Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-02-21
THE SENATE'S BUSY DAYS
How It Bushes Things at the End
of a Session.
FORCING APPROPRIATION BILLS
No, So Many Election Contest Cases For
Next Congress to Settle PoIygamY
Debate Liyens he Senate.


Washington. Feb. 19-tspeciai l.
The senate has shown time and again
II ear rusi business wien occasion de-
rl4t5,s il IS aa nte estinE fact that
the appropriation bills base poen passed
as I'll as ttty could Je read with the
exception - q htt.e debate upon some
disputed questions lasting only : short
time. however ia fact these disputed
questions must be dropped gu II the
antasou,sm IS very earnest. So / %
with all other legislation The hnau.
cial measure which Senator AlGrica
champions. the Philippine currency
bill nutl the tariG BIN for the same
Islands must he made reasonably salts.
factory to aii senators or they cannot
pass of course eaqtious opposition ia
not considered, for it is recognized that
to attempt to defeat needful legislation
would mean an extra session OF con
gress The last two weeks OF the
short session Of congress always mean
busy times In the ena In passing
necessary legislation.
piecouraaiuq Contests.
Members OF the house of representa-.
tives have been discouraging election
contest cases as much as possible, and.
white they cannot control the action OF
any nlan WING has been defeated Oh the
face IL the returns, those who had con.
tests In mird and have visited Wash.
ingt0u during the session have been in.
formed by members WHO will have
charge Of such matters that they must
make a good showing to receive CON
sheraton, At rearly every session OF
the house much time IS occupied IN
these contests. and Oftentimes, when
they develop into a party ISSUE entire
Is, they cause considerable bitterness. IL
sometimes happens that all members
of the dominant party will not stand
by the report Of a committee, and this
causes i'll feeling within the party
There will be several contests la the
next congress, but not SO many ss in
past sessions. One interesting ensg
Will be that Of Durborow. a Democrat
eontestiug Lorimer, u Republican, IN q
Republican house for u seat from Chi
cage
~Holygsny Arouses Interest.
Fot days the debate Oh the state
hood bi+i went along without ar0using
any interest Tie Opponents OF the
bill could not force It's friends to dis
cuss Il. although they tried every way
10 get up ~arsuuuelts. f1ually Senator
McComas began on polygumy. and
now whenever things run dun the
subject is renewed 1t is always good
for . speech from Senator Rawlins OF
Utah, perhaps two OF them, another
from Senator Dubois OF Idaho and
sometimes from Senator Stewart of
Nevada and frequently from Senator's
Teller and Patterson OF Colorado.
More than that, when polygamy and
the Mormons are likely to be discussed
there Is always a full attendance in
the galleries, which is more encourag-
Ing than empty seats and lack of au-
ditoss about the senate, which was the
case during the early days OF the state
hood fight.
Can See the President.
Representative Cannon was replying
80 some suggestions that there was a
growing tendency TO ape the courts of
nOnarchies In official life, and he told
the story Of an Englishman TO whom
he was introduced and who wanted to
BEE the president. IL was too busy TO
take him to the White House" said
Cannon, but | introduced him to my
daughter and said, Helen. will you be
kind enough to accompany this gentle
man to the White House and introduce
him 10 the PRESIDENT She said, Ger
tainly l VIII, papa, and that introduce
ton was over in fifteen minutes.
Laughter lie was a citizen Of Great
Britain who had never had the pleas
ure OF being introduced 10 the soyer-
eign Of his own country. but that is the
way we DO thiugs IN this country
Applause There is not a constituent
OF any man who cannot 90 TO his repre-
sentative aud he presented to the chief
execuuve Of the greatest, most power
ful. freest. best government on earth.
do not think we are IN great danger
Of putting 90 %frills, we are gettiug
along arst rate" lApplause aud laugh
ter
Minnesota Democratic Senators.
Wien John Lind was in Washington.
so.ne newspapers wrote him up as a
native Of Norway and also said that
while be was governor Of the state he
appointed Charles A Towue senator,
tAe only Democratic senator the state
cyor had Lind +, not a Norwegian.
luta Swede, aud. although be Is quite
t.rIllr among the Eorwegians. there
Is decided difference la tie races. AS
10 Democrats iu the senate, Minnesota
seut lanes Shields and Henry N. Rice
to tH, senate when sho was 1rst admit
.t. .t.f" Democrats. IL was
the third time Shields had been sent to
the senate. once from Missouri and
once from Illinois before going to Min.
nesota.
pepew's Two Reasons.
Il was warned. said Senator Depew