The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-05
CAPITOL GOSSIP.


CAPITOL GOSSIP.
The Closing scenes.
Time refused to wait even on the Presi-
dent Of the United States yesterday while
he was putting the finishing touches on
the tail-end legislation Of Congress in his
room back of the Senate, and Uncle Joe
Cannon showed his respect for the Chief
Magistrate by ordering the hands of the
clock in the House turned back fifteen
minutes in order that when his gaveI
should fall for the last time ne would
speak truth when he declared; 1.-THE hour
of II O'Clock having arrived" &c; or, at
any rate, Uncle Joe could square his con-
science by the face Of the clock. But not
so with the Senate. That august assem-
blage refused to turn the clock back, and
- it was thirteen minutes past II by
one of its clocks and fourteen minutes
past by another when Vice President
Fairbanks, without a quaver in his voice,
solemnly announced: THE hour Of p hav-
ing arrived, l declare the Senate ad-
journed without day"
Pending the turning back Of time in its
flight in the House, the usual scenes Of a
closing session were enacted.
As before remarked, 1t was thirteen
minutes past u by one clock and fourteen
minutes past by another when Vice
President Fairbanks sOlemnly announced
that The hour Of IL having arriked, &c, :"
and accordingly declared the Senate adj
journed without day" But Just the
same it wasn't y o'clock at all, though
the Vice Presidents Indiana watch might
have told him It was, and il il did, it's a
poky sort of a HOosier timepiece.
Hartman as IA Diplomat.
Edward Il. Hartman, the railway king.
accompanied by Mrs. Hartman. Miss
Hartman, and the Hartman son, arrived
at the Senate wing OF the Capitol yester-
day after every seat and every aisle in all
the galleries except that reserved sacredIy
for the diplomats had been taken. Some
body, whose Identity Is as yet unknown,
Eobligingly ushered the transportation
monarch and his family into the diplo-
matte gallery. Had Mr.. Hartman known
that the diplomatic gallery is exactly OPP
posite the press gallery, he probably
would have shrunk back in terror from
occupying a seat I'm full view OF the ribald
corps Of journalists; for what they said
about him was a-plenty.
Guess he's come to see that the Sen
ate makes good to-day suggested one
journalist
Rats" Kissed a third. "Harriman's over
there TO show the diplomats that when be
comes TO town they must stand up
But Mr. Hartman sat through the ordeal
without turning a hair although his
shaggy mustache did seem 10 be shaking
with merTiment at the thought that the
| Fifty-ninth Congress was in its last gasps
and he was still permitted 10 do business
AT the same old stand. Mr.. Hartmann
shaggy mustache appears TO be the only
part of his face that laughs at all.
/ Gave His Autograph.
Mr.. James Bryce, the new British Am
| bassador. and Mrs. Bryce were escorted
to the floor Of the Senate yesterday after
noon soon after that chamber had beer
deserted By ali but Mr.. Foraker and Mr.
| Daniel. Their escort was Representative
/ Bennett. of New York. Johnnie Booze, one
of the bright pages OF the Senate, dashed
up to the great diplomat and showed an
autograph album under his nose.
Il have In this album, Mr.. Ambassa-
dor" said Johnnie the autograph Of
every great man I'm Washington except
you and Senator Foraker, and won't you
/ please?'
With "a repr0ving look AT the Ohio
statesman, Who was then talking 10 him.
the British Ambassador scrubbed his illeg-
ible autograph IN Johnnies album. and
of course, Mr.. Foraker did. too. Whether
! il was the Ambassador or the Senator
signature Johnnie really wanted was not
apparent. though It is suspected that il
was the Senator's.