Show Tie Senators Criticism Washington Correspondence of the St StLouis Louis Louls One of the most lovable men I ever knew k new is R R Hitt of Illinois chairman of o f the on foreIgn relations He Heas has h as spent nearly his lIfe In the p of statesmanship When a mere boy b oy he reported th the great L de debates ates which In Itself Itsell was a liberal political education Then he spent pent s several years in office In Washing ton t on For eIght years he was secretary of o f legation in Paris under Elihu B Wash Vash burne b urne and for much of that time was wa c harge Ie He was vas assistant sec secretary r of state under Blaine He ge In I n congress man ninny years He excels in inthe the he t delicate art of story telling Not 10 long l ago in the cloakroom I was wal t with him about Thomas Hart Benton whereupon h told me an anecdote dote d ote of Bentons most masterful antagonist onist o Senator James Stephen Green ot o Senator Green said sed Mr Hitt was not only a man of genius but bul also of charming ma manner ner He boarded at atthe a ahe the he t National hotel w er he was wa po pou u ular lar I an with men and women The latter found out that the senator was not much mud of a and insisted that he h should mend his ways s in that re regard rd One Sunday he waS late for dinner The Th women asked him wh why I 1 have been attending wor worship or ors s ship lp replied the senator gravely 4 To what church do you OU go senator asked a woman I dont know answered the courtly courtl I Missourian U I Who preached they they asked J I dont know he said I 1 walked up UI the avenue turned up Fourth street and entered a church on the left hand hant I side This was an Episcopal church How did you like the service asked aske I another woman It appear appeared d to me answered the thi I senator that there was too much read readIng readIng Ing or Of the journal and too little debate j Ij I |