How Senator Vest Obtained His Desk

Alauy good stories could be told of the alertuess which senators display iu eecnring well placed desks, but the experieuce of Mr. Vest is espeoially worth relating. When in 1888 the civil service law was being discussed, Mr. Pendletoa, an Ohio Deniocrat, and Mr. Dawes had presen ted bilis. By a shrewd bit oí politics the Republicans abaudoned their support of the Dawes bill and voted for Mr. Pendleton's measure, their votes, together with the votes of the Democrats favorable to the measure, being snfficieut to pass it. As the bill was about to be voted on Mr. Cockreli moved tbat its title be changed so as to read, "A bill to retain Republicans in oflice. " As soon as it passed, Mr. Vest íiled a claim for Mr. Peudleton's seat. "The author of such a bill," said he, "will never come back to the seuate. " Mr. Vest was right, and at the beginning of the next concress he moved into