Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-04-17

Gle, which has, been published in the
Il Of enough iecai interest," st's To- oV War.
appeared in the Saturday Evening
ltains more truth than poetry.
one of them say: Who's b. lnsky?" oh
said the other, hes dub from out west
First term. No consequence"
Who do you suppose these fellows were?
Reporters! and to call me dub" Me,
the Hon. b. 1nsky, friend of Teddy's and
choice of my district!
Before the end of the first week found
new member isn't of as much conse-
quence as sheep would. be-for the wool
would be worth 20 cents pound.
took great pains with my first bill, de-
termined to show them that could do
things. took it to the chairman to discuss
it, before it passed and became a law.
"Bill!' he said, 'Bill!' That's my name"
said, Bill Insky, but thot you would
call me Senator" Then he slowly turned
and as kind of after thot said: drop
them in the hopper"
l was still in hopes, so next day, spoke
to him again. He had forgotten all about
it, but told me if had bill to introduce,
why the divil didn't introduce it,
found new members are not expected
to NEEDLE and the various committees
smother all great far-reaching bills like
mine.
The other day man came to me and
gave me paper with names printed on it
and said, will you please ask these gent
lemen to meet me in committee at three
o'clock WHO do you take me for?" l
asked, II am the Hon. B. Insky, the friend
of Teddy and Senator from out west" He
looked me over and laughed. Excuse me,
l thot you we're one of the Assistant Ser
geants at Arms" few minutes later saw
him telling about it to a group of old men,
bers, and they were laughing uproariously.
was mad. | decided that l would
make speech that would take their breath
away, and pass my bill before they would
recover. Five times l tried to make that
speech. Each time the chairman asked,
For what purpose does the gentleman
rise?" and each time l was told / was out
of order. Have no rights?" l asked
member who sits near me- Certainly"
he said, but you can't get them"
This sort of business cowed me until
did not know whether / was member or
not, except when they called the roll and
then voted the same as the one next me
did.
The papers back home got to comment
ing on the fact that was doing nothing
and taking no part in the discussions, so l
went to the leaders and told them wanted
to make speech. What about? they
asked told them. explaining at length.
DO you need it for home consumption"
they asked II do ! said. 1T will be so
fixed that you can have FIVE minutes and
extend your remarks in the Record"
What happened to me? l was given
three minutes and told to extend my speech
in the Record. handed my manuscript
to clerk and he gave it to the man who
keeps the record and when it appeared |
found they had sprinkled my speech with
laughter instead of applause, and 1 was
made humorist when | never made a Joke
in my life except once. That was wher
run for the senate.
1t cost me thousand dollars to make :
good enough fellow of myself to be elected
and now l am getting five dollars day ane
it costs me ten to live.
am new member. Every where e
tits rubbed into me that this is my frs
term and that am lucky to be alive.
What wouldn't give to be back in m,
happy home. away from all this strife ant
strain.
What am to do? can't 20 home ant
face the people when have done nothing
o, yes! know what to do now. vii
go home, but under another name. vii
never be known as b. Insky again.