The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-16

Trouble.
wAsHIsGroS. Jan. 10 Especial. +
This Is the day Of great changes and rapid
movements. We live amid rumors Of war
and national revolutions Even the stais
and sometimes sleepy United States senat.
appears to have felt the nervous hand o.
change and progress. One of the dearest
senate traditions has during this winter
gone 70 destruction. and q new and mors
rational idea has taken its place. Until
recently II was q sort OF high treason tc
the senate, which Its members are fond OF
characterizing as the most dignified body
on earth for a new man 10 essay a set
speech before he had served at least
through one congress In the ethics OF the
senate the young men were TO listen while
the old men did all the talking. All this
Is now done away with. 1t Is no longer
regarded necessary that q new member of
the body shall sit In his seat chewing his
Finger nails and thinking regretfully of
the great things he would say IL he only
had chance. IL Is now perfectly proper
for senator who has but recently taken
the oath Of Office to address the president,
spread out his manuscript or notes and
consume a. much time rs pleases him.
Among the younger senators who have
done much to break down this musty old
tradition Is Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts,,
who has made at least one set speech dur
Ing the present session, and who Is under
stood TO be ready to make several more
before the winter Is over. Mr.. Lodge
made grent hit with his speech on the
Monroe doctrine. and he Is sure of an
audience, both on the hoor and the CALLER
les, whenever he chooses to announce an
oratorical effort. Senator Butler OF North
Carolina, not only a new member Of the
senate, but the youngest man on the floor,
has tndulged bis propensity for speech
making to his hearts content, while
Senator Elkins had not been In the upper
branch more than q month till he launch
cd forth with an ambitious speech, and
Ar. Elkins Is not much OF talker either.
He Loves TO Talk.
The man who most loves to talk Is Sem
ator Hill. The New York statesman L.
peppery, tenacious, frank, bold, hard hit
ting sort of debater. He has no oratory ms
oratory Is usually understood, but what he
lacks In magnetism and eloquepce he
makes up In earnestness. Whenever Mr.
Hill takes the floor, which he does oftener
than any other man In the upper branch
Of congress, all the senators like TO gather
around to listen. This Is SO not because
they expect great flight of oratory, but
because they are pretty sure Of hearing
some sharp words, OF seeing some bold hit
ting, Of witnessing some daring thrust at
the first adversary who has the courage 10
put himself In the way OF the Now York
er's lance A sample OF Mr.. Hills style
was given few days ago In q little tilt
with Senator Teller Of Colorado, who Is
himself one OF the ablest and most trench
ant debaters In congress. Mr.. Teller's
favorite silver question was touched upon.
and he Infatuated that the director of the
mint had been too free with his advice to
congress, and that the senator from New
York had been too often running about
the treasury picking up Information. at
will say TO the senator from Colorado"
said Mr.. Hill In his iinpulsive way, that
l am not responsible for the director Of
the mint, nor have / been running about
the treasury, though l cannot see why
have not q right to enter great public
of this government IL l wish.
II 1t will add anything to the pleasure OF
the senator from Colorado, 1 will tell him
that never but once In my life, when
went there for n moment simply to intro
iuoo q constituent, have been inside the
doors OF the treasury building" This
open svowal OF his unwillingness to seek
government patronage or Of the useless
ness thereof on his part greatly amused
The senators who were sitting about.
And rs for the director OF the mint"
continued Senator Hill. Il was among
those who were opposed to his appoint
ment. But l believe he Is an Intelligent
man, and that he tries TO give to the gov
srnment the facts which 1t his business to
know. I am sure at least that he Is rs we'll
qualified for the Office which he hold, as
any man could be who has spent his life
running about the wilds OF Colorado"
whereat there was litter on the door mt
Mr.. Tellers expense, In which the Colo.
ado statesman good naturally Joined.
Headquarters For Fun.
The truth IL, the senate has SO far this
winter been the more interesting body Of
congress. Usually most of the fun Is TO
be had In the house. where tho debates Of
en get personal and bitter. So far this
'ession the senate has had almost a mo-
,opoly Of this sort Of thing. and IL Is curl
rus to note that the crowds In the Rll-
cries, which, rs rule, are much greater
n the hall of the house. have this winter
hronged the senate chamber, eager to on.
oy all the fun. They have not been dis
appointed very often, for almost every
lay some debate or other has brought out
he lurking personal or party bitterness
which exists In the senate under n rather
hin covering OF politencss. On several
A.
n senate debates, and II this destruction
u the old traditions continues much Ion
,er II will soon be impossible for senators
o proudly cay that theirs Is the most DIG
,ifed Legislative body on earth.
Outlook For Arbttratios-
Now that the movement for q general
reaty Of arbitration between Great Britain
md the United States, including the Ven.
zuelan dispute. Is attaining so much
roadway on both sides OF the Atlantic, I
hink may without egotism refer TO the
act that this idea was FIRST given publicity
n my dispatches. Nearly threo weeks
60, readers will remember. discussed
he probability Of general arbitration be.
ween the two great English speaking mn.
Ions being brought forward as happy
means OF settling the Guiana boundary dis
ute, which at ono time threatened to In
olive the peace Of the two nations. Since
hen the idea has been taken up both In
his country and England. and ] loarn
rom high official sources that there IL an
xpectatiop the British government will
tself make move along these lines be-
ore long. IL Is believed Lord Salisbury
ould with good grace propose general
In which the Venezuelan mat.
or would be merged ms n part Of the whole.
Without any humiliation TO himself or his
'eopie. This would be happy outcome
4 the contention, securing TO Great Brit
An everything that IL rightfully hers aud
e the same time giving recognition and
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