Amador ledger., 1906-07-06

Williams filibuStering and forcing roll
calls on everything possible, including
the question of a quorum. The
weather, as heretofore stated, was
fine, and the "call of the ball game
was strong upon the fans of the
House. They needed it and went, and
then Mr.. Williams became unkind,
there was call for quorum, and the
Sergeant-at-Arms went after the de-
liquents.
The officers rounded up stray mem
bers from all parts of the grounds,
and in the executive box found the
popular bridegroom from Ohio, with
his wife. They are both lovers of the
game, as well as otherwise, and the
humor of the situation was slow in
dawning on them. But they could
not resist or argue with constituted
authority. They gave parole to pro-
ceed at once to the Capitol. They had
come in Mrs. Longworth's pretty auto
mobile, and on the return trip they
took with them Representative Gaines
of West Virginia.
Representative Sibley, of Pennsyl-
vania, with party of eight members,
also went back to the Capitol in an
automobile and on the way was held
up by a bicycle policeman for exceed
ing the speed regulations, but when
the situation was explained to the Of
ficer, they were allowed to proceed.
A few moments later the auto party
was filing in at the door of the House.
The roll call was awaiting them.
They marched in, voted, turned on
their heels and went straight back to
the machine. Before the authorities
could get busy they were again speed
ing toward the ball park.
HORSES WE'RE TOO SLOW.
\ number of the statesmen who
were hustled back to the Capitol in
carriages were not so fortunate as the
Sibley party. They arrived so late
that it wasn't worth while to return
to the ball park.
A number of the truantS are dyed
in-thewool fans, some making regular
but not daily excursions to the ball
park, while others can afford to eS-
chew the affairs of state every day to
see a game. On the occasion of their
arrest, a number had made their first
visit to see the ball thrown around.
the next day the delinquents gathered
about to hold a consultation meeting
1T was too bad that we had to
leave just when there was a chance
for Washington to tie the score, with
three men on bases," walled Repre-
sentative Sherman, of New York,
chairman of the Republican Congress
siOnal campaign committee.
"Oh, go on," added Congressman
Mckinley, of Illinois, "our Chicago
team is too strong for the Nationals.
Their pitcher struck out the next two
men up, leaving your three still hang
ing on their bases"
"Of course it was up to that Cali
fornia recruit ON the home team to
make the star stunt of the day." added
Representative Mckinley, who halls
from Santa Rosa, Cal.
Others in the gathering seemed to
assail Representative Sibley for coax
ing them to leave the House for a
ball game, as they considered it a
blackeye for them to be caught away
from their post of duty.
Among the few wnom the Sergeant
alarms had gathered in were Repre-
sentatives Loud, of Michigan; Cousins,
of Iowa; Thomas, of Ohio; Dunwell,
of New York and Burleigh, of Maine.
Representative ROdenburg, of Illinois,
was out at the park, but seems to
have been the sole truant who escaped
the officer, and was permitted to see
the game through.