Story highlights The bipartisan senators met to figure out a way to pass a funding billA senator forcefully delivered the stick and chipping Collins' glass elephantWashington (CNN) During bipartisan talks between senators to discuss passing a funding bill to end the government shutdown, Sen. Susan Collins whose office was being used for the negotiations, figured out a civil way to create discussion. Collins, R-Maine, introduced her fellow colleagues to using a talking stick during discussions, multiple senators told CNN. Whoever was holding the stick was the only senator allowed to talk -- to prevent cross-talking. The member who was holding the stick "forcefully delivered" the stick across the room -- but it missed its mark and caused damage to a shelf in Collins' office. A glass elephant sitting on a shelf owned by Collins became the casualty, with the stick chipping it a little bit.

Source: CNN January 22, 2018 21:13 UTC