The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-13
SEEN AND HEARD ATTHE CAPITOL

SEEN AND HEARD AT THE CAPITOL
A handsomely dressed woman hurried
up to one OF the doorkeepers Of the Sem
ate yesterday and breathlessly exclaimed:
If you will assist me to see Senator A.
lison for moment I shall be very CRATE
full Without waiting for q reply, and
speaking rapidly. she continued. I've
tried my best to see him. but every step
seems to be beset with difficulties He
is not in his committee room. and when
l sent my card into the Senate Chamber
I was told that he was not there. Now
I want to know where he is. This last
was said in a determined almost com
handing tone, and the doorkeeper STAN
mered an apology before replying that ne
could suggest no way Of seeing the Sena-
ter unless the lady should 90 TO Sae Of
the galleries and remain there until she
saw him take his seat. after which she
could send her card to him and see him
in the marble room. She accordingly fol-
lowed his directions and went to one OF
the galleries. but a mCment later came
hurrying out and with a look Of angry
surprise exclaimed. Why. be was in his
seat All lDt time. ne NtJi hfNiFJ ~
planned that Senator Allison had doubtless
entered the chamber just after the ladys
card had been returned to her, and some
what Modified she again presented her
card at the door Of the marble room and
was not again disappointed.
Berry Riggs. clerk to Representative
Williams Of Illinois, is iud!sposed. He does
not hold converse with his friends in his
usual happy way. Neither does he tell his
festive stories. He has thirst, but he drinks
with difficulty He has hunger. but he
eats little. Berry Riggs tongue is sore.
II is disability incurred in the line Of
duty. Representative Williams was in
haste to get mass of mail matter on.
IL became necessary to seal FIVE thousand
large and heavy envelopes. Berry Riggs
volunteered for this duty. He did Tot pro-
vide himself with wet sponge or a wet
brush, but moistsned the flaps in the
usual way. This is why his tongue is sore.
Mr. Riggs is all gummed up. His tongue
is swollen to twice its normal size ard
bleeds at intervals. -
Senator Spooner is one of the very few
Senators who make it point to listen
attentlvely to all OF the long speeches
that are made on either side relative to
the territorial possessions. lie sometimes
inteTposes some comments on the argyll
ments that are submitted. but even when
criticising he does it in a gOod-natured
way that prevents the speaker from being
displeased at the interruption. While
Senator Rawlins was speaking on the
Philippine question yesterday Senator
spconer asked him some questions. and
when the speech was concluded bad
long. friendly conversation with the Sena-
tor from Utah relative to the subject OF
his remarks.
Representative Lorimer OF Illinois prob
ably owns the most conspicuous head OF
hair Ia the House. One in an chhand s1It
Of way might call it red, but that would
not be accurate. 1t is a curious blend be-
tween the color OF a sunset, an orange, a
carrot. and a nugget OF god. Then. Mr..
LoTimer has plenty OF hair. It falls over
his forehead. stands well up on the top Of
his head and also falls over his collar.
His mus,ache is the same radiant co'or.
Senator Bacon said yesterday that
though he is able to be around and to at
tend to his duties be is far from being
we'll. He is sin suffering from the shock
OF his fall Of a few weeks ago, and has
been heard to say that in addition to
broken rib he received ether injuries at
that time that are not as readily cured
Senator Bacon is naturally very active
man and chafes over his present enforced
physical inactivity.
Representative Hull gives his personal
attention to a vast amount OF mail. He
took his seat at the head OF the long coun-
ell table in the room Of the Committee On
Military Affairs yesterday enc hour be ore
the time set for the Occur d'Alene enquiry.
Before him were several hundred letters.
many Ct them typewriter. but most Of
them written with pen CT pencil. He
read rs many as he could before the com
mittee was called to order, and thea at
the midday recess he again attacked the
CORES pondence. Though his mail is IN
usually heavy on Mondays, it IS very large
on other days.
A postofice official who has say il the
distribution OF the funds Of the DEPART
ment recently told the following story on
Representative Clarke Of New Hampshire.
He ssys that one day lasJ-Week Mr. Clarke
came into his office wi,h a laundry bill
IN his hand. IN which was a charge Of so
cents for the washing Of a mail bag. He
wanted the Co cents back. But he C. uld
not get it. IN eXpisining how he hap
purci &c give up his good coin to pay for
iaa cleaning OF Uncle SANS canvas mail
bag Mr.. Clarke said.
Il went 10 do UP my laundry the other
morning and could find nothing in Viii h
10 wrap it. / had mail bag in the room,
so 1 promptly dumped the clothes into he
h. fla.r