New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-05
CAUGHT By CROP REPORT
Tuo Southevrs CongreSsmen Fdsied
TO Get to Their Seats on Time.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau


washington Dec. 4-Representatiyes Burlesoh'
CT Texas. and Bowie. OF Alabama, reached t,ie
House nearly two hours late to-day, too late 70 n
sworn In The of their hardness was ue
s,unleakins" rules of the Department OF Ayr
culture which the two Congressman happened "
be investigating this forenoon. In common wiz
nearly all other statesmen from the SOUTH rep
sentatives Burleson and Bowie are much me-
exted in the cotton reports which are turned o
nv the Department of Agriculture at stated inter-
walls In order more thoroughly to acouaint hehi
selves with the system OF compiling ana saieeu u
ing the reports of the crop when tney are lecei
at the department. Messrs- Bureson ana BOWIE
concluded this morning to pay Secretary wilson q
vssi: and see with their own eyes just no" tie
work is done. They reached the department "hieH
is situated in the centre Of the Mall or great pubic
ps-k which extends from the Capitol to the Monu-
-nent and we're received courteousIy py one VI
Secretary wilson's officials. who volunteered TO
show them around. They went from ONCE 10 ONCE
and bureau TO bureau and finally, on request were
shown into the room where statistcans coiiecI the
reports from thousands of districts and make up
the totals.
You will notice, gentlemen" said their guioe'
that there are telephones in this ROOM and
after the statisticians locked in they have no
means OF communicating with the outside world
until they finish their work and are let out we
are NOW getting out little report for this after
noon and until il is completed no one Will De al
lowed TO leave the Office.
Quite interesting, remarked one of the Con-
gressnen.
yes but III venture to say that 1t would be no
very difficult matter to add up few figures and
take them out to some place where tEey might
prove valuable retorted the other Solon
IT'S getting on toward z o'clock, remarked
Mr. Bowie suddenly remembering his important
gsgeraent TO take the oath on THE Hill.
We've got time to get up there comfortably IL
we start pretty SOON.
.AIl right" agreed Mr.. Burleson. Tets be NOV
ing We are very much obliged to you. and VIII
probably come back in day or two"-ths last
remark to their guide. The Congressman there-
upon moved toward the door. 49,, ~s
L am very sorry, gentlemen eXcIalliSu thT Iii
cisI demonstrators OF crop reporting put WIN
have 10 you to remain here for niue wiIae
oers lust make yourselves comfortable, piease.
What? Why-say what are you orlNihs az
We've got to be going now IN 9roer d 70 ge' the
the House before the opening crled one Oh z ot1
Congressmen, starting 10 move, OUT o. me 1000
and finding his guide barring his path A coupie
of other attaches of the ofce began Quetly
1,er in their direction, with the apparent lrtenlon
of helping out the first of1cial II occasion u
:sRT orders are TO hold every one in this room
until after the crop report is issued said the
Congressmen's jaller -, -. -, ,,,,, lea1,a
AS soon il is out OF the way YOU may ie''0
..dsI;t We are members of Congress and must go,
outrage that l will not stand for II you 90 not
let Us go out this instant, III see that you smart
for il take my word .--. ,oo,,s
I'VE are doing all can 10 guard against leaAs
in his bureau explained the guide, about losing
he GOOD nature 4 don't think you want US 70
break our rules, to keep you from oelns Iius
a. - ne bnn9or of the situation then dawned upon
both congressman. and they burst into a nearly
I3e1ent il was after o'clock. At the Capitol they
let most of their friends into the joke ana "IIn mn
Of the members of the House were Laughing over
the story.