The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-30
A FEELS YOUNGER
He and Depew Appear in the Senate
Together-Ilatter Also Seems Strong.
Gets an Ovation From His Fellow
Members. and Then Goes 20 His
Committee Room. Where He Puts in
q Hard Days Work.

= Hard Days Work.
Chauncey NJ. Depew and Thomas
Collier Plat appeared in the Senate
yesterday for the first time since the
reassembling OF Congress after the hol-
iday recess.
Neither Of the Empire States Sena-
tors was in his seat more than two or
three days before the holiday recess.
Mr.. Plau's health having made it i'm
possible for him to attend regularly.
n Mr.. Depew's urgent private affairs
demanding all of mis- attention in New
York.
MIR. Platt has beeR sojourning at the
Virginia Hot Springs for about a
month. n he appears to have been
considerably benefited by the rest and
recreation he obtained there His
walk is steadier and his voice stronger
than for a long time. He went % his
seat yesterday several minutes before
h hour of assembling. and was heart
lily greeted by numerous Senators Who
happened to De in the chamber when
arrived. He assured all Of his we'll
that he was feeling better than
for a year or more. and that il was
his desire to settle down to hard work
In the Senate for the remainder of the
session.
81 believe I nave found a. new Lease
on life," said Senator Plat To a Post
representative. a l feel younger than
] nave felt for many years"
He Makes Plat Vince
Senator Depew entered the chamber
Immediately after Chaplain Hafe's
prayer ended. He wound his
down past the desks of his Republican
colleagues to his seat near the extreme
riohf of tho front row Co softly did
he glide along that apparently none of
the Senators he swept by was aware of
his presence. Not until he had ar
rived at his desk and AIKEN his seat
did any Of h other Senator's appear
to know h a he was in the chamber.
AS he passed Senator Platt's desk he
grasped that aged statesman's out
stretched hand and shook it vigorous
ly-so hard, in fact, that Mr. Platt's
face seemed to bespeak pain. He sat
by Mr.. Platt a few minutes, seemingly
engaged il earnest conversation. Then
he slipped over to his WI desk. one
seat removed from Mr.. Platt's. and the
seat-mate. the demure-looking Mr.
Alice, of Delaware. Mr.. Depew deter
mined to plunge into his Senatorial
labors without further ado. Without
looking FOUND the chamber he rum
mayed through his desk, pulling out
papers and carefully noting and ar
ranging them.
In a few moments he~was the recip-
lent of quite an ovation. In turn came
to greet him Mr.. kean. Mr.. Scott. Mr..
Teller, Mr.. Elkins. Mr.. Allison, and a
few others on the Republican side. Mr..
Tillman stopped at the New Workers.
desk to talk with Mr.. Elkins. Mr.. De-
pew rose as the South CarOlinian ap-
preached. Manifestly, Mr.. TTllman's
blind side vas turned toward him,
for the South Carolina Senator paid no
attention to the grateful attitude of
the New Yorker, walking away with
out even giving him a nod of ecOgni-
ton.
Wears a Smile Again.
Mr.. Depew seems stronger and even
more CHEEKY than when he last ap-
peared in the Senate His face is not
SO deeply scanned as it was. the old
familiar smile that won't come Off. or
an excellent imitation of it a return
ed and chased away from his counte-
nance the sadness that overcast it
when he last appeared in the Senate,
and altogether he seems more like the
old-time Depew. than he did a month
Or less ago.
Mr.. Depew introduced two or three
~unimportant bills, and then sat look
ing furtively toward the galleries for
nearly an hour. He took no part in
the lively debate on the railroad rate
question hat was p~recipitated by the
set speech Of Mr.. Clay. of Georgia. but
instead Of listening for any length of
time he left the chamber and put in a
good deal of hard work in bis COM
mite room during the remainder of
the legislative day.-Washington Post.