West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-04-28

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place topic interesting and his
speech is decorated with a great
variety of gesture of hands and
head. Senators on both sides re-
spect his great knowledge of Con-
stitutional law. He will be presi-
dent some time--and l will be his
minister to Paris or Panama for
thus early making this prediction.
Spooner of Wisconsin must not be
forgotten. He looks the funniest
when Fairbanks of Indiana, who is
just foot taller, is standing by his
side and smiling down on him.
There is nothing that Spooner does
not discuss with utter complacency.
Like Lord Bacon, he takes all
knowledge for his province. When
any question is mooted, he leaps
from his seat into the central aisle,
wags his head, swings his arms
aloft, smites the nearest desk,
shakes his finger menacingly, and
shouts until the crystal panels ring
and the Goddess of Liberty shiyers
with terror upon her exalted perch.
She is conscious that John c. has
broken loose again. His voice is
tremendous-the very antithesis of
himself To the stranger looking
down from the galleries for the first
time the roar and gesticuIatlon are
startling. No modern statesman
has created more amusement than
the Fuzzy-wuzzy of the Senate, and
at adjournment he takes sweet
revenge on Nature by mounting
tall and shiny silk tile.
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Those convivial old girls, the
Daughters Of the Revolution, have
been having gay time here this
week. Watt mean Daughters of
the American Revolution. Every
one Of them would be madden than
a wet hen it left off the word
american" 1t was a notable
scene on Tuesday when 5000 of
them assisted Mrs President Cen
eral Fairbanks to lay the corner
stone of the Continental Memorial
Hall Of marble back of the White
House. When finished il will cost
half million dollars. A cold and
searching wind blew all day and il
is estimated that a thousand caught
cold, which IN some dozens of cases
will develop into pneumonis. The
Masonic gayel used was the one
with which George Washington laid
the corner stone of the Capitol.
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The Civil Service "Reform" so
called, has had to run the gauntlet
in Congress this week. Several Of
the principal members OF both
houses and both parties have den
ounced it as unfair and unjust
Representative Cromer Of Indiana
declared that there we're more than
5000 District Of Columbia people
in Office whereas on the basis of
population, the District wonld be
entitled to IS: With less than one
half Of one per cent Of the popula.
ton the District has one. quarter Of
all the appointments on the depart
meut pay-rolls. In many instances
two or three of the same family are
in Office, getting four or five
thousand dollars a year General
Grosvenor says, 'Let US either
have fair divide or cut down
salaries one-ibirdi
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Senator Smoot is again on trial.
Thirteen more witness have been
summoned from Utah: seven have
got here, and Two gave testimony
yesterday, one Of whom was Brig
ham II. Roberts, formerly member
Of Congress. lie said he had three
wives taken before polygamy was
prohibited and should stand By
them 70 the last Law or no Law.
His defiant language created
sensation.
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