Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
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lege playing always in the way at wedding cere-
mony.
Some DAYS later Senator made point of order,
complaining that he could not hear what was being
said in the chamber.
ahe Chair will be glad to rule on all points of order
responded Sherman smiling "but the chair cannot be
expected to rule the ability of one Senator to hear
or the ability of another Senator to talk out loud
Then turning to of the clerks at the desk, he
Marked "I'm not eye ear, and throat specialist
When the thermometer impressed on the people of
Washington last July that the mercury could go past
the hundred mark day after day, the heat in the
Senate chamber became oppressive. Senators, unre-
eved by their frequent doses of the glacier dust med
could keep cool when they welded palm leaf
fans. One morning upon assembling they saw that
trained so that put its breeze him all the time. 1t
was cool; but it innovation, something like
putting steam heat into the Egyptian pyramids No
body had ever dreamed such thing possible. 1t
was contrary to all precedent. 1t was too human
Senators had atered themselves that they had need
of electric FANS mere modern inventions But Sherman
smiled happily and seemed unreasonably comfortable
few days LATER after the old Senators had whispered
and conferred with all the deliberation called for by
revolutionary measure, two big electric fans were IN
stalled in this chamber of precedents for the benefit of
all Senators.
In addition to the fan, Sunny Jim had cold-ar
tilator installed under his desk, thereby shatteng
other rule
But it was in regard the morning hour that the
apostle hustle and hustle gave the Senators genuine
sunstroke. The morning hour is that time Immediately
after the converting of the Senate when Senators present
formally the Senate all petitions memorials resolu
constituents Before Shermans rise to power the Vice
President had always waited with oblke patience tor
each old Senator to fish around in his desk for his
papers before rising to his feet But not Sherman! If
Senator his feet, with papers in hand and
words in mouth his chance was lost and some other
man was recognized 1t touch and go, a sort of
right off the bat business, snacking of worldly haste
and the flash methods of the House, where time al
ways precious commodity.
At first the Senators fumed and fretted They were
not accustomed to being goaded pushed, and Josted
Their idea that Senator, Stltfened by the cold
cpe and sitting in a chamber where formality and po
likeness made haste impossible had all day for his
business if he wanted it. But at last they that
much time was saved, and they declare that Sher
mans handling of the morning hour is superb. And it
is superb. 1t works like high powered automobile,
never missing explosion and fairly burning up the
legislative roadway.
These are but instances of the personality that
has come into the Senate and touched it with revou
onzing strength The sack coat the electric FAM the
cold-ar ventlator, the rush in the morning hour the
quips and the Jokes, unknown quantities to all
Vice Presidents who had come and gone before the
time of Sunny Jim. But his reforms appealed to him
natural easy and necessary changes and ne adopted
them without hesitation. His taste of the cold
cipe enough for him, enough and more than
plenty.
So democratic has his conduct been in the Senate
that it has served to emphasize, than when
he in the House. his good nature his genlay, and
his intensely human qualities. Simplicity and lack of
afectation the keynotes of his makeup Until he
got the Job each Vice President, when presiding in
the chamber had kept fast closed the door to his pr
vate office, which opens the corridor back of the
chamber He was Tecluse, something dgnlted and
codly aoof removed from the public gaze, embarrassed
by the voices of passersby. Sunny Jim keeps the door
open And to the crowds of sghtseers going through
the building the Capitol guides say for the first time
in the history of the country:
Through that doorway you see the Vice President
at work at his desk. That is his private office"
He gets his of Sunny Jim from the fact that he
for his friends Democrats and Republicans like him.
He is choke full of charity and gives away more money