The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-03-12
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Ing. They started to ask about IT.
Three of them reached the house of
high naval official 0t wouldn't be fair
to tell his name) at the same time. ils
butler was adamant He would take
in no cards lie said his master was
busy and could not be seen.
On the following Monday one OF the
men who had been at the high naval
pfficers house went in to see that ON
rial and said:
Il understand the king of Italy, the
king of England and the king OF Korea
have recently laid communication be
fore YOU"
"Where did you get any such under
standing as thatI" the high naval Oil
cial asked in great surprise.
"Why. | was at your house Saturday
night, and you We're too busy to be
seen, but when the butler went into
the library | heard you say somethin&
about three kings, and | supposed those
were the ones"
"Ah, yes said the high naval oiti-
cial Il did have communication
from three kings Saturday night at the
time you mention, but it was laid on
the table Another gentleman had
communication from three aces
Their Long Service.
March 4 marked the completion Of
thirty three years of service in congress
for each of the Maine senators. Prob
ably there is no exact parallel to such
q record in the history of the govern
ment
Mr.. Hale entered the house of rep
resentatiyes March H. 1869. Precisely
two years later Mr. Frye also became
member of the house. Mr.. Hale, how
ever, was not member OF the Forty
sixth congress in either branch, but
Mr.. Frye served continuously in the
house till he was elected senator.
Succeeding Hon. Hannibal ilamlin,
vice president during Lincoln's first
term. Mr.. Hale took his seat in the
senate March t. 1891. Mr. Frye took
his seat in the senate March Is, lSNl
succeeding Hon. James G.. Blaine, who
entered President Garteld's cabinet as
secretary of state He thus became
senator fourteen days later than MI.
Hale, but Mr.. Frye served fourteen
days longer in the house than did the
senior Maine senator.
Nevertheless their aggregate service
In the senate and house is the same to
a day, thirty three years in all for
each.
The Adjournment.
The minds of members of congress
are turning to the question of the ad-
journment of that body. There is
unanimous opinion among those who
call at the White House and who have
referred to adjournment in talking
with the president that there is abso-
lutely no reason why the legislature
should be in session after May |, and
some senators and representatives de
clare that April II would be the prop,
er time for adjournment
Senator Lodge says that congress
ought TO be able to finish its work by
April 10 at the latest 1T seems to
me- he said that there is nothing to
keep congress here after April 10 The
canal treaty is out of the way, and the
appropriation bills can be handled in
sufficient time 30 get away by the mid
dl, IF Aprn.
House leaders also see no reason
against an early adjournment In the
house adjournment can be arranged
for at almost any time, as the rules of
that body permit the expedition of
business
Not Newcomer.
few days after Lieutenant General
Chaflee was inducted into his office
one of the oldest ana most widely
known of the Washington correspond
ents who had never met the general,
was presented TO him in his office at
the war department by the chief of
one Of the military divisions When
the correspondent was formally pre-
sented General Chaffee arose and,
graspng the hand of his visitor, cor
daily said: Il am pleased to meet You.
How long have you been in the city,
This with a reassuring smile suppos-
ing his caller was a casual visitor. The
general was surprised when the core
spondent promptly replied, Thirty
years. The visitor was invited to @
seat, aud an interesting quarter Of on
hour followed
The Father Of Good Roads.
Representative Brownlow's claims &c
being the father of the good roads
movement Is disputed by some one else
than Senator Iatimer Of South Caro-
lima Representative w NJ. Lannn-
of New Jersey thinks neither of thos,
gentlemen is entitled to the proud lau
rel. He claims it for himself
The New Jersey statesman has bare
ly arrived in congress, but he calls at
tenlion to all claimants that he was
talking good roads and drafting legis
latiun therefor some fourteen years
ago. New Jersey needed his words ane
placed law, Of which he was the au
thor upon It's statute books. Mr.. Ian
ming says Il was the law used ~ th'
model for many other state laws Of
the same subject long before Mr. Lati
mer ana SIR Brownlow were known Il
Congressional fame.
pIau Acting Cbairnian.
The controversy over the selection o