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How It Is Sometimes Used to
Check Majority
DEFEATS FOR THE LEADERS
Philippine Hill BloclsIng Reciprocity
And Canal Measures In the senate
--sbafroth aud His bill
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Washington, May 9L--Twlce have the
leaders Of the house been overthrow
this session. once by the beet sugar men
and again by the power Of organized
labor exerting It's influence thkugh the
various channels Of petition and repre-
sentatlyes In the capital II Is rath-
or remarkable fact that in doing 80 the
best parliamentarian In the house, Rep
rosentatiye Sherman Of New York, was
oyerrlden after ruling on a point Of
order, The point OF order Is a weapon
often interposed 10 prevent a majority
OF the house from doing what n wants
TO do. Many time IL has stopped
amendments 10 certain bills, and II IL
very seldom that the leaders Of the
house are ever defeated on q question
OF this kind. II Ia only when there Is
considerable number Of Republicans
ready to unite with the Democrats that
the rules are dlsregarded in order TO ac-
c0mplish some particular object This
was done on the Cuban bill, although
Sherman was sustained Immediately af-
terward upon proposition identia In
character As to the action on the
naval bill, there have been hundreds OF
thousands OF petitions presented since
the session began from labor organiza-
tons everywhere demanding that war
ships should be built in the navy yards
OF the country. This was done In the
interest OF the elght-hour law move
ment and was successful as TO three OF
the ships. II will mean hard fight In
the senate.
sTRINGING OUT DEBATE.
II Is rather an interesting fact that
everybody thought at the beginning OF
the present month that the debate on |
the Philippine bill would close in two
or three weeks at the outside. In fact, |
there has not been that much time con-
sumed In actual debate on this bill, but |
the senate has proceeded in lelsurely |
manner as II II was in no hurry what |
ever to have the bill passed Senator |
Lodge has been very lenient and has |
consulted the convenience Of senator's |
allowing them 10 make one speech a |
day or at times allowing one senator
to occupy two days II 1t suited his con-
venience 10 do So The result Is that |
the Philippine bill has dragged along
toward the end Of the month, when
nearly everybody agrees that Il might |
have been passed two weeks ago There
is faint suspicion that the opponents
OF the Cuban reciprocity and Of the
isthmian canal bill have materially as
sisted In Keeping the Philippine bill
before the senate, as the longer the
debate on the Philippines the greater
probability there Is OF preventing the
passage Of these bills.
ALWAYS A TRIFLE MORE.
The clerks to representatives are al
lowed 500 per month-that Is. mem
Ders or Congress are allowed 500 q
month for clerk hire, This Is some-
times given to one clerk and sometimes
divided among two or three, as the
congressman sees ft Some congress.
men employ part of the fund here In
Washington and a part In their homes.
There are, however, large number Of
clerks who are here with their con-
gressmen receiving the full compensa-
lion. They have organized an effort TO
secure 81 500 a year, which Is the sum
paid clerks Of senators. II was only a
very few years ago that no clerks were
allowed TO members OF the house. FL
nally large number OF members got
together and determined that they were
entitled TO clerks and voted themselves
800 month for the purpose.
sHAFRoTH AND THE SPEAKER.
Representative shafroth OF Colorado
was telling the house what fine eli
mate his state had for a soldiers
home, and that he had q bill which
would provide for such O home II he
could have II passed
why Is II you can't get recognition
for your blll2" asked Maddox of Geor-
gia.
II do not know" answered shafroth
frankly.
Have you asked for itr pursued
Maddox.
II have" responded Shafroth.
How many times2" Clipped In Sui
ger Of New York.
BY this time the house saw that they
were having fun with the Colorado
man and laughed and applauded each
sally.
THE speaker treated me very frank
ly." went on Shafroth. "He said he
would consider the bill matter" Here
the house broke In a roar as nearly
every member had heard that express
sion before.
He said you were n good boy" put
In Clayton OF Alabama.
Still Shafroth struggled on Tie
has not said he would not recognize
me, and ] am IN hopes he will recog-
nize me yet" And he sat down amid
applause and laughter but II was not
Just the kind he appreciated
HE HAD HEARD ENOUGH.
Senator Frye Is away up in Maine.
and everybody knows that he Is enjoy
ing himself with rod and line No
member OF the senate enjoys good fish,
ing better than It's president pro tenn.
He Will probably return after the Phil
lippine debate is closed. As presiding
officer OF the senate he was Obliged 10
listen 10 more talk on the Philippines
than any other one member Of the sem
ate. He remarked TO q friend Just be-
fore going away, II have heard all OF
the Philippine debate that I want 20.
and | am not coming hack here until n