Arizona republican., 1920-04-10

1 and Of prop~iety than the house, aipi | any sign Of disrespect on the part o;f visitors is quickly resented. ara One of the few times on record when the senate gallery ever got away from the doorkeepers was during the recent discussions Of the peace treaty. When Senator Lodge was making his elo quent attack on the league of nations. certain groups of onlookers burst again and again into loud applause.
 Guards suppressed the offenders twice. and the thir6 time informed them that they would have to calm down or get out. Vice President Marshal refer ring to the incident, smilfngly said that he would not object to the ap plause except that none of 1t was for
 him. At this, Alice Roosevelt Long worth who was in the gallery, started to clap and the spectators broke into applause for the fourth time that aft | ternoon. Later however, MT. Marshall decreed absolute silence.
 Visiting the senate fin action is a formal rite carefully prearranged to avoid any disturbances. No one is al lowed on the floor of the chamber ex- cept the lawmakers. employees. the president and his cabinet, members Of the house of representatives. and dig
 nitaries such as king and princes, when especially invited.
 The loft space around the senate chamber is divided into eight galleries. Visitors who attempt to enter are first catalogued and then assigned to their pink or green cards signed by the sec retary of state are admitted to the diplomats gallery. The senator's gall lery is reserved for families and friends of members and it's doors are also open only to bearers of special cards.
 The first and second rows of this section are reserved for use of the president and vice president respec- lively Admission here must be by order of these executives. The presi dents chairs are rarely occupied eX- cept on days Of unusual interest, or when some innocent friend of a sen ator wanders into the front row. won dering why the best seats are left vacant It is only about two minutes, eran custodian of the executive chain Is upon him. Pop, as the doorkeep
 CTS all call him, is said to weigh BIO
 pounds, but at the sight of any un ticketed mortal reposing in the front
 row of his gallery. he sprints down
 with the agility of a puppy and urges the intruder, in agonized tones to move
 to less exalted quarters.
 The press gallery is just over the speakers desk. This section is re
 served for the 225 newspaper core spondents. Back of it are the press
 
 desks, telegraph apparatus. and oper
 ators. and Telephones. Local Wash ington papers have their own private phones here. and the big news associa- tions have private telegraph outfits. The press is accorded special privi-
 leges in the senate. Even in the gal lery it may write, and in fact. stools.
 desk space, and paper are provided
 there.
 Besides the sections railed off for
 special classes there is space for people
 in general There is a section for men and one primarily for women, to which men are also admitted. At first. we are told, the senate transacted it's
 business behind closed doors. Then, at the insistence of the public. men
 were permitted to be present, but then it was not thought fitting or necessary to provide a place for ths ladies. Later
 however, women indicated an interest
 in the nations lawmaking, and the
 rules had to be amended to admit them.
 The galleries are thfckly populated these days, for spring it coming, and
 that is the open season for tourists in
 Washington. Congress is not er-'
 tertaining as it once was. Members
 no longer wear curled and powered wigs, take snuff. or draw revolvers on their adversaries. Neither do they keep their hats on, IS we are told they did up to 1928.
 Instead, on an ordinary day. the sen ate is rather prosy place. where little boys rush about with glasses Of water and notes, and senators sit chat ting or wander in and out, while d clerk reads something or a lawmaker defends q routine measure in long and involved sentences. From the slack attendance and air Of inattention peo- plet sometimes get the idea the sen ators do not attend to business. The truth is that they have committee correspondence to. answer, and it is easier to read the proceedings of a dull day in the Congressional Record the next morning than to spend the entire afternoon in the chamber.
 On days of importance, both cham Der and galleries present very wide awake appearance. When the peace treaty was considered by the senate not long ago, every chair was occupied. while the galleries were packed, and overf1owed in long waiting lines in the corridors. Although the session did not open until 12 o'clock, people came at nine to obtain seats. and stayed ur til adjournment at eight that -evening. They had nothing to eat or drink dur ing that time. for to abandon a chair for a moment was to lose it.
 Even in such circumstances the guards manage to keep spectators re minded that one can only sit in the presence of the United States senate
 IT has been suggested that the sen ate and house galleries be enlarged and tickets sold, when important de bates are on, at prevailing theater prices. This would be an important source of revenue, and might result in lr-]wz