Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-07

In an hour on the 4th Of March, members
Of the House of Representatives noticed a
number of little mannersms with which
Uncle Joe" Cannon will make his speaker
ship reign In the next Congress memorable.
He presided over the House for an hour.
and in that time the paraphernalia on the
Speakers desk had to be entirely rear
ranged. He used his left hand to swing
the gavel, and drinking glass. inkstand and
reference books were hurriedly shifted to
the right side. When Mr.. Cannon wanted
to recognize a member, he not only called
out the fact, but arose from his seat and
either pointed out the right member with
the handle Of the gavel in his left hand or
stretched out his right. When he explained
matters he gesticulated with, both hands,
sometimes laying the gavel down that he
might do this better.
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There are several classes of citizens who
weary me exceedingly, but the one who Is
by far the most tiresome bobbed up again
this morning." remarked an unusually in
tellectual conductor who is employed on the
+ street line. He failed to put in an ap-
pearance for fully week and I was begin
ming to feel that the millennium had ar
rived. But no, as 1 said, he has come to
the front once more, hale and hearty
II refer to the man who dashes down
NAoSS otiSSl "dNih6 IL dhliSoiy 1Oi llc Soi
to wait. He is usually a block away when
the motorman first catches sight Of him.
AS a matter Of courtesy and notwithstand-
ing the protesting growls of the passen-
gers. the car is kept halted until the be-
lated individual arrives and, putting and
blowing, chambers aboard. The car Is
started but before it gets well across the
street 1 am compelled to bring it to a sud
den and jerky stop by ringing three bells,
the emergency signal. for the man for
whom We have waited two minutes finds
that he had forgotten something and must
return home forthwith.
1.-The most persistent person with whom
it is my fate to deal along the lines indi-
Gated" added the complaining conductor.
us a minister of the gospel; at least his at
tire would so indicate, although l think
he Is employed in one of the government
departments l am going to make deal
with my motorman so that hereafter our
car shall not wait for anyone, not even the
president of the road. Such experiences
are too trying on patience and the nerves.
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Exactly at 1870 o'clock each afternoon
Senator Cockrell eats an apple. Senator
CocSrell is regarded as the democratic
watch dog" He scans closely every bill
which is being considered for passage and
calls attention to many matters which the
majority are glad to have corrected If he
is busily engaged in watching a bill he
sends to his committee room for his apple
If, however, he can leave the Senate cham
Der as well as not he goes to his committee
room to take his refreshment of fruit. That
he gives the same careful thought to this
habit that de does to matters Of greater
Importance was illustrated one day just
before the end of the session. He was ex-
tremely busy in the Senate but, as II by
instinct, he kept watch of the clock until
the hour of $50 had arrived Then he drew
forth a scratch pad and scrubbed this
note to his clerk. open the left-hand top
drawer of my desk and send me an apple.
Not the reddest one, but the one next to
that in color.
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When Secretary Root Is very busy he
takes radical measures to prevent the intru-
sion of visitors, which sometimes have a
peculiar effect. All the doors are locked
and all tie messengers are withdrawn to
the inside. The result is that senators and
others coming to the War Department I'M
der such conditions find all the entrances
closed against them. with no one to take
their cards or to explain the situation. One
day this week. when Secretary Root had re-
tired to the seclusion of his inner office and
had all the outside doors securely locked
Assistant Secretary Sanger had some busi-
ness with him and tried to get word to his
private secretary or one of the messengers
signal by knocking three times, but with no
more effect than to cause the messengers
on the inside TO smoker to themselves with