Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-02
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor Scenes and incidents sketched
at the National Capitol.

haiI = uo1en Swapping Dig TeNans called
on the president a few days ago and ten
dered the chief executive a cordial invita-
ton to visit the Lone Star state. After
leaving the White House they went to the
senate chamber TO hear Senator Bailey's
fiery speech against certain provisions Of
the Choctaw treaty bill. One Of the ma
jors wore blue yarn stockings, and he
created much excitement in the press gall
lery by placing one Of his legs over the
seat In front Of him and exhibiting a large
expanse Of the home-knit hosiery. The
doorkeeper OF the gallery persuaded him
to draw in his leg without provoking any
display Of firearms
Some school children were being shown
through the capitol the other day and Wis
tied. among other places. the vice presi-
dents room. Mr.. White, the handsome
clerk OF Senator Frye. undertook to play
guide for the youngsters. says the Wash
ington Post.
Here" said he. "Is the bust Of George
Washington. the first president Of the
United States. He is dead, now, you
know. And here is the bust OF Jefferson.
He's dead, too. And this is Henry Will
son. one of the vice presidents. He died
In this room"
A little girl looked up at Mr.. White
with wide-open. wondering eyes. did be
bust toor' she asked,
Senator Beverage wal . book agent dur
ing his college days and he never tires Of
telling how he made It possible for his
parents to wear gold-rimmed spectacles
IND the younger children to go to school
because OF his success in forcing the peo-
pie of Indiana to buy his book.
at was a religious work." said the SEN
ator a few days ago 10 a number of his
colleagues in the restaurant, land 1t was
called Errors Chain I believe its OBJ
ject was to show that all religions except
the Christian religion have fallen when as
saulted. 1 was so successful in placing
Errors Chain on the parlor tables Of In
diana during my first season as a book
agent that the publishers desired to avail
themselves of my services during the next
vacation. I was made a state agent and
1 selected Iowa as the best field of opera
ton. Then I chose about fifty Of the stu
dents at Greencastle as ~canvassers and we
went to lowe in a private car. 1 estab-
lished headquarters in Des Moines and
when school opened up that fall I do not
believe there was a family in the entire
state of Iowa that had not been given an
opportunity to secure q copy Of Errors
CHAIN"
When Mr.. Beveridge got this far in his
story Senator Allison interrupted him and
in his fatherly way asked: 'Beveridge, are
you the person who Is responsible for the
circulation of Errors Chain in Iowa?"
81 guess / will have to plead guilty"
nswered the Indiana man.
Then Just step out in the hall where we
won't break any dishes. My wife has been
holding up that book In my face for the
last twenty years and 1 have always vowed
I would get even with the man who sold
1t to her"
Representative olmsted OF Pennsylvania
is making a bid for entry into the class
OF humorists in the house. In his speech
Upon the Philippines bill he said that the
minority report demonstrated the poverty
Of the democracy in the matter of issues,
says the Washington Times. A short
time ago, he said, they thought they had
one. The democratic leader, Mr.. Richard
son, had j~oyously launched the charge that
a certain man named Christmas-had OBJ
tained or was trying to obtain from the
Danish government $500, 900 or so to
buy up somebody or something in the
United States. From the note OF exulta-
tion In his voice and the CLEAN Of hope
in his eye, Mr.. Olmsted said. II was appar-
emit that the Tennesseean felt that the
democratic party had at last found an
issue-that 1t had, so to speak. Struck oil"
THE utter collapse of his charges" con-
tinued Mr.. Olmsted, reminds me Of a
client of mine, the necessities of whose
large family, recently augmented by the
arrival of twins. placed him in financial
straits. He came to me one day, ~joyfully
4 H. Nkak ~ hnH a..RI Ill aN.I@-
from a spring upon his land. The bottle
containing the sample which he brought
had evidently seen family use. but I for
warded it to an expert, whose reply dashed
to earth my hopes and those Of my client.
HE simply said: Find no trace OF oil;
think your friend has struck paregoric.'"
Senator Chauncey M. Depew Is still max
ing speeches in congress, 80 far as the peo-
pie OF New York are concerned, although
he is now in Europe, where he always
makes II a point to spend his summer va
cation. The senator made several speeches
during the session. When summer arrived
he began to long for his trip across the
ocean and one day announced to his friends
that he had made all arrangements to sail.
His friends expostulated with him. They
urged that he was playing very poor poll
| tics. TO be elected 10 the senate ana tnen
leave for Europe Just at the time that
body was taking up some of the most i'm
portant questions which 1t had to settle.
"Ill FIX that all right" said the famous
after-dinner speaker. II will Just have
my clerk send out a few thousand of my
I speeches each day and the people will
never miss me-"
True TO his word, he ordered $50 900
copies OF his speech on the election OF SEN
ators by direct vote to be printed and
each day his clerk sees that several thou
sand OF them are put into the mail.
Senator Kittredge Of South Dakota has
a new story which he contributes to the
good of the order, says the Washington
Post.
It seems that a robbery had been COM
mitted and the new policeman upon the
beat was being taken to task for his ap-
parent negligence.
Didn't you see any suspicious men that
night7" he was asked
ct saw but one man." was the police
mans reply. and / asked him what he
was doing there at that time OF night He
said that he had no business there Just
then, but that he was going to open a
jewelry store near there. So / said to
him." continued the policeman, that /
wished him good luck"
WELL" said the polieeman's superior,
'rha did omen a iewelry store, sure enough,