The evening times., 1901-12-16
OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATORS.

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OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATORS.
Senator Mason has decided to vote for
the new Hay-PauDcefote treaty and he
describes his position in his usual unique
manner.
when war knocks at the door treaties
fy out of the Windows he declared yes
terday. THAT Is a true maxim of inter
national law. We can get the waterway
ready for action any time we please, and
when we are ready we can easily find
some speedy methods of fertilization. We
can blow up the canal if we want to.
When the first gun is fred all treaties are
declared of"
Senator Mason prides himself On being
the only Republican to fight the old treaty
because of the fortifeations clause
IF I had my Dues he said, . would
get all kinds Of credit for that fight The
new treaty was mainly my work, and
made the proposed waterway an American
canal"
Senator AIdrieh has gained the title CT
e-the most influential man in Congress"
and be deserves the appellation- The
Presiding officer OF the Senate and the
Speaker Of the House are high officials,
but the two toge ther do not WELD so
/ much power and influence as does the
statesman from Rhode Island. He wields
a power with Republicans and Democrats
alike, and when he sets out to obtain leg
islation he usually gets what he IS after.
When a Senator wants bill put through
without opposition he consults Mr. Aid
rich If the latter says that the measure
can be passed it becomes a law. bGt If
he says nothing can De done with the
proposition nothing is done no matter how
/ hard others battle
| Mr.. Aldrich has been Hkened 10 ex-
Senator German. The main difference be-
tween the two is that while Mr. German
has political ambitions for himself, Mr.
Aldrich has none. This, he says, has been
the secret of his success. He has handled
| Democratic Senates with the same ease
as those which boasted Republican ma
/ jority and today, as of old. the law is stlll
"see Aldrich-"
! There are two members in the House
who never fail to wear carnations in the
/ lapeIs OF their coats. They are Repre-
! sentatives Norton Of Ohio and Loudenslager
Of New Jersey. DR.. Norton for the past
I thirty years has made it duty to wear
daily the fragrant flower. II he is about
! to take q railroad journey he will pur-
/ chase a dozen OF more carnations so that
he viii be sure to have fresh one in
! the morning. There is a story in con
/ nection with his wearing the flower which
! he promises 10 some day tell his friends.
Much comment has been occasioned by
the absence OF. the crayon portrait Of ex-
( Speaker John C. carlisle from the walls
of the House lobby, where it occupied a
/ conspicuous positioR~since the Forty-ninth
! Congress The members of the Kentucky
delegation have made anxious enquiry
I about the picture but can learn very little.
Mr. -GUOch. who represents Mr.. Carlisle s
old district. after making an inyesJiga-
tfon. ascertained that the portrait OF Ken
tucky's great Speaker is stored with sew
eraI other crayons Of ex-Speakers in 3
room IN the basement OF the Capitol
not be rehung on the walls of the House
lobby. which are adorned with oil por-
traits OF ex-Speakers-
Mr.. Gooch, while differing from Nj.
/ Carlisle on political questions, has taken
up the matter with the view of securing
a handsome oil picture Of the distin-
I guished Kentucky Speaker TO be hung IN
! the House lobby. He will bring the mat
! ter to the attention OF the Kentucky mem
bers, when it viii be decided whether the
state shall present the picture, or whether
it shall come from the delegation
4 movement is on foot to give a ban
quet to the lone dozen members in the
J House who served in the Forty-etghth
Congress It is to be a democratic af-
fair. no dress suits or high hats, but sim
ply quiet little spread Major Mcdowell
clerk Of the House, has been approached
on the subject and he is heartily in favor
of II
The first suggestion came from "Pri-
vate" Pierce Of Tennessee, who is one Of
the dozen He thinks il would be good
idea for the twelve members of Forty
eighth Congress TO get together, stretch
their legs under the mahogany and in
duIge in an oId-fashioned country dinner
Of greens and bacon Just when the
dinner viii take place cannot at this time
be stated, but it Will be in the very neal
future. The members belonging TO the
/ celebrated dozen survivors Of the Forty
! eighth Congress are Speaker Henderson
and Representatives Hepburn of Iowa
Payne Ray, Wadsworth and Ketcham o.
New York, Cannon and Hit OF Illinois
Steele of Indiana, Bingham of Pennsyl-
Yania. the Father of the House; Pierce ot
Tennessee, and Lanham of Texas.
There are two appropriations I favor
, one for the navy and one for the Distric
of Columbia" said Representative Meyer
of Louisiana this morning Mr.. Meyer i;
a member of the naval and the Distric
committees. He takes special interest il
all legislation pertaining to the upbuild
ing of the navy and the Improvement o
the District, and hence he always favor.
liberal appropriations for these two OBJ
iects.
We want a navy" said he, second Il
none afoat. and we want the most beau
tiful National Capital in the world W
have the money to secure both and tn
people intend that we shall have them
Mr. Meyer is now serving his sixth con
secutive term in the House