The Washington times., 1921-07-17

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terrific onslaught in the Senate
against the pending soldier bonus
bill he was met in the corridors by
Senator Henry #. Ashurst of Ari-
IONA. Substantially the following
conversation Il reported between the
two:
who 10 going to vote for you out
In Montana when you come up for
reelection. You've been opposing
everything around here. You've got
the labor unions sore with you;
capital doesn't like your position any
toe well; you are against some of this
farmer legislation and now you come
out against the soldier bonus and the
American Legion will be OIL your neci',
Where are you going to get the votes
next timer"
II expect to get the votes of those
who believe In the Constitution and
the destinies Of this republic, sol
EMMY and confidently responded Mr..
ayes, all SIX OF thcrn." said Sen
ator Amherst. wagging his head and
walking disconselately away.
Returning to yarn about former
Vice President Marshall, Mark This
tlewaite, who was secretary to Mr..
Marshall when he was governor OF
Indiana and also when he was Vice
President. relates that while Marshall
was a Hoosier governor q new bath
ing pool was opened in Indianapolis.
The proprietor of this pool sent Gov
ernor Marshall a pass. emitting him to
the free use of the pool whenever he
wanted to battle. Recent OF the pass
was duly acknowledge by the gov
ernor. who put the >pasteboard ticket
In his desk and went about executive
business.
Within week. by oversight or
otherwise. another pass to the same
bathing pool was received by the gov
ernor. Thereupon, Governor Marshall
dictated letter, saying:
when / received the first pass To
the bathing pool / regarded 1t as "A
courtesy and a compliment. This sec
ond pass 1 regard as a suggestion.
II you send me a third, I will take it
as an insult"
Vice President Coolidge, as Pre-
siding Officer of the Senate. has ut
tered his first tom Marshallism."
During the eight years that he
presided over the most deliberative
body in the world" Thomas Riley
Marshall, Of Indiana. not infre-
ouently relieved his bored feelings
by making side remarks. Many Of
them never got into the Congress-
ional Record. because the official
reporters of debates We're in doubt
as a rule whether Mr.. Marshall was
talking for the Record or just for
the benefit of the dozen or 50 per-
sons who happened to be close &c
the rostrum. Certain of Mr.. Mac.
shall's remarks were never heard
beyond the clerks desk or the first
row OF the Senate. but he relieved
the monotony just the same.
1t was Vice President Marshall.
for instance, who dubbed the Sen.
ate the cave Of the winds" Last
summer. when the Senate had
dozen or more candidates for the
Presidential nominations, 1t was
sometimes hard to get a quorum be.
cause the Senator-candidates. and
their boosters, were out making
campaign speeches in advance of
the national conventions. When
Senator Smoot, who was not can
didate for anything. made a point
of no quorum one day Mr.. Mar
shall YEARLY said:
absent Presidential candidates"
Now Vice President Coolidge, his
successor, who is supposed to be a
matter of fact New Englander with
little bent toward humor, appar-
emily Is becoming disillusioned and
convinced that the Senate has it's
faults. During the past week-and
the same thing happens every week
and several times every day. as to
quorum. Attention was duly called
to the scant attendance.
THE clerk will call the roll Of
supernumeraries," said Vice Presi-
dent Coolidge, in voice that
reached the first few rows and
caused Senators Lodge, Underwood
and others who sat close up front
to grin broadly. 1t was Mr.. Cool
idge's first slap at the Senate and
his first attempt Ito pull something"
like the Senate was accustomed to
expect from Marshall.
The official reporters of debates
did not include the Coolidge remark
in the report Of the days proceed
ings, but 1t was uttered just the
same and II the Vice President in
sists on repeating such bright little
"asides' they will get into the Rec
ord by and by.
The late Champ Clark, as Speaker
Of the House, not infrequently made
homely and humorous observations
in his rulings. Mr.. Marshall and
Mr.. Coolidge, however. are the first
presiding officers of the Senate to
attempt to put little jazz occasion
ally into the deliberations" Of that
august body.
This 10 the hand that shook the
hand Of John L. Sullivan" was once
the proud boast Of admirers of the
old-time fistic champion. Certain
page boys Of the United States SEN
ate went home the other night and
as proudly exhibited their right
hands when the family gathered on
the front porch.
President Harding came to the
Senate during the week to deliver
his special message on the soldier
bonus bill. After delivery Of the
message he spent a few moments in
the Senate corridors and the Presi-
dents room just off the chamber.
Four or five page boys who used
to know the President and answer
his calls when he was a member of
the Senate hung about the corridors
awaiting a chance to speak to him.