The Washington herald., 1909-01-10

dA-l al TIE ldll primaries OF MS stare
he was disastrOusly defeated in his at
tempt 20 succeed himself in the Senate.
This would seem 70 be enough. but the
worst was yet % come. He was in very
poor health wien he started from home
/ 20 come here Just previous 20 the conven-
! ing Of Congress early in December. and
grew worse 50 rapidly that he was com
PEELED 70 stop Of at Minneapolis. Here
he entered a hospital and submitted 10
another operation for the old trouble in
his head. after which he was at the point
OF death for fortnight He is nov said
10 be out OF immediate danger. but as
his term closes in March. Il 5 probable
that his public career is closed. even II
he regaiEs some measure Of health. He
was elected 70 the Senate January ,.
I 1891. and has served continuously since.
he is now chairman Of the Senate Com
miJtee on Agriculture. succeeding Senator
/ Proctor. and Is also a member Of other
I important committees. Both IN commit
tee work and personally his loss viii be
/ seriously felt
/ Senator McEneTy. Of Louisiana, was IN
2 local hospital until the holiday recess
Of Congress. but they couldn't hold him
I long The only trouble was a hard cold.
which the usual treatment soon dislodged.
f The venerable ambassador from the
Bayou State is one Of the few old time
( characters Of the Senate he was born
I In 1857, and has been in the Senate since
/ 1896. succeeding y. c. Blanchard he IS
+ very STOPPING. 10 put il as mildly as pos
sible. and almost absolutely deaf There
( are those who allow that he can the
more easily hear that which he cares 70.
+ but these are the sc0ffers- Because OF
his infirnity he is nearly always alone.
and may be frequently seen str0Iling
along the corridors with his hands clasped
behind his back. With one exception,
/ that Of Carter. OF Montana. he j. the
only august member OF the upper House
/ who yet retains the good old chin whisker
Z Of the country districts During q long
and torpid session one afternoon last
7 winter a representative OF the press sent
. in his Gard and inveigled the ancient
Senator into the marble room for infor-
nation. Wei. Senator" was the inter
+ rogstory, what about that little matter
F q the confirmation Of -" To which
/ the Senator looked mystifed and an
swered "Hey2" The question was re-
+ peated more stentoriously. The Senator
stared blankly for a few moments and
Z then his face lighted I'D with happy com
/ Preheusion- He fumbled hastily IN his
T pockets and finally extracted a lone cigar.
which he handed 70 his amazed CUES
toner. Here Il is, Il is the only one I
have left" saying which, he vhirIed and
hustled back into the Senate. Say. what
+ dc you Think" he said 70 a colleague.
All that fellow wanted was g cigar,
How's that for a crust
/ Looming large among the old tine
/ princes Of the Senate was George Graham
. Vest, OF Missouri, succeeded-God save
the mark,-by William J. Stone Sen
( ator Vest used 70 tell a story iIlustrat-
ing wildly the overcoming OF seem
ingly insumOuntable obstacles by kind
words and other things. The scene Of
( the anecdote was located IN a frontier
/ city of the olden days, and the occa-
sion was the preparation OF an enter
! tainment in the local opera house Be
! tween the acts the stage manager stepped
I TO the fOOtlights and announce that Miss
/ Birdie McGinnis viii now sing Down II
/ the Valley At this proclamation a
/ turbulent citizen in the front row fingered
/ his forty-fOur nervously and remarked
/ profanely; Hell, Birdie McGinnis can't
I sing. an amt goln' 10 sing More ex-
/ peditiOusly than kinetic electricity the
stage manager covered the ObjectOr with
Ia gun which never wavered and sOOth-
/ ingly remarked Notwithstanding and
! nevertheless. gentlemen. Miss Birdie Nc
GinniS viii now sing Down in the VAL
I ley And amid GREATNESS silence Miss
Birdie sang.
{ Congressman BouteT. Of Chicago. has
a pair Of very bright children. which are
as the twin apples Of both his eyes 70 the
/ Representative OF the Windy City. OF
I course. they are the text Of many anec-
dotes from the admiring father, one Of
which is after this style: The family
/ passed a part Of last summers vacation
I at a very rustic resort upon the lake
shore, and owing to the temporary lack
( Of space at the sIab-sided inn where they
put up" the children were given a bed
room in the rear Of the establishment
and overlooking a back yard, which same
was IN the usual condition Of dishabills
Characteristic OF some UnorEauized cOun-
Z try resorts. AS Il had happened. the
/ night before their arrival somebody
around the house had eradicated a skunk.
J and careleSsly thrown the remains on the
{ slOping roof Of the lean-tO in the rear
and immediately under the cherUbS win
dow. Their sUfferings during the sleep
/ less night may possibly be imagined, but
I never a whimper At the breakfast table
I the next morning. however. one OF them
( raised a feeble and weary voice: PA,
don't see how that poor stunk could
stand hisselfr'
When the Senate committees are reor-
/ ganized at the beginning Of the Sixty
! first Congress IN March, Senator Perkins,
Of California. will find himself where he
/ has long wanted TO be. and where he
I probably belongs. chairman of the Sen
ate Naval Committee. This p7esupposes
I that he viii be reelected by the legisla-
ture, ard Of this there now seems no
doubt. One Of his constituents expresses
the opinion that the Senator has every
rat hole stopped up" in his State. and
that he viii have no difficulty whatever
/ in getting returned. II he remains, he
win succeed Hale. Of Maine. as head Of
the Naval Committee, the latter succeed
( ing TO the Craftsmanship Of the Commit
tee on Appropriations made vacant by
the death Of Senator Allison Senator
Perkins is an old sailor Of the clipper