Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-27
WASHINGTON CTIITCHAT.
Gossip About Public Men at the Na-
 tiOnal Capital.

Gossip About Public Men at the Ma
 tiOnal Capital.
 Senator Jacob H. Gallinger of New Hampshire was recently afforded an opportunity to demonstrate that his usefulness as q member of the medical profession had not entirely vanished with his assumption of senatorial dig nity, says the New York Tribune's Washington correspondent. While the senate was i'll session W. B. Mitchell, a capitol policeman, stationed at the en- trance of the senate lobby, suddenly dropped to the floor unconscious and apparently lifeless. Associates hurried to his assistance and, thoroughly alarm cd. asked that a physician be summon ed. Then it was that the presence of doctor senator in the chamber was re- called, and he responded to the call with the aIacrity of q young physician who had just hung out his shingle.
 Dr. Gallinger diagnosed the case as brain trouble and promptly sent for rcstoratives. In about fifteen minutes tho patient had sufficiently recovered to be taken to a committee room. where the senator's attention to the sick man showed the practiced eye of the phy- sician as well as the tender care of the trained nurse.
 When his patient no longer required his services, the doctor became highly unprofessional in neglecting to ask for his fee. A colleague present remarked, Ut is no wonder that Gallinger went into politics if that is the way be did business when he practiced medicine.
 This bit of poetry, printed by a type writer on a slip of paper, found it's way into the senate the other day and was passed around from senator to senator:
 Mother, may go out to swim?
 Yes, my darling daughter,
 But don't go near Steel common stock,
 For it's terribly full of water.
 The identity of the author is not even suspected
 A privileged motion was introduced in the house providing for the employ ment of a laborer in the bathroom, says the New York Tribune. It was explained that his employment was "essential to the organization of the house."
 Necessary to the comfort of the house would better express it, re- marked Uncle Joe Cannon. who was in the chair, in an undertOne.
 When this motion was made several senators who had come over to listen to the debate on the Cuban treaty bill were scattered about the floor of the house. Turning to a colleague. Sena- tor William M. Stewart of Nevada said:
 Tt seems to me that l. have heard something about a labor saving device known as a steam road scraper, which is guaranteed quickly and effectually to dispose of accumulated dirt. wonder if these fellows have ever heard of it.''
 Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom of Illinois has tiny granddaughter of whom he is very fond, says the New York IWorld. He recently told in the sen Fate cloakroom how the little girl came to her mother a few days ago and said:
 Mamma, the man who takes away our ashes is awfully religious"
 'Why. dear?' the mother asked.
 Because when he put the ashes in the cart today and the mule wouldn't go he sat there and told the mule all about a lot of religious things" 
 Opposite the capitol is the Bliss building, where the industrial commits sion held sessions for year or more, and a fair mile away, opposite the in terior department, is the civil service commission, where bask the official up holders of the fitness in the classified service. 4 new congressman from the west the other day hurried into the 1 doorway of the civil service commis- sion and ran against treasury official who was going out.
 ''Is this the Bliss building:" queried | the member.
 My dear friend" replied the official, l who had been labOring hard with the | commission to pass over some technical | sins of omission under the civil service ] law. you are in the wrong pew. There is no bliss here. This is not the home of bliss, but the seat of discord and l the valley of lamentations 1 The Hon. William Sulzer had pulled | out all the stops and was gOrgeOusly l speaking on Cuba the other day. Cuba is the land of perpetual flow ers,' he said, of stately royal palms, 1 the Bohemia of the dreamer, generous in tropical fruits, the home for the l painter and for the poet, the paradise 1 of the islands of the sea-one long, | harmonious brilliant, indescribable mental melody"
 Ee stopped for breath.