Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-30
STORIES OF SENATOR INGALLS,.
Told by a Man Who Had Been q
Senate Employee For Fifty Years.

Told by q Man Who Had Been q
Senate Employee For Fifty Years.
In the room of the senate committee
on the District Of Columbia, where the
board of architects and landscape
gardeners are preparing their report
tenn for Washington, there Is on duty
an official Of the sergeant-at-armss
Office who has been in the continuous
employ Of the senate for nearly q half
a century. His name is Charles 8.
Draper, and he has known personally
almost every man who has been a
member Of the senate in all those
years. The late John ]. Ingalls,, Of
Kansas, was once chairman Of the
District committee, and in recalling
"reminiscences Of his administration
the other day Draper told two very
good stories. One Of them was this:
When the late David Davis, of Illi-
nois, was president pro tenn. Of the
senate. holding the balance Of power as
an Independent Democrat and prevent
ing the Republicans from taking pos
session Of the senate patronage, he was
presiding one day at long drawn out
session and, becoming tired and hun
gry, was anxious to have the senate
adjourn. Sending for a senator, he re-
quested him to make certain point
Of order that would have brought
about such legislative situation that
adjournment would necessarily have
to follow. The senator made his point,
which was a very bad one, indeed,
and Mr.. Davis promptly decided that
1t was we'll taken. Just as he did so
Senator Ingalls, emerged from the
cloak room. Strutting down the main
aisle, he addressed the chair and in
his sternest voice and most dramatic
manner shouted: "Mr. President, I am
amazed"
$50 am T." said the presiding officer
promptly, dropping his head on the
desk to conceal his laughter, and then
quickly entertained a motion for ad-
journment and retired to the lunch
room.
On another occasion, toward the end
Of the session lasting far into the sum-
mer, the usual proposition was before
the senate to give everybody on the
employees pay roll an extra months
pay. The bill was about to pass when
Senator Ingalls,, arousing himself,
sent to the library for stack Of books
and began such a fierce attack on the
measure as quickly to fill the senate
chamber with an audience TO listen
to his sarcasm and invective. There
is no precedent for this, Mr.. Presi-
dent" was the burden of his speech,
and over and over again at the end Of
each we'll directed attack he would re-
peat: There Is no precedent for this
Mr.. President" At the close of his
speech, as the senator was passing
from the senate chamber to the COM
mittee room, Draper, who had been
standing with group Of other en-
ployes, anxiously awaiting the result
of the onslaught on their salary grab,
stepped out from the others and said
to Mr.. ingalls,:
Senator, that was an able speech
from your standpoint; but why do you
oppose It? We thought that you Of all
the senators would be our particular
friend"
With frown Mr.. ingalls, turned and
said in his most cutting tones: ORA
per- do you mean to tell me that you
men who have so little to do and who
are so we'll paid desire to draw thir-
teen months pay for twelve months
service? If you are not satisfied why
don't you resign and let some one have
your places who will be satisfied to
draw legitimate salary?"
why" said Draper, quickly, uncon-
sciously initiating the voice and man
ner of Mr.. Ingalls, in his speech.
There Is no precedent for this. Mr..
Senator" and Ingalls, went off laugh
ing so loud that he could be heard over
at the house Of representatives.
The next day the bill passed and the
employees got their thirteen months
pay for twelve months Of semi-idle-
Less.