The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-01-14
IN HIS Shirt SLEEVES.
Correspondent Catches Senator
Burrows Hard at Work.
WILL SOON BE HEARD IN SENATE.


tor Will Command Attention Throughout
the Country-How the Republicans IN
Tuscola County Are Working Politics
Illness of Secretary Alger-McMillan {.
the Rescue of Michisan's Naval Militia.
Washington, Jan. 11.-While he was 9
member of the house Of representative.
Senator Burrows was generally re-
garded as the most forceful and pleas
ing orator in the body of statesmen
He was particularly an effective speak
er in behalf of the principle of protec-
ton to American industries.
In accordance with the custom of the
senate, where new members seldom
speak. Senator Burrows has contented
himself with attending diligently to
committee work and to looking after
his personal correspondence. But, in
the near future he will speak in the
senate, and his utterances will COM
mand attention throughout the country.
In this climate there are some warm
days even during the winter months.
This afternoon when your correspon-
dent entered the committee room of
Senator Burrows he was surprised to
find that statesman sitting back of his
portiere screen in his shirt sleeves,
with books on his desk, books on his
chair books on the floor, and manu-
script galore all about him. He looked
up, smiled, and said: Now, don't re-
port me as being in my shirtsleeves,
because 1t is not dignified, and senators
should always be dignified, even when
they are saving wood, as I am doing"
Studying All the Precedents.
But the fact shall be reported, just
the same. He is studying all of the
presidents, and everything of constitu-
tional law bearing upon the appoint
ment of senator by the governor Of a
state in all cases of vacancies.
The committee on privileges and cleo
tions. of which Senator Burrows is
member, is considering the case of Hen
ry w. Corbett Of Oregon. who is here
with certificate Of appointment to the
senate by the governor of Oregon to
fill the vacancy caused by the expira-
ton of the term or Senator Mitchell of
that state last March. The question be-
fore the committee, and which will
come before the senate, Is whether the
governor has power to appoint a sena-
tor when the legislature has had an OPP
portunity to elect a senator and has
failed to perform it's constitutional
duty. Upon that subject Senator Bur-
rows will speak.
Judge William L. Carpenter and wife
Of Detroit passed through Washington
recently. returning from their southern
trip. Judge Carpenter told the follow
ing interesting story:
while we were in Richmond, Va,
made inquiry concerning the tomb of
Chief Justice John Marshall, the great
est American jurist Of the early days Of
our country. / found in Richmond
great difficulty in locating the grave.
After making inquiries of many people
ascertained that the late chief justice
Is buried in an obscure cemetery which
Is under the custody of the superinten-
dent of the poor. There seems to be,
and to have been, no disposition on the
part of the people of Virginia to pay
proper tribute to the memory of their
most distinguished jurist."
Tuscola County Republicans.
The Republicans of Tuscola county
are working politics in a very fine way.
A superintendent was recently elected
for a Methodist church Sunday school.
and the facts concerning the election
were published in local newspapers. All
of these newspapers have been sent to
Senator Mcmillan and Senator Bur-
rows, in order to show them the high
CT q pdinp IF tho Oaptlanoon uyhn
been elected superintendent: and on
the strength of that high standing It is
expected that he will be authorized to
name all of the postmasters for Tuscola.
county.
Citizens of Michigan, resident all
along the lake coast lines and beside
the greater streams, are sending in nu-
merous petitions for copies of the latest
reports of the United States fish COM
mission. The senators and congress-
men are endeavoring to supply these
unusual demands.
There is an old soldier in Michigan
who has been writing letters to Senator
Mcmillan for the past eight years
constantly to commit sui
eide. In the first place he threatened
to kill himself If he could not receive
a pension. AIleT the SeDdlOT SeCuTeU
the pension for him. the old man be-
gan to apply for an increase. and un-
til this day he continues to threaten to
end his life unless he can secure more
money on the pension roll Nobody be-
lieves that he will carry out his threat
General Ayers Illness.
The illness Of Secretary of War Alger,
which has been so protracted, began
with a slight cold. Contrary to the di-
rections of his physician, General Alger
went to the war department several
times to transact official business when
he was scarcely able to stand. AS a
of this zeal and impru
dence, he was finally compelled to sue
cumb and go to bed. where for three
weeks he remained. unable to recuper-
ate or to gain sufficient strength to
sit I'D in his room. He was very sick
man long before his friends realized
that fact.
The Michigan naval militia having
incurred an expense approximating
$40, 900 in taking the Yantic from Mon
treal to Detroit. and the navy depart
ment having declined to share in that
expense, Senator Mcmillan and others