, 1898-11-01

Learning that Senator Warren had
returned from a short "trip ove the
state. a Snn-Leader reporter approached
him for an interview. The senator very |
but rather firmly, begged ~ be
excused cn THE ground that n his uhree
days absence a very large mail had
accumulated, which he was at that par
time engaged IN opening, separ-
ating and arranging fer reply.
B1urid NIT to be fofled, the reporter
.ar1ied ard the following running con-
v~orcIy.on ensued:
"Serl2tar. you seem to have a good
dean Of mail there. Does your Official.
BUSINESS bring many letters during the
vacation between sessions?"
There is NO vacation in a senator's
life" said he. 1.-THE senate, unlike the
house, is a continuous body and the
mail is a continuous, ne~ver-ending
s1tream-in fact, at times. a flood. a
roaring, deafening. a.mort paralyziEg
hood at that"
do you mean to tell me that all that
pile Of maal now before you is oficial?"
"Ch. NO. about nine4terths CT it, I
Lihould say remarked the senator.
Since you seem interested, suppose you
listen while We go through a part OF this
ard see what we have got: Here is a
!elter from the war department, about
the three new building soon t, be erect
ed ait Fort Russell.
Here is cne from the secretary of
dIa.e acknowledging my letter with en-
closures which refer to some matters
solicited for Wyoming regarding the
Paris exposition.
Here is cne-yes, two-referring to
bhe Cheyenne public building.
Here is enc from the war depart
ment granbing the privilege craved in
THE interest of the Ladies' Soldiers Aid
society. to allow the society to forward,
free Of transportation charges, Christ
mas presents to the Wyoming volun-
teers in Manila.
Here is n about the proposition to
establish a military post in the north
aacmg the Burlington railroad.
Here is n from a party who wants
transportation from here to New Or
leans, and seems to think I own all the
railways in the United States. and he
asks for it very much as a man would
ask for a drink Of water.
Here is one from an a]ppreciative
constituent, who thanks me for public
documents. There are half a dozen
more IN this pile OF the same tenor. AS
a matter CT fact, though. very few ac-
knowledge receipt OF public documents,
but the few that come prove that public
documents do some coed and furnish
information which at least a portion OF
our citizens appreciate.
Here is a lever from w. Fl. Kill
patrick, expressing thanks for the dis
charge Of his nephew, David Fitzpatrick,
who was in the Philippines. The young
man wants t re-enter college from
whence he went to war.
"Ah!" this iNterjected after reading
a let1ter) here is one Thai does my
heallt good. 1t is tthe allowance OF a
pension to Mr.. Abner T. Morford Of this
oiSy. He has been in sore want for
many a Lang day, and l succeeded in
having his Gaze made special when in
Warrington the hast time. His claim
was for additional pension. and he is
allowed Sc a month from October 10,
1891, to July Is, 1896, and $40 a month
from that time, deducting the smaller
allowance he had drawn from time to
time.
by the way, speaking of pensions.
here is a pile l have laid out for atten-
ton; let us see-one, two, %(counting)
fourteen OF them. Some asking the
status, sl1me enclosing further evil
dence, others, asking Tor blanks upon
which to apply, and in fact matters re-
llI1ing to pel:,ionis THAT are in all de-
bees Of progress. But since we are on
pensions, let M go through and find
what mere we have in the way Of allow
arces-I cam tell them by the en-
%ve,apes."
After laying a few more on the pile
Of ~pernnioGs under progress, the sena-
ter ffshed out a couple more allowances.
One was for Mr.. Stephen Shaw OF Hec-
IA, tlhis county, in which an original
pension is allowed at Sc a month from
September. 1890. to 1896. and IS a
monh since that time. This gives Mr..
stE,w about $625 back pay and IS a
month hereafter.
Here is cne shat goes back a good
ways. 1t rs In favor OF Alexander Bat
tIum Of Lander. This IL an original
pension auil l think dates back farther
chan anyone l have received notice Of
fer a long time. Il commences IN 1867,
or tci:rty-six yelars ago. Think OF v!
Raking up an cd matter running back
thi:ty-fix yearsi How does thak strike
you as an evidence of q grateful coun-
try to the old soldiers? II Aluws him
only 81 a month up to 1890. when Il i'd
vances to - q month, end rnms ttll 1895.
and a. s. a moroh from 1895 to June Is,