Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11

information seems equally improbable, it would
doubleday be violation of honor well as stultifyng
themselves for going into secret session at all Some
times it has been thought that there concealed
places where hiding himself could both hear
and the proceedings in session Against this may
be said that the Senate Chamber well as all parts OF
the Capitol, is rgidly and constantly inspected, and
tecs of the Capitol 1t has always remained mystery,
and apparently will.
The story is told of prominent journalist once being
asked by the late Senator Sherman, who particularly
hated the revelation of the Senates the
papers, if he had any information upon certain po-
ltical question. The journalist cooly replied that he
had the information but would be afraid to give to
any Senator, they had proved themselves totally
able keep their secrets much less anybody else.
~ logs steadily along until five, with interval for
lunchcon but when the end of the session of Congress
approaches it meets earlier sits later, and often has
The most trying legislation of all is tariff legislation,
and is always known that tariff bill takes its toll OF
lives in the Senate well as in the House When the
Adrich tariff bill being debated, the Senate met at
eleven clock and worked until six, when adjournment
was taken until eight. Then it resumed and Senators
worked long they could hold out This would be
hard upon young men, but for body of elderly men
like the United States Senate it trying ordeal
There any Sinking of work when tariff bill is
under ScuSSiOn for State has direct interest IN
nearly every schedule.
The debates, although of utmost importance and
riousness, often have udicrOus side Senator from
South Carolina will proclaim the broadest hberalty
with regard the importation of free materials;
but he stands stiffy by good high duty rice and
ntrates The Pennsylvania Senators believe that the
planet continue revolving unless iron protected
from the is taken out of the ground until 1t
made into watch springs And so it goes; everything
depending upon whose is gOred
The Senate always has hard work at the end of
and specially at the close OF the short session OF
Congress, which is supposed to come at twelve O'Clock
the fourth of March. The Senate, like the House,
however usually sits through the last twenty hours
and it is the third of March according to the Senate cal
enar until twelve clock the fourth and sometimes
In fact it is the third of March sometimes until long
after twelve o'clock on the fourth or fifth.
When the Senate has not got through with its work
twelve o'clock the fourth of March, the deputy
Sergeant at Arms obeying look from the Vice Presi-
dent takes long and going to the big clock over
the main doorway while the Vice President and Sen
ators carefully avoid seeing him. puts back the hour
hand to eleven. Sometimes this is done two or three
times, and when the Senate is ready to adjourn the
Sergeant Arms sets the clock precisely at twelve
o'clock. Then the Vice President rises with much dig
nifty and that the hour of twelve clock hav
ing arrived the Senate stands adjourned. Like Petru
chic however the Vice President may say, at shall be
what o'clock please
of seat in the Senate. One OF the most marked and
lasting is that Senator, however wealthy, must not buy
house in Washington because it indicates that he feels
himself trie his place This superstition
has generally worked although there few excep-
tons it. When Senator Hae's splendid mansion
built it very defeating him for denomination,
and he escaped only by making the fact widely known
Maine that the house built for his wife by her
mother Mrs. Zachariah Chandler. few Senators
splendid mansions in Washington, and many more of
them rent handsome houses. Many more, who could
live splendidly if they chose affect modest style of
living not to give offense to their constituents
None Of these who live handsomely, however does it on
the senatorial salary of seventyve hundred dollars
year
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