The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-22
CONGRESSIONAL ANECDOTES.
Jokes the Members Tells on Each
other in the Cloak Rooms.

Jokes the Members Tells on Each
other in the Cloak Rooms.
Washington, April 21.--Among the
members of Congress from the way
while in Washington cheap boarding
houses. there is always a brisk run
on the Congressional bathrooms at the
Capitol on Saturdays. Yesterday a
group of Congressman sat in the
Cloak Room swapping stories. Repre-
sentative Grosvenor is responsible for
the statement that. some time ago a
Congressional delegation went south to
Florida. The visiting statesmen were
entertained in royal style at the big
hotel at Tampa. One of the party.
who represents a rural district, wrote
home as follows: I'VE are putting up
at the grandest hotel l ever saw. Each
OF us has a bedroom and parlor and
private bathroom. The bathroom
is dream. The tub is porcelain lined,
the fixtures are solid silver and the
decorations are as pretty as an art
gallery We only arrived here to-day
(Tuesday) and / can hardly wait for
Saturday night to come to get into that
tub
Representative Dave Mercer of Ne
braska was so touched by the Gros-
Venor bath-tub story that he reeled off
one about man from Omaha.a The
latter came on to Washington to look
after some legislation. He went to one
of the best hotels in the city and an
nounced to the clerk that he wanted
one of the finest rooms in the house.
DO you wish room and bath?' in
quired the clerk.
NO" replied the man from the West,
II only want a room. I had a bath
just before l left Omaha"
A group of New York congressman
were discussing the unequal division of
federal patronage among the members
of the delegation.
Senator Plat seems to get all he
wants from the administration" re-
marked one of the party.
Yes" said another member, che not
only gets his share. but he gets Sena-
tor Depew also. When they were d.
viding up the pie down at the census
Office, some time ago, Director Mer-
RAM apportioned off certain places, so
many to various senators. Senator
Platt wanted a place for a friend, but
found New York's quota filled, with
the exception of two unclaimed places
set aside for Senator Depew. Give me
one of those, said Senator Plat. De
pew don't need it He looks after the
craftsmanship for New York, and look
after the boys and girls. He finally
captured both of Depew's places"
THAT reminds me of an incident dur
ing Cleveland's administration" said
third member of the party 1T was
over in New York. Cleveland was
reviewing a parade. 1t was a bitter
cold day on the reviewing stand
and during halt in the
procession, it was suggested that
something to keep out the cold might
appeal to the chief of the reviewing
party A salver was passed to Presi-
dent Cleveland, containing two glasses
of choice whisky. One for himself and
the other for Secretary Dan Lamont
The glasses were small, so Cleveland
poured the contents of both glasses in
to a tumbler and without giving La
mont a chance to speak, remarked:
Lamont doesn't drink. I'll take care
of his portion" and accordingly toss
ed off the contents of the tumbler, and
the procession proceeded to move past
the reviewing stand gain"