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Show 00 ANOTHER BLOW AT MAN OF MARBLE Washington, Aug. 17. George I Washington actually swore. It muBC be true, becauso Senator Lodgo tokl the senate so today and produced tho documents to piove It. Senator Lodge was discussing a proposition by Senator Newlauds to send a committee to tho President to-confer to-confer on the tariff. Precedents had been, cited "Yes." Senator Lodge said. "President "Presi-dent Washington once did visit the senate and confer about a pending Indian In-dian treaty. But tho discussion on the floor was hardly satisfactory to him. John Qulncy " Adams, in his diary ,says: " 'As the President loft the senate chambor he said I'll bo damned If I'll ever go thero again, and he never did.' " Senator Lodgo produced the Adams diary to prove the incident. CO |