The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

rlly De cut. The he SWaShed something
out Of a bottle upon the judges pate
Whats that?' cried Holman. "A sham
poo" answered the barber Il didn't or
der shampoo" protested the judge. The
barber apologi7ed, but it was too late-the
cd gentelman's hair was already white
with foam, and he was in for it. Thus
by one device and another, three-quarters
or an hour was consumed.
Meanwhile Horr had been rushing his
work through to the critical point AL
though nobody had raised a direct objec-
ton to the immediate consideration of his
Dill, many members had piled him with
questions and these and the answers to-
gether consumed a good deal of time Horn
watched the clock anxiously, stealing
g1ances between whites at the door open
ing from the barber shop. At last the re-
quests for explanations tagged, and a late
conner rose and inquired what was the
business before the House. The speaker
answered: THE gentleman from Michi-
gan asks unanimous consent for the i'm
mediate consideration of House bill No.
9,3f7. Is there objection?" He was lust
about to add, ''The chair hears none''
and clinch the business, when Holman
appeared at the door of the barber shop.
His toilet was complete, but his muslin
bib was still at his neck, for he had caught
the word objection" and had sprung
from the chair Il objectp' he soueaked
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state of semi-collapse. The work for
which he had plotted and toiled had
been gil undone by that rascally BARRIERS
carelessness in leaving the door OPEN and
not holding the judge down by main force
Horn and Holman had several tits Horn
was witty, and usually found Holman lit
tie better than plaything when 1t came
to a passage at words; but he was van
pushed once. He had tried to get a Mich
igan Office holders salary raised, in an
appropriation bill, from $1,000 a year to
$1,000, but Holman's objection stood in the
way. 1.-THE gentleman's objection to such
a trifie as that said Horn YEARLY, re
minds me of the saying of a certain emf
nent democrat of Indiana, when inform
ed that the republicans had swept the
country in a general election: why, I'd
have given twenty-five cents rather than
have that happen!
AS this was an aIlusion to one of the
stories ahoat about Holman's own penur-
iousness, the republicans roared; but the
democrats had their turn when Holman
suavely replied:
paid his debt out of his own pocket, and
not, like my more liberal friend from
Michigan, reached into the treasury of the
United States for the money"
Holman was known as a foe of sine
cures in the public service, and routed out
was walking about the basement of the
capitol, and endeavored to go through a
doorway guarded by a one-legged vet
eran.
Cant go through there" said the
guardian of the portal.
II am a member of congress-" said Mr..
Holman quietly.
II don't know as that makes any differ
ence,' said the doorkeeper, unless you
come from a district where the people can
walk through wood. The door is screwed
up"
"Then what are you here for?" demand
ed Holman.
ct am here for $3.50 day. There is a
fellow from the Sixth Pennsylvania Cav.
airy watching the other side of it, and
mebbe he can tell you more than can"
By a circuitous route through a COM
mite room, Mr.. Holman reached the
other side of the door, and there sat an
other doorkeeper, reading a newspaper,
who acknowledged with equal frankness
that the door had been screwed fast
These two men were shortly looking af-
ter chance to earn $3.50 a day some
where else.
1t must not be though that Holman vas
himself free from the patronage peccadfl-
les which brought these sinecures into be-
ing. When he put a new and perhaps
unnecessary name upon a government pay
have the favor credited to him by the
benefeiaries, but charged against some>
body else's account as a draft upon the
public purse. One favorite resort was to
offer a resolution of inquiry as to the pro-
priety of doing thus-and-so, and the COM
mittee which approved his plan would get
the blame for whatever expense attended
it. He was checkmated once, however.
when his enemies were in power. He
wanted to get employment for a young
protege of his, and offered a resolution
like this:
Resolved, That the committee on &c
counts be directed to inquire into the pro-
priety Of Willie s. Howard being employ
ed as a page or folder under the door
keeper during the residue of the present ,
session of congress, and to report by res
olution or otherwise.
The committees report when 1t came in.
turned the tables pretty cleverly upon the
thrifty Indianian. Its chief passage read:
1.-THE committee have not been
able to discover the improprie-
ty of Willie s. Howard being
employed, etc, but they doubt the
propriety of further investigation by them
until a resolution framed in the usual wav
has been introduced and referred to
them"
Nothing remained thereafter but for Mr..
Holman to make direct appeal for the
boys employment and accept responsible
ity for it.
Holman was a great campaigner He
never allowed an incident to go unused J
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