending the
telephone at the interior department, who
draws pension on the grounds that ne
is totally deaf?'
No replied Tarsney. but I presume
" 1t is true went on Turpin. the man
draws pension for total deafness occa-
stoned by discharges Of artillery and vet
attends TO the telephone over at the in
terror department.. He's from Indiana