The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-05-17

! yea or nay on some question on Wnlcn
the vote in the upper house is equal
! between the two sides.
! Mr.. Sherman did go away for few
| days recently and a Democratic sena-
tor was appointed president pro tenn,
| but the Republicans took good care
that during the time of leave nothing
should come to a vote which was of
the least legislative importance. Mr..
! Sherman sits in the chair now almost
with the continuous regularity" with
which Mr.. Fairbanks sat in it. The
| former vice president was away from
| his duties In the senate on only two
occasions during the four years of his
| incumbency.
Jokes Of the Senators.
The senate of the United States
is reported generally as the staidest
kind of a body. It is seldom that
any jokes are cracked on the floor
of the upper house, but occasion
ally there is an approach to hui
NOR, or an attempt at humor on the
part of some senator in a speech, and
then there are likely TO be smiles, but
there Is never anything approaching
even the giggle which precedes laugh
| ter.
In the quiet of their committee
| rooms senators occasionally tell sto-
| res and good many OF them have to
do with men whom they have known
in public life but who are dead and
gone. Other stories have to do with
their experiences as senators In their
dealings with their constituents, espe-
cially such dealings as are had through
correspondence.
Senators and representatives both
are a willing lot, but occasionally there
is a limit. A senator from Michigan
told some of his committee room COM
rades the other day that he had re-
ceived letter which he thought ap-
preached the extreme of assurance.
This letter. he said, was from a clerk
In one of the departments and 1t vir-
tually ordered the senator-the order
being based on the ground that the
man who issued 1t hailed from the
state of Michigan-to call upon the
superintendent of the division in which
him to have the clerks desk moved so
that he could spend the time when he
was not at work In looking out of the
window The senator vouched for the
truthfulness of this story.
Platt's Modesty Shocked.
The other day member of the up
per house told story of Senator For
aker of Ohio and ex-senator Plat of
Connecticut who died some years ago.
Mr.. Plat was known as the most mod
est man who ever had a seat in con-
gress. He was modest to the shrink
ing point. The story ran like this:
When Senator Foraker was making
his speech against the proposal to ad-
NIT Arizona and New Mexico as one
state he quoted from arguments made
by Senator Plat, who years ago on the
floor of the senate declared that Da-
kota was too large to be admitted as
one commonwealth and that it should
be split in twain. The Ohio senator
started In thus: The senior senator
from Connecticut, Mr. Plat -
AT this instant the main door of
|
tor Plat appeared and started slowly
| down the center aisle. He had not
heard his name as 1t fell from the lips
of Senator Foraker. Senator Foraker
continued: One of the most virile-
minded, one of the ablest senators who
ever held membership in this body
Senator Plat had advanced ten
feet Every eye was upon him. Sen
ator Foraker continued: "A man
known to the country for his distin-
guished services-a man known for the
fine quality of his mind
Senator Plat was now within ten
feet OF the front row OF senatorial
desks. The eyes We're still upon him,
and in them and below them was ST.
lent laughter
Senator Foraker went on: A man
whose opinion upon questions of mo-
ment carries weight always and convic-
ton nearly always | go not astray
when l seek the words of the eminent
senior senator from Connecticut -
Senator Plat had been listening
without suspicion. His name heard.
! he fairly folded his towering form, 1eH
into a seat and there sat shivering
from the shock to his Connecticut mod
esty."
Morgan Had Fun With Gallnser.
Another story was told of Senator
Gallinger of New Hampshire who Is
still in the senate and Senator Nor
| gan Of Alabama who died not long ago
at an advanced age, The bin to admit
| Oklahoma as state was under dis
cussioz and Senator Gallinger had in
troduced an amendment providing that
no intoxicating liquor should. be sold
in the new state for twenty one years.
Then the Alabama senator rose in
his seat and solemnly proposed 10 Mr..
Gallingers amendment-an amend
ment to the effect that no one should