Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-27
GOSSIP AT WASHINGTON
Senator Foraker's Experience
 With a Reporter.
cLERKs STRUGGLE WITH A NAME

HowRepresentative Acheson of Penn
 sylvania Tried to Get q Hearing
 With the Public Buildings Commit
 tee--sealing New Members Fate.
 Early Rising and Working Record
 Established by Senator Knox.
 There is an enthusiastic Ohio news paper man in Washington who haunts the steps of Senator Joseph B. Fora ker, says the Philadelphia Public Ledg- CTS Washington correspondent. The other day the senator was sitting in a dentists chair when his persistent pur- suer darted in and demanded the latest news. Foraker was at that peculiarly distressing moment when the dentist takes the first buzzer out of the tooth and fools around on the little tray. Out of the corner of his eye the victim can see that the dentist is trying to find a bigger buzzer. Foraker rose up in his chair, with anguish in his eye.
 What in blazes do you wantT' he demanded.
 Senator" said the Ohio man, sooth- ingly, q merely wanted to find out about
 The dentist selected the largest and fiercest looking buzzer in the shop and approached. The Ohio correspondent took up commanding position on the other side of the chair. Foraker sank back, with groan, and in few sen tences told what the Ohio man wanted. The latter departed, with many thanks, and the buzzing began it's fiendish work. In the evening Foraker was talking politics with some callers when suddenly and without the slightest rel evancy he began to grin. They asked him what the matter was.
 q was thinking of that irrepressible Blank" chuckled the senator. ''He in- terviewed me in the dentists chair this afternoon I hope to heaven that on the day I'm buried nothing of interest in Ohio politics occurs. If it does Blank will pry up the coffin lid and ask me the particulars"
 The struggle that a new clerk of a congressional committee makes with names of men and places which he has never in his life before heard was re- gently illustrated by an experience of Representative Ernest F. Acheson of Pennsylvania, says the Washington correspondent of the New York Times.
 Mir. Acheson has been trying to get public building at Charleroi, the town in his district noted for its glass in- dustries. He went to the room of the committee on public buildings and grounds to arrange a hearing. The chairman of the committee was chang ed the other day, and Representative Bartholdt of St. Louis holds the place, with the incident that his secretary had been made. clerk of the committee. aF II would ike to know" said Mir. Acheson, when I can have a hearing for my bill for a $125,0o0 building at Cha ,roi."
 "Where" asked the clerk.
 "Charleroi."
 Charley Roy" said the clerk. T never heard of that place before"
 Not Charley Roy" explained Mfr. Acheson, but C-h-a-r-Ee-r-oi."
 The clerk wrote it down wrong. Acheson then himself wrote 1t, exclsim- 1 ing as he finished, Charles, the kingv' Thereupon the obllging clerk, catching 1 on to his job, wrote under the name of ! Charleroi the additional words. Rep 1 resentative Charles King desires to know when he can have hearing"
 "Oh, my, nor interrupted the Penn { syIyania member. My name is Ache 1 son, and that town out there is named 1 Charleroi after. Charles, one of the | kings of France. But never mind the l kings or France, and remember want | a public building out there" i
 A new member was beseeching and | pleading with the speaker to put him on certain committee, says the Wash ington Post MT. Cannon shook bis head. He would be glad to do it, but 1t was not practicable.
 Then, Mir. Speaker" said the new you seal my fate. My fail ure to get on this committee simply | ruins me with my people, and had as well prepare to go home"
 With solemn face the speaker extend ed a hand. and all he said was Good by"
 A well known eastern congressman whose napse 1t would he unkind to mention was tacking somewhat uncer- tainly home the other night after slt- ting too long at dinner with some of his colleagues. says the Philadelphia Public Ledger's Washington represent ltive. As he came up Pennsylvania av- .nue he observed | Adam Bede exam ming hin with careful attention. His re rose. What are you looking at me hat way forT- he demanded. q was said Bede, that you had ev- dently been vaccinated for drunken aess." Then after 6 pause Bede added.