The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-04-15
THE BRISTOW REPORT
1t Has Caused Bitter Resent
rlent In Congress.
WILLIAMS. THE MAN WHO KNOWS
Extraordinary Feat OF the House
Minority Leader-Senators Hosr and
Bacon In Tilt = King of Utah.


country AS IA result of the SO called
"Bristow report" concerning charges
against members of congress-" certain
IL is that the whole affair has left a
trail of bitter feeling No matter what
may he said or what has been said,
there is resentfulness in the hearts Of
men who feel that they We're wronged
in being included i'm an official pub
lication as connected with the post
office scandals Some blame one man
and some another, and, while the first
deep resentment has worn Off, yet
there has been left smoldering fire.
a hostile feeling which will no doubt
find vent from time TO time when &C.
casion offers.
Massachusetts and Georgia Clash.
Senator Hoar always believes that
he lost the bill for the protection of the
president in the last congress because
he waited too long for Senator Bacon.
The bill got as far as conference stage,
but Senator Bacon had not concluded
his remarks upon il when it was
pushed aside in order that apprOpria-
ton bills could pass. When HOar gave
notice of his intention OF calling up the
bill there was quite sharp colloquy
between the Massachusetts and Geor-
gia senators.
II trust the senator will notify me
when he intends 10 take II up If | am
not present" said Bacon
Il think the senator can depend upon
emphasis. for | lost the bill in the last
congress by waiting on the senator,
and am not likely TO do so again"
81 am glad to have that assurance"
replied Bacon.
81 was too polite on the other DC
casion." remarked Hoar meaningly.
II do not think So" bandly observed
time
Williams, the Man Who Knows.
When John Sharp Williams OF Mis-
sissippi was made minority leader i'll
the house he determined to make him
self familiar with every phase of legs-
latiOn that came before the house, and
he accomplished that rather eXtraordi-
nary feat. Not only did be have to
possess knowledge OF the rules. so
as TO lead in parliamentary battles
but he also had 10 be well Informed on
the tariff, as many skirmishes occur
on that subject, which always divides
the parties But Williams went further
and he learned all that was necessary
about legislation that came up in the
appropriation bills and was able 10
cope with chairmen Of committees
having bills i'm charge from the begin
ming of the session Even the men
representing the minority on the com
mitteeS were no better informed than
Williams. He has proved himself
leader in every respect.
King Of Utah.
Former Representative King OF Utah
was OH the floor of the senate. talking
with Senator kearns Now. ex-rep-
resentativeS are not entitled to the
privilege of entering the senate cham
Der
How did you work your way in"
King was asked by friend.
'Sh-h!' he said. II got in because
/ am going to be elected senator 10
succeed kearns. If the Democrats
win come to the senate; if the Re
publicans win it's Kearns"
He appealed To Kearns for confrma-
ton. and the latter nodded an assent.
Canadian Dialect Artist.
Representative Loud Of Michigan
m
ii was discovered that he was an expert
with Canadian dialect. which he ac-
quired in northern Michigan when he
was in the lumber business Thou.
sands OF French Canadians went to
Michigan, and they naturally followed
the numbering business. They had to
learn English. and the manner i'm
which they use it was acquired by
Loud. and he has enlivened many oc-
casions by reciting a poem or telling a
story in the patois Of the woods.
Vigorous and Vehement.
Senator Clay of Georgia does not
talk very often in the senate. aud
when he does it is about subjects upon
which he is well informed. There is
Gus and who so vehemently attacks
the Republican side as Clay when he
is aroused. Not even Tilman can so
scathingly denounce his opponents, be
cause Tillman always gets into con
troversies and is diverted from his
main subject. Clay, on the other hand.
goes straight ahead, and in Il voice
that could be heard in a hall ten times
as large as the senate he hurls his
arguments ut the Republican side. He
is Il whrlwnd in action, and must lie
very effective speaker in political
campaign.
a Modern Tantalus.
Delegate Rodey of New Mexico. who
has been so long waiting for his ter
ritory TO become a state. told the Tan
talus club at recent dinner that if
old Tantalus was to be renamed they
would call him "Rodelus," and the
word tantalize would be "rodelize."
He had seen his territory so near adj
mission many times, and just as the
coveted prize was nearing his grasp ii
was snatched away much as the
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