, 1901-10-14
Making a Senator Flop.


Copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
The senator closed with a perora-
ton that drew a burst of applause
from the galleries. As he glanced
upward in acknowledgment his
keen eyes fell upon the face of a slip
of a girl in the front seat. The face
startled him a bit. He remembered to
have noticed it in an absent-minded
way as he arose to speak and that 1t
was glowing with excitement and hope
and confidence. o the face was
CHASTITY pale. and IL the great brown
eyes was a hunted look. So tragic did
1t appear that he was puzzled to ac-
count for the sudden change. Then
came the crowd of senators about his
desk to congratulate him and the face
faded from his mind as suddenly as it
came.
1t was one of the greatest speeches
that had been mad in the Senate dur
ing the session. \ batch oil private
pension bills had come up for passage.
Apparently they were going through
without question, when of "A sudden
Senator Wilton, a leader of his party
and reputed to be the most eloquent
member of the august body, arose.
He opposed the entire batch of bills
in a speech which for impetuosity,
logic and patriotic sentiment mad sell
dom been equaled in the Senate. Those
in charge of the bills we're stricken
with dismay.
Senator Wilton attacked them for
several reasons. out principally he
cause his attention had beer drawn
to the Case Of Bernard Butler. of which
he had taken trouble to make a brief
investigation from which he had learn
ed that the claim had been urged re-
peatedly both in the House and in
the Senate and in every case had been
rejected, n furthermore he had
found that the name Of Bernard Butlcs
had never been upon the roll, of the
army or navy and ne doubted serI-
ously If there was any basis whateve;
for the claim. He knew that powerful
political influence had been secured for
this claim and that many members OF
high regulations had vouched for its
justice. but he felt hat claims of this
nature should be FULLY and clearly ex-
planned in open session on the floor OF
the Senate and not in corners OF com.
mittee rooms or the Hobbies.
AS the speech of Senator Wilton was
concluded the vice president an
nounced that the time had arrived for
the discussion of the Territorial bill.
Whereupon arose the senator in charge
of the private pension bills and asked
that they be made the special order
Tor the next day at three o'clock.
Which being c%oncurred, in the Senate
passed to the discussion of the Terri
torial bill, and the gallery gathered
itself together to listen with renewed
interest-all excepting the slip of a
girl on the front seat who slipped out
unnoticed.
The following forenoon while Sena-
in his bachelor apartments in his
hotel, his man brought him a card. 1t
read:
Miss Josephine Harmon"
What Ices she want" demanded
the Senator with a slight scowl. Don't
you know hat | never receive anyone
here"
Yes, sah,' replied the man with
some %Quaking. and | told her to see
you at the committee room at 'leben.
but. Lor', sab. she would not hear OF
it and just made me bring de kaid,
deed she did-you neber saw such
masterful eyes, sab. deed you didn't.
sah.'
Tell the woman that | see no one
here but | will see her at the commit
tee room at eleven and Sam. if this
occurs again | will have to get a man
who will follow my directions
Exit Sam, who returns Immediately
walking backwards and followed by a
young woman. Sam is exp%ostulating