The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-12
CAPITOL CHAT.
Echoes From the C1oakrooms as
Heard bv the washington Post.

Hank" Smith Of Michigan elasped
hands back OF the brass railing OF the
house yesterday with Mr.. Burton of
pliments.
4 am sorry" quoth Mr.. Burton. that
you are not coming back to the next
''on that" retorted the Michigan wit,
YOU and I are in perfect harmony.
I spoke from the same. platform last
autumn with a funny fellow. who told
the best story / heard in the campaign,
representative Foster of Vermont was
ners of the house cloak rooms 1T was
used 10 illustrate the prevalence of good
times tor workingmen.
A man had landed in San Francisco.
after extensive travels mighty close TO
being busted He had decided 10 work
rather than Starve, and applied 10
mental lines for a place as brakeman.
The road had q job waiting for him, ana
he asked:
How much do you pay month";
We don't pay by the month.
How much a weekZ
Don't pay by the week. We pay
brakemen 3 cents a mile
Our busted friend went 10 work on
the first freight train east from Frisco.
As the locomotive pulled up INTO the
mountains it moved slower and slower,
and the new brakeman, counting lns
miles, began 10 be greatly dissatisfied
with his job. But before reaching the
summit the train broke in two. At the
rate of fifty miles an hour the rear END
went backing down the mountain side.
Don't jump shouted the conductor
to the new brakeman Stick TO 1t, and
don't jump.
. Jump shouted back the brakeman;
We'll, / guess I won't jump what klna
Of a fool do you take me for. when am
making N-So an hour ~ =
Mr.. Dryden of Kew Jersey has a warm
spot in his heart for the senate pages
No one entered into the hand shaking
festivities prior TO yesterdays session
more heartily than he He shook hands
with senator's. and then he started
around the hall 10 shake hands with al
the pages. They flccked around him IKE
so many blackbirds, and never LETT MIN
till the last one of thefa had received
fatheriy greeting.
zone of the most characteristic Incl
dents in which Uncle Joe Cannon ever
figured within my knowledge, Repre-
sentative Lacey of Iowa said YESTERDAY
at the house, occurred in a Democratic
congress of years ago. when carlisle was
speaker. Cox of New York was IN
charge CT a bill on which he Was trying
to shut off debate. He was stiH yield
ing time for short speeches, although
rather grudgingly.
Well won't the gentleman yield me
some timer inquired Mr.. cannon
How much time does the gentleman
want? asked Cox.
"Oh, p little while
- Will the gentleman from limos put
his hands in his pocketsZ
Mr.. Cannon complied with the request
Z" Now, / win yield the gentleman as
much time replied Cox, as he keeps MS
hands in his pockets
Uncle Joe began eloquently, hut ne
had not spoken half q dozen sentences
before out flew that good right hanc'
gesturing on high
- The time of the gentleman has ex-
piredn shouted Mr.. Carlisle. and the III
ture speaker had to take his seat
9 @ g
81 went to the well once too OFTEN
was the lacOnie. comment OF MT. LOUD OF
California yesterday, who takes ans de-
feat for another term just as phlioSopn-
ieally as one might expect
one of the biggest punches OF flowers
in the house, which doomed up as prom
inently as did an immense harp pre-
scented to Mr.. DriscolI of Syracuse, was
on the CaIifornian's desk II bore a cart
| inscribed;
Compliments of Mr.. John Keller, pres
ident of the National Letter Carriers
association
Mr.. Loud directed that it should be
carried to his committee room, and was
not perturbed by the unkind suggestion
The Californian. Mr. Eddy of Mime
sofa Mr. Joy OF Missouri and several
others who were left at home by the No
! vember voting. congregated together
/ after the house adjourned, discussed
! their political misfortunes and agreed at
some future time to organize an asSo-
\ citation of congressional incompetents.