The Washington herald., 1910-03-30

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Representative Julius Kahn took adj
vantage of the latitude ef the House
rules last Saturday and delivered an sd-
dress on the 'Muckrakers Of Other
Days" In the course of his address. the
aetor-statesman said he was reminded Of
an incident that occurred in the city Of
Sacramento in 1895. during a session Of
the California legislature. Mai. Nc
lAughlin, a well-known citizen Of the
State, was at the capitol looking after
some pending legislation One morning
there appeared in one Of the San Fran
| cisco papers an article which reflected
upon the good name OF a reputable citi-
zen of Oakland, charging that the gentle
man In question was gathering a large
corruption fund in order to defeat GER
tain legislation then being considered.
Indignant at the attack, the citizen
wired Maj. Mclaughlin as follows:
Brand the article in this mornings
paper, false as h. Such tactics will
act as a boomerang. ! am coming up
this evening
Whersupon. Maj. Mclaughlin prompt
~ wired back:
Il have looked all over Sacramento. but
/ cannot find false as h. branding iron.
/ would Ike TO help you propel the
boomerang, but I do not know Just in
which direction TO throw 1t. Keep frappe,
old man. To-day's papers are lost in
starting to-morrow's fires"
Crowds continue 70 pour into the Capt.
tol and the guides are making up for a
poor winter. Among the many visitors.
women are largely in the majority, and
at one time yesterday there were SO
many of them in the Senate galleries
that they were obliged TO go into the sec
tions reserved for the men I'm order to
get seats. The guides are told stories Of
every description by their patrons and
often they are promised souvenirs
Sometimes the promises are made good,
bat more often they are forgotten.
In the rotunda is a large oil painting
of the surrender Of Burgoyne at Sara
toga in III AT the left of the picture
is a large tree. One Of the guides was
escorting a party of sightseers, and
among them were three men from Schuy-
lersviIIe. " Y When they saw the
painting of the Surrender Of Burgoyne
they remarked that they knew the tree
well and that each had q cane made from
limb OF the same tree. They. as many
others had done. promised the guide that
they would send him a piece OF the
tree for the same purpose, but he hasn't
as yet received the historical piece of
wood.
Three rings at the Senate elevator noti-
fies the conductor that a Senator is in
waiting, and the car must get to the
point at once. A Capitol visitor. a fine
looking man, was in the subway. and
wanting to 90 up to the floor, proceeded
10 give the bell three sharp rings. The
elevator came scooting down and the con-
ductor was amazed TO find. not a Senator,
but one OF the common people at the
door. You shouldn't ring that bell three
times" said he of the elevator. why
not" asked the man Because. that is
a Senator's ring, and no one else is al
lowed to use it," Well. what do you
think Of that. not allowed TO ring an ele-
yator bell. except as laid down by rule"
curtly responded the man. Say, I helped
10 make Senator Blank. Tell him I want
to see him. I'll see about this nonsense
Representative Martin, the near in
surgent. from South Dakota, is a rapid
firing orator Of high callber When he
gets going the Official stenographers
have to shove the pencil at q fearful rate
small. wiry man. -fr Martin never
knows when to stop. and he hasn't any
sympathy for the knights Of the pencil
The seat Of the late Justice Brewer is
Immediately at the left of that of the
Chief Justice. 1t is draped in heavy
black. as a mark of respect for his MEM
DRY.
After a short session yesterday, the
Senate, by a resolution Of Senator Cur
It's, adjourned out Of respect TO the
memory Of the late Justice Brewer This
was the second time this session that the
body had adjourned at the death Of jus
tice Of the Supreme Court and the fourth
time in the history of that body. the other
occasions being at the death OF James
G. Blaine, an ex-Speaker of the House
Of Representatives, and Justice Bradley.