The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-24


ehloh had Nc, aaVaan's peaalaa 81.
tasil0e, eaoueni FeroaUlllo iVpm the ohsls
nroya,l e~saaldspatIo0 ~ tho bin fag tho
rWl,af ~ Dolores ge,Uamaps, sosI sntsfmI
uesn . ass AMI slahoVata s,nssb In advacaoy
NJ the aFua, COTTON elaln,
Whlle ihsga vac M maaos,Ism aIpVt Ne
Nltoas's DeetWeV, M IsIked ro~oyIoelealv
and Welll ~masshastlha hla facts With lhe
ac,anrn and iosea ~ = HoSI lawyer. ham.
moving tlTeteasly sSaV ~ lIe ootoa,t,op mil
buf ~ vegV SegetUaas II Sgs wlslloa to rty
Hold, anmnahls When ba Hols,,e,l 9th
tl,a sis,smast that he had a la,sa as,eo,NV
NJ ~aamoflalS, tasents ms,Uo,abds transfers
end votchees In HE desh, which he wo,,hd
tncoTpotate into hIa remarks when bsinled
la the RerorJ, fathnf than rgnauns IuPshef
TINA by reading them lhara vaa a alah "
fslIef. breaking into a aca,letad Ave- 90
tho a,,estIon vas MT.
The bIil wac pasae,t, and tho yerna ndes
cotton olaIm had tmyarsed one. half ~ the
dlssanoe from tho brain that ooncoctad
II 10 the tinted states Treasury.
ontsldc Of the relief there was no mani.
fea,atlon Of interest In tho result. WIN ons
notewortby escep,Ion. Aena,ov sa vase i'm .
medlately left hIa aeat and Congratulated
hia collea Rue warmly. After an exchange
OF nanny rpmarka tbav stroIled i'm the aIsle
arm In arm. and presen,Iy I aaw them from
a corridor vindaw drIyins aUav ,oge,her
ON n Senatorial Iolllaoation infant.
parti~ns OF Congressman MerrI,eld also
witnessed his cordial undera,a ndInR. and
doleful enough were their comments regard.
ing II. | didn't gay much. though I might
have told them that in nv jud the
chances OF their candidate had never been
40 bright.
This opinion was strengthened late that
nioht. had taken acme belated matter
To- the Goyernment Printing Office and wa A
lingering proyident OF patron,qe over
a chat with nv friend the foreman as to
the probability OF an increase in the force.
Entered. then, suddenly and blusterinply.
Senator Billings. somewhat in his cups
and with, neit her manner nor sppearance
improved by the immersion. He slapped
down a mighty roll OF manuscript on the
desk, That yery came oil. Il seemed TO me,
with which nv Senator had idly toyed.
va this stuff appended To nv speeob .
he said thickly, -and mighty quick, too"
Certainly. Senator agreed the foreman,
swe can run it in for YOU. but It's TOO late,
7 fear. to send YOU a proof-s
Damn the proof Do I look like a man
who requires proof OF what he does him.
selfp" And awav blundered the Senator.
redder bv far than the wine he had been
looking unon. w
He cot proof. notwithstan dino q, bis
deeds incon]trovertibla. deadly ann,b;,at-
inc nroof The neYt morn;no GAME and
with il the Conventional Reoo,d
7 don't imaoine the senator had r;sen
with any particular zeat for hreakfaa ar.
hut 70 while dallvinp with Il he glanced
ove- bio nr;nted snaeob cont broadoo az ~
the world the annles Of sodom would have
seemed neotarines in oomnarison There.
In the verv mid Of the appended exhibits'
which he had brought TO the ~nrintinq Office
nos tho f~ollowino ietter addressed To him.
Gle ond oigned hv Tho nronr;etor ~ tho
pooooo
NJ de,r senstor- II ran ct hso N
~.oLnowledoe With thanks rece;nt ~ your
check for a. ooo' navment in fun Of account
~ Nice noInres Eerno pdez for ronth mat
ended
A. a. N. ton md hottom tbareo, xo.
AZ no.N N'
tne woro oonhoen.iai'
feel quite sure that Billings never ques-
toned his own sole responsibility for tho
cata olvsm: he had been stumbling over
H. 49,, sinoa H.. NOD i.arnad ~ uar IA
NE ieeU elio' NC a nnu
NOBODY else cared ior ~helher~ huroer or
suicide, his political taking of was rapid,
effective and permanent.
A wbirl OF INDIGNATION svent west ard
smn.. ~ - nxaar.n h'-.l.J
" oequoia' NV VI eAeora.on huitreu
eaSV WdTu 10 washington. ulle tHo St-
quota Legislature unanimously elected Con-
the National House Of Representatives as