The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-08

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Have you a deep bass voice or a rich
tenor ditto. with sufficient staying power
10 carry il through 59o99-word Presi-
Dental message without allowing IL 70
take unexpected falsetto fights or equally
unpremeditated gutteral swoops2 II you
have youu miss che chance Of your life
10 you don't get into the great Senatorial
reading-cierk sweepstakes.
Some time between now and December
10 the historic Senate chamber is going
TO resemble the class room Of school
OF eloeution or the private theater Of an
instructor OF aspirants for the favor OF
che footlight worshippers. Sundry young
men. wiki their elegant voices and the
backing OF their respective Senator'S FOR
their only capital. will foregather there
and begin 10 declaim such interesting
pieces as the theoretical first message %
Congress OF President John Doe. or the
"oluminous bin Of Senator John smith
from the distant commonwealth Of Mars
which VIII be supposed just to have been
/ admitted 90 the Union after an extensive
I debate, rs TO whether its constitution
should be- rejected by President Doe be-
cause it provides that the Federal ex-
chcquer shan provide by annual appro-
priacon for the maintenance Of the ex-
tensite inland waterways OF the proposed
new state Or. perhaps. they will De re-
qured 20 read the constructive minutes
ot the preceding DAVIS session. containing
the attenuated debate between various
equally constructive Senators on the
question as 10 whether the late Mr.
Disnelis Pink-sheu currency shall be
substituted FOR Panama bond issues IN
times of financial strngeucy
Best Voice VIII Get II.
But whatever real or mythical public
document shall be selected for the test.
the voice that best maintains its equi-
lbrium throughout several hours. more
or less, of reading viii be appointed.
together with us fortunate possessor.
reading clerk Of III Senate az a salary
OF $3.50 per annur3
The promotion OF the former reading
clerk. recently made. has created va
cancy ia this important position, and
hundreds Of aspiring young men who
deem themselves qualified 10 al it have
sent in applications therefor To those
who were gifted with sufficient foresight
20 secure the preliminary Endorsement az
their Senators letters have been sent
stating that they are at liberty 20 present
themselves on date 20 be named which
shall arrive before Christmas does. and
demonstrate their qualifications. real or
fancied, In a contest under actual work
ing conditions. The contest. they are
informed IS % be based on merit alone.
and the "draEs' which they may have
in high quarters are not TO operate for
or against them. The man with the best
voice and the best eRUnciatiOu VIII be
awarded the prize
Senators May Not Attend
That the contest is 10 be conducted
under actual working conditions. so 10
speak. is net believed TO include the
promise that the fun membership 81 the /
Senate viz: take so much interest in the
proceedings but while no statement 10
that effect IS made, 60 is presumed that
a degree of audible conversation" in /
the words OF tae Vice Presidents daily (
admonition. VIII be provided I'm the +
chamber 90 present the usual difficulty
encountered by the reading clerk in de- (
lyering the various documents with the .
reading OF which be is charged.
II is also presumed that there viii De /
no necessity of providing Tor the aver
age attendance in the galleries. should .
the public be privileged 20 attend. as few .
or the daily visitors would care To miss
the opportunity OF hearing the great .
American vOice-a congress Of the Voice
OF the People. one might call it-displayed (
10 such advantage.