The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-18

Ing the Senate debate wednesday re-
garding a statue OF Frederick the
Great As a result u good deal OF
what he Nevada Senator said will
never be perpetuated in cold type at
the government printing Office.
|. While Senator Bacon, OF Georgia.
was speaking in criticism OF the az
ceptance of a statue of Frederick he
Great the German emperor. Ser
ator Stewart was cry restless he
kept pressing for an opportunity @
break in Mr.. Bacon decarei his re-
luctance to yield for paneyyrics. He
preferred to express. without inter
ruption, his view that Frederick the
Great did not inspire the kind OF
deals We have bee in the habit OF
holding UP before the youth OF Amer
lea.
At last Mr.. Stewart secured rec
ignition in his own right. He Iauied
Frederick the Great IS 4 splendid eA-
ample for young Americans. But ne
frequently mentioned the nama o. Pc
ter the Great where h. evidently
thought he was mentioning Frederick
the Great. Then he Came 10 the
story about Peter the Great learning
various a and proudly proclaim
ed that he himself had stood III tho
humble shanty, where the RusSIan
monarch had worked as 4 shipwright.
That plainly referred TO Peter the
Great. Mr.. Stewards attention was
subsequently called IN a uuiat way
to the error.
The patriarchal Nevldaa went afte.
the o of his speech III ;. hurry. am
edited it down to a few d re-
marks, within the 5ouni Is of luthen-
tic history. He is not so enthusiastic
now about the high Ideals impressed
upon the world by the German FREQ
erick-
Representative Sulzar, of New Nc.k,
gloated yesterday over ? group OF
congressman, who we're IN the dumps
about the postoffice report.
These are fine Reprpl., times
observed the able exoopent OF Tam
many Hall. Corruption permea:es
the pubic service at Washington, 50
they're all saying. Republ, an irer-
bers by the score are mentioned IN
connection with clerk hire and lasts
for third-class postoffi :cs. 1. has
zee a favorite diversion for you gen
tlemen to throw mud at Tammany.
You call it a corrupt organization .5u,
let me point out to you that there isn't
one of the sixteen Tanma1y mernaels
of the House mentioned in hat Co.
partment report"
True enough, Suffer-" growled one
III III oCSpOllOClIl ooh
there isn't a third-class or even a
fourth-class p~ostoffice in all New York
City composing h Tammany con-
stituencieS.
About a year ago, when Senator
Clarke of Arkansas, came here to take
his seat, there were lots OF ak about
who should escort him TO the presid-
ing officers desk to tai h oath of
office. Mr.. Clark n his colleague,
Senator Barry, although of the sarne
political faith, were decidedly hostile
personally, as a been the case more
than once with Senators from the
same State. AS Senator Carmack. OF
Tennessee, lived at Memphis. just
across the great Father of Waters
from Arkansas, it was suggested tina.
Mr.. Clarke should take his arm and
proceed up the center aisle for the
swearing-in ceremony. To that Mr..
Carmack dissented, for he and Clarke,
too, had something OF a personal
feud.
That feud, however, is o a thing
Of the past and the love of peace
hoverS over the two senators from
different banks of the Mississippi.
Yesterday Mr.. Clarke went over to
Mr.. Carmack's seat. They chattei to-
gether, laughed, and exchanged on'n-
ions like old friends Each seemed 50
IlipPy III Xix jim .
they were loath to separate.
Speakers do not visit the Senate
chamber, as a rule, as frequently as
do other members of the House. Yes
terday there was Il fash Of brilliant
red across the southwest Garner AMI
a swinging of the folding doors he
Speaker Cannon, who wore n Very
large red carnation, II not two r~u
carnations, in his lapel. During his
rapid transit, his beutonnl 20 stood
out as the most conspicuous ooitct n
his attire.
Mr.. Cannon came into the Senate
by the main entrance. wearing hls
o%vercoat on one arm He stood at the
e. for a moment or two with Il
sort of care-for-notning air, while a
long-winded debate was in progress.
Being unable to gather what it was all
about, he made a bee line for the
east side exit, drew his old SLOUGH
hat down over his left eye, and de-
parted.
Some one asked Representative
Watson, yesterday. what he had on
his mind.
That reminds me-" said Mr.. Wat
son, "of a story I heard about the
Vice Presidency. One day Adiai z.
stevenson, when he was vice preSi-
dent, was walking along the street,
and one passerby remarked to an-
other:
"'There goes the Vice President,
1.-The Vice President, en- retorted
the man addressed. Well. lie doesn'.
appear much different from other
men. He seems to wear about the
same sized shoes, and about the same
sized hat. In fact, he doasl'. ook a.
II he had anything in the world m
his mind except the health Of the
President"
Representative Cochran, Of Mis-
souri,. who isn't on the roll 1f honor.
a. the Bristow report is termed, has
advanced a plan for solving the pes
plexity in which the House finds il
self as a consequence Of that report
Walking over, yesterday. 20 Rep:a-
sentative Cooper, of Wisconsin, he re-