Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-29
TWO DAYS WELL SPENT.
Western Editor Reduces Sight
Seeing to a System.
Managed to See More of the National
Capitol In Tyventy-FOur Hours
Than Most Visitors See
I'm q Week.
Especial Washington letter.


One of the veteran editors of the west
came to Washington recently, and, al
though he had but two days to spare,
he managed to see great deal of the
national capital in that time.
Thousands of people travelling from
east to west annually stop over here
for day or two. and can of course carry
away with them only faint recollee-
lions of city of trees and asphalt pave
ments The itinerary of the editor is
therefore one which rybody coming
here on flying trips might better know
about and keep for future reference.
The visitor was wise enough to en-
gage apartments at hotel befor~ COM
ing here. He knew that when congress
is in session all of the hotels are crowd
ed. You may judge from that little
bit of forethought that he is somewhas
methodical, and inclined to make prep
arations for coming events.
1t was early Tuesday morning when
the editor arrived here. and he went at
once to the hoIel, where he had break
fust. He then went down Pennsyl-
yania avenue on a cable car. which went
clear around the capitol grounds, and
took him to the new congressional IL
brary building. He spent two hours
there, viewing with wonderment and
amazement the splendors of that mag
nificent building; an ediflce which is
now conceded TO be, without exception,
the most splendid building in the world.
He then walked across the grand
plaza to the east front of the capitol
building, and entered the senate wing
beneath the great marble staircase.
Ordinarily a stranger would have
climbed the stairs, but it is physical
task which is not necessary. The en-
trance beneath the staircase leads
through spacious corridor to an ele-
vator which quickly lifts the people to
the main floor. or to the gallery floor,
of the building. Our visiting editor
first walked about the senate floor, and
went to the east front, where he saw
the bronze doors, containing numerous
categorical representations in bas re-
lief. Then he went to the gallery, and
was admitted to the reserved gallery
because he held ticket of admission
which had been sent to him with the
compliments of one of the senators
from his state-the senator having
learned that the editor was coming to
Washington about that time.
1t was just five minutes of IL. noon,
when the visitor took hissseat and began
to study the architectural effects of the
great Legislative chamber. He OBJ
served in the inches along the wall the
marble busts of the eX-vice presidents
of the republic. They are all there. in
Guiding one of Adlai E. Stevenson
whose term of office only expired last
March. -.--.
At IL o'clock he saw Vice President
Hobart enter the senate chamber, &C.
companied by Rev. DR.. Milburn, the
celebrated blind chaplain of the senate
He heard the vice presidents gave
strike the desk once. lightly, and then
the vice president said: The senate
will be in order. The chaplain will offer
prayer"
With a friend sitting beside him to
point Ggut the notables. the visiting
editor saw Senator Frye. of Maine. the
eloquent republican orator: Senator
Morgan. of Alabama. the patriotic
American statesman who resisted the
British arbitration treaty. and who has
for two years insisted that this country
should stop that bloody warfare in
Cuba; Senator Cullom, and Senator
Mason. of Illinois; Senator Davis. OF
Minnesota; Senator Burrows. of Michi
gan: Senator Spooner. of Wisconsin