Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-04-14

he took the oatD.
Just before this Senator Hoar stated
that any man having credentials could
be sworn in. which was taken to be a
reference to Mr.. Smoot,
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The reported decision of the Democrat
ic leaders in the House to follow up in
the next session any advantage they may
have gained in the last through their
persistent flibustering has aroused a
great deal of feeling among the leaders
of the majority side. A member of the
ways and means committee who is the
floor leader Of his party, declares that
further obstruction by repeated roll calls
will lead to the adoption of some me
chanicai apparatus probably az electric
annunciator, for noting and recording
each members vote. 1t is claimed that
one Of the instruments which have been
submitted TO the Republicans would take
vote of the House in less than one
tenth of the time now spent in the use
less reading and rereading of the long
list Of names.
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Robert II. Watkins has arranged some
interesting data relative to the ages, the
length of service and the public careers
of the members of the United States
Senate. He shows that Senator Pettus
of Alabama. now just beginning his sec
ond term. is TIE Oldest man in the body.
Senator Bailey Of Texas is the youngest.
The brilliant statesman from the Lone
Star State is exactly one year younger
than the junior Senator from Indiana
Senator Beyeridge-tbeir birthdays oc-
curing Oct. g. The compiler calculates
that The average age of members in the
Senate is 5G.7 years. The majority Of
the men who constitute that great legis-
lative asscmblage are therefore some
what past middle life.
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President Roosevelt will be IN close
touch with the Whit House at all hours
of the day and night in his absence. As
sistart Secretary Forester will be in
charge at the executive mansion and a
line Of communication viii be maintained
at all times between him aud Secretary
Loeb, who accompanies the presidential
party, While the President IL az Yellow
stone Park the special train Of the purity
will be sidetracked at Cinnabar, near
the entrance of the park and daily com
uunication with the President viii be
had through telephone or telegraph sys-
TEN or by courier. y direct wire between
Cnnabar and the White House will con
stantly be maintained. ia the event OF
untOward accident the White House will
be notified instantly.
49,
Before leaving Washington recently,
Major Mcdowell. clerk Of the House Of
Representatives. who has charge Of the
House wing Of the capitol during the in
teryals between sessions of Congress- is
sued an order that the law forbidding
the sale Of liquor be rigidly enforced. All
Intoxicating liquors have been removed.
II is highly probable that no effort will
be made in the future to revive the sale
Of liquors in the capitol Heretofore this
was 4 matter within the control Of the
presiding officers aud certain committees
Of the respective branches of Congress,
but the sale is now for the first time
forbidden by law.
49,
When the Fifty-eighth Congress meet,
in regular session next December, the
presidential election win be the over
shadowing topic Of conversation and dis
cussion. Unavoidably it viii check leg
islatiye activity. Everybody will realize
that BY the time the session ends the
dominating conventions viii be assem-
bling In each presidential year he
county thinks Of what II y purposing
to do, rather than Of the things that are
actually taking place.
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The fact that the Washington nonu-
msnt at the capital Is wholly without in
scription Is a unique tribute to our first
President Yet the best lapidary inrcrip-
tions to our beloved dead leave the ten
deresi word nnsaid.
Rev G. u. -. Chittendon, owing to
iusistence on dogmas rejected by The
membership Of All Saints Episcopal
Church. Chicago, became so unpopular
thar i was decided 70 freeze him off the
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