Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-11
Washing gton Life
Boms EA8ereSeanE Phases
ana Conditions Observed
et the 8ation's Capitol.

A rush Of letters, rivaling in quantity the
mail pace Of a guessing contest, furnish
lots OF work for the secretaries Of western
senators and representatives these piping
days OF spring. Much OF the correspondence
relate the recent row over the house rules.
and their tenor gives Washington the i'm
preston that Cannonism is regarded as a
plague in the west. A newspaper man
writing about the final act in the insur-
gent rumpus following the announcement
Of the vote against declaring the speaker s
chair vacant. added these words:
Among the first men to hurry forward
and shake hands and congratulate the
speaker on his personal vindicatlon was
Representative Norris himself"
Well. when that item got into the news
papers It certainly did start things in
Norris direction.
The boys out on the Nebraska prairies
began writing letters and kilograms, de-
mAnding to know IL it were true that
Norris did actually shake hands and con-
graduate the speaker.
They indicated that no Nebraska in
surgent could stand as the real article and
shake hands with the speaker.
I'VE have been told out here" said one
correspondent, that you are more hated
by the speaker than any other man in the
house. Have we been buncoed?"
And the worst Of it is," said Mr.. Norris
in telling about his troubles In the Wash
ington Times, that the speaker hasn't
spoken to me for more than a year. and
haven't spoken to him. i didn't con-
gratulate him, and don't appear to have
any chance OF congratulatlng him on any
thing for a mighty long time to come"
Another correspondent who sent out
like statement with reference to senator,
q few days later met the senator and this
frost:
90 away. do not want to see you any
more. Don't you ever come to my office
again"
why, what is the mAtter?" inquired the
correspondent
You do not tell the truth. You send
on mlsinformation."
I'm what respect?''
You telegraphed on that l congratu-
lated Cannon"
You certainly Joined those that were
doing so and were near enough to do so.
You got as close TO him as you could and
thought l saw you shake the speakers
hand"
mo sir; you did not l never did It. /
was just passing by. 1t is an Infamous
lie. Let me never see you again, never,
never again"
It's something of a compliment when
Senator Bourne asks a fellow to have
cigar as the senator frequently does. 1t
is said that the senator has three hobbies,
oregon apples, mining stock and 81 cigars.
He vies with ]. Pierpont Morgan and
other magnates in the expensiveness OF
the latter-named luxury. Senator Bourne
takes q smoke whenever he feels like it,
too, and inasmueh as he is not stingy in
handing them around among his friends
upon favorable opportunities, 1t is a bit
staggering to contemplate what the cigar
bill OF the Oregon senator is per annum.
Some senators do not smoke at all, others
manage to get along somehow with the
Is to 5O-eent brand, but Senator Bourne, so
his friends say, cannot really enjoy q
smoke unless one whole American dollar
was spent for IT, He wants the best.
Senator Warner OF Missouri rose To
speak at a dinner that was being given by
the Missouri Republican league In Wash
ington. He had been introduced at some
length, and rather sugary things had been
hhiu ADOuN Whatever Drought Inc
story to his mind he didn't say. Possibly
it was that introduction.
'In western town there was a VIII
lage drunksrd." said the senator. II want
to tell story about him to illustrate what
a change in a mans mood drink may
make This drunkard was often under the
care Of the village doctor. The doctor de-
cided to move to Texas. The drunkard
met him on the street in the morning be-
fore he had had a drink.
Hello, doc he said. understand you're
going to Texas. Well. I've got a brother
out there by the name OF Bill II you see
BIZ you tell him that my crops are rotten
this year Stock is in bad shape. My wife
needs clothes and the kids are nearly
naked. IL he has a little loose change that
he don't need tell him TO send It along.
I'll pay It back The doctor said he would
convey the message to Bill II he chsneed
TO meet that person.
An hour later, when he had had two
drinks the drunkard met the doctor again
Hello, doc he said, understand you're
going TO Texas. I've got a brother out
there by the name OF Bill. II you see Bill
tell him I'm getting along all right Crops
are fair. Stock not so bad. Kids gettin'
along all right SO is the old woman. II
you see Bill, tell him l don't need any
help.
Two hours after this. when the drunk
ard had had several more drinks, he met