The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-15

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WASHINGTON, Dec is. Thon 4
smediey Butler, the Representative
from the Chester CPa) district Is N
such q dep hole that he can see the
stars at midday. on the hrst day
Of the session be introduced bill de-
fining and Furnishing hazing and flcs:
fighting that occur under the rules Of
the code at Annapolis. He gleefully
dropped that bill into the Speakers
basket thinking only Of the disgrace
brought upon the country by tie
death of young Branch on account Of
what happened in his fight with Meri'
wether. But :" hen he got home he re-
membered tina: ne had Just appointed
a big, double-fsted German boy to the
Academy and he hal given him certain
advice. It's that certain advice that
is bothering him. 1t is to the effect
you must not do any hazing, but II
any of those fellows down there un'
dertake to run you paste the fellows
that try It so that they will not be
able to see for seven weeks and then
come and tell me about It.
That was pretty strong advice for a
Quaker to give, but Mr.. Butler doesn't
pretend to live up to the teaching Of
the Society of Friends in all things
But the trouble now comes in the fact
that the Big German has propounded
series of questions to him all based
upon the assumption that the Butler
/ bill will not pass. Butler dare not
ltell him that the bill may never be
heard of, as that would be serious
blow to his prestige as lawmaker,
Also he dare not tell the husky youth
to forget about the FASTING twice.
Frank H. Tyree, the Presidents ia.
vorite secret service man. he whose
bland face has become familiar to
hundreds of thousands Of men all over
the country because he has been with
the President on nearly every trip
goes to Huntington, W. Va. on Friday
to become marshal for the Southern
district Of West Virginia. His ap'
pointment is distinct recognition OF
merit. Tyree will have the Hatfield
feudists in Lis district He knows
many Of them personally, and a num-
Der of them are his friends. He Is
glad the feud, owing to DR.. Hatfields
efforts and the pushing OF the rail-
roads into that district, is dying out.
Former Speaker ]. Warren Keifer
made an effort to have the House
adopt a resolution submitting an
amendment to article 16 Of the Consti.
tuition which would prohibit Congress
arproproatfng money In settlement Of
private claims unless the Court OF
Claims had reE Tered Judgment in favor
| Of the claimant, but Representative
| Williams, Of Mississippi, objected. al.
ter an absence from the House Of u
years. said tie ex.speaker this after.
noon, "the first. things / saw on re-
turning to Washington were number
of claims that were old when l first
came here. Congress should never ap-
propriate until after judgment has
oeen rendered by court, and my
amendment is designed to authorize
claimants to sue the government with
out having first to procure the assent
o. Congress-"
This was the day when Senator e.
liins remembered his constituents WIN
want pensions. He introduced II bills
granting pensions and Increases or re.
moving the charge of desertion from
the records of unfOrtunates. They
were all old ones, inheritances from
other Congresses. Millions of dollars
are spent during the lives of such
claimants printing and reprinting the
bills they induce their Representatives
or Senator's to introduce. The only
lucky ones are those who can induce
their congressman to put their bills Oh
the special list. Each member of both
Houses is allowed, by common con-
sent, to have three private bills passed
at each session. Some do not avail
themselves Of the privilege. Hence
the number of private bills passed SCI