The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-02
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Senator Julius Caesar Burrows Of Mich
igan is an indefatigable worker for his
constituents. Buttoned up in a long cape
overcost. he braves all sorts OF weather
and can be found about the different de
partments at any hour from O'Clock in
the morning until 4 IN the afternoon.
Senator Burrows was at the Navy De
partment at O'Clock a couple Of after
Moons ago. and left a number Of news
paper men waiting IN the ante-roOm while
he went in to see the Secre tary. The
hour was growing late. and the news
paper men were impatient, but the Sena-
tor. when he came out from the Score
tary's Office. caught their humor and said
in his basso profundo, and with the Sc
rIous and deIiberetiye manner which
characterizes his utterances-
My dear boys. am sorry TO have kept
YOU waiting. but I have O piece Of news
for YOU. I have not declined the port
folio Of the Navy Department. lDd it has
not been offered ne. bur II IL is I viii
positively decline il. Good evening. gen
tIemcu-"
A newspaper man. anxious for el itC-l,
followed him out Of the room.
What have you been doing today, Sen
ator2" he queried-
Now. let me see. What have been
doing today Oh, yes, I was over at the
Agricultural Department, and they gave
me a pretty plant for my wife. That is
The only thing could find that was not
fn The classified service"
Representative Pierce Of Tennessee tells
this story Of his colleague. Representative
Sims in the House from the same State,
I'm the little town Of Linden. where my
friend Sims has lived and practiced law
for a quarter Of a century you can buy
as GOOD whisky as a man ever Or nix, but
7 done believe all the surplus I'm the
Treasury could purchase bottle Of wine
there. doubt If there ever WAS case
Of cbanpagne in the town. and that prob
ably accounts for the fact that Sims had
never seen any until the time Of which 1
sneak. 1t was during the campaign Of
1896 and Bryan came TO Memphis. If you
remember. The Democracy to entertain
him orovided a banquet at which all the
prominent state leaders were present
Sims sat next 10 me- and when the wine
,,-ae noured he looked al 70 with a marked
degree of interest. tasted #. liked il and
drained the glass much as one would
svvaI How dram of old corn. Then. look
ing across the table he saw that Bryan
and Representative Richardson and one
or two others had their glasses turned
down. Sims thought that was the proper
trick and did likewise. When the waiter
came around again with the bottle he
nassed Sims by. After the dinner was
over Sims came around TO me and said:
Say pierce. what was that bubbling stun
we had to drink there, mighty good wasn't
itg didn't get but one glass fun Why,
Sims said /. that was champagne
g. Well, say. 1t was ali right wasn't it;
I'm going to see If can buy a barrel
Of it.
when he goes to public dinner now
Sims never turns over his glass"
let me see, said Senator Morgan. the
veteran legislator from Alabama. "the
last time I heard OF it there had been
about si5s 600 900 Of the Pacific refund
ing debt paia into the Treasury. Suppose
we add to .slis the Chinese indemnity
and the proceeds of the sale Of public
lands for half a decade. That would