The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-03
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I F;EARD AT WASHINGTON
I Little Stories Told of and BY Statesmen in the
3 Meeting Places of the Capital
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the senate debate on the pure food
bill, when the senator remarked upon
the advisability of having pure food
packages branded as such.
Why, there is no more need Of
that" rejoined Senator McCumber.
than Of having miners branded as
men to whom saloonkeepers shall not
sell drinks"
Well" replied Senator Spooner. Il
once had a case In which the liabili-
ty of saloonkeeper for selling drinks
to a miner was involved. The miner
had a beard, and was large and cor
pulent. The Judge decided that the
| responsibility rested with the saloon
keeper to ascertain whether any pa
| tron was capable under the law as
drinker."
A smile went around the senate at
this illustration of the possible neces-
| sity of some distinguishing labels for
miners who want to patronize sa-
| looms.
| Out in his own congressional dis
! miliar figure driving along the high
| ways in an old buggy and saluting
every farmer he encounters with
| friendly 'Howde." He drives hither
and thither over the prairies in that
| old rig, which the voters regard as
real evidence that the speaker, in
spite of his high Office, is still one of
them.
What would they think If permit
ted to view the speaker in picture
which reposes on the mantel of his
pr.,Ite room at the capitol: Therein
| he appears on the front seat of as
magnificent tallyho as Bar Harbor
ever saw. whisked along behind four
bobtailed high-steppers. He sits erect
as a ramrod and seems to be smiling
tho exhilarating sea air.
The explanation is found in the
gentleman by the speakers side
Representative Morrell of Phladel
phia 1t is Mr.. MorrelTs own fash
ionable turnout. and it was he who
Hospitality iured the speaker to take
such an unusual ride.
Claim days bring lot of curious
| cent claim day in the house con-
stituent of the Hon. Sydney Mudd
showed up with a long roll of manu-
script He called for Mr.. Mudd.
I've got some new evidence bear
ing on my claim he said to Mudd.
Your claim!" exclaimed Mudd.
"Why, your claim was thrown out
years ago"
Il know that" said the man, "but
! I've fixed it up.
You see' he continued confiden-
| TALLY, there never was nothing the
matter with that claim. The only
trouble was that the supreme court
that took the claim up found a flaw
in that dinged old constitution and
had to knock my claim out They
had to stand by the constitution, you
know
James Hooe, secretary to Justice
Mckenna, and one of the well-known
young men Of Washington, was unex-
pectedly drafted a Sunday or two
ago to teach class in Sunday school.
The regular teacher was ILL., Mr..
Hooe decided the best and safest tack
for. him was to question the chill
dren on their knowledge of Biblical
characters He turned to the first
boy in the row and asked: MY son,
| who was NebuchadnezZar?"
He ate grass" announced the boy,
with an air that showed he wondered
what sort Of chap was asking that
simple question.
the next lad, you tell me who Abra-
ham was"
Sure" that boy replied HE was
the gent that freed the colored ladies
and gentlemen from slavery"
THE great trouble with Sergt S.
Prentiss was that he had too great a
thirst for the ardent spirit" said Rep
resentative Chandler OF Mississippi at
cloakroom symposium. He once
had his failing called to his atten-
tion by a political opponent. 1t is
true said Mr.. Prentiss. that some
times drink, and sometimes drink to
excess. Suppose l do. l like the
wines which for thousands of years
have entered into the blood of our
emperors and kings, while my op-
ponent is satisfied with the cheap
corn whisky Of his constituents. Mine
is refined appetite, while that of my
opponent is depraved."
They were talking about horses in
the Republican cloakroom of the
house, and somebody brought up the
name Of Representative Mick" Long
worth of Cincinnati.
Now, there's Longworth." he said.
"Longworth is great judge of