Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08

Co suppie ca @SNe'' Almost
@Yes,' replied the other.
II don know how on earth
I'm going to arrange it, but will
We took cross-cut to the nearest car line and went
back to the Capitol The committee being in executive
secret, session, barred everybody except its
bers and its clerk from the deliberations. l waited
for the lawmaker in an outer room until noon When
he came out of the meeting his hair toused in
picturesque manner, and his complexion had gone
several degrees redder
3Old Senator Blank he confded to me with great
feeling us the most stubborn, the most unreasonable,
and the most domineering old 1 ever saw! He's
been Directing for solid hour to of the House
amendments to that bill If he doesn't agree to it
finally, the law won't be worth the paper it's written
what did you finally do about it?' inquired.
"Oh' he snapped, Il didn't like to be impolite to
the old man. 1 contented myself with renarking that
when he could see things the House conferees
did would proceed with the conference. And that
goes! If he doesn't to our way of think
ing, I'll keep that bill in conference until the
home'
IN the way to the chamber of the House he explained
"Slnce you've started this thing, you might as well
go through with it. I've got engagement for lunch
at two ocock-couldnt make it any earlier because
want to be the floor for the rolcal the bill that's
up today at the beginning of business There's
lawyer here from little town in my district He's
important there. Besides he has three brothers
and two married sisters-and that means something
when the primaries and election day roll round. al
ways show him attention when he comes to Wash
ington. Join at lunch
From of the galleries l watched him as well as
could during the next twohours Once Underwood the
Democratic leader, dropped into chair beside him and
held whispered conference with him. Again Fitz-
gerald, chairman of the powerful Committee on APP
preparations, beckoned him to meet him in the cloak
ROOM The leaders trying to get together the
time for adjournment of Congress Twice pages located
him the floor and after they had handed him cards
he out of the main door of the House chamber.
That meant that some of his constituents-peope on
visit to Washington, "home folks" holding govern
ment jobs in Washington something done for
them.
The lunch lasted too long for him. could note his
growing Impotence. Ordinarily knew, Congressman
through with that meal in the House restaurant
in from fifteen minutes to half hour at the outside
This time the lawyer the lawyers wife, and their daugh
regarded the affair as social function 1t took up
hour and quarter When the goodbys had been
said he turned to me with grinace of despair.
"There's another rollcall at four, he took up the
schedule. "As soon that's over | want to Jump
down to the Department of Justice.
l went with him to the office of one of the assist
ant Attorneys General The Congressman wanted
certain appointed to vacancy under that
department in his district. 1t turned out from
the conversation, that the man he was backing
was the lawyer for whom he had just bought the
lunch. He got definite promise from the assist
ant Attorney General; but he felt sufficiently
couraged to call up the ambitious lawyer at his
hotel when got back to the Capitol and inform
him that the outlook was reasonably bright.
The House adjourned at twenty-five that
Continued on page is