The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-25
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
lFrom the Washington Post.l


REPRESENTATIVE Mercer Of Nebraska when making the
rounds Of departments the other day. chatted with sub
ordinate who has recently experienced change OF ofcal
How do you like your new chief" asked Mr.. Mercer
Hes all right" the reply. "He does give the
least bit of trouble He signs everything send him"
oh no." said Mercer. That can't be. You couldn't i'm
pose upon him He's shrewd"
We'll" replied the subordinate "I bet you box of CT
CARS that he will sign his resignation"
"Ill bet you" said Mercer.
On the officials desk was pile of ready be
signed Another letter written, purporng to be resg
take effect Immediately and it slipped into the
OF correspondence carried all the letters
down the chief and Mr. Mercer and the subordinate wait
twenty minutes the correspondence brought back
Mr. Mercer lost the box of cigars The chief had signed
his resignation
There was man down in Virginia according to Senator
Daniel who always insisted upon the truth of the assertion
all whisky good but that whisky is better than
others In order catch this devotee bottle of the vlest
compound which had the smell of whisky procured
1t labeled popular brand, and then the victim in
The man drink and made wry face 81 still in
sst he said that all whisky good but he added this
is the poorest good whisky ever tasted
Senator Warren Of Wyoming brings back from West
Point where he attended the centennial couple
OF stories One OF them the speech which ayhacd
officer made to the president The latter sympathzng
with the younger officers Of the OF work
required Of them when the Older officer interrupted him.
"t had my way he said they would work that way
all the year round
Why" asked the president.
Because remarked the officer half hunorousy and half
seriously III could kill off all the young officers elder
would have show of promotion
The president laughed heartily and promised that
the older officers not overlooked in the future.
Once upon time Representative Lands OF Indiana went
down to Upton county attend a political meeting
One Of the speakers seemed to have trouble with deaf
the door Every the speaker uttered two or
three sentences the deaf called Louder The
raised his and time again. but all vain Loud
! A
When, in the great last day he remarked, Gabriel
blows his trumpet and the heavens roll like scroll
viii be some fool from Upton county shout Louder
Gabrels ears
After that according Mr.. Lands the deaf man had
nothing more to say
1t ex-senator Gordon of Georgia when he was in the
city few days who told the story the cracker" fam
lily down in his State.
Having occasion stop over night at cabin in the
mountains he noticed that after supper Of and corn
pone, the boy and the girl OF the famy-abou 10 and IS
Finally the boy all unkept and barefoot picked up his hat
Where are you going Jim?" asked the mother.
Over to the party at the crossroads" was the reply
II you go you must wash your face and comb your hair
jim threw down his hat in disgust Whats the use of
going ii have to fix like that" he said and thereupon
ne stayed home from the party
An examination the Congressional Record during the
progress OF the debate the shman bill shows some
interesting facts about speeches. They filled 42o columns of
the Record, as follows
Senator Morgans eight speeches. ....... 1zs columns
Necn speeches. by fourteen senator's
Senator Hanua's speeches in favor Of the Panama
route MED torytwo columns in the Record Senator Mitchell
'HT same amount OF space with two speeches
Nicaragua The entire columns were filed as follows
S t'ledu e'ght speeches. ....,....... I72 columns
S ,,e'ti4' TWO speeches. AZ columns
ct 1He' TWO speeches. '...'....,.... columns
c lis' one speech ..'''',........... columns
S. uue' one speech ''.'...',....... ~ columns
$50, 'ud'NS one speech '....,........ IS columns
So, I-., o'e speech ''.'''..''..,... columns
coat se Que speech .''.''.....,... 10 columns
St s, ono speech; ''''''.'......... columns
S.rst s'' Que speech '''''''........ IS columns
Scnst l' QUO speech '''''.'''..... 10 columns
co,at,. HI Wv Sie'H ''''''.'''...,... columns
Se,,gto 49, ~ spoVS'' '''''''.....,.. I column
corsto- fi HS speeU" '''''''. ''...... columns
~ lam VI 'io''''d' ono speech columns
ana TINS statement OF the of matter talked h., b
comparatively small number OF senator's does not ncd b
yet appeared in the Record. lave NOT