The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-15


and should rather bp here Mr.. Bar
lholdt continued with smile, "as d
llyr Congressman With Hnlary OF sb, O0O
than be- 4 dead Bank President" Mr.
Bafth6ldt'H smile " satisfaction brond
| euei ~ ho recalled the fact thnt after
March 4 next hla sniary would be ~
5000 a year.
Senator Timan of South Carolina
Senator 5monH, u North Gaf9iiua
aud senator Hopkins, of Illinois ore
nll left banded and yst anch Of those
senators w able 10 write With his right
hand, senator Daniel, of Virginia IN
positively hmbdexlnrous. and writes
with equal facility with his right hand
or LEFT hand, II affords the paRea OF
the Senate much amusement to wntcn
the senator from Virginia AN he pens
his namn In their autograph books.
First he will uAe one hand and then
the other hand In writing his name
and the signature cannot bo distin-
gulshed according 10 the hand with
which they were written Autographs
by the way are the natural prize OF the
Senate page. No one knows how many
books OF these signatures these enter
prislng young men MI In session.
What becomes of all Of them ~ one of
the Senate mysteries 1t mny be that
the books AFFORD little spending mon
~ on the side for the youngsters, ccr-
II is that IAily. after each session, the
pngoa are to bc found fitting from
chair 10 chair appealing 10 Senators
10 write their names in the books they
present.
Az Aignificd senators sit around IN
The privacy ~ the cloak room where
they can keep one eye on the pro-
GnednRn or In their own committee
rooms whore real legislation In framed.
II n not unnaai for them to refer to
one another BY the sobriquets by
which They ARE known In the States
from which they come. Seldom do
they address one another AN senator" "
but more often IN The senator spoken
10 called by either his first or last
name. communication between SER
ntnrs with rare exceptions In the cnse
of some ~ the veterans Of the oil
school being of The familiar fashion
indicative Of good comradeship, Here
ARE some OF this names given to SEN
ntora who are we'll known to the peo-
pie.
r. G. PlAtt. OF New York, tho Easy
Boss" John w. Daniel. Of Virginia,
"ihe Silver Torgued orator." Mr. cIapp
Of Mimi. BLACK Eagle" name that
used 10 be applied 10 John A, Logan,
whom he resembles; Mr., Spoontr, of
Wisconsin. 'I,ittle Giant" Mr.. For
nker, Of Ohio Fire Alarm" AMI Flight
Ing joe" Mr. Stone. ot Missouri, Cum
shoe Bill." Mr., Curtis OF Kansas,
"HaWkeyc;" Mr.. Carmack. Of Ten
nessee, Sherlock Holmes" and Knight
Of the Rose" term applied to him In
his debate with Fiddlirg Bob Taylor,
who defeated him for the reelection:
Mr.. Crane, Of Massachusetts, slender
william" Mr. Knox. of Pennsylvania.
Little Phir' Mr. Crane and Mr. Knox
are great cronles.
on account Of his resemblance to
President Lincoln, Mr.. Cullnm Of MI
nols Ia known as Uncle Abe" Mr..
Galinger, Of New Hampshire. at one
tIne n practising physician, goes AS
Major" or Doe" Mr. Bovcrldge, of
Indiana, IL known variously as the
Wasp Of the wabash" ani the Boy
orator." Mr., Allison Of Iowa, who al
ways counsels conservation and com
promise and will never make an ad;nis-
sion even as to the weather. IL desig-
mated as soft Pedal" the resemblance
10 Mr.. Carter Of Montana to the pic
lures OF Uncle Sam have given that
apnclation 10 the Montana senator; on
account OF his great wealth, Mr.. Clark,
Of Montana, is known NJ the Copper
King" ana "Croesus", Mr.. Wetnore, of
Rhode Island, who never makes a
speech. "the Silent Man." Mr.. Fettus,
or Alabama, the Senate's patriarch,
"Old Confucius;" Mr., Bacon, of Geor-
gia. "Ham and" Mr. Nelson of Min
nesota, as "Hardhead; Mr.. Black
burn, of Kentucky, Thunder Joe;"
Mr. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, the Re
nubllcan leader, "The Smooth Boss;
Mr.. Patterson, of Colorado, Smiling
TOM" Mr. Hepburn, Of Idaho, "Mr.
Pickwick;" Mr.. Dolliver Of Iowa, the
Young Demosthenes;" Mr.. Burrows OF
Michigan, the columbia orator." Mr..