Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-09

sports, the senator introduced an inno-
cent-lOOking bill with this title:
ITO increase the efficiency of the West
Point Military Academy and Annapolis
Naval Academy and to qualify and
stimulate the American youth for actual
military service by suitable physical
training instead of excessive mental
education" The bill provided that the
course Of instruction at the academies
should dispense with the study of higher
mathematics and the foreign languages
and substitute course in athletics, to
embrace specially golf. bicycling, foot
ball and baseball. 1t also provided for
annual athletic contests between the
students of the military and naval
academies at Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia, Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Chicago,
st. Louis, Richmond, Atlanta, New Or
leans, Omaha and San Francisco, at
which suitable prizes should be awarded.
An appropriation sufficient to pay the
prizes was provided for. but the rain
roads were required to carry the cadets
free to the places of contest, and also
the representatives of such reputable
newspapers as the secretary of war and
secretary of navy might designate.
Two of his fellow senators who have
bGtIl pditltuldIit stimulating To NnanQ-
ler's mental energies are Allen of Ne
braska and Pettgrew of South Dakota.
Chandler has never failed. when they
were taking part in debate. to watch
his chances for a word. His method is
to begin by asking. in the mildest tones
a question or two. then, when he has
drawn his man out to the desired point,
to make sudden dart: and the next
moment the senate is treated to an eX-
change of assaults and buffets which
never fails to stir things up. Once dur
ing a discussion of the Coaur d'Alene
mining troubles. Mr.. Pettigrew intro
duced resolution with a long preamble
cliticising General AIerriam's conduct
anl then fn4uiring by what authority
the general had acted. Mr. Chandler
drew Mr.. PettigreW out as usual, and
after bringing him to the point of exas-
peration. proposed an amendment to the
resolution.
II object to the senator's amendment"
said Mr.. Pettigrew. II do not know yet
what it is. but it is pernicious | know
from the source where it Originated.'
1t requires pernicious SENATOR re-
torted Chandler, ito spy out a pernicious
resolution
Chandler had the amendment read. 1t
did not affect the resolution. but elm
mated the charges against General Mer-
riam until they could be proven.
Il do not approve of the amendment,
said Pettgrew. 1t should be allowed to
remain as l presented it. l object to the
senator's amendment because l do not
know whether or not he is q republican,
and it is my intention to place the re-
sponsibility for this crime against civil
lzation upon the republican party
81 1nl 10 II,
with the republican party" responded
Chandler. sweetly. since the senator
from South Dakota withdrew from it -
One day Senator Allen had begun some
remarks as was his wont: Il am a
modest man. and have no desire to OBJ
trude my views" etc. Chandler was on
his feet in an instant MI. President"
he said, at Aliens first pause, Il have
heard the senator from Nebraska saw
over and over again in this chamber
that he is humble and modest man,
but l never discovered the fact else.
where than in his own Statements" OF
course. this was the signal for lively
skirmish. ..,.. -.-.. .ss,
On another occasion, when he had
succeeded in calling up a measure which
had thus far failed Of cOnsidera ton be-
cause Senator Wolcott had objected to it.
Chandler said: Il am glad Mr.. Presi-
dent, that this bill is now in the way
of being considered and passed. Some
body has repeatedly. for reasons which
somebody may regard as sufficient, man.
aged to have it displaced. l trust that
somebody"
Here WOlcOtt on whom Chandler had
liked steady stare while speaking, in
terrupted with: will not the senator
from New Hampshire be more explicit
and tell us who this mysterious some
body is?"
The question was so plainly designed
to draw out a direct reference to him.
self that WOlcott was taken aback when
Chandler, with an angelic smile and a
courtly bow answered: B..
1.-THE senator from Colorado need not
feel sensitive. When l said somebody
l did not mean nobody
But Wolcott has a tongue and wit of
his own. His satirical speeches are mas
terp1eces In their way. whether always
IN the best of taste or not. The limits
OF this article forbid more than the pass
ing reference; but some of the sharpest
things he has said have become familiar
classics and are too Well remembered
by newspaper readers to call for repeti-
ton.