Semi-weekly herald., 1913-07-10
SENATORS FORCED TO WORK
EVEN THOUGH THEY SWEAT

EVEN THOUGH THEY SWEAT
WASHINGTON, July s.-Summer
days in the Senate chamber. A hot,
stickey afternoon, without breath
of air stirring beyond the arm-length
region of the electric fans. The
crumpling, whitening heat quivers
among the hard red desks, rises mali
gnant from the green carpet and re-
bounds from the walls. Hot weather,
and the debate on minor bills and reso-
lutions drags on.
A figure in cleaning white, from
crown of hat to tip of toe, enters the
Democratic cloak room. AS his hat
comes off, the long iron gray hair
marks Senator Vardman of Missis-
isppi, coolest of all the ninety-five
members who are compelled to stay
here through the summer. White
duck suit, white shirt, collar and tie,
white belt and hose and shoes he is
refreshing oasis in the Legislative
desert.
In the chamber are dozen flannel
and linen suits. and odd pairs Of
white flannel or duck trousers, and
here and there white shoes with dark
clothing-evidence of the inroads that
the temperature has made upon SEN
atorial fashions. There remains a
faithful group in black or dark blue
Gallinger, of New Hampshire, Smith,
of Maryland, Johnston and Bankhoad
of Alabama, Bacon of Georgia, Goff
Of West Virginia, with occasional re-
cruits. The rest either brazenly flaunt
their light raiment of the tropics or
compromise in grays and light browns
with here and there concession of
laundered white waistcoats of broad
expanse.
That crinkled lines suit blaZoned
with red flying tie protects the gen
erous front of Newlands of Nevada.
The other cream-colored one sets off
Oyehman of North Carolina, and
those neat white shoes, sox and pants
| to the left are worn by no less a
parsonage than the solemn McCumber
of North Dakota. White flannel
trousers have appeared on the boyish
form of the erstwhile formerly cor
rect Henry Cabbot Lodge of Massa-
chusetts who rises unashamed, with
out vest, exhibiting the bosom of a
black and white shirt to the astound-
ing gaze of his colleagues.
Curious turns of satorial senatorial
fancy. Jones of Washington has
found a shirt and collar of robins
egg blue. Clapp of Minnesota pats
saffron vest. Brandagee of Con-
necticut, wearing linen suit and
fighting for air strolls into the Re-
publican cloak room for icewater'
Nelson of Minnesota, in alpaca coat
and a pair of trousers that wouldn't
tin the scales at more than pound
steadies himself at the door post and
then resolutely steps out to listen 10
the discussion of our relations with
Mexico. Fall of New Mexico is talk
ing, and Stone of Missouri, in gray
silk coat, lies Imply back in his chair
wiping his forehead. Bacon waves
q broad palm leaf fan, and carefully
adjusts his choaker collar before ris'
ing to ask q question.
Hot afternoon, and not hope OF
| coolness until night, and even COO
night in Washington springs only
from the breasts of abnormally op.
timistic persons at this time Of the
year. Reed of Missouri draws up his
white flannels and glowers at cal
endar; it is still two months before
currency can be disposed of, Simmons
walks over to the Democratic cloak
| room where coats are off, and Kerr
and Hoke Smith, Williams and Over
are smoking to forget the heat. The
air is thick with smoke; every settet
has its sprawling statesman! ice clink'
IN glasses passed around by walters
from the Capitol cafes.
Now senators are discouraged, but
they know the protest is a waste
Of words. Congress will stay in ses
sion until September. Hot days oil
cool, the old members remained there
indifferently, the committee work an'
caucus wrangling and delays must &c
on, while President Vision sits smelt
ering at the White House keeping tai
on Congress determined that part!
pledges be redeemed by reduction o
the tariff an currency legislation.
Congress may bend before the hea
blasts Of Old Man Sol but it dare no
quit.
4 SERYIANS AND BULGARIANS