The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-28
SOME WASHINGTON STORIES.

Trey were discussing in one Of the
senate cloak room the qualifications
Of Demosthenes Deliver Of Iowa. as
a leader Dolliver was one Of the
presidents chosen in the rote bill
fight now ending and led valiantly, al
belt with none too many followers un-
I'll the president cast him aside and
took up the Allison amendment. fixed
up by Aldrich
ApTcpos Of nothing at all apparently
one Of the senators told this story:
Il was at a dance one night or p
what was going to be a dance. but
tie musicians had not arrived They
secured the town and found a manwho
could fiddle. He came over TO the
hall
Are you a first class Gddiei?" he
was asked.
NO. am not" he replied.
Are vou a good second class fd
dler?"
NO" he said. Il am not a good
second class fiddler. but I'll tell you
what I am claim 10 be high up
among the third class fddlers >"
=
Look here, Senator Tillman." shout
ed an excited southerner as he burst
into the senator's rom at the Colonial
hotel a few nights ago. Il hear that
under this new state bill they have
abolished Jim Crows and that mig
gers can ride with us whI1e folk
n the south"
Senator Tillman smiled and said
ro'hinr
And ! hear" TIE wroughtup vis-
itor continued. "t at they are going
to put up that old stiff ex-senator
Chandler al the head Of the commits.
sion C. enforce the law? Is thct 50"
Il don't know said Senator TIL.
man. but this gentleman on foy rlfht
IS Senator Chandler You might ask
hin."
Uncle Joe Cannon and about half
the members Of the house went down
/ the river TO a planked shad patty civ.
en- by the local board Of trade They
organized ball game and put Uncle
Joe in as umpire He was Spy aS
gaat and made some marvellous deci-
.lcns His star performance was when
Gen. Geo. Harries. having made
home run, started around the bases
a second time
You're out" shouted Uncle Joe. e..
"why?" demanded Harrles. Il am
entitled to run until they find the
ball"
"Nct at ALL the umpire said firmly.
Your time has expired"
Senator Alice OF Delaware votes
third on 2 roll call The senator Is
TIE only jeweler in the senate and he
usually looks for guidance to Senator
Aldrich who votes first
They were plugging away at the
rate oil yesterday and the time came
for q vote on amendment Alarich
had gone out.
/ All Alltts NAll'h NsA' NA'Ahs NAaNN
| squirmed, look around, and finally
| blurted out NO" Every senator look.
| / ell around at him and laughed. for he
should have voted Aye Alice got
: purple, bat he stuck to his mistake
: and was recorded against his own
| party.
Representative Samuel W. Mccall Of
Massachusetts,. who always is listened
hto with interest was discussing in
light vein the cotton leak" bill, the
Opposition TO which he led.
: This house passes penal statutes
5 with entirely too much freedom" de-
= lclafed he Why Mr.. Speaker II all
the penal statutes, state ana federal,
should be enforced at a given time,
there would be very few persons in
II the country outside OF prison walls.
= III this bill should pass seat in
this house would be a place for a
. bogue and not for an honest man.
l., why, sir. an honest man would
" have 10 bring lawyer with him In or
her 10 keep cut OF the penitentiary."
=
what are they squabbling about
n there?" asked a retired statesman
pf friend who had walked Gu, OF the
90 0benate chamber
Oh, they are quarreling over the
=. amendment 10 the rate bill that pro
,,ns hibits the giving Of passes
80 "The giving Of railroad passes. A
work of superogation, sir, and moth
Ing more. OF nv personal knowledge