The Irish standard., 1903-11-14

you couldn't stay way! Trying to gel
into good society again. and so on
Mr.. Sibley blushed and sat down
among a lot of dyed-in- the-wool demo
Gratis from Texas and Georgia.
The staid old senate chamber looked
as if it had been adorned for we'd
ding. Flowers We're everywhere, and
their fragrance filled the air. The
bridegrooms were all in their places
on the floor trying not to be self-con-
scious-Platt of New York, Stewart
of Nevada and Hepburn of Idaho
and the trio Of brides were in the gall
leries. If the women of the United
States We're to do all the voting and
the men were to stay at home election
days and take care of the babies
Chauncey Depew would be elected
president of the United States. He is
par excellence the ladies' man. When
Chauncey came out of the cloak-rooms
and appeared in all his radiance upon
the floor the women, who occupied
nearly all the seats in the galleries, APP
plauded him with great enthusiasm.
Senator Hanna was given such an
ovation that for once the Buckeye
statesman was pretty nearly knocked
out. The moment he came out of the
cloak-room u salvo of applause greeted
him and continued so long that Uncle
Mark" was apparently Il bit ratified.
He hesitated few moments at the
door. Finally mastering self-control,
he walked to the center aisle, where he
met Senator German of Maryland, the
democratic leader and Il candidate Of
his party for the presidential nomina-
ton. The two remained alone sew
eral minutes, while the spectators
commented upon the accidental meet
ing of these presidential possibilities
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, another
democratic presidential candidate,
joined them and the galleries again
applauded.
Without delay the senate took up
the transaction of business, remaining
in session only fifteen minutes. Sen
ator SpOoner, of Wisconsin, thought
lessly came near causing the opening
prayer of the chaplain to be APP
plauded. The senators stood with
bowed heads during the invocation
When the chaplain concluded Mr.
Spooner loudly clapped his hands. The
galleries took it as Il leading signal
upon the floor, but as Il page ran
hastily to the senator the spectators
quickly realized the purpose of the
hand-c'apping, and the smattering of
applause quickly subsidized.
After Senator Mallory, of Florida,
was sworn in the usual resolutions
setting the time for the meeting of the
senate and appointing committees to
inform the president anXsthe house of
representatives that a quorum Of the
senate had assembled, ready to pro-
ceccd to business, were adopted and
the senate adjourned.
1t had been anticipated that Mr..
Morgan, of Alabama, or Mr. Teller, of
Colorado, opponents of the ndminstra-
ton policy in Panama, would submit
a resolution calling upon the president
for information concerning the recent
revolution, and Senator Teller was ris-
ing with paper in his hands, when
MIR. Allison made the motion to adj
journ.
The announcement by the presiding
officer of the appointment of Mr..
German as the democratic member of
the committee to wait upon the presi-
dent and notify him Of the meeting of
the senate was welcomed with laugh
ter. Mr.. German during the last cam
paign made some severe criticisms of
the president, and his selection instead
of Mr.. Cockrell, who has in late years
been chosen for the mission, caused
those present to wonder who would
be embarrassed by his visit to the
White House, the president or Mr..
German.
The flower show in the senate wns
sumptuous. Floral tributes decorated
nearly every seat, the display on the
republican side being exceptionally
elaborate, some of the pieces being
costly. a large shield, nearly seven
feet in height, bearing the arms of the
United States, in front of the desk of
Senator Hanna, attracted most atten-
ton. Senator Cullom had Il loose
bunch Of yellow chrysanthemums
upon his desk, while that of Senator
Hopkins remained unadorned, the jun
ior senator modestly requesting mo
flowers. The bridegrooms Of the sch
ate were the recipients of generous
floral tokens.
The florists had a great day at the
house end Of the capitol, too. Thou
sands of dollars of statesmen's money
must have passed into their tills. 'The
friends of Representative Robert Bak
err, the anti-pass member from Brook
lyn, adopted unique method Of show
ing their approval of his return of 4
railway pass. Upon Mr.. Bakers desk
was placed an elaborate floral tribute
in the form of railroad locomotive
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