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An ImpositiOn ON senator Fair -rhe
satire Of Ingalls,.

An Imposition on Senator Fair The
satire Of Ingalls,.
Very frequently impositions are prae'
ticed on careless or ignorant senators
by people who are interested IN the
passage Of bills before the senate.
Senator Fair, who died recently III
California. was man on whom 1t
was easy to impose because Of his ig-
norance and his carelessness. One day
the senator came into meeting OF II
committee Of whi,h he was member
and presented favorable report on
bill which had been referred to him as
u subcommittee. 1t was tho custom
Of Mr.. Fair to say to another senator
who sat beside him i'll the committee
room: Senator, you are better reader
than ]. Read this report for me-" The
other members Of the committee thought
always that Mr.. Fair did this because
he was not able to read his clerks
handwriting. On this OCCASION Mr..
Fair made his usual request. At the
same time he explained To the other
members of the committee that the bill
was one which had been reported to
the senate favorably at the last session
Of congress. This explanation would
have been enough. ordinarily, 10 with
draw attention from the bill. 1t hap
pened that the senator who was Mr..
Fairs spokesman was busy and that
the reading of the report was delayed.
In the meantime. Mr.. Hoar in u casual
way turned over the reports OF the last
session until he came to this bill. Look
here, Senator Fair" said Mr.. Hoar.
that bill was reported adversely at
the last session" 80 it was" said
Mr. +, il. lookin, & Tie reports
Then that--lawyer lied to me.
Ii appeared from his explanation that
Mr.. Fair had accepted the statements
Of an attorney who was interested III
the pass &c OF the bill AMI had made
his report in accordance with them.
Mr.. Fairs reptr.s were scanned very
carefully after that.
Ex-senator Ingalls, continues to keep
himself in tho public eye, and he has
hopes that he may resume his seat in
the United States senate when the term
OF MIR. PETER expires. He may do 50.
but there Is one senator who believes
ne will nor. This senator was On the
train with Mr.. Ingalls, some time ago,
and he noted the fact that though they
were travelling through the state Of
Kansas, the ex-senator sat alone
throughout the journey. When they
reached the station where both alighted
Mr. ingalls, sralked through the crowd
almost unnoticed. The conspicuous
ness OF the famous kansan gave him u
following in the Suntlower State; for the
people of almost any stite arc proud to
have their representatives in the senate
or house OF representatives ranked
among the leaders in national affairs
But Mr.. ingalls, too caustic tongue
made enemies for him at home as we'll
as abroad. There was probably no
man IN the senate or house in his day
whose tongue vas as much feared as
was that OF the senator from Kansas
Men whom he had never injured hated
him cordially for his merciless vindic.
tiveness in dealing with others. At
the time when Mr.. ingalls, made his
historic attack ON Senator joseph
Brown. of Georgia. great many people
felt sympathy tor the old gentleman
beca use they believed that he was much
too small mark for Ingalls,. This
was the speech in which ingalls, de.
scribed the Georgia senator as the
Joseph Surface" Of American politics,
and pictured him as continually
washing his hands with invisible
soap in intangible water" One sena.
tor from the West was especially in.
censed against Mr.. Ingalls, aud he went
to MIR. Brown to offer him his syn.
pathy. Mr.. Brown had just made Il
lame reply TO the Ingalls, attack and
sat down. IL think it was outrageous,
Senator Brown said the sympathetic
senator. Mr.. Brown beamed ON him
Softly. He brought It ON himself, sir"
said he; "he brought IL on himself"
And to the day Of his death Senator
Brown believed that he had wiped up
the oratorical earth with Mr.. Ingalls,
The cordial hatred which 80 many Of
his fellow senator's felt for Mr.. ingalls,
was shared by Mr.. Maxey Of Texas
During debate in which Mr.. ingalls,
and Mr.. Maxey both took part the
Texas senator turned to one Of his
neighbors and said: That man In.
gals IS the meanest man in public
life;" and he abused the Kansan
The other senator slipped
over To Mr.. ingalls, desk n little later
and said: Congratulate Mr.. Maxev
IN his speech. :" what are you trying
10 do-get up fight:" asked ingalls,.
Not at all" said the other senator.
You do as | said. Soa short time
Mr.. Ingalls, strolled over 10
he Democratic side Of the chamber
md. leaning on Maxey's desk said:
General Maxey, that speech you made
vas a remarkably fine one Iwasvery
much struck with it. IL was one Of
h" finest presentations | ever heard.
Z had heard that before / spoke. I
Won't say that | would have with. .
Irawn my speech. but can assure you
hat would have modified it a great
eal. Then the Kansas senator
moved away. Presently Mr. Maxey
eaned over to the neighbor TO whom
70 had abused Ingalls, before and who
ad heard what Ingalls, had said.
There Is one thing about ingalls, ad.
,ire,' said Mr.. Maxey. there's no
ealousy about him. When he hear.
good thing from another man. he il
Killing to admit it. "-George Gran.
ham Balm. in Once A Week.
A Busine.siike Bexgar.
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