The Bottineau courant., 1905-12-29
GOSSIP At WAsHINGTO
Senator Foraker's Experience
With Reporter.

With Reporter.
CLERKS STRUGGLE WITH A NAME
How Acheson Of Penn-
sylvania Tried to Get a Hearing
with the Public Buildings Commits
tee-senIing q New Members Fate.
Early Rising nnd 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
er's Washington correspondent. The
other day the senator was sitting in
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 want?" he
demanded.
Senator" said the Ohio man, sooth-
ingly, II 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 a few SEN
tences told what the Ohio man wanted.
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.
II was thinking Of that irrepressible
Blank" chuckled the senator Gle in
terviewed me in the dentists chair this
afternoon. I hope to heaven that on
the day Pm 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 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.
Mr.. Acheson has been trying to get a
public building at Charleroi, the town
in his district noted for it's glass In
dustries. He went, to the room Of the
committee on public buildings and
grounds to arrange 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.
II would like to know" said Mr..
Acheson, when l can have hearing
for my bill for $125,O00 building at
Charleroi.'
"Where?" asked the clerk.
"Charleroi.''
''Charley Roy" said the clerk. Il
never heard Of that place before"
'sNot Charley Roy" explained Mr..
Acheson, "but C-h-a-r-l-e-r-o-i."
The clerk wrote it down wrong.
Acheson then himself wrote it, exclaim-
ing as he finished, Charles, the king"
Thereupon the obliging clerk, catching
on to his job. wrote under the name OF
Charleroi the additional words. rep
resentative Charles King desires to
know when he can have hearing"
"Oh, my, nor interrupted the Penn
sylvania member. MY name is Acne
son, and that town out there is named
Charieroi after Charles, one of the
kings Of France. But never mind the
kings or France, and remember l want
public building out there"
"A new member was beseeching and
pleading with the speaker to put him
on certain committee, says the Wash
ingtop Post Mr.. Cannon shook his
head He would be glad to do it. but It
was not practicable.
sThen, Mr. Speaker" said the new
member, "you seal my fate. My fail
ure to get on this committee simply
ruins me with my people, and had as
well prepare to 60 home
With solemn face the speaker extend.
ed hand, and all he said was "Good.
by"
a well known eastern congressman
| whose name it would be unkind to
mention was tacking somewhat uncer
tainly home the other night after sit
ting too long at dinner with some Of
his colleagues, says the Philadelphia
Public Ledger's Washington represent
atiye. AS he came up Pennsy ylvania av
cnue he observed j. Adam Bede exam
ining him with careful attention. Hit
ire rose. .sWhat are you looking at MI
that way for?" he demanded. u was
thinking said Bede, that you had ev
i identity been yaccirated for drunken