Evening journal., 1905-08-09

MhlCn MI. oung SunSgiinei, ana SuI-
gested the advisability of his subscrib-
ing to the other "Why certainly" re-
sponded Mr. Young genially. Here
you are" tendeing hsm ten dollar
bill Thank YOU" said the Journalist;
II hardly expected you to piy SO far
On advance" With that he tucked the
money i'm his pocket and made off.
Mr.. Young is stM waiting for his
change but thinks the Joke is suAi-
ciently good 20 repay him even f the
paper should suspend publication be-
fore his subscription runs out.
understand THAT Representative Jim
Watson of Indiana, has recently receiv-
ed an offer OF ten thousand dollars
lfrom a leading lecture bureau for one
hundred lectures Mr.. Watson consid-
cred the offor carefully and then de-
clined ON the ground that the engage
ment would interfere with his Congress
sional work. although the bureau Of
fered to amuuge that the lectures
should be delivered I'm his spare time.
( The declination cf such an offer on the
ground given is wonthy OF much COM
lmendation but it is not remarkable
iin the case of Mr.. Watson. He was
but comparatively recently placed ON
lthe Ways and Means Committee. Civ
ing up his other committee assign
ments and he is devoted to the work
lOf that committee.
Should the tariff be revised next
session It wiM be we'll to keep an eye
BON young Watson. He graduated from
Depauw University as did Senator
Beverdge. He is a member of the
knights of Pythias, having been GRAND
/ chancellor of the order and was several
times president of the Indiana Epworth
League of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He is also Phi Delta Theta,
probably the largest of the college
/ lfiateInities.
1t is the fashion to speak of Repre-
sentative Cannon OF Illinois, as
Speaker" Cannon, whereas. to be
laccurate. he is nothing OF the kind. He
vas Speaker of the 5Sth Congress, but
as the saith has not yet organized, that
body is without officials. Mr. Cannon
lqviM however. be its Speaker beyond
doubt so the title may be properly con-
ferred by courtesy. When asked whils
there recently whether he favored tariff
revision. Mr.. Cannon replied in hi.
usual epigranmatic style: Il do not he.
lieve i'm taking the country by the tai
lhnd neeilessly frightening or excitina
it"
And THAT was the extent of am,
statement Mr. Cannon could be pur.
suaded to make on any subject akin
ITO politics or party policy. Those win
know the views Of Mr.. Cannon know
that he is decidedly averse TO amy tarii
tinkering and that he is not altogethe
lconvinoEd that there is much need o
railroad legislation, either
! Representative NcNary Of Boston
proposes to 60 after the Joint Higl
Commission of which Vice-P -Presiden
Fairbanks is chairman, with a sharl
fstick as soon as Congress meets. Th
Vice President was made chairman o
this commission when ne was Senate
Iseven years ago. IT was organized u
settle a number of disputes betweei
1.-The United States and Canada, but I
has never dane anything more than ex
lpend something like $4,000. One of tn
great questions before it for some year
was the boundary between Canada anl
Alaska and that was settled by talanl
lit out OF the hands of the commission
and referring TO a special tribuna
lagreed upon by this country ans
lGreat Bidtain.
Mr.. McNary wants 20 know wha
the commission has done and the man
ner in which the appropriation hal
lbeen expended, especially as New Eng
land is greatly interested in the fisher
Question which was before the commits
sion. Other questions submitted to tn
commission were reciprOcity betwee1
1.-THE United States and Canada and tn
abrogaition OF the treaty which pro
hibits more than one armed vessel ol
the Great Lakes The Aiassachusett
Representative tried 10 get up a resolu
tion Of Inquiry late in the last session
but he was denied recognition by tn
Speaker.
The many fniends Of Representativ
John C. CLANCY OF the Second Iudianl
DISTRICT are pleased to learn that h
wlll have no opposition for the re
nomination and that chances favor hi
J lre-electon. Judge Chaney was form
, erly Assistant Attorney General unde
Miller in the Harrison administration
and then made his residence i'm Wash
Idngton until last year when he receive
llae nomination FOR Congress, it bein
considered a fogaorn hope. The tida
,wave swept him into Congress wher
his friends hope he w.ll stay.
Miss Cannon, daughter OF Speake
Cannon, is at Lucerne, Swltzerlane
where she is being handsomely enter
tained. Mrs. Elkins, wife OF Senaio
Elklns with her daughter, have ais
been at Bucerne where they Wer
entertained by Mr.. and Airs. Edwi
. Could. u. S Consul II. II. Morga'
and Mrs Morgan.
/ In considering the question Of th
admission of Oklahoma and India
Temitory into the Union as one stat
&c Is interesting to note that such
new State would be entitled to not les
dhan seven members in the lowe
House. Under the present allottmen
a StQte IS allowed one represantatiN
for each 19l.1S2 persons and it is esti
mated that Iniian' Toraitory and Okla
han7a WIZ have by the time the stat
is admitted, at least l.50OOOO peopi
and probably mofe The fact thar
many people are denied representatlo
in Congress and IN the Senate othe
than one delegate-froln Oklahona-i
rcsponsible for much of the sympa'h
extended 10 residents Of those terri
tories.
The many friends Of senator Wei
more OF Rhode Island, are pleased