Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-12
Few Remember Coming of Senator
Allison to Washington.
IOWANS MADE TO FEEL PROUD
The Veteran Senator and Speaker Hen
derson Receive Many Tributes at
Closing of Session of Congress
Discussion Over Cannon's Speech.
[BY H. j. MAHIN.l

Washington, d. c., March 9.-All
loWans IN Washington have been filled
with pride the last several days over'
the honor paid the states two famous
sons---Senator Allison and Speaker
Henderson. In Senator Allison's COM
mittee room the other day he was
congratulated by Major S. S. Farwell,
OF Monticello, who is probably the
only man in Iowa today who saw Sen
ator Allison sworn in the senate for
the first time over thirty years ago.
Il remember very we'll" said Mr.. Far
well, sitting up in the gallery and
watching the ceremony of the swear
ing in of the senators among whom
was Senator Allison. | thought | was
as proud of him as / could be that day,
but am Infinitely more so today" Sen
ator Allison grasped him warmly by
the hand and thanked him for his kind
words. There is not living soul,
not page, reporter, senator or Off
Ger today, that was there thirty years
ago when | was sworn in" he said.
Yes, indeed, much has happened dur
ing these years, and yet it does not
seem very long, after all" Senator
Farwell is a prominent banker and cap
italist of Monticello and is well known
all over the state, having represented
his district in the Forty-seventh con-
gress. He asked Senator Allison if
he was coming to Iowa after the spe-
cial session. Eyes, indeed" said Mr..
Allison, Il should say | was. There is
no better place on earth than Iowa and
no place in the world | get more Joy
and comfort out of life than in my
own house, among my own people"
Over in the house side Iowans find
it hard to keep back the tears when
they talk of Dave" Henderson. The
speakers loveable personality has the
faculty of calling UP an unusually af-
fectionate regard among his friends.
Many of them stood with wet eyes
as they watched Mr.. Henderson battle
with his emotion before he began his
farewell speech to the house But in
all the mass OF congratulations and eX-
presions of regret which Speaker Hen
dersOn receives, there is none which
he prizes more than the letter sent
him by President Roosevelt.
1t is quite generally believed here
that there is an element of fact in the
stories regarding Mr.. Henderson prob
ably settling in New York as partner
in some large law firm. 1t is not be,
lieved that he would be satisfied in a
small town, and it is also thought that
his talents are quite worthy of the
metropolis.
Cnaroforv sL,,
Washington some time this week for
a trip through the south. 1t will be
entirely pleasure trip and will give
Secretary Shaw (who is the hardest
working cabinet official in Washing
tom much needed rest.
Uncle Joe" Cannons war speech
the last night of congress, when he
criticised the senate and its method
Of procedure, has beep the chief topic
of discussion the last few days.
Friends of the senate resent it, while
representatives, and members of the
house quite generally approve it. Mr..
Tillman, whom Mr. Cannon accused
of demanding his desires on the threat
of holding up legislation, is of course
Dictated, and in fact even as calm a
legislator as Iowa's own Senator ALI
son is of the opinion that Mr.. Cannon
went too far. Senator Allison said
he was surprised that Mr.. Cannon
should so far forget himself as to make
such speech and said it was viola
ton of the comfy that should exist be-
tween the two houses. He said that
the senate would continue to make it's
own rules despite the criticism of the
house.
The origin of the whole trouble was
Mr. Tillman's attitude on the las'
night of congress when he discovered
that an item of $4,000, war claim of
the state of South Carolina, was not
in the general deficiency bill He i'm.
mediately declared that unless this
was put in he would start speech
which would last until congress adj.
journed and consequently cause az
extra session, since it was absolutely
necessary that the general deficiency
bill should be passed. Under the SCI
ate rules Mr. Tillman was able to car.
ry out his threat and he won his de.
mand. Mr.. Cannon's criticism of this
condition won on the other hand the
appreciation of another noted Iowan,
who saw things from the other side.
Col Hepburn said: eff l had been
in Mr.. Cannon's place / shonld have
been sorely tempted to let the extra
session of the house come. whatever
Mr.. Tillman might have said or done.
| The senate may debate the question
| as it pleases, but the naked facts of
the matter are on our side A mum.
Der of wears back, probably in the For
ty-eighth congress. the state of Geor-
gia came forward with revolutionary
war claim for $4,000 on account OF
commissary stores furnished to the pa
| triot army. 1t was shown that Georgia
did not have SSS.O00 worth of commits
sary stores all during the war, but new
ertheless the claim was paid. We have
been voting money for the southern
states ever since Senator Hoar made
beautiful speech eulogizing his
alma mater. so that schools
and institutions all over the
south have endowment funds
from the federal government because
of injuries done them by our towns
during the war;
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