New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

woman without bonnet or Easter sunday l"o
majority Of the members now wear plhhS e'e-'
session Of the week until 1t has become the source
of gossip among the young women VINO love ID
eaze down on the chamber from the galery OH
Monday night where all the p'nks come from.
It is by visiting the cloakroom just neiore tls
opening of a session that one may learn the secret
Of the senatorial pink" BY the mirror "here
the members Of the upper house eaten 4 last
glimpse of themselves, To detect wrong t"lst VI
the n1ustache or a vagrant piece OF lint on theiF
cravats there stands at this time OF the uay' VI
evening short colored man. with tirelesa sillie,
who is known by the other employees or the CapiIoA
as 'Aby" In the red hook the haHio VI <N"' -
Abraham Taylor
As a Senator enters the locker room "Aoy
sreets him with still more extended smiie' taxes
his coat brushes 1t carefully. hangs up the gar
nent in the locker brushes off the waistcoat ana
trousers and then with due Formally presents the
we'll Rroomed legislator with red carnation
THANK you, Abe"
"You's most welcome, sah!'
The custom of wearing a pink during the session.
according to some Of the Capitol guides was III
stttuted by Senator Cornelius r. Parsons OF Roch-
eeter in the session of 1892 According to Tammany
traditions however, Senator Plunkitt Is SAID 10 %
the father of the "Senatorial pink, and' haelh6
taken to wearing carnaton himself, not only oA
ladies night" but also a. morning and matinee
sessions he saw that he was such object of
envy to his fellows that he bought half dozen
each time and gave them away to his Democra@pc @
ber s e6aor 5as Pan has his seat
to have the name of "Plunkttts 8 tiaroen .ro,
one IhS Sni this season when Aby the pink
as he is sometimes called organized tho "Ho'0
Senate committee on pinks.
Spencer X Warwick. of Amsterdam. N. Y. the
Senator from the XVIIth District, with his tWen-
weight wears, Is the youngest member Of tho
upper house. By complete turn OF the WheeI OF
fate this 1unior member is the successor OF Hobart
Krum who was for many years the dean or the
Senate.
Was constantly mistaken for his secretary 1here
was even story going the rounds that certain
Tammany Senator, on seeing him approach, clapped
his hands and shouted: ~
Here, get me Bill No. lG3 and be quick about
it,!
Mr. Warwick took long look at his colleague.
and then answered:
Pardon me but l didn't know I had introduced
that BILL
The Tammany man had mistaken the Amsterdam
Senator for a page.
vKto+yar NAV be the foundation OF this story, IT
"a said on high authority that Mr. Warwick was
held up by new doorkeeper one evening DS '"e
6ni3 5ris members of the Senate and their fam
Mr. Warnick, however, is not the only member
of the new crop, as some OF the upSaaoe nsm3- Sn
Medina and keenan,. Of Long Island City are all
boyish looking new members.
William j. Ellis. the Assemblyman from the
XNXIVth Assembly District of New-York County
is never tired of telling how he and JACOB A Oah-
tor president of the borough OF Manhattan useu
to get mixed up, when the latter was State Sen
ator At that time Mr.. Ellis was newspaper cor
respondent.
Mr. Cantor and Mr.. Ellis are enough alike
to be called brothers. II not twins. Zach is short.
with dark hair dark eyes. black mustache. full
face and way Of pouting out the mouth before
speaking When both were about the Capitol some
years ago newspaper men were constantly con-
graduating Senator Cantor on his beats. while
LOBBYISTS used to follow Mr.. Ellis about. waiting
for chance to get next
Thus it was that one evening. after Mr. Ellis
had sent off his last dispatch. he entered the
TeIeyan House to be accosted by fiashily dressed
Young man. with a large diamond pin in his era
vat who said Immediately shaking hands:
Have been waiting for you nearly four hours.
Never mind. You will excuse me. Can speak
with you now?'
You can speak any time you want to- said MI
Ellis somewhat confused.
Very well, then. Let US have little cham
payne, and then 1 think you will be ready to
hear me"
pagne?" remarked MIR. Ellis. the two men
walked down the corridor.
"Oh. yes, yes! Good Joke! Very good joke"
the reply. whereupon the visitor gave his order to
the waiter, Offered Mr.. Ellis a cigar wrapped In
gilt tinfoil, and said:
And, now that alone. let me say that
have amendment to that bill. that you would
never notice. 1 understand that you an honest
mar. but, Senator. you coud"--
Senator shouted Mr.. Ellis. so you have
mixed me up with Senator Cantor. have you?"
What! You Senator Cantor? WHAT
exclaimed the diamond wearer, with a frightened
look
II am simply newspaper man." the reply.
Newspaper Oh. then 1t is all out! You will
not print what has happened. How much do you
'If hush you up will be satisfied" said Mr..
Ellis. You have come to the Wrorg town. my
friend Albany IS no place for you. Go back to
And the visitor took the next train bound south.
There Is one member Of the Assembly this year
whose vocabulary was once too profound for
stituent. This Assemblyman is William H. Hor-
nidge, the Democratic representative OF the XXIId
District New-York. Although the occurrence took
place in 1889, nevertheless his friends spring the
story every once in while in this century. to show
how wise Mr.. Iornidge may be.
In that year there bill pending in the in
terest Of the German bakers of New-York City. 1t
amended the eary closing hour that 1t would
prevent the early distribution OF bread Sum
day mornings. and thus give the bakers a chance
TO have the first day Of the week day or rest.
AS originally introduced. however the measure
was too sweeping. and II passed. it would have
affected other trades and would even have pre-
SUNDAY DAY moEnnF MI te Ho5ndse anGs the % h
Nth Assembly District. who was earnestly desir-
of passing the b agpfed re d, 6TnS 1mnt ID
ment the representauGe OF me 1Aiia I3oveG i 70
bakers. This addition read follows:
Except products made from cereals
The bill up in it's amended form. but failed
TO pass. Both Mr.. R0esCh and Mr.. HornidRe tried
to scare up majority of votes, but the bill died
from lack of nourishment." After the session,
Mr.. Hornfdge sitting in the lobby. a German
baker rolled up to him and exclaimed
Herr Hornidsch. Wy did do seech a voolsh
ting"
That amendment was all right. Nothing the
matter with It, We couldn't get enough votes.
that's all. Well pass it yet" said Mr.. Hornidge
de beel Wy deedn't you use de EenElish schpeech"'