The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-03-24
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HEARD AT WASHINGTON
Anecdotes Told Of Prominent Representatives of /
the People at the National Capital


The capitol was lammpi with won.
On and school children. who came to
see the unyeiiug OF ihg statue of Fran.
cos Il ~ Hard. which 0v stands in
statuary hall a. gift from Illinois
The corridors we're fun OF little ones.
marsnalod uy their teachers. and 1t
seemed as 10 every member Of the W.
c. r. T.. was there. each wearing
knot Of white ribbon. Just before @
o'clock It was almost impossible to
ggt from the House yud tu tUu senate
end OF the building. the crowds were
20 great
a minute or two before 2 o'clock the
managers on the part OF the House Zoo
the Swayue Impeachment case started
for the Senate chamber Do was im.
peratiye that they should boz in the
Senate at precisely oclock They
started out OF tlo main door of 90,
House. forced their way to the uu.
trance Of statuary hall aud then Doe.
came stalled. The women and chill.
dTen would not get out of tlu way
one OF the capitol guides saw the
Trcdicamout OF the managers. and
shouted
Make way for the honorable the
managers OF the House ui Representa-
lives"
The women thought the managers
were coming 10 uuNoil the statue.
They crowded and lammod anl form
ed passagovay Then tlo honorable
managers walked past the statue Of
Miss willard. without looking &C g.
TO the Senate chamber, aud a hundred
women said:
"Oh. the mean thlnrs' They are not
going to unycil II at all"
A Sioux indian In South Dakota iu.
vitcd Senator Klttrldgc Of that state
10 the wedding OF his daughter SEN
Ator Klttridgo was unable (. pres.
ont nj the nuptlal event, %, lu.
dian lucoulcully described 90, anair
subsequently To- illustrate what the
Senator had missed
-Four dogs" said Poor 10. and
plenty Of pie
"Parson Adams was for many years
pastor OF the church 90 LuCnhurE
Mass says representative from
that state. "and he was man Of hlrh
character and great learning, bat
given 10 getting on jokes Il Is said
OF him that on one occasion he was
called TO a neirhboring town TO preach
for n minister who was IN. llC
stopped at the home of one Of IN,
members OF the congregation. The
day was cold and as supper time drew
near he proposed that he should holt
family prayer 80 as he would be ready
to retire just as soon as the evening
meal was disposed or As he had Wis
ltod the family before, II was known
that no was very fond OF Indian cakes
baked ON plattcrs set IN front OF th'
nro. and these were being cooked FOL
him when the family prayer servic,
began. the ladies coming IN from th'
kitchen 10 take part pargon Adams
seat was In direct line with the kitch
On door. and while he knolt at prayo
his eyes wandered toward the hichoI
and ho discovered that one OF the
cakcs was burning lie hostntod In hil
petition and said
Mrs. Jenkins. We are told 10 watcl
as well as pray and ] see that one %
the cakes is burning. ! will thank yol
to see to H.
"This being done, the good man re
mmed hIs prayer
A lawmaher from Maryland cor
tributes this story about Judge VIII
once presided IN the district In whIcI
Crlsncld the great crabpruducin
town. Is located;
A man was on trial for murder, an
the evidence was so palpably insuil
Client that the Judge stopped the cas-
and ordered the jury TO bring In
verdict OF not guilty a well'know
lawyer, however. who desired to d
something to make a showing for IA
fee he MS receiving for the defense
claimed the privilege Of addressin
the court
wen hear you, Mr. Hastings sal
the Judge, but In order 20 prevent az
cidents we will first acqut the pri.
oner,"
Senator SpoOncr always loved aneI
dotes. but especially anecdotes Of Oh
sea. Recently, In the course Of legi
latlon. ne heard something 10 that I'm
that interested him.
A bill 10 permit a paymaster's clcrl
who had saved the government
large sum by gallant service on III
Yosemite at Guam, to accept an al
uolntment as assistant paymastcr
the navy was called up from the ca
ondar The proposed beneficiary
over the age limit, and the bin pm
vldes waiver Of that provision
law. The report was being read eel
ing how the paymastor's clerk hi
kept the ship from running on cor
reef and becoming n wreck
How old is he?' inquired NJ
spooner in the midst Of the marir
account
About %, should Judge" reptile
Senator Perkins, who admitted that
did not know positively.
well, then he must have become
paymasters clerk at IA retorted NJ
q,oopor "for the rpDOrt SAWS he M