The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

10 proceed WIFI his IUQlduO-
la speech. He has been waiting
many days for an opportunity to
''get in as he expresses it. Yes
terday he stood for nearly half
an hour, waiting for senators to pre-
sent private business and amendments.
Meanwhile Mr.. Mason, in charge Of the
postoffice bill, had asked that it go over.
That left Mr.. Tillman high. and dry,
with no measure to speak to-
What is coming up asked Mr.. Till
man, dolefully, eff the postoffice bill has
some over?' 49,. .....,, ......,,.,.,.,.
"The chair understands retorted
Mr.. Frye, that the gentleman from
South Carolina is coming up on his
feet" at which bit of humor there was
much laughter in the senate. ntou4rs hh
Senator, Cullom, like nearly every
body else, gets tired of the long state
hood deadlock, and especially so be-
cause Of the treaties which he is press
ing for ratification. .1.a >..t. .4.<.
THE situation reminds me-" said the
Illinois senator, f'of Jim Haney. Jim
was a boy 1 used to go to school with at
a seminary in the northern part of my
feet got year or two behind and still
made no Roadway. One day the teacher
said: Jim, why don't you make an
effort to learn Latin? Aren't you go
ing to try ever, to learn?' 9su..
/ can't do anything with my book
pleaded Jim in a peculiar nasal tone;
It's all worn Out.'' att. eraa"
For Senator Cullom the statehood
&c GSvYyr,. - IL
AS soon as his term ends Representa-
tive Emerson, of upper New York, is
going back to his business. 81 ought to
have been there long ago." said he, as
he stepped up to congratulate Mr. Page
Morris, of Minnesota, on being APP
pointed to judgeship. Their CONVEX
sation led Mr.. Emerson to an anecdote
of how he once played the role of law
yer.
1--WE had a foreclosure case" said he,
"in the foreign state of West Virginia.
There was. a rule about depositing
funds with the county treasurer as Sc
curity in such proceedings, but the sum
at stake in that case was about $780,
900, and we did not like to tie up such
a large amount of money.
"On court day was present, a stran-
ger to the judge and without a lawyer
didn't know just what to do, but
when the case was called | approached
the bar.
Judge said, 4 am not a lawyer,
but am one of the parties TO this suit,
and I would like to make a statement
Go ahead replied the judge.
81 then told him that we did not want
to tie up the amount of money repre-
sented in the proceedings, but that l
would present letter from the Chem
'ical National bank in New York, which
stated that my check would be honored
for the sum necessary.
The Judge accepted my check on
that representation, and I believe I
settled that situation more quickly
than any lawyer in the world could
have done"
Senators-elect were out in force this
week at the capitol. Mr. Overman, of
North Carolina; Judge McCreary, Of
Kentucky, and Mr.. Smoot, of Utah, at
tended the sessions with the persist
ence of veterans.
At present Senator Fairbanks, of In
diana, holds. the record for being one
of the tallest members of that body
He towers head and shoulders among
most of his colleagues. But the Nor
mon apostle will contest honors with
the Hoosier in matters of elevation.
He is much more slender than Mr.
Fairbanks and therefore looks taller
than he really is. They will be the
two notably tall men of the senate.
Mr.. Adams, of Pennsylvania, and
Mr.. Gillett, of Massachusetts, came to
congress at the same time, have served
together on the committee on foreign
affairs, and are fast social friends, so it
both surprised and amused the house
the other day when Mr.. Adams at
tackled Mr.. Gillett for speech he had
made criticising the Smithsonian in
stitution and geological survey for ex-
travagance. Mr.. Gillette replied, and
in the course of his speech occurred
the following dialogue:
Mr.. Gillett-I have no doubt that in
the long evenings when we perhaps
suppose that the gentleman from Penn
sylvania is getting relaxation from the
intricate problems of international law
which absorb his time, he is really in
his room ssmmuning with ichthyOsau-
ria and megatheriums and going back
to his younger scientific days, where
his imagination revels and where he
finds that real intellectual pleasure
which his nature graves and the fruits
of which we all enjoy.
Mr.. Adams-Mr. Chairman, as the
gentleman and I are together about
three evenings a week, we spend our
time very profitably together.
Mr.. Mann-Profitabl to which one?
Mr.. Gillett-It occurs to me, Mr..
Chairman, that perhaps l have occa-
sionally misjudged my friend, and
when | have sometimes seen him here
with dreamy, sentimental look in his
eyes, which l perhaps thought were
turned upon the gallery and found
their inspiration there, l was mista-
ken, and that really he was in a rev.
erie and had returned in fancy to his
favorite realms of the Eocene and ST.
lurian ages and was indulging himself
in that intellectual enjoyment which is
so very much to his credit and which
have no doubt strengthens his action
and influence on this floor.
Probably these honeyed compliments
will give Mr. Adams constituents
still higher idea of the requirements Of