East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
Women and Her Varied Interests

from Illinois" He had accused Mann
of "rattling around, sprouuting mixed
metaphors and vapid nothingnesses, "
and the house, always ready to laugh,
was convulsed with laughter. Repre-
sentative Hardy, of Texas, during a
momentary pause, touched the orator
on the sleeve and whispered earnestly
to him. Thomas nodded, reached in
his hip pocket and pulled out a plug
of "chawin' -, which he passed over
to Hardy who took a generous bite
and passed it back. Thomas took a
long, doleful slant at the piece which
remained, slipped it deftly into his
cheek, rotated it into place and re-
sumed, "Now, Mr.. Chairman, take the
gentleman from Kansas, who sports
the sun-kissed locks" but the roars
iof laughter made him stop.
These are bad days for United
States senators who formerly were
satisfied to uphold their own and the
dignity of that august body without
any too frequent association with such
annoying things as constituents. Now
that the Constitutional amendment
providing for direct election of sena-
tors has been adopted by the required
number of state legislatures, many Of
the men who have been "senatoring"
for many years and want to keep their
jobs, are taking caisthenics to de-
lvelop the hand shaking powers of
their right hands. Also they are pre-
pairing to take an active part in the
congressional campaign work which
heretofore has largely been done by
the representatives who were com
PEELED to depend on the people for
their jobs and not on members of the
various state legislatures The sena-
tors are now in the same boat with
the members of the lower house and
the way they are hustling about with
big ideas and helpful hints is really
lludicrous when one remembers the old
days when such things were drawn
from naughty senators only by means
of dentists forceps And what's more,
the senators not only are seeking a
larger representation on congression-
al campaign committees. They are
going down deep into their pockets
for real money.
This is a story of "Alfalfa Bill
Murray. former ow-puncher, who
came out of Oklahoma as a congress
man Victor Murdoch, Of Kansas,
doesn't like this yarn bit for it was
at Murdock's expense that Alfalfa
Bill" got a change of name. Murray
wears his mustache, hair and cigars
| long. His vest is always half unbut-
toned When talking to people he
slaps 'em on the back calls 'em "Old
Pard," and loves to have others cal
| him pill" The tariff debate was
closing. Orators were still oratins
and time hung heavily Murray. re-
membered a good one" he hadn't
told Rep. Murdoch so he Wen
over to where the fiery headed Kan
san sat, deposited himself partly or
the arm of the chair and partly il
| Murdocks lap. with a huge arm
thrown about Murdock's neck anC
shoulders. To make himself hearC
above the roar of verbal artillery Muir
ray placed his lips close to Murdock'
ear, thus bringing unconsciOusly int
lplay. his long wiry mustache agains
Murdock's cheek. To Murdock's cred
it be it said he stood it, showing NJ
sign except to grow red. Murray, al
Unconscious finished the yarn AM
walked away Murdock immediatel,
rushed to the cloak room and WASHED
Ihis face. He is now called affection
ate Bill"