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Show MARK TWAIN A FEATURE Members of House Put Aside Work to Greet Noted Humorist. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Interest centered about the Speaker's gallop- today to-day during the session of tho House, and members temporarily forgot tho business of legislation to gaze upon tho Cicturcsque figure of Mark Twain, who eld quite a levee in the gallery, chaperoned chap-eroned by the Speaker's secretary. Wearing a white suit and with his wealth of snow-white hair, the humorist, who was the center of attraction, followed fol-lowed the proceedings with much interest. inter-est. Mr. Clemens came to the capital in the interest of the copyright bill, and spoke to many members in that, behalf. |