The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-12
FAULKNER TO GET A FAT FEE.
COUNSEL FOR SEN ATOR CLARK I'M
MS CONTEST.

He Also Represents senator scott.
Mason Threatens 10 Make 1t Warns
for HeNeridgc-Did Not Like
HIS Philippine Spcech-AnomaIous
Friendship BcGNccn Hale ana
Tillman-FIS Snn's Rapid Rise-sen-
atoriaI Orntory.
Washington. Jan. 1i.-Former Senator
Faulkner of West Virginia seems to havs
fallen into a good thing IN the contest
cases he has before Congress. He is the
leading counsel for Senator Clark Of Nom
tana and it would be difficult to say juse
how fat fee will fall his way for his
work in that case. It is certain. however.
that il Will exceed a years salary as Sem
ator, and II Senator Faulkuer adopts the
practice of some physicians of charging
fees proportionate 20 the ability of their
clients to pay IL win be enough to cover
several years salary.
This is not however, the only case i'm
which Senator Faulkner has a wealthy
senatorial client. He represents also
Senator Scott of West Virginia, whose IT,
tie 20 the seat he holds is being attacked.
The Clark case will involve weeks ana
perhaps months of hard labor; the scotr
case, on the other hand. viii cali for little
more than an argument upon the question
whether certain members Of the West vir-
gnia Legislature, who were officers In the
volunteer army. did not vacate their rights
as members Of the Legislature when they
accepted the army commissions 1t is ths
same principle that was involved In the ef-
fort 70 unscat Gen. Joe Wheeler in the last
Congress. II Is understood that the West
Virginia Constitution contains the same
provisions in this respect that there is in
the Constitution Of the United States.
Mason After Beverldge.
Senator billy" Mason has announced td
some Of his friends that he proposes to
jump on Senator Beveridge with both feet.
That dramatic passage in the speech of
the Indianian IN which he charged thai
the anu-expau are responsible for
the blood Of American soldiers killed I'M
The Philippines has stirred up the Senator
| from Illinois, and he proposes to get back
| at his youthful neighbor in the severest
way he knows how. lie will not contenu
| himself with fathery advice after the
manner of Senator Hoar but Will il is
| said by his friends go at Senator Bever-
idge rough shod. 1t Is part of the gossip
as portion of his remarks the very laud-
atory pun OF Senator Beverdge which re-
| Gently appeared in an indianapolis paper,
and will openly charge the Senator him.
self with Its authorship. This is hardly
| in the line of senatorial courtesy, to say
the least Of it; but little does Billy Ma
! son care fqr courtesy. If the Senator from
| Illinois makes good his threat he can be
! sure Of crowded galleries.
Hale and TiIIman.
When Senator Hale OF n aine introduced
| his resolution inquring into the action of
| the state department with the regard TO
| the Delaeoa bay seizures Senator TILL
man of South Carolina was sitting by his
| side Nobody would have been surprised
| had the resolutions come from Senator
| Tilman, but everybody was surprised to
see the Senator from Maine assume an
| apparently anti-administration attitude.
| The friendship between Senator Halls
and Senator Tillman comes about, as such
| friendships frequently do, though frequent
! disagreements and clashes on the floor of
| the Senate, and in the room of the Naval
| Affairs Committee. Of which both are
members. They are as utterly unlike as
two men could be-the Maine man cul-
| turcd, refined aristocrat; the South Caro-
| lInian a rough man Of the people-but
| these men have learned to respect each
other, and out of that respect has grown
/ one Of the Senate friendships which are
| regarded ms anomalies
From BootbIncI to Senator.
From bootblack to senator is a pretty
| big jump. yet New York boy Is in the
midst Of that jump. Just now he has a
seat In the House of Representativ as
delegate from Oklahoma but 1t IS In
the cards that as soon as that territory
Is admitted ia statehood he wiz be
member Of the Senate. Hon. Dennis
Flynn Is one of the most popular men in
! public life IN Washington. Years ago he
was bootblack at Buffalo.
OrutOry in the senate.
There IL not much likelihood of others
of the new senators rushing in upon the
| line set by Senator Beveridge and dis
cussing the topics before Congress-ar
! least not for the present. II the session Is
! quite lengthy others may take a hand
| at the debates. but there Is no tendency
in that direction at present.
one Of the new men of whom a good
deal IS predicted in the senatorial line is
| Mr.. Quarles OF Wisconsin lie Is one OF
| the ablest lawyers of his state and has
had good deal of legislative experiences
out home. As far back 1881, when he
was a member OF the state Senate, he re-
ed States senatorship bur he insisted up
on having his name withdrawn.
| From legal standpoint 1t Is doubtful
! If any other state can show as strong a
! team as that of Wisconsin, with Senator
| Spooner and Senator Quarles. Morgan
| and Pettus Of Alabama are both rated
| as great lawyers, and there are of
| course a lot of other fine lawyers in the
| Senate, but the Wisconsin pair, taken to-
| gether form probably the most active
team from legal standpoint in that body.