The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-18

saSa people lived In his district and they
were nearly ali farmers. The SEED dis
Irsou1ion WAS about the only thing that
Kept them in touch with the government
az Washington. 1T Is the only bsnafG
rhsy set in the line OF patarnaiisrr. he
added.
Here General Henderson. OF Iowa. shout
Cd; Well. you are connecting link,
Jerry"
Yes, sir." responded the statesman from
Asdicine Lodge. and am farmer who
farms the farm and rot the farmer
\ iaughahse Incident occurred while
General Grosvenor was discussing the civ
II service question. He referred n VIII
lam r. Barrett, OF Massachusetts, as one
who had been suddenly born into the king
dom Of the personal cuckoo party Mr.
Barrett a mornen, afterward interrupted
| him by saying that he wanted a report OF
the whole words used in reference TO the
cuckoo matter. II was evident that he
was incensed at General Grosvenor's ~
marx. In his interruption he said: Il
asked him General Grosvenorl soto voce
10 whom he referred, and he said that he
i referred 10 me-
Yes" Grosyenor replied. "there was 50
much Soca or so much soto that I did not
hsar the remark
In the debate on the INDIAN appropria-
ton blu jerry Simpson made an attack
on the Dingiey bill. Governor Dingiey
in reply. said that during Jerry's services
In past congresses he had always dwelr
upon the miseries in Kansas. In this seq
ion not a word had been heard from him
about these miseries. This was an .ndiea-
ton of progress. Jerry shouted back
We'll, governor. / will say that Kansas
is now under Populist rule and has no
missries.''
That's misery enough in itself" roared
General Henderson, of Iowa. and every
body gufawed.
In a discussion concerning the Teller
resolution tthe veteran Grosvenor was
neatly turned by his colleague James A.
Norton. NCrtcn accused him of indots-
ing the decentralization of silver. Gros-
Venor said that he was not In the house
al the time il was done You We're one
OF the gentlemen Mr.. Norton insisted.
1t was not" General Grosyenor replied
Il was an humble and private citizen of
! the state"
You were not an humble and private
Citizen Mr.. Norton shouted. You have
always been public and a noisy ONE
The retort excited great laughter. be-
cause Grosvenor usually comes OUT ahead
| in such contests.
A laughable incident occurred during
the consideration of the Indian appropri-
alton bill. Mark Smith of Arizona. was
ridiculing the idea Of educating the Indian
He alluded 10 thousands of Indians in
Arizona. and wanted 10 know what they
would do with them when they learned
TO read and write.
James Sherman. Of Utica. replied that
they would make citizens out of them
Yes" responded Smith. you would make
a citizen out Of him as soon as he could
sing psalm"
Yes" put in Mr. Sherman. I'VE would
make Christian citizen ont If him them
To which Mark responded: And all that
he Is able 70 do is to recite Il verse and
sing a psalm. There are thieves in the
penitentiary who can DO both"
Il do not know about that" Mr. Sher-
man gravely replied. II never was in the
pententiary''
Another amusing scene occurred when
| Henry ID. Clayton. OF Aiabama, was COM
pairing the manufacturers dinner in New
| York. az which President Nick nley was a
guest. with Belshazzar's feast He said
that they dined in a hotel that cost s1o.-
| 00o,oU0 al n banquet that cost SIS or $50 a
| plate. "Oh. no." shouted Albert n. Todd.
Of Kalamazoo. "A thousand plates were
| spread there AZ 500 each.''
MY gracious exclaimed Mr. CLAYTON,
''si5 or so ought TO have been enough.
A man who eats that much eats a bale
of cotton in Alabama"
Yes interjected Jerry Simpson. 1915
or $50 would hardly pay for the toothpicks
al such n NEAL
well" said Long Jim Richardson. Of
! Tennessee. "a man who would eat hun
dred dollars worth at a meal would eat
up two mules in Tennessee"
So much for amenities In the house. And
the senate Is not behindhani. The other
day Senator Allen. OF Nebraska. was talk
| ing. Senator Spooner. of Wisconsin, said
| that If the senator would read the rule
| carefully he must admit that he was mis-
taken. Mr. Allen replied that he was not
t a skilled r2rliamentarian. like his friend
| from Wisconsin. Mr. Spooner said that
| the senator from Nebraska very greatly
! exceeded him I'm that respect
cor like my friend from Maine tMr
| Frye" continued Mr.. Aren 'who shakes
| his head at my proposition. 7 wish he
would nod it occasionally: ii would be
/ gratifying"
Il wish I could" responded Senator
| Frye. land preserve my conscience"
! ''Oh. | don't think that would trouble
| Won n great deal" Senator Allen nonchal-
! antly responded. and even Senior Hoar
| Uttered
| Probably the finest specimen az sena-
toral amenity. however. was shown IN
| the recent speech of Senator Mason. Of
Illinois on Cuba. In an unparalleled ox-
| ordium. Re said: what IN the name Of
! God have we done 10 keep our promise "a
! - Cuba, except that the senate has
passed the helligtrency resolution ard x
. Is not certain whether or not he VIII nass
/ IL At the other end or the capitol" This
created considerable laughter II should
have said a." Mason continued evil
/ IDENTIFY intending 70 substitute the it for
the word he
These incidents In the senate bring 10
mind remark of Timothy ! Campbell
in the house Of representatives. He had
Just entered the chamber ard was passing
down tire main aisle. when he heard the
word liar and "scoundrel" used by TWO
m mbers IL the arena fronting the clerks
desk. Mr. Speaker" Tim shouted land
when recognized. replied: Il took this for
the house Of representatives and not the
United States senate"
or the previous dsv Senator Voorhees,.
! % Indiana. rad characterized Senator In
gals as a dirty dog and al uumanly liar.
AMOS J. CUMMINGS.
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