The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
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Among the measures which the New Hampshire
man has advocated in congress for the lettering
of things on earth are measures intended to So
cure proper care for the insane to prevent the
docking Of horses tails to prevent cruelty to all
animals to provide for delinquent and dependent
children. to train women nurses for the navy
and to condemn unsanitary buildings. Mr.. Gal
inger IL a strong man with q soft heart
1t was said more than once that Senator
Mathew Stanley Quay Of Pennsylvania had few
drops of the Indians in his veins. II So his
blood told in one instance at any rate, for when
Mr.. Quay was Ill almost unto death he reused
himself from his body WEAKNESS and made
speech In behalf Of the Delaware Indians which
with its eloquence held the senate and the gal
leries chained for too brief quarter of an hour
No one knew that Keystone Quay" could be so
eloquent. In less than two months after the
delivery Of the speech he was dead, but before
he died knowledge came to him that his eloquence
had brought accomplishment, and that the Dele
ware Indians In whom he was interested had
received from congress a sum Of money which
had been due them for years. but which they
had made vain attempts to secure up to the time
that sick mans plea succeeded In righting
wrong
There is some fun In the senate on occasion.
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota once said
Damn" openly. It slipped out before he was
aware Of 1t, and no sooner had It put in an ap-
pearance than the Minnesota senator put and
passed resolution Of censure of himself BY
himself
This little matter Of q mild swear word from
the lips of Mr.. Nelson received good deal of
comment at the time that the word pumped
out of bis mouth, but almost simultaneously with
its utterance there was colloquy between Sena-
tors Daniel Of Virginia and Gallinger of New
Hampshire, which was trihe more shocking
senatorially speaking. than several damns
Senator Gallinger, the moral mainstay of the
senate, was trying to get his colleagues to agree
to change the name of sfadison street in wash
ington to Church street A part of Madison street
was known as Samson street. Senator Daniel
did not like the idea Of dropping the Virginia
presidents name even for the pious name of
Church" so he objected. He asked his New
Hampshire brother about the matter and learned
that there was six other Madison streets IN
Washington, and finding from this that Virginia
pride might be appeased in the nomenclature
matter, Daniel asked why the whole street
couldn't be called Samson
Il don't know that ought to tell the reason
publicly" said Gallnger. but Samson. for whom
the street was named, was a fine man and a
part OF Samson street now has on it many low
resorts"
Il take It," said Senator Daniel quickly. chat
my colleague has this information at first hand"
Inc Virginia senator only meant the thing as
gentle Jest but Jacob Gallinger. who is a very
rock In the steadfastness of his morality, was
rather upset. The senate changed the name of
the street so quickly that the proceedings fairly
outran the hands Of the stenographers. the Incl
cent was closed and Galiinger's blush ned.