St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-01-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Especial Correspondence.1

rule against the admission of dogs in
the war department building in favor
of General Corbin's beautiful collie
Glen. The dog has a noted pedigree.
He is from the kennels of Mr.. Pierpont
Morgan and was presented to General
Corbin by Mr.. Clement A. Griscom,
the steamship magnate, after whom
he is named. He is very much attach
ed to the adjutant general and is mis-
cradle when out of his company. He
got in the habit Of accompanying him
to the office every day and for a long
time was successful in passing the
watchmen at the doors of the depart
ment. Finally Captain Baird superin-
tendent Of the building, saw the dog in
General Corbin's office and informed
him that the animals presence was an
infractiOn of the rules General Cor
bin was sorry, for the dogs sake, but
said the rules must be respected.
Thereafter the dog accompanied his
master only as far as the entrance to
the war department and then trotted
home by himself. Incidentally, Sec
rotary Root heard of the matter a few
days ago, and as he knew the dog and
liked him he notified Captain Baird that
the dog should be admitted to the
building hereafter when he was with
the adjutant general. Glenn is a we'll
behaved dog, and when not following
his master in his walks lies quietly at
his feet or on chair at his side.
Heap Talk.
Some unfeeling person has been dis
seminating q report about the capitol
that Representative John Wesley
Gaines of Tennessee made $50 speeches
at the last session of congress and that
he is trying to increase the record of
this session so that it will make total
of 700 for the congress.
All that is cruelty untrue. Mr.. Gaines
of Tennessee made tifty-eight speeches
by actual count as shown by the eff
cient index of the Congressional Rec
or1 for the last session; but, as far as
the researches went, it was equaled by
only one other member, who was "Un-
Gle Joe" Cannon, the prospective WELD
er of the gavel. Mr.. Cannon made sew
enty-five speeches during that session.
General Grosvenor, who takes delight
in remarks about the Tennesseean's fire.
quent prolixity, has no reason apparent
ly when cold figures are consulted to
indulge in such practice, for he made
fifty-four speeches himself in that ses-
sion. He might turn his attention, it
has been suggested, to Mr.. Richardson
Of Tennessee, who delivered fifty
speeches
May Take to His Bed.
There Is a New England senator who
glances anxiously about him every time
he hears the rustic of skirt. He has
fair constituent who wants pension.
Her last communication contained a
threat of visiting Washington and the
following:
This beautiful government, for which
my husband gave his health and for
which we lost our home, requires Il
good wife and mother months and
years to keep swearing and swearing
to even her marriage and other things
too numerous to mention. | wish the
whole pension department was obliged
to go, as | do, without their overcoats
or decent underclothes. l wish held
. the reins to keep their rightful pay
from them until they were purple as
any old damson."
The senator is working overtime to
get that pension, but he says that If the
woman comes to Washington to see
about it he will certainly take to his
, bed for the rest of the session.
, Hanna and "ScOtty."
Senator Hanna calls Senator Scott OF
f West Virginia "Scotty." They went tt
the capitol in a street car together the
other morning.
I'm going to make great speech OF
the pension question pretty soon," ven
) tured Scott.
, Senator Hanna looked out of the cal
: window.
: at will be a hummer, full of facts
, and figures, and will do lot of good
Senator Hanna still looked out Of the
window.
at will clean up this pension bust
ness all along the line"
"Who wrote it for you, 'Scotty?
, asked Hanna grayely, and Scott poutet
I, all the way to his committee room.
Rivalry In Bandannas.
Senator Morgan astonished his col
leagues the other day by producin!
/. and manipulating with great flourish
the reddest silk handkerchief that ha
been seen in the capitol for years.
d Senator Pettus was greatly interest
0 ed. He reached into his coattail poke
y and took out the bandanna he Away
uses. He looked at it critically ant
" then looked at Senator Morgan's hand
: kerchief and shook his head sadly
n His bandanna was not in the SANE
= class.
. A Gentle "BIOw."
II Burrows" said Senator Alger o
/, Michigan to his colleague, I'll blov
YOU off to luncheon. Come on
:. They linked arms and went down t
n the senate restaurant. 1t was an elab
is crate function. This was the menu:
h Senator Burrows-One spoonful o
lie hominy. One glassful of milk.
le Senator Alger-O@e cup of tea. On