The Washington herald., 1912-03-29
SWEET sUNDANCE
SIIRs SENATORS
Kenyon, Lea, and Warren in
Tilt Over Population Of
Wyoming Town.
HOW MANY LIVE THERE

The passage by the Senate recently Of
public building bills for the cities of Sun
dance, Thermopolis, and Newcastle, in
the State Of Wyoming, was the subject Of
q humorous three-cornered colloquy in
the Senate yesterday. in which Senators
Kenyon, Of Iowa; Lea, Of Tennessee. and
Warren, Of Wyoming. participated. Sena-
tor Kenyon was urging the passage by
the Senate OF the Sherwood dollar-a-day
pension bill, and declared that II Con-
gress would economize in the administra-
ton OF the affairs of the government, it
might give to the old soldiers the PEN
sions 10 which he thought they were en-
titled.
Sundancc n Deserted Village.
lone Of these paIatiaI public buildings"
he added, was at the beautiful city OF
Sundsnce, in Wyoming, with its Isl ener-
getic people. Ten years ago Sundance
had 291 people, but In the progress of
events, this great city, fifty miles from a
railroad, with total receipts Of S2,4O0
year, had lost ten of its great citizenship,
and we find ourselves here appropriating,
when We are talking economy about the
soldier, $4,000 for a public building at
SundanceI
And If Sundance keeps on losing in
another ten years, II our magnificent gov
eminent building is constructed, the en-
tire population of Sundance can gather in
some OF the rooms, or in the magnificent
elevators, and be absolutely lonesome, and
Sundance be indeed a deserted village
Senator Warren entered the chamber
hurriedly at this point and interrupted
Mr.. Kenyon.
That Mysterious Population.
Senator Kenyon declared that he quoted
the population from a bulletin OF the
Census Bureau, and Senator Warren de-
clared that he quoted the population of
one precinct.
What, then. is the population Of Sum
dancer" asked Mr.. Kenyon. To which
Mr.. Warren said ne would answer In his
own time.
Senator Lea, of Tennessee, moved across
the chamber and joined in the cOlloquy.
Il think he said, the difference be-
tween the Senator from Iowa and the
Senator from Wyoming is, perhaps, that
the Senator from Iowa is referring only
to the metropolis Of Sundance. the in
corpOrated community. while the Senator
from Wyoming is referring to the pre-
cincts. The bulletin shows that Sundance
town-not the METROPOLIS. but Sundance
town-has at this time, 2S1 people in it."
Senator Warren interposed the statement
that the building was badly needed.
Before the Senator sits down 1 will
ask him to please tell me the popula-
ton Of Sundance," pleaded Mr.. Kenyon,
whereupoE Mr.. Lea broke in with the
observation:
Il do not think the Senator from Iowa
is quite fair in trying to skin down the
Senator from Wyoming. Sundance may
grow in the meantime, and there may be
perfectly proper rc-son for withhold
ing the information
Senator Warren Complains.
Senator Warren then complained that
Iowa was dotted with public buildings"
Mr.. Kenyon, referring to the charge
that Iowa was dotted with public build
ings. asserted that he had recently de-
clined to introduce a public building bill
for an Iowa town with a population OF
400 people
Senator Sutherland, of Utah, arose 10
ask that Senator Kenyon give the name
of this town in Iowa.
If you VIII give me the population Of
Sundance / will give you the name OF
that town. was Mr.. Kenyon's smiling
answer. Mr.. sutherland insisted that he
was curious to know the name of the
Iowa town, to which Mr. KENYON re-
sponded that he was equally curious TO
know the population OF Sundance.
Senator Kenyon then proceeded with
his pension speech, at the conclusion of
which Senator McCumber, in charge of
the bill, moved a recess until to-day at
las.
He said:
Some other Senators had thought Of
speaking on this bin this afternoon. but