The Washington herald., 1910-03-29

| At the lowest calculation there are 1,50G
school teachers and school girls visiting
Washington for the Easter holidays. and
of that number there were about l,i49 at
the Capitol yesterday They were intent
on seeing the sights. human and IN
human. in that great building and the
force Of guides were taxed to their ut
most to accommodate them.
The official guides were quite unable
to supply the demand. and Senators and
members were pressed into service. show
Ing the visitors from home, the many
beauties of the white building, the va
rious objects OF interest, and describing
life in the building, both real and still
/ life. The members Of the House who live
in doubtful districts are particularly at
tentive to visitors from home just now.
An election is coming on.
| The somber winter oolors had disap-
peared from the Senate galleries vest
terday and in their place were to be
seen the bright colors of spring. The
| shirt-waist gil was In the ascendency
and long rows of them occupied the seats
In all the galleries. The men. also i'm
bued with the feelings Of springtime. ap-
! peared in bright suits and some Senator's
! followed the custom Of the season. Several
black frock coats were missing, and their
owners were CARRIED in light sack suits
instead.
After spending some time in Arkansas
| trying to square himself with his people,
| Senator JEFF Davis has returned to the
Senate. but he never so much as uttered
sound The octopuses breath easy
when Jefr goes away, but as soon as he
gets back on his Job they watch him
around the corner, expecting at almost
any moment a poke under the fifth rib,
harmless it's true. but annoying.
The many school maTmS at the Capitol
caused some of the statesmen 20 get remi-
niscent The peculiar questions asked
them, things the dear girls wanted TO
do and couldn't. reminded the old ones
of stories galore. One OF the New Eng
land visitors wanted to go on the floor
of the House and shake the hand of
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chair. OF course she couldn't. THAT re-
minds me-" said her guide. who happened
TO be a distinguished Connecticut men,
Der. "of the school teacher who was
giving instruction in drawing"
The school teacher in question had a
class OF bright little girls and told them
20 go 10 the blackboard. IN turn. and
draw the thing they wished for most,
All of the little misses did as told. draw
ing representations of everything from an
apple TO a locomotive. One little girl how
ever. didn't leave her seat and the teacher
noticing the hesitation said, Mary. you
are not drawing. What's the matter?
I can't draw what I want said Mary
What Is II you wantT asked the teacher.
7 want to get married, answered Mary, "
Senator Hepburn is getting 10 be real
live, quick-at-the-trigger hlibustering in
surgent He is rapidly falling into the
habit OF Directing 10 the way the
Senate leaders try 10 rush certain meas
ures through that body. He got busy
yesterday and gave the leaders no little
trouble. Senator Clark, OF Wyoming.
wanted to pass bin on the calendar.
Senator Hepburn objected, whereupon
Senator Clark moved TO take up the mat
ter. and his motion was agreed to. That
settled f. The big Idahoan started at
twenty minutes past twelve, and was still
talking when the hour TO take up the
railroad bill arrived No one was ready
to speak on that measure, and Senator's
Hale and ElkiBs argued with Senator
Hepburn TO go on or make q speech on
his amendment TO the railroad bill pro-
viding for q land court
"Oh. I'm ready 10 go on with my
amendment" said Senator Hepburn. Il
could go on in minute or less. for that
matter. but that is no reason I should be
forced to do It, when the Senate is not
ready to hear me-"
ooh, WELL" said Senator Hale, 'in tina;
case. I move we proceed to the consid-
Grafton Of executive business"
Senator Purcell and Representatives
Madison and Graham had a Ballinger-
Pinchot committee meeting all by them
selves on the floor of the Senate When
executive session was ordered, the meet
ing broke up