The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
3Mr. Clark Had to Go Up TO-
Take Oath5AlOne.
THE TEMPERANC E FOLKS IS.
Continued Operation Of House Bar
Causes hem TO Worry Wabash to
"a Run lis Line to Newport News.
Congressional Gossip.
Tho Times Dispatch Bureau,
No. 1417 g Street, N. Nv.

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In the five minutes the Senate was in
open session to-day there was witnessed
scene such as has not been seen in
4 years. II ever before, Some days ago 1
alluded in this correspondence to the fact
4hnt Senator w. p. Clark. Of Arkansas,
WAS finding diIiculty&in getting q brother
Benator to present him to tho Senate
when he went to take the oath. lie could
( not ask his colleague from Arkansas
Senator Berry to walk forward to the
dcsk OF tho secretary with him.. as the
Z Two are not on speaking terms friend
gpf Senator Clark went4to Senator Car
mack, OF Tennessee, and asked him II he
would present the new Arkansas Senator.
Il Mr.. carmack said he could not do 30.
FOR the reason that he did not speak to
1he Arkansas Scna tor. III do not know
what further effort was made by Mr..
CLARK or his friends to get Sena tor to SO
MP with him, but when he came forward
to take the oath to-day he walked alone.
THAT would seem q rather poor way to
begin term in tho Senate. Senator
Newlands, who succeeds Senator jones
from Nevada. was not on speaking terms
with Senator Stewart. OF that state, but
/, they patched up % peace sufficiently sub
stantial to allow Senator Stewart 70
lend his arm to his new colleague when
me came up to take the oath OF office.
n There has been a change made IN the
oath administered to justices OF the su,
4 pren1e Court that exc!tes attention anu
\ some riticlsm. n When Justice Day took
1 the oath last week It was observed that "a;
there had been Incorporated In It the
clause. II swear TO do exact justice be-
tween rich and poor alike These new
words may BIO significant Of the GROWN '.1
4 Of the power ofwealth in this country.
. ID
Il have justices OF the Supreme Court Or
tho United States swear they Will not
y a MD Z, I, CANAL TREATY. 81. I.
1t Is und erstcod that Senator Morgan
X has succeeded In getting very substantial
a Democratic support In the ig'nt ne ~
\ ma king against the Panama Canai trea y
Senator Morgan says he Will tax lnd 1s u
II ,,itely on the subject. Some OF the Re-
Il n,,hiican Senators think Senator Morgan
y ia notS physically strong enough to DO the
lighting for which he is always ready.
\ Ono OF the leading Republicans said at
the close or the session last week that
hey had been thougfatful of the OLD a.
bamian and had not forced the hghtlng
over the treaty for the reason NJ ina. ,,,ey
feared he would III collapse. nose VINO VI,
Know Mr. Morgan best say there could
"a nothing further from the truth. Though
& ne Is nearly eighty years OF age. ne Is
+ said 10 be as strong physically as men
= tally. II this be true there can \ pc no
doubt OF his physical strength.
There Is said now to be probaplllty
Fnf Crum,s nomination not coming up un-
Z I'll the regular session. There has been
no announcement of the Republicans Us
Il to the course that will be pursued. It
would seem to be good politics for the
Democrats TO play the nomination against
some pet scheme OF the Republicans 1t
III n N mr.
securing the defeat OF Crum's nomination
S.nt the expense OF an Isthmian canal.l1 It
must be borne In mind TINT Senator Nor
gan has for many years been jealous
ard powerful advocate Of a canal cross
Central America, but he has always ad-
vocatcd the Nicaragua route, and he is:
fighting the Panama treaty because he
hopes to have selected route across
+ Nicaragua, 3t
Temperance advocates are exercised
over the fact that despite the law enacted
+ In the closing days Of tho lately deceased
Congress. forbiddIng the sale Of intoxi--t
cants In the Capitol, the House bar re-:
mains open, and drinks are stlli dlspensed
as freely as ever. Tho Senate bar was
closed some years ago. The House end
OF the Capitol Is under the control Of
tho Speaker Of the 4 House. The Speaker
is not here, in which case the duty of or
dering the bar closed devolyes upon the
clerk OF the House, IHlS olnclal VIII
probably take the necessary action in q
day or two. Still. the Senators and Con-
Gressmen will not sorrow. In many of
Z the committee rooms 1t Is quite possible
to obtain refreshments Of a liquid nature
that cheer, stimulate and also inebriate.
& DR.. r.. N. Harper, president Of the
American National Bank. swhich8has been
recently organized here. said to-day the
bank would probably open Its doors for
business about May 18th OF this year. In
addition to having able Officers and y
strong directorate, the bank will be en-
scellently located on Fourteenth Street
Northwest. Ninety per. cent, Of the capi-
tai stock Is held by Virginans The r.
nancial house Of John. L. Williams q
Sons, Richmond, holds a great deal Of
the stock. .i55 III d 81
COMPASSIONATE TALK.
d There Is still some talk OF DR.. Harper,
the president Of the new bank. as g.
congressional candidate. but 1t does not
come from him. He says he will not
Il oppose Mr.. Rixey. 1t is we'll assured that
,obody Is going to be eager to go against
4 ur. Rixey In the Eighth District He