Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-15
WASHING TON CHITCHAT
Items of Interest Gathered at the National Capital.
PLIGHT. OF MISSOURI STATESMEN.

1
 How Two Representatives From the
 Bullion State Got Their Rented
 Dress Suits Mixed Up-UncIe Joe
 Roosevelt's Snowbnn Bombard-
 ment--Joke mt Presidents Expense.
 Representative Lamar of Missouri is
 tall and thin. Representative Hamlin l of the same state is short and fat.
 They are new members and they want l ed nightly to go to the presidents reception the other night, says the l New York Worlds Washington core l spondent. They consulted each other
 and found it necessary to wear evening l clothes. Both had frock coats, but l neither had suit of evening clothes.
 There was not time to have new | clothes made. They did not want to l buy ready made suits, and they did 1 what many other men in their predica- ment have done-they rented suits. The l clothes came to the Missouri statesmen l about 6 o'clock in the evening. At 8 l there was wild cry over the telephone l in the hotel where Lamar lives. Wanted at the phone," said a boy 1 to Lamar.
 "Tell him I can't come down." said 1 Lamar. sI am dressing" The boy went back, but returned and said:
 "The man says you've got to come tant"
 Lamar dragged some clothes oyer
 him and went to the telephone.
 ''This Is Hamlin,'' said the man on the other end of the wire. "That blankety blank dress suit man sent me
 the pants that go with your suit, and
 I've ripped them up the leg trying to get them on You've got my pants.
 Mrs. Hamlin will sew up the rip. but for heavens sake send after your pants
 and send mine over here, or we never will get to that reception" Two Missouri statesmen arrived at
 the White House shortly before 10
 o'clock They were attired in evening
 clothes, but they kept rather close to the wall.
 ] Speaker Cannon had occasion to call upon Assistant Secretary Taylor of the treasury the other day on some official
 business, says the Washington Post. It seems as though the speaker had
 called a number of times previously regarding the same matter and felt
 that he was prosecuting the official by his continual visits. As he entered the
 secretary's office the speaker said:
 "Mr. Secretary, | suppose you are thinking something like what was said I back in Damascus time when that old warrior thought he was being persecut- 1 ed-'Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou
 me?'" 4I
 MT. Speaker, didn't know you were so we'll posted in Scripture as that" re- l piled Secretary Taylor.
 "Why, couldn't help it." said Speak
 CT Cannon, because all the books had
 at home when boy was the Bible and | .Josephus.''
 Both officials enjoyed a hearty laugh
 and then proceeded to business. l There was scene at the White l House the other day that enlivened the peaceful precincts of the executive l offices and made life worth living in the vicinity for awhile, says the New York Times.
 1t occurred when Archie Roosevelt
 returned from school about l o'clock. 1 He came in by way of the presidents offices and had supply of snowballs in his hands and under his arms. As he entered the door he let drive at Ar, thur Simmons, the portly gentleman of l color. who has been large part of the 1 White House force for the best part of century. His aim was not good, and the missile landed about an inch above l Arthur head and on Secretary Loeb's | door, Simmons caught the fragments as they fell over his ample person and i laughed the rest of the day at the fun. Captain Charles Loeff1er, the presi- dents doorkeeper, was standing across the room, and he made another fine tar get. He lodged in way that sug- gested practice and ran into the cabi-
 net room for safety. Before he was out of sight Steve O'Connell, the secret service man, felt a snowball whistle by his ear as the lad went outside to pelt the. big policeman who stands all day
 in front of the executive mansion. As.
 the policeman and Archie are boon friends they soon had q good time,
 and the boy himself was made to feel
 the sting there is in a snowball well made and nicely thrown.
 Secretary Shaw brought to a recent
 cabinet meeting at the White House
 western newspaper which had a large
 headline, Rough Rider Incarcerated." The article told of fight in Arizona
 in which one of Colonel Roosevelt's for
 mer soldiers used pistol with more or
 less deadly effect and was promptly
 put in the lookup by the deputy mar
 shal. The president read the head
 lines. Before he made any comment Secretary Hay asked softly: "Mr. President, doesn't that create vacancy somewhere in the government
 service?"
 Jack Frost's Tears. Not long since Johnny stood at the