New-York tribune., 1907-03-10

Been Decidi
ONCE arrested Henry Cabot Lodge ~
1t was IN the DAYS before the Reed ID
rules, and the House had been almost
~ continuously in session for a week, in -
the vain endeavOr TO beat down
through physical exhaustion gigantic filibuster
Motions 10 adjourn, to adjourn until next Mon
daT TO take a recess until eight o'clock" had
been the only legislation considered by the chamber
varied with the insnuation TO the Speaker that
there really did not seem TO be a quorum in their
seats. As often the Speakers count found this
suggestion to be well taken, the doors locked,
ana deputies OF the sergeant at arms scattered
themselves over Washington with warrants of arrest
Around the parade ground at Fort Myer the
society OF the capital Was assembled for the finish
Of fashionable per chase. All morning the gilded
youth OF the legations and several New York million
aires had been hunting an aniseed bag over the
Virginia hills and about five o'clock the intrepid
SpOrtSmen came dashng up the final stretch in pur-
suit Of this mock fox. Several lengths ahead of a
South American attache galloped Mr. Lodge, hat
less, ms PINK coat nylng IN the wind and, having
triumphantly passed first by the Judges he reined
alongside the White House carriage to receive the
congratulations of Mrs. Cleveland.
Arresting the Congressman
STEPPED forward and touched his bride / was
about twelve years old, and my head was hardly
on a level with the Congressman's stirrup but /
held up my warrant and pointed toward waiting
surrey.
and wash the sweat from his face; but had orders
from the Speaker TO bring him as he was
found and what could boy do but obey orders?
Several ladies made some remarks about spankings
Then they smiled and asked if did not like chicken
salad and chocolate cake. / did hut | liked Mr..
Lodge a good deal more; and so the Congressman
climbed into the surrey, and amid the parasOl way
ings of the wide semicrcle of hVered carriages nv
driver turned toward the distant Capitol.
That afternoon four hours had been spent behind
locked doors. The House was doing in disheveled
stupidity, when the lobby screen swung quickly
open and We stepped alongside the chair of the
sergeant at arms. Then in vain the Speaker made
his desk rock beneath the furious blows of the ivory
gavel and implored the members to resume their
seats. Every aisle was choked with derisive legis-
lators surgng toward the bar where amid a whoop-
tained a place for that pink and corduroy figure,
blushing beneath a coating of Virginia mud.
An older statesman than Mr.. Lodge / once es-
corted upon the floor in a guise still more ludcrous.
Amid a full House and under swarming galleries,
William X. Morrison called up that graduated tariff
cutting measure which gave to him the nickname of
Horizontal Bill" A coalition of Republicans and
protectonist Democrats fought even its consdera-
ton, and the tariff refOrmers needed every vote.
Several sure votes missing, and with the Demo
cratic side IN an uproar ] sent TO find old
General Reagan. lie had begun public life as Sec
retarv OF State for Texas when Texas in
dependent Republic, had as Confederate Secretary
OF the Treasury fed with Jefferson Davis from
Richmond, and engaged IN framing the
act which established the Interstate Commerce
Commission.