Show GOT THERE AT LAST pres dent s messenger long delayed by senatorial courtesy one of the prerogatives of a united states senator Is that when he steps aboard an elevator ao 10 the senate wing of the capitol he Is carried immedi abely to his destination no matter in which direction the elevator may be bound or who may be aboard three rings of the bell indicate that a sena tor wants to ride and the conductor loses no time in responding to the call one day last week mr barnes the assistant secretary to the president stepped aboard a senate elevator the ground floor in a portfolio under h arm he carried a message from the president of the united states to the congress senate floor said mr barnes the conductor shut the door just attea there were three rings of the bell arid the indicator showed that P senator wanted to be lifted out of the terrace the elevator went down instead of up and mr barnes went along the senator in the terrace only wanted to go to the ground floor As he stepped off however there was another senatorial ring from the ter race the senator wanted to go to the gallary floor and the elevator went there without stopping As the car staged down there were three rings from the ground floor and again the car failed to stop at the destina alon of the president s secretary for tuna telfor mr barnes this senator wanted pet off at the senate floor and congress after long delay re the message from the dent washington post |