Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
By ALTON WINTHROP

continuously IN session TOR week. in -
the vain endeavor to beat down
through physical exhaustion a gigantic flbuster.
Motions to adjourn, to adjourn until next Mon
day." to take recess until EIGHT o'clock" had
been the on legislation considered by the chamber,
varied with the insinuation to the Speaker that
there really did not seem to be quorum in their
seats. AS often as the Speakers count found this
suggestion to be well taken, the doors locked,
and deputies of the sergeant at arms scattered
themselves Washington with warrants of arrest.
Around the parade ground at Fort Myer the
society of the capital assembled for the finish
of fashionable paper chase. All morning the glded
youth of the legations and several New York million
Virginia hills, and about five o'clock the intrepid
sportsmen came dashing up the final stretch in pur
suit of this mock fox. Several lengths ahead of a
South American attache galloped Mr.. Lodge, hat
less, his pink coat flying in the wind, and having
triumphanty passed first by the judges, he refined
alongside the White House carriage to receive the
congratulations of Mrs. Cleveland.
Arresting the Congressman
TSTEPPED forward and touched his bride. was
about twelve years old, and my head was hardly
level with the Congressman's strrup. but /
held up my warrant and pointed toward a waiting
surrey.
Mr.. Lodge wanted to take tea with the ladies;
he wanted, at least, to discard his hunting toys
and wash the sweat from his face; but had orders
from the Speaker to bring him 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. l did, but liked Mr.
Lodge SOOQ zeal more, anu SO Cne Congressman
climbed into the surrey, and amid the parasol wav
ngs of the wide semicircle of Gveried carriages, my
driver turned toward the distant Capitol.
That afternoon four hours had been spent behind
locked doors. The House was doing in disheve1ed
stupidity, when the lobby 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
gave and implored the members to resume their
seats. Every aisle choked with derisive 1egs-
1ators surging toward the bar, where amid whoop-
ing mob the sergeant at arms with difficulty main
tanned place for that pink and corduroy figure,
blushing beneath coating of Virginia mud
An older statesman than Mr.. Lodge l once es-
corted upon the floor in guse still udicrous.
Amid full House and under swarming galleries,
William R. Morrison called up that graduated tariff
cutting measure which gave to him the nickname of
Horizontal Bill" A coalition of Republicans and
protectionist Democrats fought its considera-
tion and the tariff reforrners needed every vote.
Several sure votes missing and with the Demo-
cratic side in an uproar was sent to find old
General Reagan. He had begun public life as Sec
rotary of State for Texas when Texas was an in
dependent Republic, had as Confederate Secretary
of the Treasury fled with Jefferson Davis from
Richmond, and was engaged in framing the
act which established the Interstate Commerce
Commission.