Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-03-05

on the topic which most interested me
he would ask Senator Morgan about
that obscure island, and he would tell
all about il. Well. in few minutes the
Alabama statesman entered the room.
| stated my case TO him, and he talked
for half an hour giving me full details
of an intricate legal subject Then
Senator Davis asked him about that
obscure island; and the dear old SEN
ator told us all about it; when it was
discovered, its inhabitants, its prod
ucts, and a great deal more than we
had learned from the encyclopedia"
During the period of our contention
with Chill, about II years ago, the sec
rotary of state, James G.. Blaine, went
TO the capitol, called on Senator Sher-
man, chairman of the committee on
foreign relations, and stated that he
wanted information on certain point
of International law. He said that he
knew he was right, but he could not
prove it. Senator Davis, of Mime
sofa, was sent for, and he instantly
said: "Calvo wrote that point clearly.
You will find it in such and such
book But word was sent from the
congressional library that the only
copy OF that book was in French, and
Mr. Blaine exclaimed, helplessly: ut
might rs well be in Choctaw, for /
can't read French"
Senator Davis said: Take the book
to the department, and have one of
your transators fix il up for YOU" Tc
this Mr. Blaine replied: II am in con
tentiOn with President Harrison OF
this point, and if one of my translators
had this book in his possession, the
translation would get 10 Harrison a.,
soon as il would to me" Then Sena
tor Davis agreed TO make the transls
tiou himself. During the following
night the statesman from Minnesota
sat up aud translated a whole chapter
into exquisite English, and took il to
Mr. Blaine at his residence about eight
o'clock the next morning.
Mr. Blaine scored such a triumph
over President Harrison in his bril-
liant Interpretation of international
law, covering all OF the points in issue.
that the breach between Harrison auo
Blaine was so widened as TO eliminate
ultimately in i5laine's dramatic with.
drawal from the cabinet while the re
publican convention at Minneapolis
was in session.
Following The substantial and ap
propriate views expressed by the Wis
itor from Oklahoma, one must make
mention of the great senior senator
from iowa, Mr. Allison; the marvellous
parliamentary tactciau from Rhode
Island, MIR. Aldrich; the almost ncom-
parable orator and tarin statistican
from Michigan. Mr.. Burrows; the great
political general Mr. Quay. OF pcnusyl
vapia; the shrewd business man and
| political organizer, Mr.. Hanna, Of
| Ohio; the authority on Interstate com
| mcrcc, Mr.. Cullom, of Illinois; The
watch dog OF the treasury, Nj Cock
I rcll, of Missouri
And there ARE others Mr. AlliSo.
aud Mr. Cocbrell have served togethe.
/ on the committee on appropriations
/ for SO many years that they probably
/ know more substantive facts about the
. workings of the executive departments
/ of the government than any Of their
/ colleagues They know exactly. to "a
I penny, how much ought TO be appro-
( priattd ,yr each department, aud JheN
insisteutiy oppose all appropriations
I which seem to them TO br ia the lrusi
7 degree cNIrANagaut
/ Yes. there are giants IN these DAYS.
/ and am instructive letter might be writ
I ten concerning each one OF tbos,
I statesmen Who serve their comtr, I'm
/ thar august legislative body
SMITH u FRY.