Show Pages in the Senate Mimie Big Men I I I IT IS tho custom for tho senate pages to hold two or three mock senate sessions every winter These sessions aro held on afternoons when tho senate sen-ate is not Bitting and are conducted with all the solemnity and poise of a regular meeting One day the youngsters were conducting con-ducting a mock trial of tho Swayne Impeachment Im-peachment case Billy Annln was presiding Another youngster was posing pos-ing as Anthony Higgins counsel for Judge Swayne and was Interrogating a witness Senator Spooner of Wisconsin Wis-consin came into the senate chamber unexpectedly and seeing what was going on took a seat near tho entrance to the cloakroom Presently an Intricate parliamentary question arose and half a dozen pages were on their feet asking for recognition recogni-tion Mr Spooner thought he might be able to clarify the question Accordingly Ac-cordingly he approached his seat and called out Mr President The irrepressible Billy was not taken back The chair will recognize tho senator from Wisconsin he said as ho brought down the gavel and nod ded to Mr Spooner Tho ease and poise of tho youngster startled Senator Spooner and It was nearly a minute before ho could control con-trol his twinkling eyes Is it not out of order he asked to permit so many senators to ad dress the chair at the same time It Is decidedly out of order said the piping volco in the vicepresidents chair The point made by the senator from Wisconsin is well taken The senate will come to order In the house of representatives there aro 23 pages and In the senate 16 According to the regulations no page can be under 12 years or over 16 years of age The position of senate page pays a salary of 75 a month when congress con-gress Is in session and like all other employes of congress these youngsters I young-sters receive an extra months salary every year |