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Show WAS SENATOR FOR ONLY 22 DAYS It r y f Senator John M. Heislrell, of Arkansas, Ar-kansas, bade farewell the other day to his tweuty-two-day service as United States senator. ' " "My successor is bearing down upon me," Senator Heiskefl told his colleagues in Washington, "armed with a commission that will serve as a writ of dispossession for me. He will, in turn, serve but a short while, when another will come to take his place for the long term. There is senatorial glory enough to go around, if you keep it" moving fast." Senator Heiskell succeeded the late Senator Jeff DaVis on January 9. His successor, W. M. Kavanaugh, finished fin-ished out the short term, and in turn was supplanted by Joseph T. Robinson, Robin-son, who was elected for the 'regular term. "When I came here a few' days ago, I had difficulty in finding my way into the senate," said Senator . Heiskell, "but the Arkansas legisla ture-had no difficulty in showing me the way out.- I. am leaving the senate sen-ate after this short service because of circumstances over which I have no control. Lately I have been spending my time in learning what rights, privileges, prerogatives, and immunities a man has who has b.een a member of the senate. After this service of twenty-two days, I am going" home to spend the rest of my life' writing my reminiscences." Senators from both sides of the chamber crowded .about the young Arkansas member-as he concluded his speech. |
