The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-07
the first time. phrase which soon came
Into quite common use.
SAW HANS CROCKER.

CnOuSht ana St11 THINK, QlreclOr anu
wee president of the Milwaukee & Mis-
sissippi Cor Prairie du CHEM railroad. He
had retired, but requested me to come
up and admitted me. 1 told him that my
business was to request him to order
the railroad people not to send out the
Milwaukee train in the morning on sched-
Tile time but give us time to rescind the
resolution of adjournment. He seemed to
appreciate the situation fully, but said
that he had no more power to stop or
delay the running of the train on regula-
ton time than 1 had, and I think he
said that If he could he would. to oblige
myself and the governor, whom [ repre-
scented, do as I requested. I suggested
that he write (and let me send) a dispatch
to Alexander Mitchell Cat Milwaukee,.
requesting him to telegraph such order
back to Madison. He laughed, and said
Ithat he would suggest an amendment;
that he telegraph to just stop the sun
from rising over Lake Michigan, that that
would accomplish the same thing and
would be just as reasonable as the other.
then went down stairs. There 1 met one
Of the assistant clerks of the house. John
S. Dean 1 think. I, told him what was
trying to do and how He said, ''Haye
you seen. Gill DarWin2s had not but
said that If he would go with me I would.
So we went through the capitol square
and to Mr. DarWin's house, which was
pretty near the university It was then
considerably after midnight. Mr.. Darwin
was the local railroad agent We rang
the bell, Mr.. Darwin came to the door
In his night clothes. I apologized for
disturbing him at that time of night, and
told him that / wanted him to delay the
Milwaukee train until or 10 o'clock, and
Tor what purpose He expressed great
sympathy with my request and said he
would willingly comply with it, but that
neither the conductor nor the engineer,
or even the fireman of the train ever
took their orders from him.
After thanking him, I bid him good
night; he shut and locked the door; but
before we got off the porch he again I'M
locked and opened the door and called
TO me. Upon my returning he said that
he had thought of something which he
wished to tell me. and continued: George
=. prescott is the conductor whose turn
II Is TO go out in" the morning; he knows
you and you had better see him; he
poards'at the Villas house, and 1t is, about
MS time to get up"
asked him how he knew that Mr.
PRESCOTT knew me, and why I had better
see him.; He. replied HE Is a Young
and enthusiastic Mason; and was present
at the grand lodge last summer one dav
When you presided as deputy grand mas
ter. He thinks a good deal of Won" We
1Mr. bean and y Immediately started
PACK ana walked pretty fast-for me. Just
as we entered the front door of the Villas
mousse man was coming down stairs
carrying a lantern. As he reached the
1901 OF the stairs knew, by the stvle
Oh the lantern, that he was the con-
pno ana spoke to him, either as Mr.
PRESCOTT or Mr.. Conductor. and he re-
turned the salution. calling me "Mr
Speaker - nc I'LL
PLAN ARRANGED
IN as few words as possible T requested
MIN not to run out his train that roorn
lng' at least not on sschedule3time and
why: He said, 'Sh6Hid4I not have soma
Wrltlng to show forSfAfs?' "a rep]ied that
ne should, and asked him to stem info
the of1ce with me, witch he did.
having served for a time as adiutant's
clerh IN the Mexican war I had soma
1uo"leaee OF the forms of military or
CerS' 80 getting part of sheet of ma
per somewhere about the office wrote
an order forbidding the railway comnanv
wy proper titfe) and It's conductors. serv-
ants ETC.. to run its morning Milwaukee,
IRAN from the city of Madison on AnriI
TO- 1861. Signed it by order of the gov
ernor' commander-in-ch chief" with NV
own name as aid=de-camp (this to the
jest jest OF my memory. and handed it to Mr.
prescott. He read it over earef,lIv
slowly took his portmonnaie ont If he
pocket put the paper in it, picked ND his
lantern, put out the light in 1t and started
for the door, ''s'- Ecu
Looking back at me over his sbo,ldo,
ne said Il did not know that martial
law mad been declared" He walked I'm
stairs and into his room, shut and lock-
ed the door. I listened to this particular
~, Ior the reason that he had not said
whether he would comply with nv re-
quest or obey my order or not. or what bo
would do. 40
When became satisfied that the con-
ouctor mad returned to bed and would
not run out at o'clock, Mr.. Dean still
pelng In his Office, I having fully stated
10 MIN as we went to and returned from
MT DarWlns what he would do in case
we succeeded@tm aFrestfng the running of
Tue IRAN, ana he having told me that
some or the other assistant clerks of tbo
mouse and senate having. slept diIrinos tbo
4orepart OF the night would be IN and
at the capitol the balance of the NIGHT
directed him to call at the residence -
speaker Pro TEN. Atwood at 6 o'clocJ, tn
see MIN and Butler G. Noble. Heutanant
governor, and fully inform them that fba
.iSIn Woulo not run out on time, and to
inform the ergeants-at-arms of tha +uo
houses and as many of the memhor,
possible. All Of which he promised - -
and did. " uo
then went to bed and to slcep avail
enlng ABOUT o'clock. I arose and wan.
Immediately across to the capitoI. Fo,,na
the door Of the assembly hall locked h,,t
upon turning the knob vigorously and
cailng out my name 1 was admitted
round most of the members present and
zen. Atwood, speaker pro tenn. In the
cha1r, IN the act Of putting the ouestion
10 rescind the joint resolution to adiourn
sine Gle. Upon his putting the ouest,on
and declaring 1t carried, and the 1oint
resolution to adjourn rescinded. TOOK
the chair and the gavel.
Immediately Mr. Reed, a Democratic
member from Winnebago county rosa
and addressed the chair as a, question of
privilege. Upon being recognized nv the
chalr and requested to state the question
OF privilege, he said: ST desire the char
to inform the house when proceedings
under the call Of the house were dis
pensed wfth?" This was a question
could not answer, but was morally car
tain that the call had not been formally
suspended at ALL otherwise the door
would not have been locked upop NV ar
rival. So, for the want of ANYTHING bet-
ter to say. and the speaker must always
say something, I said: 1.-THE chair will
thank the gentleman from Winnebago If
he Will renew that inquiry tomorrow upon
the reading of the journal"
ACCEPTED AS A Joke
conclude this narrative by stating. not
from my own knowledge, but from infor-
nation, that on that morning at S o'clock
the respective houses were called to order
the senate by Lieut.. Gov Noble. and