Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-28
THE SENIOR SENATOR'S
They Shape All Legislation In
the Senate.
CANAL AND CONGRESSIONAL PAY
Why Membe Object to the Five
and Ten Thousand Dollar Employ
ses-TiIlman and the Rate Question.
When senator Lodge Forgot.

ses-TiIlman and the Rate Question.
when senator Lodge Forgot.
Washington, Dec. d. Special. =
Power lodges with sell ority in the SEN
ate. Ii has been the senator's long in
service who have done all the work
that has been accomplished during the
early days Of the session. While the
Panama emergency bill was being con
sidered 1t was interesting to note that
the senators who were shaping that
legislation were also making the com
mittees OF the senate. Men went from
one meeting 10 another. giving atten-
ton first TO one subject and then to the
other. Both Republicans and Demo
Gratis were so engaged. Not only were
these men performing important Iegis-
iative duties, hut they were also arrang-
Ing the committees which will formu-
late legislation. II has often been no
ticed that when business in congress is
lively these older senators are fire.
quently compelled to go from one COM
mittee to another during the morning
hooic, Nhch tOniuiittttS ulC III NtSsiDil.
The seniors do the work and manage
the business; the juniors watch the
wheels go round.
Canal and Congressional Salaries.
Naturally members of congress-, who
receive $1,000 a year, do not look with
favor upon the high salaries paid to
the men connected with the isthmian
canal. You do not hear any particular
complaint Of the salaries paid Chair
man Shonts and Chief Engineer Ste
vens, 10000 each, or George Magoon,
$17,500. In fact, the exile of Magoon
to the canal zone merits a larger com
~pensati0n. But it Is the FIVE thousand
to ten thousand dollar men that stick
In the craws of the men who get only
the minimum amount mentioned. Com
pared to other salaries paid by the
government the canal salaries are lar
ger and on this account II for no ether
are criticised. 1t Is certainly a pecul-
lar condition that a cabinet officer with
$4,000 a year has the supervision and
direction Of a dozen men all of whom
are getting more money than he does.
About Minimum Rates.
Il. r. Bacon, who has long been the
chief advocate Of railroad rate control
by the Interstate commits
sion, had an Interesting conversation
with Senator Tillman the other day.
you cannot get Democrats to sup
port your minimum rate proposition"
Bacon was told Ia the presence Of the
South Carolina senator.
Discrimination between localities
cannot be prevented unless in certain
cases the minimum rate Is fixed by the
commission" remarked Bacon.
See here" said Tillman, slet us 20
and get this bear we are after now
Excessive rates. Then we can 20 aft
q the wolves and jackals and other
varmints afterward. II you 60 to try
ing to do too many things at a time You
VIII play Into the hands OF the gang
nat wants to defeat everything"
hut Bacon WIS not convinced. He
wants the power to extend to both
maximum and minimum rates.
House Win Act Quickly.
There seems to be no doubt about
|ariy action In the house on the joint
'tatehood bill, although several Repub-
|cans are less enthusiastic now than
|Sretofore In their advocacy Of the
aeasurt. Quite a number OF them say
hat both Arizona and New Mexico
houId wan for further development J
,odos Forgot the Number.
Many public men living in Washing !
on have telephones In their homes, but I,
helr lame do not appear in the book, :
i tlAey do not want to be annoyed by /,
cling called up by people on unimpor-
ant matters. Senator Lodge OF Mas
achtlsetts Is one OF these. He was out
uc evening and wanted to call up his
|ome. but could not ~recoliect the num- +:
y"Give me senator Lodges house." !
aid the senator. II am Senator Lodge
md have forgotten the number
*Oh, that's an old gag" replied the
milo girl. I'VE have been worked that /
NV before.1 (.
HIT \ tel sou I am senator Lodge" +,
insisted Tia senator,
tkIa, haf' came back the reply.
nd The senator had to call up the
EIt& House 70 get his numher.
y r.rty Question.
~ II not such . partisan ques-
Ious remarked Senator Dolliyer when
w 60Me ~ hiS Republican friends
kAeE& oU1hf 70 BE- party unity on
<1nn< <tthaf I would not feel