Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-02-17
HUNTS AUTOGRAPHS.
An Amusing Scene In The United
States Senate.

Special: Senator Tillman is hay-
ing great difficulty in convincing
the Senate that his bill to over
ride the Supreme Courts recent
decision in the dispensary case is
a meritorious measure. he made
another effort to pass his bill to-
day before the Senate proceeded
to tho House to count the electoral
vote, but he was vigorously opposed
by Senators Mills, Vest and others.
The Senate iS not inclined 70
overturn a decision of the Supreme
Court to crafty the personal
ambitions and political aims of
Senator Tillman, and his bill will
probably fai leven if it is ever pres
sed To- vose.
Senator Tillman has hit upon 3
novel scheme to expedite the
passage of his bill, but it will
hardly succeed. He has tried to
the best of his limited ability to
invoke the tilne-honored and
generally respected Senatorial
courtesy" in behelf of his measure.
Having failed upon that line, be
is now appealing to Senatorial
vanity" to pnsh his project sue
cessfully along. He endeayored
to play upon Senatorial vanity
by procuring an autograph album
and inviting Senators to write
their name in his book.
There is rule Of the Senate
which prohibits employees of that
body from soliciting autographs
during the session of the Senate.
The business used to be carried
to large extent until certain
Senators, like Conkling, Edmunds.
Bayard and others, declared it
was a nuisance and. directed tbeI
sergeant-at-arms to have the|
practice discontinued.
Tillman commenced operations
on the Democratic side with sena-
tor Turpi,, os Indiana, and Senator
Bate, os Tennessee. Several other
Democrats were thus enrolled byl
the South Carollnian. He paused
and looked across the aisle to the|
side and there sat
Senators Hoar, of Massachusetts,
Sherman, of Ohio, and Allison, of
Iowa-all big men, but also strict
eonstructionists as to the rules OF
the Senate. and hard men to ap-I
proach at any time or place.
Seuator 1,illman gazed intently at
Hoar for few minutes and
scratched his head as if afraid to.I
go up against the Massachusetts
monitor Of the Senate, who read.
his colleagues such a severe
lecture yesterday about bettaying
the secrets of executive sessions,
ys,He's going to tackle Hoar1
exclaimed one of. the newspapers
reporters, who was watching the
performance from the gallery. o|
The South Carolina Senator
wiped both corners of his mouth
with the ends of his fiugers and
directly for Senator Hoaf,
Taking a seat beside the Senator
from Massachusetts, Senator Till
man first presented the autograph
album and indicated where ne
would like to have the Senator'S
signature, The letter blushed
and looked confused, but Tillman
was persistent. A little good.
natured chafiing ensued, but the
result was that Tillman obtained
the autograph, and also took occs-
sion to s,.y a good word for his
dispensary bill. His next victim
was Senator Allison. the most
modest man in national politics.
He blush,sd like g. schoolgirl when
approached by Tillman, and look
ed as though he would like TO
cover his face with his hands to
hide his ever-ready bushes:
Finally be placed his well-rounded
signature in the book, and Till
man fingered long enough by his
side to drop a few suggestions
about the dispenSary bill.
Down in the front cow sat Sena.
tor Sherman. the distinguished
chairman of the, committee on
foreign relations aud the lext
Secretary of State. Tillman eyed
the great ohioan cautiously cir
cled around him two. or three