Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-24
likely to be full attendance of sen


ing human foibles. They like to be
seen and they like to be heard by the
multitudes. 1t Is said that the best
way to Eeep a quorum In the senate
is to fill the galleries. There are
many men in the upper house today
who are marked for public curiosity
and more serious public notice. These
men are the leaders in behalf of Pres
ident Wilson's policies and the lead
ers of such movements as are on foot
against his policies.
There are also in the senate sew
eral Republicans who are either an
nounced or receptive candidates for
the nomination for the presidency.
tt ese senators. with the leaders on
the other side. daily are pointed out.
by persons in the gallery familiar with
their faces, to the visitors from
abroad.
Lik- Approval of Galleries.
1t may seem a bit impertinent to
point out the weaknesses of the legis-
lators of the United ) ates. but some
of the men on the floor of the senate
ar some of those on the floor of the
house show constantly that they are
alert to the approval or the disapprov-
al of the galleries. Many senator
and many representative in the
course of speech lifts his eyes to
the galleries to see how his last fine
ly-polished phrase has ta' en- hold OF
the visiting representatives of the
great American people. 1t might also
be said that in this eye search OF the
galleries the press gallery is not neg
lected
On the Democratic side of the sen.
ate one of the men in whom the Wis
itors show the most interest is Sena.
tor William j. Stone o. Missouri. who
is the chairman of the committee on
foreign relations which today has an
abundance of important work in hand.
II Is Senator Stone W. n foreign
matters is looked to as the champion
of the administrations cause.
Another Democratic senator who
constantly Is pointed out is John W..
Kern of Indiana, who has the post of
floor leaLer of the Democracy. Others
like Tillman. VardGman and Lewis. of
wfom much has been heard in the
public Prints, not only BECAUSE of their
political and legislative doings. but
because of their marked personal
characteristics. are ordinarily the sub
ject of more thar casual attention
g om the occupants of tn galleries.
Over on the Republican side Cum
minis OF Iowa. Weeks of Massachu'
setts. La Toilette of Wisconsin. Smith
os nj
are out-and-out candidates for the Re-
publican nomination. This fact. add.
ed to such other facts as make these
senators more or less prominent. is
sufficient to draw the attention of the
! Ileries to them.
All Visitors Inspected.
Visitors to Washington these days.
II they enter the capitol or the great
building housing the state. war and
| navy departments. cannot fail to note
that they themselves are being noted
! In other words. every such visitor is
inspected somewhat more than casu'
ally by men who are on guard at the
| DOORS or who are stationed In the cor
ridors
Ever since q bomb was exploded last
year in the senate wing of the capitol,
and in view OF various like happenings
in different parts of the country. the
government has thought 1t wise to
take care that no further damage shall
be done by cranks or wartime enthu'
| siasts in the capital city.
In ordinary times there are several
| entrances to the capitol which can be
used freely by visitors. but which are
| now closed and locked. Persons wish
| ing to inspect the building or to wit
ness the proceedings of either house
| or senate must enter through desig'
mated doorways inside of which sit
men in uniform who look over every
one who enters. The inspectors are
alive to every possibility in the case
and inspection. while seemingly only
cursory. is in effect as close and as
in the limited time of the visitors
passage through the hallway.
Checked Package OF $4,000.
No one is allowed now to enter the
galleries of either house or senate II
he carries with him package OF any
kind The other day a man carrying
| a package was stopped and told that
he must check 1t at the parcel room
| IL he wanted to enter the gallery. He
willingly complied with the sugges'
ton When he left the capitol he for.
got about his package and after some
time 1t was opened and was found to
contain $4,000 In cash. The owner re-
turned afterward. reclaimed his money
and did not seem to think he had done
anything unusual In committing SO
large a sum to the care Of the check
| room attendants.
The explosion of a bomb in the sen
ate wing of the capitol some months