The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-01
 HOW OUR SENATE LOOKS.
Interesting Picture of Men Who Are
 Making History.

Under the title of Pack in Washing ton Again." MT. Arthur Ruhl, writing in Golfers for December 24 describes our distinguished workers in the senate chamber by saying "There was a copy of the message on every desk, and most of them were being read. Wetmore of Rhode Island, however who precisely resembles the pictures of the ponderous, sef-satisfied, good humored Trust which appear in Representative Hearst's quaint journals lounged back in his chair be- hind an open newspaper; Shoot, the Mormon, his desk covered with papers, wrote steadily and painstakingly as might some careful shopkeeper auditing his accounts; Platt of Connecticut, his sad, world-weary face like parchment, gazed off into space; German gazed, too, but with a certain austere amusement, as though he ffalf heard, and vaguely smiles at what was being said. The rest for the most part, read.
 Beveridge, who so looks the part of the youthful stage statesman that he seems always to be giving an intimation of himself, bent his brows on the mes sage nightly, his chin resting on his right hand, the first finger extending up- ward along his cheek in the manner of one posing for the portrait-'1n My Study or Among My Books' The Vice Presi- dent-elect, tall even sitting down, straight and cold as an iron rod, read steadily; not as one who enthuses, enjoys, or necessarily for the moment understands, but as one who appreciates his responsi- bilities and will observe the conventions and appear decorous whatever falls. Lodge wrinSled his forehead, appeared restless and bored, as though he had known all this before. Red-faced, twink ling-eyed Tillman came over to sit by Allison of Iowa, looking like good humored horse-dealer talking to Santa Claus. He clapped his glasses on his nose and read in an undertone from the message, following the lines with a stubby forehnger. Then he looked up, chucked and jabbed his colleague in the ribs, and the venerable leader turned and waged his head and beamed very much as a great St. Bernard begins slowly to pant when he is petted.
 You could but speculate on what part of the message they were reading and wonder how close the Iowa leader was getting to making a categorical state nent. Some one tried to get him to make one once on a bet There were some sheep, recently 5heared, passing in the road. Fine sheep those, senator?
 I'm observed MT Allison, they seem to be-a-healthy animals Just sheared, aren't they?' 'Um,' speculated MT Allison
 one woud--a-think so. At least, they are sheared on this slde.' Extravagance in printing agriculture, census of nve- stock, aturaliZatiOn-'
 As the clerk read, First and foremost, let us remember that the question Of be- ing a good American has nothing what ever to do with mans birthplace, any more than 1t has to do with his creed you wondered what Senator Knute Nell son of Minnesota was thinking-old Knute, who was born in Norway back In '49, and who has fought his way up through the ranks from the very bottom as so many of his blue-eyed countrymen are fighting their way now cut there in our big northwest. Eleetions-Navy- Monroe Doctrine-Philippines Suddenly the murmur stopped and the message was done. In a moment the motion to ad- journ was made and the preliminaries of getting down to work in congress were over"