New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-06
From The Tribune Bureau


Washington. March 3.
A GOAT IN THE sENATE-A real, live goat in
vaded the sacred precincts of the Senate to-day Tor
the first time in the history OF that august oody.
The goat came in under the auspices OF the SHe'-
man Scouts one hundred strong. With them were
one hundred and Afty Conkling Unconditionals one
hundred members of the Business Mems Club OF
Utica and a full brass band. They all came. IN
Guiding goat. to pay their respects 10 the VICE
President He received the delegation in the marble
room OF the Senate to the CONSERVATION OF some or
the elder statesmen. who said it the first time
a four-legged goat had penetrated that eX-
elusive chamber. Some of them suggested that
when Mr.. Sherman had been longer In the at
mosphere Of the Senate he would object to such
dissertation. and that obviously he was still tainted
with the lax dignity OF the House Mr.. Sherman
seemed delighted TO the delegation. and shook
hands all round.
BROTHER TAFT's LITTLE JOKE.-"Each
President has his method of receiving dele
cations Some auster,, some Ioquacious
anG others are vehement. l peculiarly in
terested in noting President Taft's to-day said
member of the New York delegation. Il
present when Mr. Taft received a delegation COM
posed OF Governor Hughes. Senators Depew and
Root and the committee on arrangements for the
tercentenary celebration OF the discovery of Lake
Champaign which is to take place in July The
President looked very grave the Governor
tended to him an invitation to attend the eelebra-
ton. When the Governor had finished speaking
the President said
LAS this is the first delegation l have received
as President l dislike very much to establish a
precedent and then he hesitated, and of course
the delegation expected TO be turned down. but in
a moment he added 7 accept He laughed heart
lily ut the moments discontinue of the Governor
and his associates. Evidently Brother Taft loves
his little joke"
LOEB WOULD ADMIT TIT was in the ex-
ecutive session to-day. of it's secret
hut Senator Depew's story proved too good for all
Senators 20 keep IT. When Senator Bailey opposed
the confirmation of William Loeb. jr as Collector
of the Port of New York. Senator Depew remarked
20 Il nearby Senator: Poor Loeb I suppose in
the OF his multfarious duties he has some
time offended Baiey's dignity Loeb had a diff
cult part play. l reminded OF remark OF
a friend of mine who said that II Theodore
Roosevelt had found himself in George Wash
ington's shoes he would have remarked: Father
I cannot tell n lie Loeb did It
sERENADED WRONG MAN-when the belated
TIN Regiment awoke to-day 1t determined to begin
by serenadng Senator Depew. An aid was sent
10 inquire where Senator Depew living this
session and he brought back word that IL at
the Shoreham Accordingly the handsome 9TH
marched TO the Shoreham, and its fine band played
several patriotic airs but the Senator did not APP
pear Finally lieutenant sent into the hotel
10 inquire if the Senator had gone out, aud then
II was learned that he did not live there but that
he occupied a residence in n street. 1t was too
late to march far before the this engage
ment at the. White House. and Senator Depew
missed unusually fine serenade.
4 BEILIcosE. BOOTY BRYANITE-There
was one Democrat least in Washington
Thursday. Rumor has II that there others.
but this particular Bourbonite was the only one
who made his party Affiliations known. He stood
corner of Pennsylvania avenue and viewed