The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-30

SO many empty seats? The guides might
tell that not q few members are in at
tendance upon committee meetings, and
cannot be on the floor of3tthe House at
the same time. But did you ever see so
much disrespect3 upon the part Of an
lfn,ldience for q person delivering a public
address?
The blessed innocents look on In amaze
ment. They do not know hat the mem
Der. Is entirely undlsturbed by the pre-
certain consolation that a stenographer Is
taking down every word that he utterss.
and that every word that he utters VIII
nowhere else, and that ths people al
home will have e chance to,.read the
speech delivered In Congress" IT. may
but it, Is a fact that nobody attempted
to answer It, This is the average Of
what the schoolgirl sees in the House
while, the appropriation bills are under
In the Senate Chamber.
Leaving the House galleries, the groups
dome dom, on M over to the Senate side s
Conducted to seats here in the same
auietude and dlgnityin this gathering Of
well dressed elderly gentlemon which was
shame fully lacking In the House, ! the
Ees the Sen see me Gr
able gentleman, with long grizzled beard
and long dshevcled gray hair take his
PLACE in front Of The presiding officers
dress a brief petition to the Throne OF
Grace for the welfare OF the nation and
It's servants. all and singular. Then a
Senate clerk, when the president of the
Senate raps for order, will monotonously
read fthe journal Business will proceed;
but 1t will be difficult to understand what
=
of the president will be heard saying
something about cnlcndar, and OCCASION
ally,sf"Shall the bill pass?" IA
= he
and distinctly announces thatath bill has
passed; hat II has been read and en-
crossed and read u third time and has
young lady in the Senate gallery has
heard the bill read at all. She has heard
aGtitlc read and she has wondered why IN
the world when no senator voted for n
hin ii should be announced as having
passed. It would take volumes to tell
Just how the Senate does business and
why 1t does It that way so as to be salts
schools. Here. nevertheless, is where the
guido Is to do some Of his most edifylng
work.
He Is t2 noin oHt tho Gelshrites YGs
chair, attending strictly to business. Tic
is n candidate for President, you know.
There are not twenty senators In cham
her, but there arc a few of national rcpu-
man, near the front, chewing solemnly
and looking over shiny spectncles at the
senator across the aisle, who Is quietly
saying something about something or
Pett,ls, of Alabama, tho Oldest man in tho
Senate. That small, bent old gentleman
sitting nenr also chewing, Is Senator Nc
tTnnciy, OF louisiana, He does not hear
olth0uRl he nnDnnrS To he listens
IS is senator TiIlnran? There ,he is over
there at the end OF next to the last row
maj man, who looks like u Mephlstopheles.
But lie is one Of the most gallant DE-
Tenders OF women IN he CONGRESS 'l'hat
T Is s ;lPs orr spooncr Tiat me, sweet,
faced old gentleman, with white hair ana
man walking across tho chamber with II
sprngy step, and wearing very , LONG
tall Prince Albert Is Senator i.tIeyerlugc.
Over TINS ~ ToG ba o Tfe pontng to so tie
celingY That is Senator La, Toilette,
Where is Senator smoot? O.. there he IS
there on the n mho o seq' yerv mfa
i've i've, ia What is going on, He has to pay
attention, because he does not know
when somebody Is ssnng g for hG nnS ,n ' oo
many wives. And so tho guide proceeds
With his soto yore lecture, IN a lltlle
while the schoolgirls tire There Is noth-
ing doing Of any consequence.
'Ehe trouble s that lt's ,morInlnE hoHhr W.,
"NIorning hour lasts until O'Clock, Nhen
tTo Irregular order" Is taken. up, which
may be the railroad, rate bill or some,
.trjng else BY. mat time the school
crowd has filed out, and IS over IN tho
United States Supreme Court room III.
Looking at the Supreme Court,
Having seen something OF Congress-, a