The Washington herald., 1907-12-13


The Senator speaks slowly and sue
cinctly, and has fund Of native wit that
sometimes aims shafts with accuracy at
men and things. He is not monycoddle
himself. and he has no intention of max
ing mollycoddle OF his son, Grant T.
Stephenson Although ne took a course
at Princeton and is a capable fellow.
young Stephenson has been started at the
bottom, and is learning the lumber and
mining business from the ground up.
Ex-senator William NJ Stewart. Of
Nevada. who is taking a little vacation
from the Bullfrog mining camps. and
amusing himself by breathing the old
familiar atmosphere OF the Senate. is one
Of the most distinguished looking men in
America. Tall. OF commanding height. a
physical giant. a pair OF kindly blue eyes
beam from a fine face which is sur
mounted by a crop OF snow white hair
and fringed around the chin by a set OF
ermine whiskers that would take a prize
most anywhere.
He was walking down F street in the
shopping district the other day. when the
manager OF the toy department OF one
/
out for luncheon. rushed up 20 him IN the
street
Excuse me- said the toy man. 7
don't want 10 offend you, but If you will
come up TO Blanks store and play santa
Claus In the toy department until Christ
mas Eve Wen pay you so week All
you'll have 10 do vii, be 70 dress up in
a fancy costume. put a pack OF toys on
your back. and sit up on a platform for
the people 20 look al you"
Senator Stewart shook with mirth. and
relished the joke. My friend said the
old pioneer miner and statesman. who
has just made another fortune. I've been
playing Santa Claus 20 the children f.
three-quaTters or a century. but I never
got anything for tit always costs me
money. Sorry I can't accept your offer
but I'm glad that an old man like me is
worth so a week"
Representative Daniel Webster Ham
/ ilton. Democrat. after several unsuccess-
fuI attempts. finally defeated his Repub-
/ liean opponent. J. F Lacey, and repre-
sents in the Sixtieth Congress the Sixth
district -of Iowa.
Representative Hamilton married. in
1SS5.. Miss Gibbons. a Quakeress. and.
though a Democrat in politics. is an
admirer Of the President. and has a
Rooseveltian family OF nine children.
I Senator Warner. Of Missouri and Mr..
( Busbey, Speaker Cannon's secretary. are
much alike in appearance since the
Speakers secretary had his Van Dyke
beard removed Senator Warner. passing
] 4 4,
Good morning. sir; do you think the
Speaker viii appoint the committees next
/ Monday"
Who
The Speaker. Mr.. Cannon"
/ II am sure I don't know" said Senator
/ Warner,
Aren't you the Speakers secretary
! Hardly: I am Senator Warner. OF Mis-
sOuri."
The inquisitor disappeared.
When Senator JEFF. Davis reached that
point in his speech against the trusts
where he said. Prison stripes are the
/ doXology OF a misspent life" one OF the
/ newspaper men in the press gallery re-
marked, Then. I suppose a zebra is a
| hymn book"
John Wesley Gaines. Of Tennessee. Is
/ the man who is accused by some OF his
! colleagues of being responsible for the
\ reading of the rules. because ne sat with
a party Of colleagues. putting away al a
cigar with utter disregard OF his sur
! roundings.
In connection with the Speakers an
/ nouncement that he had named the Com
mittee on Mileage. IT developed that the
man who pays the least railroad fare 10
] come 70 Washington. and who gets the
least remuneration from the government.
is Representative Charles c. Carlin. of
/ Alexandria The official distance from
| Washington 10 Alexandria is but six
miles. and his reimbursement is hardly
! enough TO pay for the difference in fare
from the traction or ferry station to the
! Capitol
They fail to realize said Carlin. "that
II may cost a whole lot for new Repre-
sentative to get from one end of Penn
syivania avenue TO the other"
SDnninrdS Good Canal DISEers.