New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-24

VINO wants 70 be shown around. The Senator
orders his friend shown into the marble room.
ms out card for the members gallery then
SHOWS his friend about the Senate corridors. ex-
planning the weather map IN the marble room.
which Is corrected daily by the Weather Bureau
10 enable every Senator to see Just what the pros
poets for haytng or ice cutting at home He
points out the few distinguished Senator's the
moor and then, as he dares not go beyond the
sound OF the bells which are liable at any time to
announce a call OF the Senate. he selects guide
and places his constituent In his charge. telling
the guide to show the stranger through the
House end OF the Capitol the rotunda. and Su-
preme Court The guide knows that the usual
fees are to be collected subsequently from the
Senator.
Returning to the Senate the Senator is brought
Indignantly to his feet by the unwarranted drastic
criticism Of the administration IN which an oppO-
siuon Senator is indulgng. but a shake OF the head
rom Senator Allison causes him TO sit down and
Senator Spooner disposes Of the offending Demo-
crat with his usual ability The debate drags, and
Senator Blank slips down to his committee room
to dispose Of several committee matters. answer
one or two urgent letters and a telegram, and then
seeks an audience with Senator Hale regarding a
report with the drafting Of which he has been in
trusted. Before he succeeds in seeing the leader
two rings of electric bell sounding IN an parts
OF the Senate end Of the Capitol warns him that
the opposition has raised the point Of mo quorum
and he must rush to the Senate chamber TO answer
room. but before he has gained to the inner
office three rings Of the bell advise him that the
Senate is about Ito proceed to the consideration
OF executive business and his vote viii be needed
for the confirmation of that nomination. He has
tens through the corridors. lodging the crowds
pouring down from the galleries. the public being
excluded from executive sessions. AS he enters
the chamber he finds other Senators coming from
all directions. Senators who have been in the
chamber when the executive motion carried are
lighting cigars. and there is the general air Of
infOrmality which characterizes sessions behind
closed doors The nomination which the leaders
are especially interested in causes the expected
debate, which. although. or perhaps because 1t Is
informal. lasts for some time. but finally the nee
essary vote is secured. and the Senate stands ad-
Journed at o'clock and IS minutes p m"
Senator Blank returns to his COMMITTEES room
disposes Of his mail. receives telephone message
from Mrs Blank to the effect that she has pledged
Senator Bank and herself to take the places at a
formal dinner made vacant by illness OF previously
invited guests, pays hurried visit to the barber
shop. drives to the Arlington. where he holds a
conference with Of the political leaders OF his
State. and at o'clock appears with his wife at the
formal dinner.
On his arrival at home Senator Blank has re-
ceived telephone message from Mr.. Loeb secre-
tary TO the President informing him that the
House delegation from his State is still evenly d.
vided regarding the appointment OF the Collector
OF Customs for city in their State. and the Presi-
dent desires the presence Of Senator Blank at the
White House at 10 D. m. to confer with him re-
garding the respective candidates Accordingly the
Senator excuses himself from the dinner few
minutes before 10, and, leaving his conveyance
for Mrs. Blank. has long, brisk walk to the
little White House. Several prominent Senator's
are in conference with the President and he is
compelled TO wait threequarters OF an hour for the