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

SEEN AND HEARD AT THE CAPITOL
handsomely dressed woman hurried
up to one of the doorkeepers of the Sem
ATE yesterday and breathlessly exclaimed:
II you will assist me to see Senator Az
lison for moment I shall be very CRATE
ful-' without waiting for 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
/ was told that he was not there. Now
| / want to know where he is" This last
| was said in a determined, almost com
| manding tone and the doorkeeper stam-
mered an apology before replying that he
| could suggest no wey OF seeing the Sena-
ter unless the lady should go to one 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 moment later came
hurrying out and with a look of angry
! surprise exclaimed. why, he was in his
! seat all the time" The doorkeeper ex-
:
/ entered the chamber just after the lady's
! 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
I Williams of Illinois. is iudlsposed. He does
! not held converse with his friends in his
=;
festive stories. He has thirst, but he drinks
with difficulty. He has hunger. but he
eats little. Berry Riggs tongue is sore
1t Is a disability incurred in the line Of
duty. Representative Williams was in
haste to get mass of mail matter of.
II became necessary to seal five Thousand
large and heavy envelopes. Berry Riggs
volunteered for this duty. He did rot pro-
vide himself with a 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 10 twice its normal size ard
bleeds at intervals.
Senator Spooner is enc of the very few
Senators who make it a point to listen
attentively to all of the long speeches
that are made on either side relative to
interposes some comments on the argu-
ments that are submitted. but even when
criticising he does it in Eood-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 had a
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 In the House. One in an offhand scIt
OF way might call il red, but that would
not be accurate. 1t is a curious blend be-
tween the color OF a sunset. an orange q
carrot. and a nugget CT gold. Then. Mr..
LoIimer 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 mustache 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 he is far from being
well. He is still suffering from the shock
OF his fall Of a few weeks ago. and has
been heard to say that in addition to
that time that are not as readily cured.
Senator Bacon is naturally a very active
man and chafes over his present enforced
physical inactivity.
Representative Hull gives his personal
attention TO 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 typewritten, but most of
them written with pen or 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
correspondence. Though his mail is I'M
usually heavy on Mondays. it IS very large
on other days.
A postofiice official who has a say in the
distribution OF the funds OF the depart
nent recently tod the following story on
Representative Clarke OF New Hampshire. |
He ssye that one day last-week Mr.. Clarke /
came into his office wi.h laundry bill !
in his hand. On which was a charge of 60
cents iu- the washing Of mail bag. He /
wanted the Co cents back. But he cud |
not get it. In eXpiaining how he hap !
pened &c give up his good ccin to pay for |
the cleaning of Uncle Sans canvas mail /
bag Mr.. Clarke said:
Il went 20 do up my laundry the other |
morning and could find nothing in viii h /
TO wrap it. / had nail bag in the room |
so | promptly dumped the clothes into he |
bag and sent them to the laundry. When |
they were returned the mail bag was 10
white as Snow ard neatly folded up with /
the rest of my belongings. On the bill |
vas a charge Of 50 cents for the cleaning |
of it, and note explaining that they had /
difficulty at the laundry in bringing it !
hack to It's original coior. it being ne es-
sary 10 ~ .duce it to soap and water
three separate tines
The three tallest men in the House are
On the Democratic side. They are Mr..
Richardson OF Tennessee. Mr.. Berry of
Kentucky. and Mr.. Bell of Colorado TIE
giant OF the Republican side is Mr. Sullo-
way of New Hampshire. One chair and
one desk do not give him room enough,
and he nearly always fills part Of the chair
and desk Of one OF his nsighbsfs.
Cronjc nj ST. Helena.
To the Editor OF The Times:
You seem to me to have overlooked some Of the
circumstances by which the British authorities
we're probably Influenced in their selection of 81
Helena as a place OF imprisonment for Cronie
and his men.
one consideration which would obviously favor
that a. position 81 the prisoners is that the task